Category Archives: Google

Teaching and social media: risk or reward?

There was an op-ed piece in the New York Times on Friday that discussed the issues teachers face in the world of Facebook, Twitter and blogging. Basically everything I was taught was necessary while a journalism major can now come … Continue reading

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Sunday reads

Busy last week and then Pittsburgh ended up with like two feet of snow. Pretty crazy. I’ll be posting an update on this post and have another Serra Media blog post this week, so be on the lookout for that. … Continue reading

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The power of Google and ordinary people

Short post while I’m away and enjoying my break. This post on Google’s blog shows the power of “ordinary people” in Iran creating “extraordinary video” about the ongoing protests and fights between some — and it looks like a lot … Continue reading

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Working with Google

Not me, unfortunately, but newspapers. I signed up for Google’s Living Stories and I really like what I see. There is a lot of potential and I thought it was really easy to follow. The main page isn’t all that … Continue reading

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Newspapers and “beating” the internet

If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. At least that’s why newspapers should’ve done about 10 years ago, but that’s besides the point. In case you didn’t see, Google announced that it’s going to work with the New York Times … Continue reading

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The Google Wave post

Still not sure what to make of Google Wave and what to do with it. I’ve watched the videos and it looks like a great product, I just don’t think I have a use for it yet. I’m hoping that … Continue reading

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