Posts Tagged ‘ Twitter ’

The Best Remote Control $700 Can Buy: First Impressions of the Apple iPad

April 5, 2010
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The Best Remote Control $700 Can Buy: First Impressions of the Apple iPad

I beta tested the first generation of the Apple iPad, so that you don't have to.
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Report from SCMS: Friday, aka Humpday in LA

March 20, 2010
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Report from SCMS: Friday, aka Humpday in LA

The third day of SCMS 2010 has passed and Friday is our humpday. And, yes, I am over the hump with some midway thoughts… 1) SCMS is big and small at the same time – This is my fifteenth year since my first SCMS and I see a lot of the same faces I...
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The Place Race

February 26, 2010
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The Place Race

Location is the frontier du jour. The explosion of geolocation apps and the eagerness of people to use them, has prompted services like Twitter to get into the game. People want to know where you are and maybe already do. Welcome to the place race
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Watching Twitter on TV

February 25, 2010
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Watching Twitter on TV

The most exciting development in television technology showcased at the 2010 Consumer Electronics Show was not 3DTV, but web-connected, widget-equipped television sets.
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Dear John: On The Meta-Celebrity’s Misguided Attempt to be Clever

February 19, 2010
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Dear John: On The Meta-Celebrity’s Misguided Attempt to be Clever

In a sense, Mayer has become his own cultural intermediary. He is a meta-star text sustained in large part by his own mediatory endeavors. This has its benefits, but also poses problems for the many John Mayers jockeying for control over the text.
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What Does It Mean To Care About The Grammys?

February 1, 2010
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What Does It Mean To Care About The Grammys?

Clearly, people are once again watching the telecast, even if one cannot be certain that most viewers ‘care’ about the popular artists and their music in the same way that they did in days gone by.
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What Do You Think? Most Useful Media Studies Twitter Streams

January 28, 2010
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What Do You Think? Most Useful Media Studies Twitter Streams

The list below features Twitter Accounts that I've personally found consistently useful and valuable. So what are yours?
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Why Palin Going to Fox News Makes No Sense

January 12, 2010
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Why Palin Going to Fox News Makes No Sense

While Palin's contract with Fox News seems natural and inevitable, television is actually her worst medium.
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What Are You Missing? December 6-12

December 14, 2009
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What Are You Missing? December 6-12

Your current Antenna editors join forces to bring to your attention ten media-related tidbits you might have missed this week.
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Meghan McCain vs. Andy Warhol

November 6, 2009
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For the curious internet user, copies of the buxom self-portrait Meghan McCain snapped to accompany her twitter post last week (which read, “my ‘spontaneous’ night in is my Andy Warhol biography and takeout....I'm getting old”) will forevermore be mere clicks away.
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