This week everybody seems to have a Top Ten list to herald the dawn of a new decade. Never one to miss a chance to jump on a rolling bandwagon, I decided to chime in with my own list of the lists that caught my attention.
Did I miss one? Got a [...]
Top Tens, 2010 Predictions and Other Provocative Lists
January 3rd, 2010 · 2 Comments · General Observations
Tags:Bono·digital media·Google·innovation·new media·New York Times·predictions·social media·tech trends·Techcrunch·the future·top ten lists·Twitter
Clay Shirky on Twitter+Iran
June 17th, 2009 · No Comments · General Observations
Useful Q&A at the Ted Blog with NYU professor Clay Shirky on the role of Twitter and social media in the disputed Iran election. There’s lots of good stuff here about a new medium inventing itself in real time. My favorite is the McLuhanesque commentary about how media get more emotional as they [...]
Tags:Clay Shirky·Mass media·National security·New York University·On the Web·Online Communities·Social network·Twitter
Social Media is an unambiguous threat to authoritarian regimes everywhere
June 14th, 2009 · 3 Comments · General Observations
During the past 24 hours the Iranian government has attempted to shut down mainstream media, confiscating TV cameras from ABC and other news organizations, in an effort to supress coverage of the aftermath of a disputed Presidential election. Major media has been unable to cover the ongoing demonstrations, street protests and increasingly violent [...]
Tags:Broadcasting·China·Demonstration·Don Lemon·Facebook·Government of the People's Republic of China·Mobile phone·People's Republic of China·protest·social media·Twitter
