Monday, July 06, 2009

Mediaite Launches

After a series of heated Twitter exchanges and blog posts between Jeff Jarvis (@jeffjarvis) and Rachel Sklar (@rachelsklar) over founder Dan Abrams’ role in the new site, Mediaite goes live today. What do you think?

Topics: twitter, mediaite, dan-abrams, jeff-jarvis, rachel-sklar

Friday, June 19, 2009

My Interview With Channel 4 News About Gordon Brown’s Twitter Remarks

Brown said there will be no more Rwandas because of things like Twitter - I respectfully asked about Darfur and other rampant human rights abuses: has the Internet truly mitigated those?

Topics: iran, twitter, gordon-brown, darfur, uk

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

“Is Iran the end of the MSM?” No.

Online communication tools won’t obviate the need for traditional media outlets, no matter that those outlets are going through a painful metamorphosis. I want my news from both sources, working in tandem. If anything, the Iran story is an example of the complex interrelationship that keeps the media on their toes and mobilizes the online community - together they’re providing a more multi-dimensional picture of events than ever before.

Topics: media, iran, twitter, msm

The Philosophical Significance of Twitter: Consciousness Outfolding

As with any new phenomenon, a wave of curiosity, criticism, mockery, and adulation follows. The Twitter meta wave is cresting. Now, attention is focused on Twitter’s practical applications in the disputed Iranian election and its unique capacity to harness real-time events. In the larger picture, the most intriguing thing about Twitter is not how it is different from other online communication mechanisms, but how it is the same: one more technological innovation enabling the outfolding of consciousness – the collective turning-outward of human thought…

Topics: iran, twitter, quantum, outfolding, philosophy, commentariat

Sunday, June 14, 2009

CNN Pressured Into Greater Iran Coverage

From the NYT: “Cable news normally serves as the front line for breaking news, but the channels largely took the weekend off as Tehran exploded in protests after Iran’s presidential election. The performance of the American cable news, especially CNN, spawned an online protest by thousands on Saturday and Sunday, showing that viewers can try to pressure news organizations about their coverage in real time via the Internet.”

Topics: cnn, iran, huffington, twitter