Powers, Lindsay. (2011, March 31). “The Good Wife,” “Justified” Among Peabody Award Winners. THR. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/good-wife-justified-peabody-award-173518 THR highlights some of the Peabody Award winners. Check out the Peabody Awards site: http://www.peabody.uga.edu/
Archive for March, 2011
THR: Peabody Award winners
Posted in Conferences &Events, Journalism, Radio, Television on March 31, 2011 | Comments Off
nielsenwire: Online celebrity fans more likely to follow brands
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations on March 31, 2011 | Comments Off
Online Celebrity Fans More Likely to Follow Brands. (2011, March 14). Nielsen Wire. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from http://blog.nielsen.com/nielsenwire/online_mobile/online-celebrity-fans-more-likely-to-follow-brands/ Provides stats on the effects of celebrity fans on brands.
Google Buzz violated the law
Posted in Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Legal Studies, Public Relations on March 31, 2011 | Comments Off
FTC. (2011, March 30). FTC Charges Deceptive Privacy Practices in Google’s Rollout of Its Buzz Social Network. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from http://www.ftc.gov/opa/2011/03/google.shtm _________________________________ Mullin, Joe. (2011, March 30). In Unprecedented Move, FTC Will Make Google Get Users’ OK To Share Data. paidContent. Retrieved March 31, 2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-google-deal-with-ftccompany-must-get-user-opt-in-before-sharing-data/ _________________________________ Davis, Wendy. (2011, March 31). [...]
MRI+: Millennials prime targets for ads sent via text messages
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Integrated Marketing Communications, Public Relations on March 30, 2011 | Comments Off
Kelly, Anne Marie. (2011, March 14). Press Release: Millennials Prime Targets For Ads Sent Via Text Messages. Millennials prime targets for ads sent via text messages. GFK MRI, . Retrieved March 30, 2011, from http://www.gfkmri.com/assets/PR/GfKMRI_031411PR_MillennialsMobileAdvertising.htm
paidContent: NYT digital subscriptions: The unofficial FAQ
Posted in Journalism on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
Kramer, Staci D. (2011, March 28). New York Times Digital Subscriptions: The Unofficial FAQ Updated. paidContent. Retrieved March 29, 2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-new-york-times-digital-subscriptions-the-unofficial-faq1/ Very helpful but doesn’t answer the question a lot of libraries are asking: what about multi-user access (for colleges and businesses)?
Variety: PBS to air Ken Burns “Vietnam”
Posted in Documentary, Television on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
Weisman, J. (2011, March 28). PBS to air Ken Burns’ “Vietnam.” Variety / Entertainment News, Mipcom Update, Media. Retrieved March 29, 2011, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118034545.html?nid=2248 Not set to air until 2016 but good to know what the docu-meister is working on.
Media Post On Media: Mermigas on paid content
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Journalism, Legal Studies, Library News, Public Relations, Radio, Television on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
Mermigas, D. (2011, March 25). Put Your Egos Aside, Think Like Users. MediaPost Publications Media Cos. Retrieved March 29, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=147480#comments She ponders that “sweet spot” where users will actually pay for content. She looks at apps, TWC, Apple, Scripps, Viacom, & others — even the sale of Journalism Online and the NYT pay-wall.
B&C: Justice Dept. has not decided to appeal Fox profanity case
Posted in Legal Studies, Television on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
Eggerton, J. (2011, March 29). FCC Source: Justice Undecided On Fox Profanity Appeal. Broadcasting & Cable. Retrieved March 29, 2011, from http://www.broadcastingcable.com/article/465888-FCC_Source_Justice_Undecided_On_Fox_Profanity_Appeal.php They’ve asked for extensions from the Supreme Court.
NPR : WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning’s Home Life Included 911 Call: ‘Frontline’ Profile
Posted in Documentary, Indymedia, Journalism, Radio, Television on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
NPR discusses an upcoming Frontline episode on Bradley Manning.http://www.npr.org/2011/03/29/134931695/bradley-mannings-home-life-included-a-911-call 1st collector for NPR : WikiLeaks Suspect Bradley Manning’s Home … Follow my videos on vodpod
Alternet/ Contumacious: Greenwald on Wikileaks
Posted in Culture and Communications, Indymedia, Journalism, Legal Studies, Library News on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
Greenwald, Glenn. (2011, March 21). Glenn Greenwald: How the US Government Strikes Fear in Its Own Citizens and People Around the World. AlterNet. Alternet / speech transcribed by Contumacious. Retrieved March 28, 2011, from http://www.alternet.org/story/150330/glenn_greenwald%3A_how_the_us_government_strikes_fear_in_its_own_citizens_and_people_around_the_world?akid=6740.210580.WmDknl&rd=1&t=9 AlterNet’s editor notes that this is a speech Greenwald delivered to the Lannan Foundation on March 8th. He looks at [...]
MITSloan: Does social responsibility help protect a company’s reputation?
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Public Relations on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
Eisingerich, Andreas B. (2011, March 23). Does Social Responsibility Help Protect a Company’s Reputation? MITSloan. Retrieved March 28, 2011, from http://sloanreview.mit.edu/the-magazine/2011-spring/52313/does-social-responsibility-help-protect-a-companys-reputation/
Global Legal Monitor: Egypt – Constitutional amendments passed
Posted in Legal Studies on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
Saliba, Issam. (2011, March 25). Egypt: Constitutional Amendments Passed. Global Legal Monitor – Law Library of Congress (Library of Congress). Retrieved March 29, 2011, from http://www.loc.gov/lawweb/servlet/lloc_news?disp3_l205402585_text According to Saliba, “The main object of the amendments is to qualify more individuals to be candidates for President.”
MITWorld: Inside Tahrir Square
Posted in Journalism on March 29, 2011 | Comments Off
From MITWorld: “February 25, 2011 Greek journalist Iason Athanasiadis offers a remarkably intimate photographic portrait of the Egyptian revolt from its epicenter in Tahrir Square, following the brutal attacks by government loyalists on protesters on January 25th. David Weinberg provides perspectives on US policy in the Middle East.” http://mitworld.mit.edu/video/887 1st collector for MIT World: Inside [...]
MediaPost: Gannet upgrades local sites, eyes national buys
Posted in Journalism on March 28, 2011 | Comments Off
Walsh, M. (2011, March 28). Gannett Upgrades Local Sites, Eyes National Buys. MediaPost Publications. Retrieved March 28, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=147443&nid=125120 Walsh describes the GDN: Gannett Digital Network & how they’ve redesigned USA Today in addition to may local sites (such as our own Ithaca Journal).
THR: Unexplainable surge in good sitcoms
Posted in Television on March 28, 2011 | Comments Off
Goodman, Tim. (2011, March 25). The Unexplainable Surge in Good Sitcoms. The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved March 28, 2011, from http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/unexplainable-surge-good-sitcoms-169804 Glad to see the scene is sunny on the small screen according to Goodman.
The Google Book Deal
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Journalism, Legal Studies, Library News, Public Relations, Radio, Television on March 28, 2011 | Comments Off
Darnton, R. (2011, March 23). A Digital Library Better Than Google’s. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/24/opinion/24darnton.html?hp Mullin, Joe. (2011, March 23). What The Collapse Of The Google Books Deal Really Means. paidContent. Retrieved March 28, 2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-what-the-collapse-of-google-book-deal-really-means/ Howard, Jennifer, J. (2011, March 23). Google Decision Spurs Research Libraries to Rethink the Path [...]
NYT: Once in the Public’s Hands, Now back in Picasso’s
Posted in Culture and Communications, Legal Studies on March 28, 2011 | Comments Off
Liptak, A. (2011, March 21). Restoring Copyright to Public Domain Works – Adam Liptak. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/22/us/22bar.html?_r=2&nl=todaysheadlines&emc=tha23 Here is an excerpt from Liptak: The new case asks whether Congress acted constitutionally in 1994 by restoring copyrights in foreign works that had belonged to the public, including films by Alfred Hitchcock and [...]
Visual Communication Quarterly vol 18 issue 1 2011
Posted in Journalism, Media Literacy, Television on March 23, 2011 | Comments Off
The new issue of Visual Communication Quarterly is available. Members of the I.C. community can access articles: COMMENTARY Commentary Paul Martin Lester Pages 2 – 3 ACCESS RESEARCH Stalking the Paparazzi: A View from a Different Angle Ray Murray Pages 4 – 17 ACCESS Using Visual Theories to Analyze Advertising A Case Study of South [...]
Tannhauser
Posted in Culture and Communications, Television on March 22, 2011 | Comments Off
Consider supporting Thanhouser Films Online: http://www.thanhouser.org/videos-online.htm 1st collector for Tannhauser Follow my videos on vodpod
OpenNet Intiative: The Year in Review
Posted in Communications Management &Design, Culture and Communications, Indymedia, InfoTech, Journalism, Legal Studies, Radio, Television on March 22, 2011 | Comments Off
The 2010 Year in Review is available from the OpenNet Initiative. They offer, “A summary of events worldwide concerning practices and policies of Internet content filtering, surveillance, and information warfare.”