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How journalism education should change

Prints dead; newspapers are toast; Dave Winer has some good suggestions to revamp journalism education and bloggers cant get enough of the San Francisco Chronicles woes. Its a debate--as someone who could be considered professional trained journalist--that frankly tires me out. ...

Tags: Blogging, Columbia, journalism education

Blog posts 2007-03-25

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Why not pay for what works?

Lawsuits not a costly issueThat's a typical republican, politcal response. Studies have been done to show that's it's a very small percentage of overall costs in healthcare. Not that tort reform wouldn't help, it's just a small issue in the big picture.Most unnecessarly procedures are generally performed...

Tags: Vertical industries, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, health care, Betsy McCaughey

Discussion threads 2009-11-11

40 years ago the Internet was born - now it devalues everything it touches

you are devaluing your proffesionshame on you.internet is one of the greatest invention in human history.Establishing walled islands on the InternetThe Internet is like a huge river, or better yet, sea, that allows users to move from small island to small island web application, to find the things they care...

Tags: Web site development, e-reader software, e-reader, Internet, Web site

Discussion threads 2009-10-29

Microsoft partners to allow Eclipse interop on Win7, WinServer 2008 R2, Azure

Eclipse should decline the 'plug ins'M$ only ries to extend and extinguish here folks!Self interests always......Isn't that what most things revolve around? I'm sure that if Linux had a chance to extend and draw to its platform by working with Microsoft it would, unless they are too stupid to...

Tags: UNIX, OPEN SOURCE, Operating systems, Eclipse, Linux, Mircosoft, Azure, Microsoft Corp.

Discussion threads 2009-10-28

Designers build portfolios, maybe land jobs at 99 Designs

Culture of cheap cr@p...at least one designer landed a few bucks for his work and 3) other designers have another design for the portfolio.It's exploitation as far as I'm concerned. Graphic design ... at least good graphic design ... is not a hobby some kid does when he runs out...

Tags: Desktop publishing, Branding, job

Discussion threads 2009-08-17

Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of outrage?

Mandatory iPhones at UM worth a bit of outrage?More generalized solutions in the futureUM is clearly highlighting a market opportunity for iPhone/iPod Touch type devices and, at the moment, Apple appears to have the best overall solution.Ideally, in the future, more generalized solutions will be available that allow more vendors...

Tags: Netbooks, nettops & MIDs, Web browsers, Digital media, Digital music, Mandatory iPhones, UM worth, outrage

Discussion threads 2009-05-12

Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?

Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?I do understand a need to narrow the support costsbut at the same time I agree that the school or university should not dictate what I purchase for what ever reason.Part of the problem is...

Tags: Desktops, Digital music, Digital media, Microsoft Windows XP, Apple Inc., PC, iPhone-as education tool, Apple iPod Touch, iPhone-a, education tool, Universities, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod

Discussion threads 2009-05-11

Apple's iPod touch, iPhone as education tool: Should universities dictate whether you're a Mac or PC?

Apple has been a strong player in the education vertical for years via its Mac juggernaut. Now it appears that the iPhone and iPod touch has a shot at extending that dominance.  News of the iPhone as tool have been springing up everywhere Techmeme. The latest is...

Tags: Apple iPhone, Apple Macintosh, Apple iPod, PC, Student, Missouri, Apple Inc., Apple iPod Touch, Tool, Northwestern, Medill, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Larry Dignan

Blog posts 2009-05-11

Amazon Kindle DX: The solution to a problem that doesn't exist

From the first moment I picked up Amazon's new large-format e-reader, the Kindle DX, I liked it. The plastic was smooth to the touch, the flat e-ink screen was easy on the eyes, and the large 9.7-in. screen only magnified just how thin the...

Tags: Amazon.com Inc., Magazine, Textbook, Amazon Kindle, Kindle DX, DX, Digital Music, Digital Media, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Andrew Nusca

Blog posts 2009-05-06

No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can.

No Device Will Save The New York Times. Only The Times Can.Fancy garbage is still garbage.[B]What really sets the Times apart is its ability to dig in deeply to events and issues that really matter ? and not necessarily in New York. International reporting, national reporting, business and politics.[/B]They stopped...

Tags: news outlet, NYT, New York Times Co.

Discussion threads 2009-05-05

The disruptive tectonic forces at the intersection of technology and media

Last week I didn't have much chance to post because I was on four panels and at two conferences. I spent a lot of time talking about the massive disruptive changes happening the in the media industry. It is my favorite subject and it is one I've...

Tags: Silicon Valley, Media Company, Intersection, Media, Media Industry, Media Technology, Advertising & Promotion, Marketing, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-05-02

BBC responds to botnet illegality claims

BBC responds to botnet illegality claimsgoing for the easy target... again...The willingness of people to attack the BBC for this still disturbs me greatly. I have to wonder how many of these has complained about speeding tickets because they were only doing 33mph and 'he was doing at least...

Tags: Cyberthreats, Spam, SECURITY, British Broadcasting Corp., illegality claim

Discussion threads 2009-03-17

News to know: EMC, Intel Atom, ICANN Chief, Mac event, Green

Here are today’s notable headlines. You can get News To Know via email alert and RSS daily.  For continuous updates see BNET’s around-the-Web tech coverage. Larry Dignan: EMC discloses DOJ probe Heather Clancy: EMC joins SmartWay fold Sam Diaz: Intel and...

Tags: Google Inc., Larry Dignan, Richard Koman, Apple Macintosh, ICANN, Mary Jo Foley, Microsoft Corp., EMC Corp., Sam Diaz, Intel Atom, Intel Corp., Sales Strategy, Linux, Desktops, Storage, Cloud Computing, Open Source, Sales, Operating Systems, Software, Hardware

Blog posts 2009-03-03

A tale of two faux pas: When transparency meets bad behavior

A tale of two faux pas: When transparency meets bad behaviorTwitter users seem to be less than perfectly attunedto social interaction in polite company anyway, so it doesn't really matter. I'm really surprised that anything this juvenile rises to the level of being further recounted.RE: A tale of two faux...

Tags: Twitter, bad behavior, tale, transparency, public relations

Discussion threads 2009-02-12

Are you ready to pay for news stories?

Last year I wrote that quality news cannot continue to be free. This year, a lot of people seem to agree. News is not a commodity, it just seems that way because it has been offered for free. News releases press releases or social media releases are...

Tags: New York Times Co., Business Model, News, Internet, Strategy, Management, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2009-02-11

Beware of the TrixBox

Beware of the TrixBoxmisleading titlewell based on reading the article, it seems one ought not to necessarily beware of trixbox, but to beware of the HUD feature in certain circumstances or of poor network configuration and network interface settings.RE: Beware of the TrixBoxtrixbox deployments go well for those that have...

Tags: Telephony, VOIP, HUD, Trixbox, network

Discussion threads 2009-02-09

Let???s talk about the economics of great journalism

Let???s talk about the economics of great journalismand then let's talk about ZDNet and othersThe real problem with ZDNet is payment based on the number of replies. This is obviously tied to advertiser revenue, since advertisers want some proof that readers actually looked at the page - probably didn't...

Tags: Blogging, Operational accounting, journalism, great journalism

Discussion threads 2009-01-19

A 1968 computer demo that changed people's lives

Can a computer demo change people's lives? I've seen plenty in my time but none that moved me in any significant way. Yet 40 years ago, Doug Engelbart gave a demo that did change people's lives and changed the entire course of computer systems development. On Monday...

Tags: Collective Intelligence, Computer, Demo, Productivity, Tom Foremski

Blog posts 2008-12-02

Is Apple pricing itself out of education?

Fellow blogger, Robin Harris, wrote an interesting piece on the costly touches to the new MacBooks (design process, LED backlighting, etc.). Steve’s history of putting form before function - or price - comes at a particularly bad time. The worldwide economic crunch - heckuva job, Greenspan! -...

Tags: Education, Apple MacBook, Apple Inc., Pricing Strategy, Steve, Netbooks, Notebooks, Hardware, Notebooks & Tablets, Christopher Dawson

Blog posts 2008-11-25

What happens when you are magnetic ink?

It is the same force that is transforming education, journalism and government, the power of people, once connected, to bypass gatekeepers and demand change. Once the process is underway the responsibility of organizations is to adapt. by Dana Blankenhorn

Tags: Government, Vertical Industries, Enterprise Software, Software, Dana Blankenhorn, Health Care, Clay Shirky, Benefits, Healthcare, Human Resources

Blog posts 2008-10-23