New Media

Art Fair of the Future: Kinetica 2012

MutualArt | Posted 02.08.2012 | Arts

Read More: Slidepollajax, Yaacov Agam, Electronic Arts, Green Technology, Alexander Calder, Futuristic, Light Art, New Media, Robotics, Kinetic Art, Kinetica-Art-Fair, Arts News

Just one of the many stellar sights to behold at this year's Kinetica. "Liquid Space 6.0," by Daan Roosegarde, represented by Studio Roosegarde. Th...

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"Feasting on Junk Info": Media in the Internet Age

Robert Schwab | Posted 02.07.2012 | Denver

Read More: The Information Diet, Information Overload, Sunday Denver Post, Clay Johnson, Old Media vs. New Media, New Media, Internet Media, Denver Post, Denver News

"When you click on the computer, remember that clicks have consequences," Clay Johnson wrote in the L.A. Times. And he's more than right.

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HuffPost + AOL: The First Year in Numbers

Arianna Huffington | Posted 02.03.2012 | Media

Read More: Huffpost Aol Merger, Aol Huffington Post, Huffpost Aol, New Media, Social Media, Media News

As amazing as this last year has been for the AOL Huffington Post Media Group, we have even bigger plans moving ahead: more sections, more international editions, more original reporting, more ways of making the site -- and the stories we cover -- social.

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"Occupy Wall Screen": A Renowned French Media Artist Takes On Wall Street (VIDEO)

Michael Kurcfeld | Posted 01.31.2012 | Arts

Read More: Interactive Art, Mechanics of Emotion, New Media, Maurice Benayoun, Occupy Wall Street, Occupy Wall Screen, French Art, New York, Arts News

French media artist Maurice Benayoun is probably France's most cutting-edge artist.

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Turning Your Passion Into Your Position: Social Media for the New Job Market

Ryan Holmes | Posted 01.27.2012 | Business

Read More: Jobs, Twitter, Education, Social Media, New Media, Facebook, Social Media Jobs, Business News

A social media skill set is valuable to anyone entering the job market or looking for career advancement. But is everyone who uses Twitter or Facebook a pro? Not even close.

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2012 Elections: View From the Cloud

Lauren DeLisa Coleman | Posted 01.25.2012 | Politics

Read More: New Media, QVIVO. The Cloud, Elections 2012, Cloud Technology, Technology, 2012 Election, Offthebus, Politics News

Voters across the country are beginning to participate in a trend that could make for one of the most informed constituencies ever: storing video content on the Cloud.

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After Media Success, a Young Salafi Movement Looks to Politics

Maurice Chammah | Posted 01.03.2012 | World

Read More: Egypt, New Media, Muslim Brotherhood, Tahrir Square, Tahrir, Salafists, Egypt Salafi Movement, Egypt Salafi, Salafyo Costa, World News

As tensions grew over the past year, Salafyo Costa emerged as a media darling, the open-minded, smiling face of the Salafi movement, as well as a leader in dialogue between different segments of Egyptian society.

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Journalism Needs Plenty of Tintins to Invigorate Field

Sara-Ellen Amster, Ph.D. | Posted 01.02.2012 | Media

Read More: Journalism Education, Tin Tin, Steven Spielberg, Journalism, New Media, Future of Journalism, Online Journalism, Media News

The future of journalism is incredibly strong and filled with opportunity, even as the news and publishing industries undergo reinvention online.

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New Media: The Mind Behind Booth At The End

Bill Robinson | Posted 12.15.2011 | Entertainment

Read More: Web Series, New Media, Booth at the End, Xander Berkeley, Michael Eisner, Entetainment, Entertainment News

In just five, short 23-minute episodes of Booth, CK Kubasic has accomplished something writers such as Charles Dickens took decades to establish.

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Techno-Affect: Feeling in the Age of New Media

Darnell L. Moore | Posted 02.11.2012 | Technology

Read More: Social Media, New Media, Twitter, Facebook, Affect, Tumblr, Technology News

Am I the only person who has ever shockingly discovered -- without ever having set out to do so -- that I had been defriended by a Facebook acquaintance or blocked by a Tweep?

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NYC Ballet's Programming Challenge: A World-Class Ballet Company Without World-Class Access

Kristin Sloan | Posted 01.30.2012 | Arts

Read More: Ballet, New Media, Dance, David H. Koch Theater, New York City Ballet, New York Jets, Digital Media, NYC Opera, Nyc Ballet Media Suite, Arts News

While there are many hurdles to cross before digital media can become a fluid and revenue-generating component of the company's operations, there is much more NYBC could and should be doing in this space.

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New Media And Islam

Nidhal Guessoum | Posted 01.08.2012 | Religion

Read More: Islam, Social Media, Islam and the Internet, Islam and Social Media, New Media Fatwa, Muslims and Social Media, New Media, Social Media Fatwa, Religion News

New digital tools are having a significant impact on the social and religious lives of people. And parents, schools and religious institutions are trying to cope.

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WATCH: Join the "Occupy Your Block" Sidewalk Chalk Campaign

Ben Zolno | Posted 01.08.2012 | Politics

Read More: Sidewalks, New York, Social Media, Art, Activism, Occupy Wall Street, Political Activism, Protests, New Media, Chalk, Video, Politics News

The Outreach Group at Occupy Wall Street NYC has an idea inspired by this story of unity between strangers using the original social media: chalk. It...

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WATCH: Your Fake Digital Self

Posted 01.01.2012 | Arts

Read More: James Alliban and Keiichi Matsuda, Kinect, Matsuda, Twitter, Technological Art, Internet Art, New Media, X Box, Internet Persona, Alliban, Creators Project, Facebook, Digital Art, Cell, Wired, Arts News

It's all too easy to tweak ourselves online. Changing to become closer to the way we wish others perceived us, only the most flattering pictures, fals...

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How To #endmalaria With Social Media

Melinda Gates | Posted 12.17.2011 | Impact

Read More: Social Media, Global Health, Africa, Malaria, Twitter, New Media, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Cell Phones, Texting, Activism, Impact News

We're seeing great promise using communications technologies in malaria endemic countries.

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Fox News' Michael Jackson Trial App: More Like An Ad Than News

Leo C. Wolinsky | Posted 12.08.2011 | Culture

Read More: Dr. Conrad Murray, New Media, Fox News App, Michael Jackson Trial, News, Fox News Michael Jackson Trial, Culture News

The fragile wall that separates news gathering from advertising sales is there to assure the independence and credibility of the information. But it's been gradually disintegrating for some time.

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Does Occupy Wall Street Make Mainstream American Media Irrelevant?

David Nassar | Posted 12.06.2011 | Media

Read More: Digital Media, Occupy Wall Street Protest, Occupy Wall Street, Occupywallstreet, New Media, Media, Occupy Wall Street Media, Occupy Wall Street Media Coverage, Occupy Wall Street Social Media, Media News

Telling a story that no one is sure has an audience is risky. If mainstream American media doesn't want to tell it, the man/woman on the street will

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The "Gridlock" Story: Why Media Balance Is Broken

Spencer Critchley | Posted 12.05.2011 | Politics

Read More: New Media, Media Balance, Republican Extremism, Congressional Gridlock, Gridlock, False Equivalence, Media Criticism, Politics News

In order for the mainstream media to claim that their version of balance reflects the moderate middle, they're forced to ignore the actual moderate middle.

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WATCH: Video Sculpture: 'For Those Who Wait'

VernissageTV | Posted 12.02.2011 | Arts

Read More: Crank, Brooklyn, Gabriel Barcia-Colombo, Dumbo Arts Festival, New Media, Contemporary Art, Video Installations, Clocks, Interview, Art Exhibitions, Arts News

Gabriel Barcia-Colombo is a New Media artist based in New York City. For the DUMBO Arts Festival 2011 he created an audio-visual installation that con...

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Social Media and the Arab Spring: What Have We Learned?

Raymond Schillinger | Posted 11.20.2011 | World

Read More: Social Media, Twitter, Tunisia, Conflict, Egypt, State Department, United States, New Media, Facebook, Arab Spring, World News

As the ongoing tumult throughout the Middle East enters a sort of adolescence, the true role of social media in the revolutions is undergoing a necessary closer inspection.

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An Earthquake For Digital Media in Latin America

Pablo Mancini | Posted 11.07.2011 | Latino Voices

Read More: Black Swan, Digital Media, Latin America, News, New Media, Media, Latino Voices News

The Latin American digital media industry is dangerously resting on the laurels earned in a period where competition was low or, in some cases, nonexistent.

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People Of Color Drive YouTube's Growth

ColorLines | Posted 10.03.2011 | Black Voices

Read More: Youtube, New Media, People of Color, Minorities, Black Voices News

Black and Latino users are the most active video consumers online, according to a report released on Tuesday by the Pew Internet & American Life Proje...

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A Time for Stories About Heroes

Gail Vida Hamburg | Posted 10.02.2011 | World

Read More: Oslo Explosion, War Reporting, Oslo Bombing, Media Criticism, New Media, Media Coverage, Oslo Reporting, Anders Breivik, Heroes Oslo Tragedy, World News

In the wake of the Oslo explosions and the massacre on Utoyo island, we have learned so much, too much, about the protagonist of the whole tragedy. But what of those who were at the scene unharmed themselves but who helped those who were?

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From DSK to BSkyB: Media Takeaways From the Latest Round of Scandals

Arianna Huffington | Posted 09.19.2011 | Media

Read More: Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Phone Hacking, News of the World Hacking Scandal, Bskyb, News of the World, News Corp, Rupert Murdoch, New Media, Casey Anthony, Phone Hacking Scandal, Media News

It's worth noting that the media organization at the center of the phone hacking scandal unfolding in the UK isn't some new media upstart or unsupervised blogger of the sort the traditional media are always wringing their hands over.

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WATCH: Arianna Discusses Journalism At The National Press Club

Huff TV | Posted 09.14.2011 | Media

Read More: Tim Armstrong, Video, Old Media vs. New Media, Aol, News of the World, New Media, Arianna, Huffington Post, Arianna Huffington, Journalism, Old Media, Media News

Arianna and AOL CEO Tim Armstrong appeared at the National Press Club on Friday to discuss journalism and where they see the business going in the fut...

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