Month: May 2015
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FIR Interview: Harry Hawk interviews Clammr co-founder Parviz Parvizi
In a recent post to her blog, long-time FIR contributor Donna Papacosta shared her first Clammr recording after learning about the iOS app at New Media Expo in Las Vegas. While at the Expo, Donna heard Mark Ramsay say, “People…
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The Hobson and Holtz Report – Podcast #807: May 11, 2015
Intro: Boston experiences, ‘Geeks Bearing Gifts’ book review is up, Harry Hawk interview with Clammr CEO Parviz Parvizi is coming; Quick News: There’s nothing fair about fair use at Soundcloud, forgotten wonders of the digital world: Second Life, new data…
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Fixing a polling system that’s out of sync
Reading the various reports, narratives and commentaries this weekend about the results of the UK general election that took place on May 7, the overall perspective I’ve formed on all of that is how could the expert commentators, opinion-formers and…
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FIR Book Review: Geeks Bearing Gifts by Jeff Jarvis
Geeks Bearing Gifts: Imagining New Futures for News is CUNY journalism professor Jeff Jarvis‘ latest book, exploring the pressures on current news models and the directions news organizations need to go in order to thrive in the digital world. FIR…
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The Hobson & Holtz Report – Podcast #806: May 4, 2015
Intro: Neville is in Boston, Gini Dietrich is guest co-host; Steve Rubel is hosting a new podcast, Content Convergence; Geeks Bearing Gifts book review coming this week; Quick News: Converse knows how to work with fans, bad tweets from the…