You may very well walk out of the theater after seeing “The Social Network” and think “Wow! That Zuckerberg guy is a genius!” Or you might think, “What a moron!” Or both. That’s why I think the new film about the founding/founders of Facebook is so compelling. It’s an interesting tale of the genesis...
The more I use Twitter, the more I like it. And the more people use it, the more funny videos people are bound to make. Here’s a new one that my students will love this fall in Media & Society … or whenever. -rp- p.s. To learn more, follow me at twitter.com/robpriewe
A friend and local public relations professional sent me a Facebook message asking my opinion on a couple of questions she was considering for a newsletter article she was writing about social media, public relations and working with reporters. She asked: 1. How have relationships changed between reporters and public relations professionals over the...
See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. This week I joined many of my LBCC colleagues in hosting the Youth Job Fair on campus. I talked about media and journalism. And I gave the high schoolers this challenge: How many media references can you name from the College Humor parody “Web Site...
In my continuing quest to aid all those who are trying to cram 36 hours of life into a 24-hour day, I encourage you to read a new post by Amber Nasland on her social media blog called Altitude. Her focus: “Social Media Time Management: Nine Guiding Principles.” When it comes to managing your...
In this interesting TED talk, journalist Evgeny Morozov goes against the grain, suggesting that social networks don’t necessary promote freedom and democracy, but in fact are a tool used by dictators and repressive regimes to solidify their power. Morozov points to the Twitter “revolution” in Iran, for example, and notes that social networks made...
I post useful, interesting information on Facebook and should keep doing what I’m doing, according to a CNN.com quiz on using the social networking site. Yea for me. Brandon Griggs has some fun identifying “The 12 Most Annoying Types of Facebookers” in his CNN report, which includes a somewhat interesting video discussion of social...
We’re all well aware that employers use Facebook to screen job applicants and that divorce lawyers love what they can dig up on the social networking site. But what about more evil uses of this routine — though powerful — medium. An opinion piece on NPR.org described how Iranian agents are using Facebook to...
Be the first on your block to get in on Flutter, the “nanoblogging” ap that’s sure to sweep the nation. … and then there’s … Watch Real Life Twitter on CollegeHumor … and Twitter unites strangers on a train … -rp-
So what’s the big deal about Twitter? Mashable contributor Soren Gordhamer has some answers in “How Twitter Is Dethroning the Old Guard.” Gordhamer notes how the “next great social media site” may soon replace some of our most-used online actions, including searching for information, e-mail and even MySpace. He writes: To the extent that...
