5 Technologies For 2011
2010 was stuffed with technological innovation and gadgets that bedazzle (and break your budget.) For 2011, I recommend the following five technologies. Some may be familiar, some may be new to you,...
View ArticleHärnu: Global Social Networking with the People You DON’T Already Know
Härnu founder Jason Gowans. (Photo by Sara Stogner) Seattleite Jason Gowans has been all over the map. And he’s made a crucial insight during his travels: it’s true that the biggest online social...
View ArticleBoth Timely and Relevant: An MCDM Course Retrospective
When I was offered the chance to reprise my role as course facilitator in MCDM’s COM 546 (Narratives and Networks in Digital Media), I jumped at the chance. Last year’s experience with Cohort 11 was...
View ArticleMCDM Connect: Wine, Marshmallows, and Networks
A sparkling evening at Wine WorldPhoto by Amy Rainey How do you spark lively conversation, meaningful professional connections and new ideas? In one all-too short evening? An un-conference just might...
View ArticleJenni Hogan: Building Community on Twitter
Hogan Doing KIRO 7 Traffic Reports In 2008, Seattle’s Jenni Hogan was a local reporter doing morning drive traffic cut-ins at KIRO 7 TV (CBS Seattle). Today, with more some 60,000 Twitter followers,...
View ArticleOpportunity isn’t Knocking – it’s Tweeting and Linking in!
Happy Monday, Gentle Readers. This week the University of Washington spruces up and shakes out its glad rags for a plethora of graduation ceremonies and celebrations. Are you among the soon-to-be...
View ArticleJobaline: Low-tech Help for Hourly Workers
This post was produced as part of the UW Comm Department’s undergraduate Entrepreneurial Journalism course. by Simona Trakiyska Remember the long hours spent filling out job applications? How about...
View ArticleMicrosoft Office 2010 For Free
Microsoft recently announced that the consumer version of Office 2010 will soon be available for free: Office Web Apps. This might just make Google start sweating. If not, it should. Let’s face it:...
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