Social Blogging

Jun. 16, 2009- With the new BlackBerry TourTM smartphone from Research In Motion available from Sprint on America’s most dependable 3G network1, staying connected won’t be a worry domestically, or when you travel around the world.

NEW YORK — A man who says he’s afraid to fly is spending the month of June living on a plane.

Last October Nokia unveiled with the 5800 XpressMusic their first touchscreen phone.

John Mayer boasted of updating his Twitter account while using the toilet in a nightclub.

US based personal computer maker Dell has shown that you can generate business from the popular social networking service Twitter.

Last night, we were live at Facebook headquarters when they launched Facebook usernames to the public.

TOLEDO, Ohio — More than a half-century after Air Force pilot Robert Kearse wrote to his family during the Korean War, the letters are going home.

Media literacy is the ability to analyze and evaluate the media to which we are exposed; it is a complex subject. Although most of us suffer from sensory over-stimulation from media, most do not have the time, or do not take the time, to analyze the consequences of this exposure. (Source: University of New Mexico)

Photo credit: Teemu Arina edited by Daniele Bazzano

Inside this Media Literacy digest:

• Old Meets New - The use of QR codes, facebook, flickr, etc. offered a stark contrast to the need to physically “be there” to experience the ambiance of the castle.
• That Failing Newspaper Industry… - Transformative changes in other information-based industries should capture the attention of educators. A few recent newspaper-related stories.
• Tool Making and Language - The idea of language adds an interesting perspective on speaking and toolmaking as similar / related activities.
• From Plato To Perl: The Problem of Sociality and The ‘Idea‘ - A presentation Chris Lott delivered titled From Plato to Perl: the Problem of Sociality and the ‘Idea‘.

Develop a critical attitude. Filter the media buzz. Learn to separate the news from the noise and make sense of the information that interests you. Here is George Siemens Media Literacy digest:

Today is the day where many Americans across the nation will see a blue screen on their television sets.

Obsessed: Mark Southeby, who had a fetish for ugg boots , ‘harassed girls over the internet’ An Ugg boot-obsessed pervert who harassed a group of schoolgirls using a range of social networking websites admitted he would benefit from ‘chemical castration’, a court heard yesterday.

By ANNA JOHNSON A dozen young Iranians tap away at computers in a headquarters so new the light fixtures are still being installed.

VCE cameo … George Clooney. Mex Cooper June 11, 2009 - 11:54AM Actor George Clooney is set to make a surprise guest appearance in the answers of some of the 83,000 VCE students taking the General Achievement Test today.

Gov. Rick Perry - sidelined after breaking his collarbone in a biking accident - plans to get back to work Thursday to read and sign bills.

Even the Forest Preserve District of Cook County is social networking online. Forest preserve officials have started a new advertising campaign with a Facebook page, Twitter account and YouTube posts.

Hundreds of users of the social networking website Facebook could be sued for defamation for joining a group that claims David Bain is guilty of murder, a media law expert warns.