Category Archives: Media

Libraries and Technology

A subject that I believe has not been given enough attention is the ending of the use of paper Library Card Catalogs the world throughout. The women above are, presumably, staff members at New Mexico State University’s Library and were also long term employees. If these two assumptions are correct then it is also logical [...]

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Interactive Storytelling

One of the greatest opportunities that the Internet has provided me is the ability to learn how to tell a story with different media types. Whether this be audio, video, text or images, creating a narrative online is a unique experience for any participating viewer. The ability to create what is known as a “Nonlinear [...]

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Why Does Microsoft Call Bing A “Decision Engine”?

To add a little context as to who Bing is, here is the interview I did with Stefan Weitz, a Director in the Bing Group at Microsoft. As I normally do, I was conducting research for work when I came to brick wall; I had a question about Bing. It is ironic really, I performed [...]

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Remake the Horizon

Last night I was recording the weekly “Two Media Dudes” episode at a local radio station here in Portland . It was 5 minutes before we were to go live and I decided to use the facilities when I saw a poster on the, otherwise empty, bathroom wall. It read, “AEs: Now that you’re thinking [...]

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Synesketch

It seems as if there is an increasing number of powerful visualization tools being released recently. If not, than I seem to be finding more of them on a regular basis. The power of being able to add context to data through visualization is not a new art form. However, what is a new art [...]

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Local Content on a National Scale

I recently wrote an article about “The Great Food Truck Race” on the Food Network out of LA emphasizing the importance of Local Content Creators on larger Content Networks. This article is to help me help myself elaborate on the idea of Local Content Creators and the importance they hold to the future success of [...]

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Food Carts, Not Food Trucks

This weekend I went on a trip to camp out near Cougar Washington, an area of Southern Washington just north of Vancouver. Upon my arrival home, I unpacked and set to finish the rest of the weekend relaxing. (For those who don’t know me it is important to understand that I don’t own a television. [...]

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Internet Schminternet

One of the Podcasts that I listen to on a regular basis is “This Week in Google“, hosted by Leo Laporte. On this week’s episode Jeff Jarvis made a comment that struck me, “Internet Schminternet”. Jeff was responding to the news of Google and Verizon coming together to form a statement on Net Neutrality. Essentially, [...]

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4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Audacity

According to a recent article written by Bradley Bradwell titled, “4 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t Use Audacity“, there are, well, four reasons why you shouldn’t use Audacity. I was made aware of this article via a recent episode of “The Audacity to Podcast” audio series when the host, Daniel Lewis, went into a detailed response [...]

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Modern Concepts of Media Consumption

As part of the understanding of the future of media consumption it is important to appreciate the existing efforts of others trying to change this hurdle. What follows is a list of concepts and applications of new thought within the world of media consumption. Flipboard According to their website, Ashton Kutcher seems to have invested [...]

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