Internet: Marketing and Messages

Google Chrome - Features

Published on 2009-12-10 07:14:00

Interesting and cleverly made commercial for the new Google browser "Chrome". I might try it out, looks sleek and the features are impressive.this item via http://internetmarketingandmessages.blogspot.com/

Instant messaging 'chatspeak' no danger to spelling: study

Published on 2009-09-24 06:37:00

Texting and instant messaging using short-forms and "chatspeak" have no effect on teens' ability to spell properly and could even provide "a little brain workout," researchers at the University of Alberta say.The small study of about 40 teenagers found that use of the "virtual dialect" of texting and instant messaging did not have any correlation with poor spelling performance.Study author Connie Varnhagen said teens who were good spellers in the classroom were also good spellers when texting."A

Asia 2.0: Blogs as Public Media - Call for Papers

Published on 2009-09-23 08:16:00

CFP: Session at ACS Crossroads Hong Kong 2010 (June, 17th-21st)http://www.crossroads2010.org/index.htmlTitle: “Asia 2.0: Blogs as Public Media”Organizers: Younghan Cho (Postdoctoral Fellow, National University of Singapore, Singapore)Nakho Kim (Ph.D. Candidate, University of Wisconsin-Madison, USA)This notice is to call for presenters for the proposed session, entitled as “Asia 2.0: Blogs as Public Media.” Papers are particularly sought around the following related themes:This panel aims

Studies in Evil Media

Published on 2009-09-23 08:10:00

University of East London School of Humanities and Social Sciences and Centre for Cultural Studies Research presentStudies in Evil MediaOctober 7th 200914:00-17:00University of East LondonDocklands Campus(Cyprus DLR - the station is literally at the campus)Room EB.3.19 (third floor, main building, turn left on entering main square from station)All WelcomeMatthew Fuller (Goldsmiths: Author of Media Ecologies)& Andrew Goffey (Middlesex University: Translator of Isabelle Stengers’ Capitalist

Did You Know 4.0

Published on 2009-09-23 08:03:00

Fantastic video on the progression of information technology.4.0 for 2009 - Newly Revised Edition Created by Darren Bachynski, and modified by Jared Bachynski; Globalization & Our Changing Planet. It was even adapted by Sony BMG at an executive meeting they held in Paris this year.this item via http://internetmarketingandmessages.blogspot.com/

Lemelson Center Fellowships 2010

Published on 2009-09-23 07:59:00

The Smithsonian's Lemelson Center is seeking proposals for its 2010 Fellows Program, which supports projects that present creative approaches to the study of invention and innovation in American society. These include, but are not limited to, historical research and documentation projects resulting in publications, exhibitions, educational initiatives, and multimedia products. The fellowship program provides access to the Smithsonian's vast artifact and archival collections, as well as the exper

Social Media Revolution

Published on 2009-08-26 03:10:00

Is social media a fad?Or is it the biggest shift since the Industrial Revolution?Welcome to the World of Socialnomics. Interesting and educational video about social media and what it means in todays society. I wasn't aware of some of the facts/numbers in this video, which makes it particularly impressive to find it all congested into an informative video.this item via http://internetmarketingandmessages.blogspot.com/

MUM 2009 –The 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

Published on 2009-08-26 02:06:00

+++ SUBMISSIONS OPEN - PAPER DEADLINE AUG 31, 2009 +++MUM 2009 –The 8th International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia22 – 25 November, 2009, Cambridge, United KingdomMUM 2009 (www.mum2009.org) is organized by Microsoft Research, Nokia Research, and University of Cambridge.DEADLINE for full and short papers and tutorials is AUGUST 31, 2009. Paper submissions are accepted in electronic form through the online conference management site: https://cmt.research.microsoft.com/MUM20

Street Computing workshop at OZCHI 2009 - Call for Participation

Published on 2009-08-18 05:19:00

Street Computing workshop at OZCHI 2009Tue 24th Nov 2009, MelbourneCall for ParticipationThe Street Computing workshop, held in conjunction with OZCHI 2009, solicits papers discussing new research directions, early research results, works-in-progress and critical surveys of prior research work in the areas of ubiquitous computing and interaction design for urban environments.Urban spaces have unique characteristics. Typically, they are densely populated, buzzing with life twenty-four hours a day

Media Interventions (CSA) - call for papers

Published on 2009-08-04 07:07:00

CALL FOR PAPERS – MEDIA INTERVENTIONSThe Media Interventions Division of the Cultural Studies Association (CSA) invites abstracts for papers and panel proposals for the Eighth Annual Cultural Studies Association Meeting, March 18-20, 2010 in Berkeley, California. The division welcomes submissions that examine media interventions, broadly conceived, from academic and practitioner perspectives. In addition, division seeks submissions that explore the use of media to popularize academic researc