Laura tells how six million were deprived at the Jane Austen and Comedy Conference in Melbourne! Germiane Greer gave the introductory lecture.
Category Archive for 'media'
Pushing the envelope
Posted in media, puppetry, puppets, technology on Dec 2nd, 2007
Amy writes about how Coke is at least making the right noises about respecting users wishes in relation to Facebook Beacon. Dave thinks Facebook was deliberately testing the waters. Of course leaking to test or dilute reaction has been a political tool for eons.
I’ve heard Roger Law, one of the creators of the famed satirical […]
Branding Grattan
Posted in media, newspapers on Nov 16th, 2007
I’m kind of amused at The Age’s attempts to promote their op-ed writers, in particular their political editor and bureau chief, Michelle Grattan. For one thing, she is such a good journalist, and already so highly regarded, that it seems silly. For another, it looks like they can’t quite get it right. The front […]
Anything for an angle
Posted in media, newspapers on Oct 10th, 2007
I haven’t caught up with the whole conversation yet, but today I’ve been reading Danah Boyd’s posts on Facebook and controlling ones public appearance. I’m pretty wary of Facebook for a variety of reasons, but retain a curiosity about the impact it is having and might yet have.
But by coincidence I then turned to today’s […]
What a difference an interface makes
Posted in media, newspapers, technology on Sep 22nd, 2007
Recent revisions of news websites have changed my news reading habits. It used to be that my first ports of call were the Fairfax papers - The Melbourne Age and the Sydney Morning Herald . I would scan the ABC for the most up-to-date and factual reporting. Then a quick look at The […]
Go the ABC!
Posted in media, news, technology on Jun 22nd, 2007
The Australian Broadcasting Commission has again shown it’s willingness to adopt and make the most of new media with it’s shiny new ABC News site. It’s really cool - personalized tagging, great embedded video and audio, and an attractive interface, among other features.
What a beat up!
Posted in media, miscellaneous, newspapers, technology on Jan 7th, 2007
The Fairfax papers are running a curious 3-page story today saying Justice Michael Kirby ‘has been vilified and defamed by fraudsters who have stolen his identity to post offensive material on the popular internet site MySpace,” and implying it is a first case scenario. Good grief, what a beat up!
Is this just lazy or out-of-touch […]
Some thoughts on the miners’ interview
Posted in media, miscellaneous, news on May 23rd, 2006
I watched the Ch. 9 interview with the two rescued Beaconsfield miners on Sunday night, and far from being bored, was quite fascinated. Some thoughts:
I was rather touched to watch how they were still taking care of each other. If one was struggling to keep his emotions in check, the other stepped in to relate […]
Last week my son and I cracked up when we happened across a video clip of Bud Light’s Real Men of Genius: Mr Giant Taco Salad Inventor (’I don’t see no lettuce!’). I had no idea it was part of a series of Bud Light commercials but yesterday my friend Amy serendipitously blogged about a […]