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Met Home Gets the Hatchet

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.12.2009 | Media

Read More: Decorating, Web, Housing, Print, Internet, Economy, Media, Media News, Magazines, Domino, Martha Stewart, Cottage Living, Elle Decor, Metropolitan Home, Oprah Winfrey, Country Home, Southern Accents, Blueprint, Media News

Only yesterday Hachette Filipacchi Media U.S. announced the closure of the magazine fondly known as Met Home to the urban, sophisticated home decor cognoscenti.

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Glenn Beck Loses Claim Against Creator Of Web Site
Glennbeckrapedandmurderedayounggirlin1990.com

Posted 11.11.2009 | Media

A web site mocking Glenn Beck's integrity has won a claim brought against it by the Fox News commentator accusing the site of violating trademark righ...

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Web Could Run Out of Addresses By 2010, Warn Internet Experts

Telegraph | Claudine Beaumont, Technology Editor | Posted 11.02.2009 | Technology

Read More: Internet Address Protovol, Web Address Shortage, Run Out of Web Address, IPv6, Run Out of Internet Addresses, Limited Internet Addresses, Limited Web Address, Upgrade IPv6, Web, IPv4, Internet Addresses, Run Out Web, Technology News

A survey, conducted by the European Commission, found that few companies are prepared for the switch from the current naming protocol, IPv4, to the ne...

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The Evolution of Technology

Dr. Jim Taylor | Posted 10.30.2009 | Technology

Read More: Philosophy, Myspace, Sociology, Email, Twitter, Facsimile, Psychology, Skype, Smoke Signals, Facebook, Morse Code, Telegraph, Text Messaging, Telephone, Neuroscience, Web, Data, Mobile Phone, Evolution, Technology, Gui, Technology News

Have you ever thought about how far we've come in our ability to connect with others and how far we'll go? I've been thinking a lot about connectivity recently and have always found that looking back to where we came from can help us better understand where we are today and, more importantly, where we may be going in the future.

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Chi-Town Daily News Founder Launches Chicago Current

Chicago Public Radio | Posted 10.27.2009 | Chicago

Read More: Chicago Current, Chitown Daily News, Chicago Journalism, Journalism, Dougherty Chicago Current, Geoff-Dougherty, Chicago Tribune, Web, New Media, Online News, Chicago News

Next month, the former Chicago Tribune reporter will start another journalistic endeavor, Chicago Current. ...

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Internet Could Get Clogged During Flu Pandemic, Officials Warn

Reuters | Posted 10.27.2009 | Technology

Read More: H1n1 Flu, Bandwidth, Flu Pandemic, Flu, Web, Limited Bandwidth, Internet, Swine Flu, Technology News

(REUTERS) But the Homeland Security Department accused the GAO of having unrealistic expectations of how the Internet could be managed if millions beg...

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50 Most Annoying Things About The Internet

Telegraph | Posted 10.19.2009 | Technology

Read More: Annoying Things About Internet, Web 2.0, Internet Annoy, Top 50, Web, Internet, Web Annoy, Annoying Things About Web, Technology News

Last month we listed 50 things being killed by the internet. Now here's a selection of the trends we wish could be consigned to the waste bin - the mo...

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Full Throttle to Hyperlocal News in Czech Republic

Magda Abu-Fadil | Posted 10.13.2009 | Media

In the Czech Republic, "news cafés" are springing up, where people can relax, meet, down some brew, see their local paper being produced, mingle with editors and contribute copy.

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Remixing the Book

Hugh McGuire | Posted 10.12.2009 | Books

Read More: Out of Control, Kevin Kelly, Remixing, Publishing, Creative Commons, Remix, Writing, Books, Open Source, Web, Andreas Lloyd, Technology, Book, Editing, Books News

Writers will probably always want to keep control of their work, but who is to say that the particular collaboration between a writer and her editor results in the best possible book?

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theblogpaper: The First User Generated Newspaper

Piers Fawkes | Posted 10.07.2009 | Media

Read More: Web, London, User Generated Newspaper, Social Networks, Tarik Fontenelle, Theblogpaper, Online Newspaper, Alternative News, Media News

With the long anticipated demise of one of London's premier free newspapers, thelondonpaper, there has been a perceived opening in the market for other, fresher publications to fill the void of the fallen tabloid monolith.

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Life After Print: URB Magazine 2.0

Raymond Leon Roker | Posted 10.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Magazi, Print Journalism, Music Business, Print, Web, Death of Print, Websites, Death of Newspapers, Media, Music, Hip-Hop, Paper, Print Media, Web 2.0, Social Media, Pop Music, Hip Hop, New Media, Media News, Music Industry, Web Video, Media News

While many have quickly lamented URB's print hiatus or reminisced about our long legacy, there is also an unfortunate feeding frenzy on even the hint of print's presumed, imminent demise.

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Green Wheels

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 11.22.2009 | World

Read More: Iran, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Web, Islamic Republic of Iran, U2, Tehran, Iran Election 2009, Green, Youtube, Twitter, Social Networking Sites, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Film, Ayatollah Khomeini, World News

No matter how many or how few people in Iran remain dissatisfied with the state of affairs, so long as they show their green and voice their heartfelt longing for reform, the movement is alive.

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Microsoft: Office Web Apps Preview Launched

Telegraph | Posted 11.18.2009 | Technology

Read More: Office Web, Microsoft Cloud Computing, Web, Microsoft-Office, Microsoft Office Web, Cloud Computing, Microsoft, Technology News

Microsoft has launched a limited beta test of its Office Web Apps cloud computing software to rival Google Docs and Zoho. Follow Us On Facebook An...

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The Pentagon Gives Us a Teachable, New Media Moment

Jarvis Coffin | Posted 11.13.2009 | Media

Read More: Web, Pentagon, New Media, New York Times, Online Media, Bloggers, Blogs, Newspapers, Afghanistan, Reporters, Iraq, Media News

The Pentagon plans to issue new restrictions that will make a serious attempt to restrict access to social networking sites.

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New York's Digitized Dems Can Take Over City Council Sept. 15

Diane Francis | Posted 11.08.2009 | New York

Read More: Facebook Applications, Mayor, New-York-City-Elections, New York City Primaries, Internet, New-York-Mayoral-Candidates, New York City Elections, New York Primary, Web, New York Mayoral Election, Mayoral Race, New Media, Digitaldemocracy, Media, Facebook, New York News

Obama supporters -- about one million registered Democrats -- can vote in next Tuesday's local primary election, and only a tiny fraction of this number could swing the results.

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How The Huffington Post Can Pay Its Bloggers

Michelle Haimoff | Posted 08.15.2009 | Media

Read More: Blogs, Journalists, Internet, Content, Online Advertising, Advertising, Bloggers, The Huffington Post, Web, New Media, Business, Alec Baldwin, Arianna Huffington, Journalism, Blogging, Media News

As brilliant of a strategy as hiring legions of unpaid writers is, there is a catch. Eventually, the only writers that will write for free are writers that can afford to write for free.

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It's Not Easy Being Green

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 07.30.2009 | World

Read More: Michael Jackson, The Beatles, Mir Hossein Mousavi, Iran, Web, Internet, Music, Iran Election, Twitter, Social Networking, Green, Facebook, World News

With ever-tightening restrictions on international press organizations in Iran, social networking sites have continued to play a critical role in imparting news from and about Iran.

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Top "10" Green Twitter Tweeters (Who You Should Follow)

Waylon Lewis | Posted 07.05.2009 | Media

Read More: Summer Rayne Oakes, Twitter, Mnn, Green, Web, Old Media, Community, Media, Treehugger, Ecofashion, Shea Gunther, New Media, Huffington Post, Waylon Lewis, David Burdick, Elephant Journal, Communication, Media News

Just three active months on Twitter later, I've gained 4,900 followers -- and, more importantly, Twitter is among my web site's top ten traffic sources.

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Why Wolfram Alpha Flopped

Peter Schwartz | Posted 06.21.2009 | Business

Read More: Web, Internet, Search Engines, Technology, Databases, Learning, Wolfram Alpha, Business News

Let's be blunt: Wolfram Alpha is terrible because Stephen Wolfram doesn't respect and fear data.

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How to Fill Yankee Stadium's Pricey Empty Seats

Dave Astor | Posted 05.28.2009 | Comedy

Read More: New York Yankees, Expensive Tickets, Economy, Yankee Stadium, Mom and Pop, Going Green, Studio Apartments, Taxpayers, D-Day, Normandy Invasion, Traffic, Swimming, Grounds Crew, Manhattan, Average Fan, Yankees, Old Yankee Stadium, Ymca, The Village People, Bronx Bombers, Blogging, Taxpayer Subsidies, Infield Dirt, Hits, Recession, Boot Camp, New Yankee Stadium, Luxury Condos, Web, Hot Dogs, Mustard, Internet, Wiretapping, Environment, Omaha Beach, Joe DiMaggio, Internets, Sports, Steinbrenners, Comedy News

Given that the team's super-rich owners used taxpayer subsidies to help finance their gilded ballpark, it serves them right that they're losing some revenue.

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Ken Lerer, Huffington Post Co-Founder on the Future of Journalism

Martha St Jean | Posted 05.25.2009 | Media

Read More: Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University Journalism, Old Media vs. New Media, Web, Hearst New Media Lecture, Journalism, Online Newspapers, Ken Lerer, Internet, Future of News, Online, New Media, New York Times, Citizen Journalism, Huffington Post, Online News, Media News

Lerer said, "Traditional media outlets could have developed online," but four things came together creating what he termed the "perfect storm."

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Do You Really Believe You Have Internet Privacy??

Mira Veda | Posted 05.22.2009 | Media

Read More: Facebook Privacy, Yahoo, Web, Google, Internet Privacy, Media News

If you think that you can browse the web anonymously, you can't. There is always someone watching.

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Cash-Hungry States Turning To Web To Auction Goods

Reuters | Tom Ryan | Posted 04.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: State Goods, Web, State Cash, States, Politics News

U.S. municipalities, strapped for cash as the recession decimates revenues, are stepping up sales of everything from old police cars, helicopters and ...

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GOLDEN NOTEBOOK: Plugging Into The Future

Michael Conniff | Posted 04.11.2009 | Media

Read More: Supernovel, Guitar, Technology, Online, Les Paul, Novel, Internet Literature, Internet, Browsing, Internet Art, Computers, Web, Multi-Media, Media News

The conventions of the book require an obvious organizational structure. The multi-media web is the new book--the Supernovel --and it is inherently open-ended.

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iForget: How the iPhone Killed Memory

Matt Stewart | Posted 04.04.2009 | Style

Read More: Cell Phones, Iphone, Internet, Forget, Sociology, Mobile Phones, Web, Memory, Talk, Society, Cellphones, Communications, Technology, Cell Phone, Style News

The iPhone is a gorgeous, near-perfect device that reads minds and moves planets. It's also destroying the traditional concept of memory.

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