Now THIS is mobile marketing with content you can USE! Kids, adults, ANYone who’s been cross-legged while out and about at a street fair has no doubt wondered why Google Maps street views or Twitter Maps or any of the brilliant GPS mobile mashups haven’t tapped into how to use the media’s pragmatic side quicker...Piddle spots! Not just 'plant your marker … [Read more...]
For the next two days I’ll be working with many of our NextNow collaboratory pals at Digital Earth, which is being held in the U.S. for the first time in its history. Previously hosted by Canada, China, the Czech Republic and Japan, this time it’s in my S.F. Bay area backyard, so I wouldn’t miss it for the world. (traffic willing; I’ll be the blonde … [Read more...]
21st century art is wild! Many have seen the Women in Art media morph circulating the internet (great way to open kids' eyes to classic art through new technology)...Now, MIT’s Media Lab turns kids on to the I/O Brush, which ‘paints’ through imagery onto a computer screen with optical fibers, and video camera touch sensors built into the tips. Watch this … [Read more...]
May 26, 2014 Memorial Day Since people have continued to confuse Memorial Day and Veteran's Day I wanted to add one more simple comparison/contrast to help sort it out. Also, on Twitter, there will be a #GoSilent moment at 12:01pm EDT on Memorial Day along with several other poignant hashtags that help clarify with a heartfelt salute: #InHonorOf and #HonorTheFallen. May 21, … [Read more...]
“When a racial incident occurred in her classroom, 23-year-old English teacher Erin Gruwell spun it into an ongoing dialogue that ultimately changed the lives of 150 inner-city students…” With new media, social web connectivity, and video posts, she’s no doubt reached millions more! True stories like the Freedom Writers don’t make it onto … [Read more...]
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