At Macworld Expo’s Showstoppers press gathering last week I got an advance peek at a new feature that was rolled out this week. Truphone has just introduced a new Skype feature that allows iPhone and iPod Touch users to make calls and instant message other Skype users. You just need is a free Truphone account […]
Legal guide for citizen media covering the Presidential Inauguration
David Ardia at PBS's IdeaLab blog: The Citizen Media Law Project has just published a legal primer to assist those interested in documenting the Inauguration events next week. During the Inauguration, strict security measures will be in place across the Washington area, particularly where official events are taking place. These security measures, as well as […]
At the first Public Media Collaborative
Earlier this evening we wrapped up the kickoff meeting of the Public Media Collaborative (no website yet, private wiki coming, Facebook group here) at TechSoup in San Francisco. The idea, spawned by Susan Mernit, initially drew eight of us (folks like David Cohn, Margaret Rosas, Joyce Kim) to a restaurant last month to plan a […]
If newspapers disappear, will it matter?
Author and marketer extraordinaire Seth Godin has a provocative new post: When newspapers are gone, what will you miss? As regular readers know, I worked in print newsrooms for the better part of 20 years before transitioning to the online medium, and I've been harsh in my criticism of news organizations for not embracing the […]
Legendary magazine publisher Ziff Davis abandons print
It's worth noting this passing of an era, given that we'll see many more headlines like this in the years ahead. From Harry McCracken at Technologizer last week: Ziff-Davis: The Legendary Magazine Publisher Publishes Magazines No More. Excerpt: This news has more to do with dead trees than electrons, but I can’t resist: Ziff Davis […]