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Month: August 2008

veepPhone

Posted in New Media and Tech, and Politics and Public Affairs

The collective press, and even my Twitter stream has been infected by veepstakes fever, mostly on the Obama side. It’s become a little annoying at this point, I’ll admit. And by the way, I haven’t given my cell number to the Obama campaign for this purpose, though I’ve been on his text message list in the past. What I realized this morning, as I read the Mashable story about fake iPhone lines in Poland, is…

New Media Expo’s Middle Year

Posted in New Media and Tech, and Podcasting

Last week’s New Media Expo was, to a large degree, what I expected it to be. Frankly, I had hoped that my original expectations would be proven wrong, because I like attending this event, and I think its focus on the podcasting aspect of new media (despite the more inclusive name) is a valuable concentration for those who are more interested in making and producing audio and video than they are in finding new ways…

Six Random Things…

Posted in Random Personal Nonsense

I’ve been tagged. The delightful folks over at For Whatever Reason insist that I share Six Random Things About Me. I’ve done this before, but what the hay? Also, don’t it seem as though the very act of podcasting consists mostly of random things about oneself? The Things: When in my own home, I am usually barefoot. At age 10, I accidentally stabbed myself with a Girl Scout pocket knife. I have the memories and…