Could modern democracy’s greatest force be the Internet and Social Media? More than elections, a governing body, and live town hall meetings? The world must really be coming to an end. The cyber world is emerging as a force to reckon with when battling the new democratic wave. Okay, perhaps crowning the Internet as democracy’s…
What are people are talking about on the Internet? Hot topics attracting the most buzz are clearly laid out, courtesy of Mashable’s weekly Top 10 Twitter Trends chart. It briefly describes the reason behind the buzz and the intensity with which it was discussed. It’s an easy way to track the latest in trends. Surprisingly…
Our job as journalists consists of three basic things: asking questions, chasing sources to find answers to those questions, and reporting back to the public with answers. That’s if we’re lucky. What usually ends up happening is we spend our entire day on step two- playing the waiting game with interviewees- in some cases…
President Obama is currently speaking to a televised audience of millions in his State of the Union address. I am watching. But an even larger audience awaits on the web. What used to be a strictly televised event has transformed into a digital one, a conversation developed through multiple mediums. Ian Elsner (pictured above) no…
The Social Files 