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A Gift for Little Christmas Eve: The Wonder that are Tiny Desk Concerts
Those of us of Scandinavian extraction refer to Dec. 23rd as “Lille Yule Aften” or “Little Christmas Eve.” It’s the day for putting up your Christmas tree, decorating, and getting ready for the festivities to come. (Traditionally, the tree was cut … Continue reading
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Is Taylor Swift the new Queen of all Media?
I’m working on the ninth edition of my textbook Mass Communication: Living in a Media World. The eighth edition was written in the middle of the pandemic lockdown and talks about a time when everything was being limited. The lockdown … Continue reading
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Questions Worth Asking (Maybe)
Are Facebook and Instagram addictive? And if so, what does that mean? We know that nicotine, meth, heroin, alcohol and the like are addictive. Biochemists can lay out the specific mechanisms that make these substances difficult to quit using. But … Continue reading
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Guest Blog Post: How Ticketmaster Failed Us and Taylor Swift
Let me start by saying I’m not a Swiftie. I’ve listened to her Folklore album a time or two and viewed her Tiny Desk concert. That’s about it. I first learned about all of the fuss about how Ticketmaster was … Continue reading
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Copyright in the News
Judge rules that embedded tweet violates photo’s copyright The blog Engadget is reporting that a New York federal court has ruled that a news sites that embedded a tweet containing a photo of quarterback Tom Brady violates the photographer’s copyright. … Continue reading
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