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KIROtv.com’s Michael Fox – Tips for New Media
Michael Fox is KIROtv.com’s Emmy-award winning Web Videographer & Producer. He’s been working at KIRO 7 studios on the corner of 3rd and Broad in Seattle for the last six years. Want a Job in New Media News? Michael Fox … Continue reading
How FrontlineSMS Helped an Indonesian Community Clean Up a River
FrontlineSMS has had a strong connection with environmental issues since our founder had the initial spark of an idea while working on an anti-poaching project in South Africa. We're delighted to share how Een Irawan Putra of KPC Bogor...Show More Summary
Help The Mavs Design Our Next Uniform !
The Mavs are going to re-do our uniforms for the 2015-16 season… if we get a unique and original design. What’s the best way to come up with creative ideas ? You ask for them. So we are going to crowd source the design and colors of our uniforms. You know what an NBA uniform […]
EMP Museum Game Over for Twitter Trolls
Last Friday the EMP Museum in Seattle hosted Game Over 2, a night of gaming to usher out their Art of Video Game Exhibit. There were so many great things that happened that evening but it is worth taking a moment to … Continue readi...
OpenNews: Two New Code Sprints Help Newsrooms Tackle Data
Data is a buzzword nowadays. Whether it’s sifting Big Data to influence business, or the promise of Open Data to transform government, or Data Analytics winning elections, data is constantly in the news. But one thing that gets glossed over in all the buzz is that data is hard. Show More Summary
Two strategies: The Washington Post vs. The NYT
Both are great American newspapers, both suffer from the advertising slump and from the transition to digital. But the New York Times’ paywall strategy is making a huge difference. The Washington Post’s financials provide a good glance at the current status of legacy media struggling with the shift to digital. Unlike others large dailies, [...]Show More Summary
Elon Musk’s Sweet Revenge
Elon Musk, Tesla’s CEO, saw its latest creation, the Model S – and himself – criticized by traditional media. Now, Tesla just scored its first profitable quarter and Consumer Reports put the Model S at the top of its rankings, making it possible for Musk’s company to become more than a niche player. Palo [...]Show More Summary
Microsoft’s New Anti-Google Docs Ads
The city of Boston just said that it will be replacing Microsoft Exchange Server and Outlook with Gmail. Other municipalities have also done so, largely because of cost and IT savings over time. In addition Microsoft is feeling frustrated with the negative publicity and critiques of Windows 8. Its tablets have not sold particularly well [...]
Ron LaPierre CEO of CityGrid Media
I’m not certain right now whether this is an interim or a “permanent” appointment. However I received word from IAC that Ron LaPierre is now the CEO of CityGrid Media, taking over from Jason Finger who “resigned” officially last week. LaPierre served as the president of shopping engine PriceGrabber. He was also with Overture and [...]
Q1 E-Commerce $50.2 Billion (O2O at Least 10X Larger)
Yesterday comScore reported Q1 2013 e-commerce revenue figures for the US market: Q1 2013 [e-commerce] sales grew 13 percent year-over-year to $50.2 billion, marking the fourteenth consecutive quarter of positive year-over-year growth and tenth consecutive quarter of double-digit growth. It was also just the second quarter on record to surpass $50 billion in spending. By [...]
The Dumbest Words In New Media
How many times have we heard someone talk about the future of media and they immediately use their child as an example of what we all will experience in the future. “My daughter will only use a touch screen.” ” My son doesn’t know the difference between the tv and his itouch. He just wants […]
Viral Video: Military Spouse Day
Today is Military Spouse Appreciation Day…so here is a video of some of the best surprise homecomings of service members and their families. Shout out to MCDM student Jessica Hall and the other military spouses in the program. Thank you … Continue reading
Q1 E-Commerce $50.2 Billion (Still Peanuts)
Comscore has released Q1 2013 e-commerce data for the US market. The estimate is $50.2 billion, representing 13% year-over-year growth. E-commerce consumer spending in Q4 2012 was $56.7 billion according to the firm. Those are big big numbers but still small as a percentage of overall US retail spending. In Q4 last year, e-commerce reached [...]
