Nick Yurchenko and Bohdan Yurchenko, authors, owners and developers of global web project Freeness & Openness, have advanced, January 15, 2009, an actual (taking into account modern climatic, ecological, energetic and other problems) initiative named Green Advertising Bonus (Green Ad Bonus). In frameworks of this initiative, they are addressing to all the members of world […]
Ireland’s Prominent Economic Crisis Watchdog Blogger Quits
The anonymous blogger behind Namawinelake [1], a prominent watchdog blog that chronicled Ireland’s efforts to deal with its economic crisis, has stopped publishing, triggering a wave of speculation as to the blogger’s identity and his or her reason for quitting. Namawinelake was launched in January 2010 after the financial crisis hit the country and the government […]
The Road Backwards – Ditching Email for Social Messaging
The Road Backwards – Ditching Email for Social Messaging Michael Katz,Mailspect For over twenty years email has driven more technical revolutions than virtually any software technology. Email was an early driver in the development of the Internet and business computer infrastructure and continues to this day to drive innovation in areas such as mobile […]
Cable-izing the Internet
Will satellite broadcasts thwart the current stagflation? Due to declining advertising and paper subscription revenues, the New York Times has said that they will be trying another business model next year in order to increase profits. NYT claims that this model has become necessary because adequate "Google hit" revenues have not developed. "Executives […]
The New Media Moguls Talk Politics
On March 28, 2008 at New York University, digital media trailblazers met to talk about how the web is changing American politics. With Jeff Jarvis moderating, Arianna Huffington, Jay Rosen, Micah Sifry and Lisa Tozzi talked about how the 2008 presidential elections have evolved, and what will come next. GroundReport.com produced the event and the […]