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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: YouTube
News director threatens blogger, asks blogger to remove tweet
Sad, silly situation out of Oregon this week. The (currently) anonymous blogger behind Oregon Media Central was threatened with legal action over a tweet, by a news director. The blogger heard about some embarrassing behind-the-scenes footage of the news staff that had been posted to YouTube by someone who presumably works at or used to [...]
Posted in Authority Issues, New Media Also tagged copyright, free speech, KOIN-TV, Lawrence Lessig Comments closed
Jason Calcanis on how to kill Google
This smacks of cartel, but only if the publishers work together to start charging for the right to index their content. If they did it separately, it would just be smart business — finding a way to charge for their online content. “New York Times, only available on Bing.” The horror, the horror! Of course, [...]
Posted in New Media, Print Culture Also tagged google, Jason Calcanis, journalism, search Comments closed
Chance for YouTube fame decreases the more videos you post
A study by Fang Wu and Bernardo Huberman tells us that the most prolific posters on video sites like YouTube are less likely to become famous, while the one-shot wonders are more likely to crack the top-1-percent bracket of YouTube views. Their abstract: A hallmark of the attention economy is the competition for the attention [...]
Posted in Digitalia, Entertainment, Social Networking Also tagged John Naughton, Social Networking Comments closed
Michael Becker has been blogging about academia, digital culture and journalism since 2005. He is the Web editor of the
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