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What I'm Reading
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?CBS News | Aug 30, 2010Apple has scheduled a big event for Wednesday. CBS News speculates on the company's coming announcements.
- Can Preschoolers Be Depressed?New York Times | Aug 25, 2010Some psychologists believe preschoolers can experience bouts of depression, this New York Times report says.
- Electronic Arts stands by Medal of Honor Taliban featureCNET | Aug 25, 2010EA defends the ability to play as Taliban soldiers in the upcoming "Medal of Honor" game.
- Twitter’s not stupid – you just have boring friendswww.andrewdubber.com | Aug 16, 2010A nice look at how to get the most out of Twitter and refutation of some common Twitter complaints.
- Is 3-D dead in the water? A box-office analysisSlate | Aug 24, 2010Slate magazine looks at whether people are happy with just two dimensions in their movies, thank you very much.
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?
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My Clips- Cause of plane crash west of Bozeman under investigation, pilot pronounced dead at scene August 31, 2010
- The man who wanted train horns August 16, 2010
- Money well spent? August 15, 2010
- Local telecom company gets $64 million to bring high-speed Internet to rural Gallatin County August 5, 2010
- Montana Opticom receives $64 million in stimulus money for rural broadband August 4, 2010
- AT&T to replace Alltel in Montana within a year June 25, 2010
- Bozeman twin looks to scale namesake peak: K2 June 21, 2010
- High water claims Amsterdam Road bridge June 12, 2010
- Trio of veteran Belgrade teachers retiring June 7, 2010
- MSU robot digger wins NASA competition May 29, 2010
Tag Archives: TechCrunch
Citizen journalism has a cost
Normally, I’m pretty gung-ho for social media and citizen journalism. I really do believe that journalism isn’t some high-and-mighty, elitist profession. Real people with drive and curiosity can report news and write analysis, regardless of their educations. As such, citizen reporting is a good thing because I generally think “the more information to work with, [...]
Posted in New Media, The Human Condition Also tagged citizen journalism, decency, humanity, Paul Carr, privacy Comments closed
Twitter without a follower count?
A great idea, one of the best I’ve heard in a while. Twitter, at its core, is supposed to be about communication, not your follower count. A couple of years ago when the number of Twitter users only registered in the thousands, a user would tweet something out and maybe only a dozen other people would [...]
Posted in Social Networking Also tagged communication, followers, MG Siegler, twitter Comments closed
Rumor has it
A few days ago, TechCrunch ran a story about Last.fm, saying that the company had turned over user information to the RIAA. The story, as initially published, was based on a single, third-party source. It labeled as a rumor when published, and the reporter tried to get a substantive comment from Last.fm and its owner, [...]
Apple may release jumbo iPod Touch this fall
TechCrunch has it from several sources inside Apple that the company is planning on launching an iPod Touch-like device this fall that has a 7– or 9-inch screen. I want one already.
Michael Becker has been blogging about academia, digital culture and journalism since 2005. He is the Web editor of the
Reconsidering Carr’s citizen journalism essay