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About Us | The Texas Tribune
"We’ll tee them up. Because the Trib’s focus is exclusively public policy, politics, and government, there’s nothing to distract us from the task at hand. Because we’re non-profit, we don’t have to sacrifice our mission at the altar of commercial considerations. Because we’re nonpartisan, we’ll give you the straight skinny—the facts—without an agenda or bias. Because we work for you, the people of Texas, not shareholders or other corporate overlords, we’ll never get our priorities out of whack.
Beyond that, what will differentiate us from other media is our voice (strong, clear, authorial, magazine-like in our love of a good narrative), our innovative use of technology (how we present our reporting will be as much a measure of our success as what that reporting uncovers), our ambition (couldn’t be higher), and our willingness to try new and risky things—even we ultimately fall flat. These days, many media organizations don’t have the luxury of giving their reporters permission to fail, because the cost of failure is too high to bear in difficult economic times. We have no such apprehensions. To the contrary, we’re operating with a “fail fast” mindset that allows our reporters and editors to think big, to think creatively and differently. If it doesn’t work out, no problem—move on to the next attempt to be great, to be the best."
Everyday Life, Online: US College Students' Use of the Internet
The goal of this study was to learn about how college students are using the Internet and to compare their use of it to that of college students as reported in 2002 by replicating and extending previous research. A survey of college students at 40 U.S. higher education institutions was conducted, along with observations and interviews at several Midwestern universities. For comparison to the general population a nationwide telephone survey was undertaken. The study found that Internet use had predictably increased but that college students continued to prefer using multiple methods of communication to stay in touch with friends and family. College students continue to be early adopters of new Internet tools and applications in comparison to the general U.S. Internet–using population. For U.S. college students, Internet technologies have become so ubiquitous as to seem invisible.
Pope invites priests to use digital media
"If understood and used wisely, new media technology "can offer priests and all pastoral workers a wealth of information and content that was difficult to access before, and facilitate forms of collaboration and greater communion in ways that were unthinkable in the past," the statement said.
While the church also must be aware of and address problems the new digital culture causes, it said, the church should recognize the enormous potential new instruments of communication have in ministry and evangelization."
Real-time Web keeps social networkers connected - USATODAY.com
Such is life in the post-Web 2.0 world. The latest iteration of the Internet — deemed the "real-time Web" by some analysts, is exemplified by the obsessive use of PCs or cellphones for quick interactions and dips into the online information stream. This hyper-connectedness is fueled by the rise in social media and distinguished by quick, short communication and, increasingly, an absence of privacy.
More than four in five U.S. adults online use social media at least once a month, according to a new Forrester Research report. While young people march toward almost universal adoption, the most rapid growth has occurred among consumers 35 and older. Now, established companies and start-ups are scrambling to develop real-time Web applications for gaming, intuitive online searches, location services and customer support. The market potential is huge, tech analysts and others say.
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Such is life in the post-Web 2.0 world. The latest iteration of the Internet — deemed the "real-time Web" by some analysts, is exemplified by the obsessive use of PCs or cellphones for quick interactions and dips into the online information stream. This hyper-connectedness is fueled by the rise in social media and distinguished by quick, short communication and, increasingly, an absence of privacy.
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"There is a generational divide between co-location vs. no location," he says. "These digital tools diminish the importance of geography, especially in relationships."
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The Revolution Will Be Microblogged: Iran's Election and the Power of Twitter - Social Networking - Technologist
The crisis in Iran has allowed Twitter, the microblogging service, to mature into a legitimate and important communication tool. Twitter has played such a prominent role in allowing mobilization and documentation of the Iranian opposition that the US State Department at one point even asked the company to put off a scheduled maintenance so that Iranians could continue using the service.
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The crisis in Iran has allowed Twitter, the microblogging service, to mature into a legitimate and important communication tool. Twitter has played such a prominent role in allowing mobilization and documentation of the Iranian opposition that the US State Department at one point even asked the company to put off a scheduled maintenance so that Iranians could continue using the service.
Future of Learning Institutions in a Digital Age | HASTAC
Young people today are learning in new ways that are both collective and egalitarian.
They are contributing to Wikipedia, commenting on blogs, teaching themselves programming and figuring out work-arounds to online video games. They follow links embedded in articles to build a deeper understanding. They comment on papers and ideas in an interactive and immediate exchange ofideas. All these acts are collaborative and democratic, and all occur amid a worldwide community of voices.
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Young people today are learning in new ways that are both collective and egalitarian.
They are contributing to Wikipedia, commenting on blogs, teaching themselves programming and figuring out work-arounds to online video games. They follow links embedded in articles to build a deeper understanding. They comment on papers and ideas in an interactive and immediate exchange ofideas. All these acts are collaborative and democratic, and all occur amid a worldwide community of voices. -
Today’s learning is interactive and without walls.
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Google Drops A Nuclear Bomb On Microsoft. And It’s Made of Chrome.
But Chrome OS will be all about the web apps. And no doubt HTML 5 is going to be a huge part of all of this. A lot of people are still wary about running web apps for when their computer isn’t connected to the web. But HTML 5 has the potential to change that, as you’ll be able to work in the browser even when not connected, and upload when you are again.
Top Ten Top Ten - The Top Ten Videos Inspiring Us To Rethink The Way we Learn
My current top 10 list of videos that inspire us to rethink the way we learn and educate. Also, this initiative encourages others to list and share their top 10 favorite videos that inspire us to rethink the way we learn and educate in the 21st century.
P2P2G: The rise of e-diplomacy - Micah L. Sifry and Andrew Rasiej - POLITICO.com
In an age when Israeli and Lebanese bloggers can IM each other while their countries are at war; when two college grads in Colombia can use Facebook to spark worldwide demonstrations, involving 14 million people, against the FARC rebel group; and when a half-million people using Kiva.org can lend more than $75 million in direct micro-loans to people in 185 countries, clearly international relations is no longer a monopoly of governments. Social media are helping redefine what diplomacy means at a rapid pace.
Doris Lessing’s The Golden Notebook
It’s an experiment in close-reading in which seven women are reading the book and conducting a conversation in the margins. The project went live on Monday 10 November 2008.
Practically Speaking - Small Businesses Take Tentative Steps Toward Online Networking - NYTimes.com
For more than a year, the Brighter Planet team has been blogging, Tweeting, friending on Facebook and initiating viral marketing campaigns intended to help consumers reduce their carbon footprints.
While most small businesses have not yet embraced social networks as Brighter Planet has, their numbers are growing. According to the April index of Discover Small Business Watch, compiled by Discover Financial Services, 38 percent of owners were a member of an online social networking community, up from 22 percent in October 2007.
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For more than a year, the Brighter Planet team has been blogging, Tweeting, friending on Facebook and initiating viral marketing campaigns intended to help consumers reduce their carbon footprints.
While most small businesses have not yet embraced social networks as Brighter Planet has, their numbers are growing. According to the April index of Discover Small Business Watch, compiled by Discover Financial Services, 38 percent of owners were a member of an online social networking community, up from 22 percent in October 2007.
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Last week, Shustir.com introduced its virtual marketplace, which was started by two former Lehman Brothers colleagues, Shu Kim and Khanh Pham. “It matters where you spend,” Ms. Kim said, echoing the site’s catchphrase. The goal, they said, is to keep Main Street U.S.A. alive.
“We want you to spend with small businesses,” Ms. Pham said. “By doing so, 80 percent of the money goes directly back to the community.”
Twittering in Church, with the Pastor's O.K. - TIME
There's a time and place for technology, and most houses of worship still say it's not at morning Mass. But instead of reminding worshippers to silence their cell phones, a small but growing number of churches across the country are following Voelz's lead and encouraging people to integrate text-messaging into their relationship with God.
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There's a time and place for technology, and most houses of worship still say it's not at morning Mass. But instead of reminding worshippers to silence their cell phones, a small but growing number of churches across the country are following Voelz's lead and encouraging people to integrate text-messaging into their relationship with God.
The Fischbowl: We Can Do This. We Should Do It.
We're living in the time of the most significant change in human expression in human history. [Great videos from Richard Miller at Rutgers with addtl comments by Karl Fisch.]
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We're living in the time of the most significant change in human expression in human history.
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