New Media

The Coming Venture Capital Boom

polymeme — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 13:42:01 -0500

EARLYSTAGEVC :No, I am not a Pollyanna. I see the today’s carnage as much as everyone else. This year is going to be tough. The destructive firestorm of leveraged, momentum investing has destroyed much of the forest. But the forest will begin its renewal because Life Goes On... READ MORE

Android netbooks on their way, likely by 2010

polymeme — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 11:56:40 -0500

VENTUREBEAT : Since posting this story, we've had a lot of inquiries from readers, with questions ranging from whether Android is ready for laptops and full-scale PCs... READ MORE

The US Air Force: Armed with social media

polymeme — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:56:40 -0500

WEB INK NOW : Recently I was checking out a bunch of people on Twitter who began to follow my updates @dmscott. When I went to @AFPAA I was surprised to see the Twitter ID belonged to the US Air Force... READ MORE

With Flickr Layoffs, Whither 'The Commons'?

polymeme — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:00:31 -0500

EPICENTER : In mid-December, when Yahoo laid off George Oates, one of the original employees of the photo-sharing website Flickr... READ MORE

JPG Magazine Says Goodbye

polymeme — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 15:00:31 -0500

JPG MAGAZINE : Today is a particularly sad day for all of us at JPG and 8020 Media.We've spent the last few months trying to make the business behind JPG sustain itself... READ MORE

Will Work for Praise: The Web's Free-Labor Economy

polymeme — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 10:00:31 -0500

BUSINESS WEEK : It's dawn at a Los Angeles apartment overlooking the Hollywood Hills. Laura Sweet, an advertising creative director in her early 40s... READ MORE

Why Twitter Will Go Mainstream In 2009

polymeme — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:33:36 -0500

TWITIP :Today Dennis Goedegebuure from The Next Corner (follow him at @TheNextCorner) makes some predictions about Twitter in 2009... READ MORE

The Air Force’s Rules of Engagement for Blogging

polymeme — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 09:33:36 -0500

GLOBAL NERDY :You’ve probably seen many articles on companies and organizations saying that they take social media seriously. Here’s one such organization that you might not expect... READ MORE

Can links kill?

polymeme — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 09:24:56 -0500

GUARDIAN :The future of online journalism may depend on the outcome of a legal battle between two financially ailing media giants...READ MORE

The Worst Photograph Ever Made

polymeme — Wed, 31 Dec 2008 14:47:53 -0500

THE ONLINE PHOTOGRAPHER :One thing there has unfortunately never been a shortage of is bad photographs, and collectively they parade a grand variety of shortcomings... READ MORE