Posts Tagged ‘new media’

Social Media: I Don’t Like Your Tone!

In the mad rush to get something, anything, out onto a social media platform (or two, or three), the content can take a backseat to the process.

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Chrissy Sievers

Search: Online “Filter Bubbles”

As Internet companies attempt to personalize their services to each user, there is an unintended result: we view an edited down version of reality that colors the world that we see. Eli Pariser discusses this in his latest TED talk that you can watch here.

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Becky Henson

Advocating for Net Neutrality (Part 2 of 3)

When the New York Times posted this story last week, I think my heart really skipped a beat. I thought my worst nightmare was about to come true, and I really didn't want to delete my Google account, get rid of my Android phone and get lost without my Google navigation.

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Matt Bigelow

Online Content Marketing on the Rise

A pair of New York Times' articles regarding content marketing caught my attention recently: After Drought, Hope for Shows Made for Web and Vice, a Media Company, Shows Big Brands How to Reach the Hip Crowd.

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Chrissy Sievers

How Influential Are You?

Fast Company, a magazine and website that empowers innovators to create the future of business, has recently begun a new experiment called The Influence Project. Its aim is to show what happens when your passive online audience is asked to act based on your suggestions. The result is a sleekly designed visualization of your online influence in action, ultimately locating the most influential person in the project.

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Chrissy Sievers

Why is Web Usability Important?

Not only is web usability important, it's vital. In a competitive world of big-name brands and corporations fighting for the same space, you can’t simply launch a site and trust it’ll engage your audience. Developing your site from the ground up with the user in mind will increase the chances of conversion and gaining yourself a loyal customer base.

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Matt Bigelow

Can a (Good) Magazine Be Produced in 48 Hours?

48 Hour Magazine, a project announced this past Tuesday, aims to announce a theme, gather submissions, edit copy, arrange photos, lay out a magazine and send it to the printer within 48 hours. If nothing else, it promises to be a high-profile experiment in using the latest web design, web development and custom publishing new [...]

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Matt Bigelow

Does the iPad Create New Kinds of Storytelling?

In Parthenon Publishing’s video of the week, we got a glimpse of what the future of storytelling on Apple’s iPad might look like with the following demo: Created by Atomic Antelope, a software design studio specializing in apps for the iPad and iPhone, the demo may seem chaotic and confusing at first. But to me, [...]

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