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My Parting Advice: Start a Blog

Patrick Phillips — Thu, 10 May 2007 20:23:12 -0400

Before our blog gets “put on ice” now that the semester is ending, I’d like to offer some parting advice. Perhaps to no surprise, I strongly recommend that each of you start your own blog.

Guns, Hoes ... and Potting Soil

Whitney M Dipollina — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 14:23:32 -0400

The debut issue of Garden & Gun, “a glossy new lifestyle magazine from Charleston, S.C.,” faced a shaky start when it hit newsstands earlier this month, just days before the shootings at Virginia Tech.

Citizen Journalism: Online Fascism?

John Lichman — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:46:28 -0400

As much as I hate to imagine Jay Rosen giving speeches from the balcony in the J-Dept, maybe I don't have a choice. After all, isn't he citizen journalism's de facto leader?

Urban Neighborhoods Welcome the Blogosphere

Whitney M Dipollina — Mon, 30 Apr 2007 13:36:18 -0400

According to an article in the New York Times, gentrification and urban neighborhood blogs are proving to be a rather dynamic duo.

In Case You Don't Have Enough Vice in Your Life

Sarah Herse — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:10:52 -0400

I have to hand it to Vice TV. While we agree that most print media have a hard time making the dive into digital, Vice Magazine kind of nails it.

Blog Away ... Just Don't Lie

Bianca Posterli — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 23:09:26 -0400

Anonymous blogs only stay anonymous for so long. For the past year, Socialite Rank has been detailing the attire and actions of socialites in order to determine their popularity standings.

It's Not All About Naked Women

Connie Kargbo — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 22:26:17 -0400

Africa is not a country, it’s a continent. If you already knew that then give yourself a big round of applause because in the United States you are probably in the minority.

Newspapers Will Die, Not Magazines

Kristen OGorman — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 11:28:58 -0400

Over the past few months, we've talked extensively about digital media taking over traditional media. But while I certainly agree that digital media will replace newspapers eventually, I’m not so convinced that it will replace magazines.

Sony Uses Decapitated Goat to Promote Video Game

melissah — Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:11:16 -0400

As if video games didn't attract enough attention as a possible source of violence for the incident at Virginia Tech, Sony decapitated a live goat (head still dangling) and encouraged guests to reach into the innards of the animal and eat its warm offals.

Google Gets a Little Bigger

Ben Parsons — Sat, 28 Apr 2007 21:18:27 -0400

Google announced on their blog last week a new "online home" for their Authors@Google chats, where they talk to authors of recently released books about their work.