Black Elected Officials Urge FCC to Keep the Digital Divide in Mind
Posted by Lesly Simmons
In a letter sent to the FCC last month, the groups asked the agency “ensure that any new rules proposed can clearly be shown to benefit all consumers and not expand the digital divide facing disadvantaged populations.” The FCC is one of the agencies responsible for developing and implementing a national broadband plan.
Read MoreAOL’s New News Site Starts Out Color-Free
Posted by Lesly Simmons
Last week the Journalism Educators Association hosted their fall national high school journalist’s conference in Washington, DC, and I was honored to host a session for a small group of young writers. Early estimates say there were more than 6,000 high school journalists from across the country attending, and their excitement was visible—a couple of Metro stops from the convention hotel I noticed groups of kids with cameras and note pads out capturing stories.
Read MoreSocial Awareness: The New Networked Frontier
Posted by Lesly Simmons
No one yet knows exactly what Web 3.0 is, but there are brilliant minds at work shaping and designing our internet future today. Social networking on steroids will most definitely be part of whatever evolves. Right now that conjures images of tweets beaming directly into my brain (a truly scary thought) or Facebook status updates [...]
Read MoreTwitter Lists Gather Latest Info on Fort Hood Tragedy
Posted by Lesly Simmons
Last week’s shooting rampage at a military installation in Fort Hood, Texas quickly became the top news story across the country, and several major news organizations used Twitter Lists to aggregate information coming from local news outlets after the shooting, including the New York Times, CNN, and the Austin-American Statesmen. The Times prominently displayed their [...]
Read MoreVegas Hotels Trade Rooms In Exchange for New Twitter Followers
Posted by Lesly Simmons
The Rio and MGM Grand Hotels in Las Vegas are running new Twitter promotions, giving away hotel stays in exchange for tweets. Until Nov. 27, folks who tweet their sins along with the hashtag #mgmsin will be entered in a once-a-day random drawing for a night’s stay at the MGM Grand Hotel & Casino on the strip. MGM’s social media team is posting the names of the winners as soon as they are drawn, and they’ve extended the promotion to mgmgrandsins.com. There you can tweet directly from the page, see a list of winners, and vote on the most forgivable and unforgivable sins that have been posted so far. A few folks have already forfeited by not responding to claim their prize, so if you enter, be sure to check back regularly.
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