Category Archives: New Media

notes from the interblags: too many tabs open again!

Posted on December 8, 2008 by Michael

• Queerty: Despite opening in only 36 theatres, Gus Van Sant’s film Milk came in 10th in box office sales over the weekend. Perhaps this means that it might come to Penntucky. I want to see it, though I’m pretty … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags

Posted on December 1, 2008 by Michael

• via The Feminist Underground: A UC Irvine professor is throwing a fit over mandatory sexual harassment training. It’s rather hard to believe. • Oregon State has joined iTunes University! I had students give a pretty good presentation on this … Continue reading →

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gary vaynerchuk on howard stern

Posted on November 9, 2008 by Michael

Via Yellow Dog, this great video of Gary Vaynerchuk reading and interpreting Howard Stern’s comments about social networking websites.

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notes from the interblags: post election etc.

Posted on November 7, 2008 by Michael

• Inside Higher Ed: Temple College in Texas bans the Nietzschean phrase Gott ist tot from a professor’s door on the grounds that it is religious and offensive to some. (EDIT: Temple College president reversed the decision and allows the … Continue reading →

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audience (un)addressed

Posted on October 26, 2008 by Michael

Matt Weiss’s post on audience from a month or so ago got me thinking again about audiences. After reading up on Lyotard for my Watson Conference talk, I was struck by his take on audience in Just Gaming. Some thoughts: … Continue reading →

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