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Joining the Google Glass Explorer Program
Just last week I was selected to join the Google Glass Explorer Program and the glasses already arrived yesterday. I will share my experiences and experiments with this technology on my new blog Glass@VCU. My project is generously supported by … Continue reading
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Tagged experience, Glass@VCU, Google, Google Glass, Mobile, Multimedia, research, Social Media, Social Media Professor, teaching, Technology
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What’s the future of social media?
I was recently interviewed by VCU’s College of Humanities and Sciences on the future of social media. Please view the video above for an excerpt from the interview.
Posted in Blogs, Journalism, Research, Social Media, Teaching
Tagged Blogs, College of Humanities and Sciences, Facebook, Future, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Twitter, VCU, YouTube
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Tumblr Founder David Karp speaks at VCU
The founder of the microblogging platform Tumblr, David Karp, delivered the Turpin Lecture at VCU’s School of Mass Communications on Tuesday evening. Before and after speaking to an audience of around 200 students, faculty and media professionals, the 25-year-old entrepreneur … Continue reading
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Tagged Audience, Blogs, Business, David Karp, event, Global, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Technology, Tumblr, VCU
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Follow “iPadJournos” on Twitter and Facebook
This semester, I am teaching a Social Media Journalism class at VCU, in which all 14 student received an iPad to do mobile reporting projects. This innovative technology project is run in cooperation with VCU’s Center for Teaching Excellence and … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogs, CBS 6, CTE, Facebook, Hastech, iPad, Lorenzo Hall, Scott Wise, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Students, Twitter, VCU
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New course: Social Media and the iPad
In the spring semester I will offer a special topics class “Social Media Journalism” in VCU’s School of Mass Communications. In the class, we will do hands-on social media reporting and portfolio building on various platforms. The class will also … Continue reading
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Tagged apple, Blogs, Campaigns, Class, CTE, Facebook, Google, iPad, Newspaper, Portfolio, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Students, Technology, TV, Twitter, VCU, Wikipedia, YouTube
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Social media and the 2012 presidential campaign
President Barack Obama and the Republican field of candidates are putting their social media campaigns in place for the 2012 presidential race. Republicans recently announced that they will be ready to play social media this time around, and President Obama … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Government, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged American Public Media, Blogs, Campaigns, Candidates, Democracy, Democrats, Election, Facebook, Government, Marketplace, Newspaper, Obama, President, Republicans, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Tumblr, Twitter
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Citing blogs without proper attribution
My latest journal publication, which just appeared in the summer issue of the Newspaper Research Journal, tracks the source relationship between traditional news media and blogs. In the study, my co-author Bruce Garrison from the University of Miami’s School of … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Research, Social Media
Tagged AEJMC, Agenda Setting, Attribution, Blogs, Citation, CNN, Election, Fox News, Intermedia, LA Times, New York Times, Newspaper, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Sources, TV, USA Today, Washington Post
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Social media and personal campaigns
Social media like Facebook and Twitter are increasingly used for personal campaigns online. The Associates Press reports on a mother in North Carolina who built a following on social networking to challenge a court ruling that gave her estranged husband … Continue reading
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Tagged Associated Press, Audience, Blogs, Campaigns, Custody, Divorce, Facebook, Forbes, Fox News, Huffington Post, Lawsuit, NPR, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, Sydney Morning Herald, Twitter
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President Obama’s social media strategy for 2012
President Barack Obama’s visit to the Facebook headquarters yesterday has put the spotlight on his social media strategy for his reelection efforts in 2012. I was interviewed today via Skype on the evening news of TV2 in Denmark about Obama’s … Continue reading
Posted in Blogs, Government, International, Journalism, Legacy Media, Politics, Public Relations, Social Media
Tagged Audience, Campaigns, Democrat, Denmark, Election, Facebook, Global, Government, Obama, Palin, President, Republican, Romney, Social Media, Social Media Professor, Strategy, TV, Twitter, Youth, YouTube
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The sources of the political blogosphere
There are fundamental differences in how traditional news media bloggers and unaffiliated bloggers (you might call them the original bloggers) operate. In a recent study on the sourcing of political blogs in the United States, I found that newspapers use … Continue reading
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Tagged Agenda Setting, Blogs, Election, Newspaper, President, Social Media Professor, Sources
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