The wi-fi at the second annual Office 2.0 conference in San Francisco today was spotty, so I’m able to post this only now. I attended for the second straight year. Here are some photos. And here are some highlights: All the registrants received a free iPhone — pretty cool. (I didn’t because I’m a member […]
Twittervision: Amazing global chatter
Checking out twittervision.com for the first time. Man, that is one wicked cool application. (Wish I spoke more languages!)
How to ace a press interview
From the August issue of Wired magazine: Ace a press interview. Sally Stewart, communications consultant and author of Media Training 101, offers some pointers on how not to come off like an idiot when you’re talking to a journalist. 1. Know what you’re talking about and to whom you’re saying it. Jot down a few […]
Citizen journalism hits the big screen
Had a great time judging last night at the last of four Pier 38 screenings in San Francisco, put on by NewTeeVee. (They’re holding a fifth in September in New York.) This one focused on citizen journalism, with six well-done submissions covering the gamut from a gay parade in San Francisco to coverage of the […]
Social media, citizen media, grassroots media
When you’re living in a time of transition — and, Lord knows, the mediasphere today is in flux writ large — it’s hard to see the trends that are taking shape. Part of the conversation, naturally, is shaped by the language we use to describe it. When we launched Ourmedia in March 2005, our tagline […]