Category Archives: Chapter 10

Link Ch. 10 – Mobile Internet Access

Posted on June 5, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The Pew Internet & American Life project has looked extensively at how Americans are using mobile devices to access the Internet.  Here are links to a couple of their studies that are particularly interesting: Digital Differences Who is going online, … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – Who has the rights to your social media?

Posted on March 16, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

The point of having social media accounts like Facebook, Twitter, FourSquare and the like to be able to share aspects of your life with your friends and the rest of the world. Which is fine when you are going out … Continue reading →

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The Future is Now – Laser Keyboard For Your Tablet!

Posted on March 15, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Last summer I posted a link to a cool concept video for a virtual laser keyboard that would work with your iPhone or iPad.  The concept video was just an animation, though.  The product didn’t exist…. UNTIL NOW! LASER VIRTUAL … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 23, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I’ve been so busy putting up links to go with the upcoming 4th edition to Mass Communication: Living in a Media World that I haven’t had time to question anything lately.  So here we go: Does Seinfeld’s Jason Alexander pay … Continue reading →

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Jeremy Lin – Can race-based humor not be racist?

Posted on February 15, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A blog by sudden NBA star Jeremy Lin as a 15-year-old has grabbed online attention today.  There’s several things interesting about it. According to sports blog Deadspin, Lin’s teenage blog was under the address: chiNkBaLLa88.xanga.com.  (You can follow the link, but … Continue reading →

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Cool Things From My Tumblr

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

I have a Tumblr blog where I post things that amuse me.  Here’s a few recent posts that deal with the media world: The crowd sourced version of Star Wars Taken from a huge number of fan-produced films, recreating the … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 3 – “I’m Feeling Lucky” author Douglas Edwards talks about working for Google

Posted on January 22, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Some interesting talk from Google employee #59 and the author of the book I’m Feeling Lucky: The Confessions of Google Employee Number 59

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Ch. 10 Link – Hitler Finds Out About SOPA Take Down of his Lady GaGa Page

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

To learn more about how the SOPA and PIPA bills before the US House and Senate would shut down the Web as we know it to protect Big Media, follow these links: Electronic Freedom Foundation’s one-page guide to SOPA EFF … Continue reading →

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iPhone announced 5 years ago

Posted on January 10, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

Here’s what I had to say five years ago this week when Apple announced the iPhone.  How’s it hold up?  (For the record, it took me almost 5 years for me to actually get an iPhone.  But this was more … Continue reading →

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A New Year in the Media World

Posted on January 2, 2012 by Ralph Hanson

A few thoughts from across the Interwebs on the new year: Will election year politics cause you to unfriend old friends from Facebook? I don’t know about unfriending, but I’ve been known to hide posts…. HT Romenesko. No flying cars … Continue reading →

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