Archive for June, 2009
Attempts to censor Internet content have been around for years. China recently took the requirement for censoring internet access to a new level by demanding PC manufacturers and computer vendors to install Internet filtering software on each device sold within China.
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Tags: china, Internet Censorship, Internet Security
Riding home on a train from New York City to Long Beach (NY) gives a creative mind a lot of time to think through a variety of topics, and form a variety of opinions on those topics. “I find time (to write) in airplanes, taxis, and while riding the train. I will write myself articles on the Blackberry, email to myself, and publish (to a blog) when I get home” Hunter Newby
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Tags: allied fiber, blogging, citizen journalist, hunter newby, journalism, journalist, long beach
Structure 09′s Theme was “Put Cloud Computing to Work.” Most of the keynote speakers and panelists set aside their marketing hats, and sunk their energy into reviewing the prior year’s advances in cloud technology, as well as looking into a future that recognizes the challenges and great opportunities of cloud computing.
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Tags: cloud computing, gigaom, structure 09
Each day LA Metro rail services carry around 300,000 riders, with very little drama compared to other large city transit systems. If you add Metro Bus Services, that number bounces up to around 1.6 million riders each day, making it the third largest public transportation system in the United States.
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Tags: la metro, long beach, los angeles, metro blue line
The current events in Iran have clearly shown us citizen journalism may bring us news and snapshots of activities denied to traditional reporters.
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Tags: citizen journalist, journalism
Citizen Journalism took on a very clear role this week as the Iranian government continued to deport journalists admitted with temporary visas (to cover the Iranian elections).
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Tags: citizen journalism, cnn, facebook, iran, ireport, journalism, twitter
A debate is heating up on the topic of unpaid, or “Citizen Journalists.” This issue is whether or not citizen journalists are qualified to represent the news to the public, and if the news they distribute has any inherent value.
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Tags: blogger, citizen journalist, paid journalism, unpaid journalist
Can an enthusiast blogger generate the level of experience and credibility of a card-carrying journalist? In part 2 of our series on journalism, newspapers, and the new media, we look at a comparison of bloggers and professional journalists.
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Tags: bloggers, blogging, Honolulu, journalism, journalist, newspaper, online media
The Boston Globe, Minneapolis Star Tribune, and Tribune Company (owner of LA Times and KTLA) are all recent examples of traditional media on the brink of closure. Rick Daysog of the Honolulu Advertiser believes that newspapers must change to both understand and embrace new media.
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Tags: bloggers, journalism, newspapers, online media
“If you don’t know where you are going, any road will get you there.” Lewis Carroll The San Diego Software Industry Council (SDSIC) continues to bring valuable seminars and training to the community. Tuesday night the topic was “Landing Page Design: Beyond the Landing Page” with Larry Marine, owner of the new media consulting company [...]
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Tags: landing page, san diego, sdsic
John Savageau’s Profile
John Savageau is a life long telecom and Internet geek, with a deep interest in the environment and all things green. Whether drilling into the technology of human communications, or describing a blue whale off Catalina Island, Savageau will try to present complex ideas in terms that are easily appreciated and understood.
John Savageau is President of Pacific-Tier Communications based in Honolulu, Hawaii
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