Below is my schedule; I’ll annotate the entries as time allows (the ones there come mainly from the program summaries). Great conference, great speakers! Ithaca to NOLA Expedia Delta Air Lines Friday, 06/24/2011 – 6:15am – 10:15am Holiday Inn French Quarter Friday, 06/24/2011 – 11:00am – 11:30am 124 Royal Street, New Orleans LA Intellectual Freedom [...]
Archive for June, 2011
American Library Association, New Orleans, June 24-28 2011
Posted in Conferences &Events, Library News on June 30, 2011 | Comments Off
Adage: Fake news ads persist FTC crackdown
Posted in Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications, Legal Studies on June 30, 2011 | Comments Off
Wiggin, T. (2011, June 27). Fake News Ads Persist Despite FTC Crackdown. Advertising Age. Retrieved June 30, 2011, from http://adage.com/article/mediaworks/fake-news-ads-persist-ftc-crackdown/228421/ This isn’t the comedic “fake news” but websites pretending to be news outlets — and are actually ads.
NYT: NY allows same-sex marriage
Posted in Legal Studies on June 30, 2011 | Comments Off
Confessore, N., & Barbaro, M. (2011, June 24). New York Allows Same-Sex Marriage, Becoming Largest State to Pass Law. The New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/25/nyregion/gay-marriage-approved-by-new-york-senate.html?_r=1 Heard this news down in New Orleans while at conference.
LexisNexis Mobile Interface
Posted in Library News on June 30, 2011 | Comments Off
LexisNexis announced its new mobile interface. From Jennifer Matheny, Product Manager (6/22/2011 to the LN Academic email list): To access the mobile interface, visit LexisNexis Academic and click on the “Beta Tools” section on the left. Then, click “Mobile Interface”. Or, access the mobile interface directly at: http://www.lexisnexis.com/hottopics/lnacademic/mobile For more information on the mobile interface, [...]
Harvard Gazette: Zeega wins a Knight News challenge
Posted in Journalism, Public Relations, Radio, Television on June 30, 2011 | Comments Off
Ireland, C. (2011, June 23). From A to Zeega. Harvard Gazette. Retrieved June 30, 2011, from http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/06/from-a-to-zeega/ Here is an excerpt from Seth Young, Harvard, that describes Zeega: Zeega <http://zeega.org/> is an open-source HTML5 platform for creating interactive documentaries. It’s being developed at the recently founded metaLAB (at) Harvard <http://metalab.harvard.edu/>, hosted by the Berkman Center. [...]
Bargaining For Better Publication Agreements
Posted in Legal Studies, Library News on June 23, 2011 | Comments Off
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Cathy is at ALA from June 24th to June 28th
Posted in Library News on June 23, 2011 | Comments Off
Good day: I’ll be at the American Library Association’s Annual Conference in New Orleans, LA, Friday, June 24th through Wednesday, June 29th. Please contact one of my colleagues at the Reference Desk if you need immediate assistance: http://www.ithacalibrary.com/services/reference.php Reference Phone: 607-274-3890 Please note that the library has changed to a new server. We are also [...]
document: Guiding Principles of Digital Measurement
Posted in Integrated Marketing Communications on June 22, 2011 | Comments Off
Here is the news from IAB: Guiding Principles of Digital Measurement
IHE: How libraries trump big media
Posted in InfoTech, Library News on June 22, 2011 | Comments Off
Fister, B. (2011, June 22). How Libraries Trump Big Media – Library Babel Fish. Inside Higher Ed. Retrieved June 22, 2011, from http://www.insidehighered.com/blogs/library_babel_fish/how_libraries_trump_big_media Considers how libraries are moving into content creation. She also looks at a library’s relation to the community.
Online Media Daily: Men ‘savvier’ networkers than women
Posted in Culture and Communications, InfoTech, Integrated Marketing Communications on June 22, 2011 | Comments Off
Walsh, M. (2011, June 22). Men “Savvier” Networkers Than Women. Online Media Daily. Retrieved June 22, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=152791&nid=128082 Reports on research by the network LinkedIn.
TVNewsCheck: PTC asks FCC for V-Chip reform
Posted in Television on June 22, 2011 | Comments Off
PTC Asks FCC For V-Chip Reform. (2011, June 21). TVNewsCheck.com. Retrieved June 22, 2011, from http://www.tvnewscheck.com/article/2011/06/21/52042/ptc-asks-fcc-for-vchip-reform PTC claims there are biases and inaccuracies. Here is their website.
WSJ.com: Website Hulu considers sale
Posted in InfoTech, Television on June 22, 2011 | Comments Off
Vascellaro, J. E., & Das, A. (2011, June 22). Website Hulu Considers Sale. wsj.com. Retrieved from http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303936704576400133483416612.html?mod=dist_smartbrief Since multiple big media companies currently own Hulu, Vascellaro writes that, “A sale could simplify Hulu’s messy ownership structure at a time when the valuations of some technology and digital media companies are soaring amid strong investor appetite [...]
Gannett job cuts and furloughs
Posted in Journalism on June 22, 2011 | Comments Off
Two articles came through: Kaplan, D. (2011, June 21). Citing Weak Economy, Gannett Turns To Job Cuts, Furloughs. paidContent. Retrieved June 22, 2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-citing-weak-economy-gannett-turns-to-job-cuts-furloughs/ Moos, J. (2011, June 22). Newsroom layoffs hurt us all. Poynter. Retrieved June 22, 2011, from http://www.poynter.org/latest-news/top-stories/136577/newsroom-layoffs-hurt-us-all/
Media Minutes: Jeff Cohen in podcast
Posted in Indymedia on June 22, 2011 | Comments Off
Here is the link to the podcast. Here is the program site for Media Minutes.
paidContent: Google scans books for the British Library
Posted in InfoTech, Library News on June 21, 2011 | Comments Off
Andrews, R. (2011, June 20). Google Will Scan 250,000 Out-Of-Copyright Books For The British Library. paidContent. Retrieved June 21, 2011, from http://paidcontent.org/article/419-google-will-scan-250000-out-of-copyright-books-for-the-british-library/ These cover the years from 1700-1870.
AdWeek: Web video again fails to diminish TV upfront
Posted in Emerging Media, Integrated Marketing Communications, Television on June 21, 2011 | Comments Off
Crupi, A. (2011, June 20). Web Video Again Fails to Diminish TV Upfront. AdWeek. Retrieved June 21, 2011, from http://www.adweek.com/news/technology/web-video-again-fails-diminish-tv-upfront-132672 Talks about moving ad dollars from TV to online video — refers to the concept of the “upfront.”
L.A. Times: SocialGuide, providing a social feed for TV
Posted in Emerging Media, Public Relations, Television on June 21, 2011 | Comments Off
Healey, J. (2011, June 20). SocialGuide, providing a social feed for TV. latimes.com. Retrieved June 21, 2011, from http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/technology/2011/06/socialguide-providing-a-social-feed-for-tv.html This site looks at what people are tweeting or posting to Facebook about TV shows.
CJR: Q&A with FCC report head writer Steve Waldman
Posted in Culture and Communications, Journalism, Radio, Television on June 21, 2011 | Comments Off
Meares, J. (2011, June 20). Q&A with FCC Report Head Writer Steve Waldman, Part One. Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved June 21, 2011, from http://www.cjr.org/behind_the_news/qa_with_fcc_report_head_writer.php So busy prepping for conference this Friday that I just skimmed this for now…
MarketingDaily: A Study in Radio’s Effectiveness
Posted in Integrated Marketing Communications, Radio on June 21, 2011 | Comments Off
McCurdy, Bob. (2011, June 21). A Study In Radio’s Effectiveness. MarketingDaily. Retrieved June 21, 2011, from http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=152687&nid=128028 This is a report that was done between MediaPost and Ipsos OTX.
Variety: Sup Ct and California’s violent videogame law
Posted in Culture and Communications, Gaming, Legal Studies on June 20, 2011 | Comments Off
Johnson, T. (2011, June 17). Supremes wrestle with California vidgame law: Free speech vs. violence tough debate. Variety / Entertainment News, Mipcom Update, Media. Retrieved June 20, 2011, from http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118038708.html?cmpid=NLC%7cDailyHeadlines The case regards restrictions to sell violent video games. There has been no decision yet.
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