Category Archives: New Media

auto tune the news

Posted on May 16, 2009 by Michael

I saw this a few weeks ago, but was reminded of it today. Amazing. Especially the Katie Couric part:

Posted in Music, New Media | 2 Comments

Twitter rumors: retweeting, misinformation, and amateurs

Posted on May 15, 2009 by Michael

Today was an interesting experience on Twitter. Somehow, a whole bunch of people latched onto a few one-year-old newspaper articles about the California Supreme Court ruling in favor of same-sex marriage, and interpreted the articles as news that they had … Continue reading →

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notes from the interblags

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Michael

It’s been a while since I’ve done a link-dump, but it’s probably time. Most of the stuff I read now gets linked to from my Twitter account. • Slate’s new women’s website doesn’t seem very feminist according to Feministing—or perhaps … Continue reading →

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future of the book: as artifacts

Posted on April 20, 2009 by Michael

The New York Times covers the new XKCD book: So, are we seeing an all-too-rare example of the triumph of print books over digital content? Does even an online legend like the 24-year-old Mr. Munroe crave the respectability of print? … Continue reading →

Posted in Literacy, New Media | 1 Comment

regulating bodies can’t keep up with new media

Posted on April 11, 2009 by Michael

We know the list: RIAA can’t keep up with free file sharing; traditional journalism can’t keep up with blogging and other online communication tools; traditional knowledge-regulating bodies (Encyclopedia Brittanica) can’t keep up with Wikipedia; etc. etc. etc. But here’s something … Continue reading →

Posted in English 584 Postcritical Perspectives in Literacy Studies (Spring 2009), New Media | 2 Comments