Fake TV News: Widespread and Undisclosed
Sunday, July 16th, 2006 Posted in Culture, Ethics, Government & Politics, Law, Media, News, Society, Television | No Comments »Via the centre for media and democracy Over a ten-month period, the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) documented television newsrooms' use of video news releases (VNRs) a small sample of the thousands produced each year. CMD identified 77 television ...
The rise and rise of the amateurs in the networked society
Thursday, July 13th, 2006 Posted in Culture, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Ethics, Generation C, Government & Politics, Identity, Law, Media, Networks, Participation, Social Networks, Society, Trends, Web/Tech | 4 Comments »Amateurs again threaten to tip world upside down says the International Herald Tribune While music and film producers loudly drag illegal file sharers to court, company executives, government officials and industry lobbies are debating how to regulate the creation ...
Dumb and Dumber
Monday, July 10th, 2006 Posted in Advertising, Convergence, Darwin, Economics, Engagement Marketing, Law, Media, Strategy, Television, Trends, Uncategorized, Web/Tech | 1 Comment »My friend Ian Kirk, sent me the link to this story. His words An interesting story about a silly man And having read the piece, We want to watch commercials, we just don't know it yet I was inspired to ...
Virtual worlds, virtual goods, real world copyright issues
Saturday, July 8th, 2006 Posted in Engagement Marketing, Ethics, Law, Second Life, Social Networks, Trends, Virtual Worlds | No Comments »The opening of clothing firm American Apparel's newest store marks a departure from its usual range of hip fashion products. Famed for the quality of the material it uses and its no-nonsense styling, the brand has made a surprise move ...
telephone age thinking in an internet age
Friday, July 7th, 2006 Posted in Broadcast, Convergence, Darwin, Law, Media, News, Television, iPTV | No Comments »The European Commission and the UK are once again set on a collision course. Forget constitutions, euros or Maastricht. This time it's about something you care about: television, and particularly the future of TV and new media ...
The young disengage with politics
Tuesday, June 27th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Administrative, Books, Broadcast, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Data, Economics, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Film, Gaming, Generation C, Identity, Law, Link Economy, Marketing, Mobile, Retail, Search Econmics, Society, Statistics, Television, Trends, US Airways, iPhone | No Comments »A study co-produced by the study co-produced by the Hansard Society on e-democracy and OfCom investigates why young people are not engaging with the political process However it is important to be realistic about the obstacles facing young ...
Fast-food giants feeling heat from the film of the book.
Friday, June 2nd, 2006 Posted in Ethics, Film, Government & Politics, Health, Law, Media, News, Society, Trends | 1 Comment »With the premiere of the anti-junk food film Fast Food Nation in Cannes last Friday, America is about to find itself in an intense, potentially messy, summer-long food fight. Reported the Observer Ohhhhh did someone say ...
The erosion of trust
Friday, March 31st, 2006 Posted in Culture, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Ethics, Government & Politics, Law, Marketing, Media, Politics, Society, Strategy, Trends | 1 Comment »The economic survey is undertaking tracking research on trust via the World Economic Forum Full Survey: Trust in Governments, Corporations and Global Institutions Continues to Decline Since signaling the importance of trust in world affairs, the World Economic Forum has been ...
When push comes to pull: the new economy & culture of the networked society
Thursday, March 30th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Broadcast, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Data, Distribution, Economics, Education, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Film, Gaming, Generation C, Government & Politics, Health, Law, Link Economy, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Networks, News, Newspapers, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Retail, Science, Search Econmics, Second Life, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Statistics, Strategy, Television, Trends, Virtual Worlds, Web/Tech, Weblogs | 3 Comments »I have been reading the Aspen Institutes latest ouvre, entitled When push comes to pull. The new economy & culture of networking technology Which resonates deeply with Communities Dominate Brands. David Bollier the author states If the world seems a confusing ...
When push comes to pull: a new paradigm
Thursday, March 30th, 2006 Posted in 7th Mass Media, Advertising, Broadcast, Citizen journalism, Convergence, Culture, Darwin, Distribution, Economics, Engagement Civil Society, Engagement Education, Engagement Marketing, Engagement Mobile, Engagement Organisations, Engagement Politics, Engagement Research, Engagement Sciences, Ethics, Gaming, Generation C, Government & Politics, Health, Law, Link Economy, Marketing, Media, Mobile, Music, Networks, News, Newspapers, Participation, Philosophy, Politics, Quotes, Retail, Science, Search Econmics, Second Life, Social Networks, Society, Sociology, Statistics, Strategy, Television, Trends, Virtual Worlds, Web/Tech, Weblogs | No Comments »I have been reading the Aspen Institutes latest ouvre, entitled When push comes to pull. The new economy & culture of networking technology Which resonates deeply with Communities Dominate Brands. David Bollier the author states If the world seems a confusing ...
