Category Archives: Chapter 10

And We’re Back – Questions Worth Asking

Posted on June 1, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

You still here? Yes! I realize it’s been a scant spring of living in a media world this spring, but I’m hoping to get back on a more regular schedule of posting. I have been busy over on Twitter, however.  You … Continue reading →

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Apple’s big announcement – oh yeah, and the Apple Watch

Posted on March 9, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

Everyone in the tech press is spending enormous numbers of electrons on the new Apple watch announced today.  Except it was really announced several months ago.  It will talk to your iPhone, it will track your activity, it will help … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on January 23, 2015 by Ralph Hanson

Lots going on to ask questions about! What happened to the staff photographers at Sports Illustrated? They all got let go.  All photography at the magazine will now be done by free lancers. How did movies headlined by women do last year? … Continue reading →

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Porn and New Technology

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

“I was disappointed that pornography got to the Net. But I’ve come to learn that pornographers are almost always the first ones to adopt new technology. If there is a new way of distributing their product, they’ll find it.” -Vint Cerf, … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – A Fish Named Grayson is Playing Pokemon for a National Audience

Posted on October 17, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

As I worked on the fifth edition of Mass Communication: Living in a Media World during the summer of 2014, a fish named Grayson was playing the video games Pokémon Red and Blue on a Game Boy emulator using a motion sensor … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Does Google need your consent before using your data to create a profile of you? Looks like they do in Germany. Are consumers the only ones cutting the cord? Nope.  Smaller cable/internet providers are starting to get out of the … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 19, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Where the heck have you been the last few weeks? Sorry for the lack of updates!  It’s been crazy during the end of this semester. But I hope to be back to posting regularly now. What did the future look … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Is public relations simply talking to people, placing press releases and blocking access to executives? In fact, none of those are at the core of modern PR, according to PR mogul Richard Edelman.  Good summary of what public relations is … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on February 25, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

What are the six types of Twitter communities?  And which are the most toxic? Would you be surprised if it were the political ones? Nah, me neither.  This is from The Fix blog at the WaPo, but you can read … Continue reading →

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Link Ch. 10 – 75,000 people are viewing, playing a single game of Pokeman Red online

Posted on February 18, 2014 by Ralph Hanson

Guest Blog Post Today we have a guest blog post from the UNK forensics coach Aaron Blackman (who is also my Nintendo video game mentor) about a big group of video gamers who are playing and watching a play-through of … Continue reading →

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