Over the past 15 years of dealing with online communication and the web, in particular, there have been three reoccurring themes in my interactions online. The first being that when a new service comes out or a new channel of online communication is released, I want to be on it. I’ve heard it called the …
During the 2011 Broadcast Education Association Annual Conference in Las Vegas, NV, the Interactive Media & Emerging Technology (IMET) interest division met to discuss the future of the division. The following is the recording of this meeting.
One of the more enjoyable parts of teaching at Ohio University – Lancaster is the campus’ connection with the Lancaster Festival. The field behind Herrold Hall becomes a rock amphitheater for two weeks during the summer. The Electronic Media department has worked with the Festival committee to document all of the artistic elements that make …
The submission deadline for SxSW is this Friday. This year I wanted to focus on the structural issues surrounding the conference system. So I starting working around this theme on “How being Hippy Hipster Punk helps with the Creation & Transmission of Knowledge.“ Also, I knew that I wanted to have some support for the hour-long …
Thanks to one of my good friends, I have had a chance to review the newest online social network service by Google called Google Plus. For the most part, I have enjoyed the simple way the Google Plus allows users to organize and maintain a conversation. I have posted a partial review on the Center …
One of the tools that I have wanted to own for two years was a sodamaker. For those not familiar with this device, the sodamaker basically adds carbonation to most liquids. I discovered sodamakers during my time as a volunteer for Looney Labs. Andy and Kristen and Alison Looney ran Looney Labs (which is a …
It’s been more than a decade since I’ve been in front of a microphone at a radio station. So when WMCO asked me to come back for their 50th anniversary, I was happy to do so. The station put together a radio drama to celebrate the occasion and I was invited to play the role …
This is a response to “Spend Your College Tuition on Being Mentored and Starting a Company” by Jason Calacanis Jason, While I appreciate the sentiment you’re making regarding your child’s future, I am concerned with this article. Your statement “We don’t do internships because the law is so fracked up in California that if you give an …
As I need to start putting content on my site, I felt that a reasonable place to start is by focusing on one area. In this case, a recipe of one of my favorite meals. I got the spices, salmon patties and some delicious ice cream from the North Market in Columbus, Ohio. The oils and the dill were from Medbery Marketplace in Roscoe …
As my presentation for SxSW is coming closer, I felt it was time to clarify some of the concepts from my discussion of nanocelebrity. Perhaps the most important to look at is the concept of reach. Normally, reach is discussed as an effect of the network itself. People can connect with others on Facebook because …