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Want an Affordable Infrared Camera? Give to Public Lab's 'Infragram' Project on Kickstarter
This post was co-written by Public Lab organizer Don Blair.
Public Lab is pleased to announce the launch of our fourth Kickstarter today, "Infragram: the Infrared Photography Project." The idea for the Infragram was originally conceptualized during the BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and as a tool for monitoring wetland damages. Show More Summary
Pop Up Archive Makes Audio Searchable, Findable, Reusable
After an insane and memorable week at SXSW Interactive in Austin in March, we came away with our work cut out for us: improving Pop Up Archive so that it's a reliable place to make all kinds of audio searchable, findable and reusable. Show More Summary
Are You Ready for Sanctum?
Interactive Art Comes to the Henry This post was produced as part of the UW Comm Department’s undergraduate Entrepreneurial Journalism course. By Hailey Way Bleary eyed and in a hurry, I walk over the footbridge that passes near the Henry Art … Continue reading
Find&Save Parent Adds $9M to Its Coffers
Online local shopping platform Wanderful Media announced $9 million in additional funding today, from existing backers. The total raised to date is $36 million. The company is backed by a consortium of newspaper publishers and media companies. Wanderful’s objective is to reinvent the newspaper circular as a digital shopping discovery experience in an effort to [...]
Yext Adds Bing to PowerListings Network
Following the recent addition of Facebook to its list of local data syndication/sync partners Yext has added Bing. According to the blog post out this morning: Starting today, you can sync your basic business details (including name, address, and phone number) automatically. Show More Summary
Former Facebook ME Dan Fletcher: 'It's a Great Time to Launch a New Publication'
This post was written by Ryan Graff of the Knight News Innovation Lab and originally appeared on the Lab's blog as part of a series of Q&A s with highly impressive makers and strategists from media and its fringes, each with unique perspectives on journalism, publishing and communications technology. Show More Summary
MCDM Connect: Wine, Marshmallows, and Networks
How do you spark lively conversation, meaningful professional connections and new ideas? In one all-too short evening? An un-conference just might be the way to go, especially when marshmallows and spaghetti are a part of the mix. The MCDM Fellows … Continue reading
When Google’s Knowledge Graph Goes Wrong
Earlier today I saw mention of Michael Jackson’s kids in an article. I was curious about their their names (couldn’t remember) and ages. I did follow up searches individually for his son, Prince, and his daughter, Paris Jackson. In the latter case here’s what the Knowledge Graph showed me: Clearly Michael Jackson’s daughter is not [...]
Why Google Will Crush Nielsen
Internet measurement techniques need a complete overhaul. New ways have emerged, potentially displacing older panel-based technologies. This will make it hard for incumbent players to stay in the game. The web user is the most watched consumer ever. For tracking purposes, every large site drops literally dozens of cookies in the visitor’s browser. In [...]Show More Summary
Otellini’s Striking Confession
We know Intel shunned ARM processors and played virtually no role in the smartphone revolution. But we now learn Steve Jobs asked Intel to build the iPhone microprocessor. Paul Otellini, Intel’s departing CEO, admits he should have followed his gut – and made the smartphone world a very different place. CEO valedictions follow a [...]Show More Summary
Old and New Google Maps Compared
I wrote last week about the new personalization and social features of the new and improved Google Maps. I thought it would be fun to show the differences between the current and new UIs for some of the same searches. Accordingly the following screens illustrate the basic features of Maps compared on the old and [...]
