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Category Archives: media
Wikipedia: Here to stay
How much is Wikipedia worth? Way more than you think. In this interview on Marketplace.org, WikiMedia Foundation Executive director Sue Gardner revealed some astonishing numbers. The WikiMedia Foundation uses a similar fund-raising model to that of public radio to support … Continue reading
Posted in media
Tagged campaigns, fundraising, information, Kai Ryssdal, Marketplace, search, Sue Gardner, WikiMedia, Wikipedia
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Featured on Marketplace, from American Public Media
Talking mobile accessibility As a professional in the tech industry who happens to be blind, I am passionate about the technical devices that are fully accessible to me, and which therefore allow me to do my job efficiently. Apple was … Continue reading
Here’s Looking at You, Twitter
Looking back at 2012, socially We’ve reached that time of year when every source of media begins airing their year-in-review montages. Admittedly, I look forward to the year’s news highlights reel, because I am always appalled by how many stories … Continue reading
Posted in Social Media, Twitter, Breaking news, media, events
Tagged news, Vizify, your year on Twitter, 2012, golden tweets, re-tweet, pulse of the planet, infographic
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On SoundCloud, Journalism Sounds Cooler Than Ever
SoundCloud was originally a popular platform on which deejays and audio mixing fanatics shared their newest creations, but it has morphed into a service with a much broader appeal. This article explains that journalists are now using SoundCloud as a … Continue reading
Posted in journalism, media
Tagged audio, crowdsourcing, journalism, NPR, NPRcities, SoundCloud, soundscapes
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See me on CNet!
My review of the Looktel Recognizer app for iPhone, which helps blind and visually impaired users identify cans, ID and other cards and even storefronts, has just been posted on the fantastic “Sreetips” blog on CNet. Ipplex, creators of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Apple, apps, blind iPhone users, CNet, IOS apps, iPhone, Looktel, sreetips, VoiceOver
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A weekend full of social media? YES PLEASE!
What am I up to? Where have I been? I’ve been busily consulting on a number of projects recently, including the coordination of an upcoming event in NYC that you won’t want to miss. A team of social media professionals … Continue reading
Posted in events, job hunt, journalism, LinkedIn, media, networking, on-the-job, Social Media
Tagged conferences, event organizing, events, internet, online, social media
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Social Media, Social Good
This past weekend, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) and the Communications Consortium Media Center hosted a gathering of creative and eager social media executives, and motivated them toward the social good. I was honored to be one of the … Continue reading
Posted in BlogTalkRadio, Breaking news, Facebook, Foursquare, journalism, LinkedIn, Mashable, media, networking, Social Media, social media campaigns, startup companies, world population
Tagged 7 billion, brainstorming, collaboration, corporations, data exhaust, foundations, National Geographic, not-for-profits, philanthropy, population, social good, social media, sustainability, UNFPA, viral, word cloud
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Will your business’ romance with social media become a full-blown relationship? This Social Media Week panel says yes!
Social Media Week kicked off Monday, and I was pleased to be invited to attend an evening panel entitled Mobile Meets Social: Seamlessly Converting “Check-ins” to Check-Outs, Hosted by Taylor. The panel featured Rachel Cohn, Global Customer Marketing Strategist at … Continue reading
Posted in customer service, Facebook, Foursquare, Groupon, Living Social, media, on-the-job, Social Media, startup companies, Twitter
Tagged check-ins, Columbia School of Journalism, consumers, deals, first dates, geolocation, incentives, mobile apps, NBC Universal, ROI, Scoutmob, SMWNYC, social media, Social Media Week, Taylor Strategy, The Daily
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Could you be an entrepreneur? Jeffrey Klein knows what it takes
If you’re the kind of person who doesn’t crave the stability of a nine-to-five job, and who would risk a lot for something you believe in, perhaps you are an entrepreneurial type. In a talk on starting media businesses that … Continue reading
