Tag Archives: Google

Why You Should Be Reading the Wall Street Journal: Google & TikTok Edition

Posted on November 18, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

I know, I know, the WSJ is behind a pretty solid paywall.  You really do have to pay to read it. And I know it’s owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp. And some of you may be bothered that it … Continue reading →

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Media Twitter: Digital Detox, Fancy Phones, Creepy Speakers, and Facebook 51

Posted on August 23, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

Diary of a Digital Detox – What did a media professional learn from his experience?https://t.co/mUE8xMq28M — RalphIsNow@rhanson40@threads.net (@ralphehanson) August 22, 2019 I have my classroom media literacy students do an electronic media cleanse as their first homework each semester. And they … Continue reading →

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Legacy News Vs. Google – Is the battle as clear as it seems?

Posted on June 10, 2019 by Ralph Hanson

There’s been a lot of chatter lately about the interaction/exploitation/mismanagement among legacy media and the social media companies.  Here are a couple ofl articles/threads that do a good job of dealing with the issues: Google Made $4.7 Billion From the … Continue reading →

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Chapter 11 – Burger King’s award-winning Google Home of the Whopper

Posted on June 6, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Burger King – Google Home of the Whopper (Case Study) from Casal + Peña on Vimeo.

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Ch. 3 Visual Media Literacy: Google Doodles

Posted on May 11, 2018 by Ralph Hanson

Here are several of the Google doodles I discuss in the Ch. 3 Test Your Visual Media Literacy exercise: The original Burning Man Google doodle Lotte Reiniger’s 117th Birthday Google doodle The 44th Anniversary of the Birth of Hip Hop … Continue reading →

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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)

Posted on May 15, 2016 by Ralph Hanson

How did Google pass Apple to become world’s most valuable company? Bad question, because most of the time it isn’t – but Google is sometimes.  Investors bullish on Google/Alphabet’s future; wondering what Apple’s next big product will be. Why is … 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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Google’s goes conventional with ‘Sophie’ ad for Chrome

Posted on May 10, 2011 by Ralph Hanson

Google has a new television ad for its Chrome web browser that is quite charming: Long-time tech journalist Steven Levy (author of the 80s computer classic Hackers) has an interesting analysis of the ad.  He notes that while the ad … Continue reading →

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