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Entries from April 15th, 2011

Tech blog item #12: Best blogs for journalism students

April 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech blog item #12: Best blogs for journalism students · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Here is a list of the top blogs to use for journalism students, according to Bachelor’s Degree Online.  The list comes right from the website.  The blogs are from other students at various institutions, the media, photojournalism and investigative journalism. Students The Spectrum: This blog from NYU’s Arthur L. Carter Journalism Institute Urban Journalism Workshop […]

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Andrew Card and his Bush-era antics

April 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Andrew Card and his Bush-era antics · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

Former Chief of Staff for the Bush Administration, Andrew Card, shares stories and insight with those up-and-coming in the media industry. On Thursday, April 7, 2011, Card joined students from George Mason University and the University of Denver in a video conference to be aired on C-SPAN three the following day at five p.m. Hosted […]

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Tech blog item #11: Sad times for Kings fans

April 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech blog item #11: Sad times for Kings fans · Comm361, Student Blog Posts

The 2010-2011 NBA regular season has finally come to a close.  This is a happy time for those playoff teams of course, this group including the especially happy New York Knicks (Finally!).  However, one team is saying goodbye to their home city, as the Sacramento Kings could have played their final game in California’s capital. […]

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Tech Blog #10: BlackBerry’s New Tablet

April 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #10: BlackBerry’s New Tablet · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts

   Adam Ostrow and Christina Warren co-authored a new article on Mashable.com titled “BlackBerry PlayBook Enters the Tablet Race.”  The review was based on feedback after Mashable tested the device for a week.  The results:  Build, Form Factor and Screen  Weighs 425 grams, feels sturdy and compact 7-inch Resolution 1024 x 600 Landscape mode: feels […]

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Tech Blog #9: King for a Day Vacations

April 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #9: King for a Day Vacations · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts

  Tired of those generic hotels?  Got plenty of dough to throw around? Airbnb, a vacation rentals startup, in partnership with Rent a Village by Xnet, offers some ultra luxurious listings for those with deep pockets.  You can “rent anything from a couch to a country.”  Examples include: Austrian village — Goldegg, in the heart […]

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Tech Blog #8: “To Tweet or Not To Tweet: That is the Question!”

April 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #8: “To Tweet or Not To Tweet: That is the Question!” · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts

Scott Gerber, whose article “8 Ways Entrepreneurs Can Get More Out of Twitter” is featured on Mashable.com, asked a panel of young, successful entrepreneurs how other entrepreneurs can utilize Twitter to their advantage.  They advised: Twitter is a social tool — interact and be social, find out what customers want or need Avoid insecurity work – limit Twitter time […]

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Tech Blog #7: New Apple Video Editing Software

April 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #7: New Apple Video Editing Software · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts

    Ben Parr’s article, “Apple Unveils Final Cut Pro X,” on Mashable.com, offers some details about this rebuild of the 12-year-old video-editing software introduced at the National Association of Broadcasters trade show in Las Vegas: First 64-bit version Can utilize all eight cores and more than 4 GB of RAM for professional editing on […]

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Tech Blog #6: Browser Privacy

April 15th, 2011 · Comments Off on Tech Blog #6: Browser Privacy · Comm361, online journalism, Student Blog Posts

Tired of being tracked?  Mashable.com features a new article by Jolie Odell titled “Apple Adds ‘Do Not Track’ Features to Safari.”  Part of a test version of Mac OS X Lion, this new version of the Safari browser includes an option that lets users prevent cookies from tracking their online browsing behavior. Public concerns about web browsing […]

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