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Category Archives: Chapter 10
Ground Control to Cmdr. Hadfield – Winning Social Media from Outer Space!
Canadian astronaut Chris Hadfield has just finished up his five-month tour as commander of the International Space Station (ISS), and he’s done a great job of showing how social media can be used as a great educational and public relations … Continue reading
Fred Rogers reminds us to “look for the helpers”
There is an old quote from children’s television host Fred Rogers (Mr. Rogers) that started spreading virally following the Newtown massacre in December. It goes like this: “When I was a boy and I would see scary things in the … Continue reading
Amazing Media Quotes
A round up of unexpected things I’ve read recently. None of these are from The Onion! NPR Station Urges Listeners to Have Sex and Make More Listeners “Chicago’s NPR station, WBEZ, is making a more intimate appeal than usual during … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 12, Chapter 7, Uncategorized
Tagged Fox News, mobile media, mobile phones, public relations, social media
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Redbox starts online service.
The kiosk DVD rental vendor will now offer a streaming service as well. Though it won’t be as extensive as that of Netflix.
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
What if a student pretended to have a Mexican accent for an entire semester of a speech class, and then revealed his real San Diego accent on the last day of class? What kind of stories spread the fastest on … Continue reading
Fighting Wars With Social Media – Israel v. Hamas
Wednesday afternoon I was working at putting the finishing touches on a guest lecture I was about to give on social media, and so I went looking for an up-to-date example. And here’s what I found…. Yes, that’s the official … Continue reading
Posted in Chapter 10, Chapter 15
Tagged global media, international news, social media
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Tumblr Blog Humanae Categorizes Skin Color as Pantone Codes
There is a fantastically cool Tumblr blog called Humanae that presents simple photos of people showing their skin (in a safe-for-work way) along with the Pantone code that describes the person’s skin color. (The background for each image also uses … Continue reading
Are phone apps ancillary markets for movies?
I would think so. Questions on Twitter today from students using Mass Communication: Living in a Media World:
Working with social media
I’ve been talking lately with folks about social media. Here are a few thoughts on the subject: What are social media? Online sites that allow users to generate content, comment, tag, and network with friends or other like-minded people. What … Continue reading
Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Does the New York Times have a pervasive progressive world view? Outgoing public editor thinks so. Exec editor, not so much…. (via Mediaite) Where did the Internet come from? A bit more on the general who got frustrated trying to … Continue reading