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Monthly Archives: January 2007

Videobloggers, Take Note: Nokia N93i

January 18, 2007 – 7:14 pm

Forgive me from getting geeky for a moment — but oh, this is sweet…   
Check out the Nokia 93i, which was featured at the Consumer Electronics Show last week. I heard about it this morning on Slashdot Review, and it had me drooling…
…READ THE REST OF THIS ARTICLE at my other blog on citizen journalism, [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Resources | Comments (0)

Discussion List Tips: Web Reading and Feeds

January 12, 2007 – 5:21 pm

One way to cut e-mail overload: Here’s what it looks like when you read a discussion list on the web, rather than by e-mail. (Click to enlarge)

For more than a decade, e-mail discussion lists have been a mainstay of conversational media — and I think they’re likely to continue to remain popular. E-mail is approachable [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Conversations, Feeds (RSS), Resources | Comments (0)

Second Life Frustration: Video Tutorials, Please?

January 12, 2007 – 1:33 pm

My current Second Life Avatar, with neither a name nor appearance she likes, is thoroughly confused by this environment.

Since Second Life, the virtual online world populated with avatars and live events, has become so popular, I decided I should check it out. It seems a natural fit with my work in conversational media, because conversation [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Amy's Adventures, Resources | Comments (17)

Copyright Notice: Is the Year Really Necessary?

January 7, 2007 – 6:07 pm

Here’s something I don’t get, and I’d love it if someone well versed in US copyright law could explain it to me: Why must a copyright notice include a year? Especially if no notice is required for copyright protection?
Having to assign a year to a copyright notice makes things rather confusing in online media. For [...]

By Amy Gahran | Posted in Amy's Adventures, Labels and Metadata, Media Musings, Voices: Blogs, etc. | Comments (7)