Category Archives: Chapter 10

Media News Roundup

Posted on September 10, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

The Rise and Fall of the Internet-Predecessor ARPANET A cool animated GIF that shows how the original wide-sale host-to-host network grew and eventually declined.  Fascinating pre-history of the Internet.  Miley Loses Vogue Cover Over Twerking at VMAs You have to … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on September 5, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Has the balancing act between cable/satellite providers and content companies hit the breaking point? Maybe.  Dish and Disney get ready for a showdown over ESPN.  This could make the Time Warner Cable/CBS dispute look like paddycake! HT @mediatwit What did … Continue reading →

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Kickstarter and Books

Posted on August 2, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been reading up on Kickstarter the last few days – hence the last couple posts.  Here are a few more: Getting advance support from readers dates back to at least the early 1700s Alexander Pope used pre-funding in 17134 … Continue reading →

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Media News Update

Posted on June 18, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

Hi, everyone.  Been away on vacation, so no recent posts.  Here’s a roundup of some recent media news of interest: So is it ok to have sexual exploitation featuring men in ads? Kraft is following in the footsteps of the … Continue reading →

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Should breweries fight their legal battles through social media?

Posted on May 24, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

I got a call today from a reporter in Kentucky asking my thoughts about whether it was wise for a pair of breweries — one local, one part of a large conglomerate — to be duking out their legal fight … Continue reading →

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Fred Rogers reminds us to “look for the helpers”

Posted on April 18, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

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 →

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Amazing Media Quotes

Posted on February 6, 2013 by Ralph Hanson

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 →

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Redbox starts online service.

Posted on December 13, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The kiosk DVD rental vendor will now offer a streaming service as well.  Though it won’t be as extensive as that of Netflix.

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on November 29, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

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 →

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Fighting Wars With Social Media – Israel v. Hamas

Posted on November 18, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

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 →

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