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Mark Glaser: Journalist, Critic, Facilitator, New Media Expert
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MediaShift is a weblog that will track how new media—from weblogs to podcasts to citizen journalism—are changing society and culture. Continued...

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02January2008

TiVo Nation

The New Etiquette for Our Time-Shifted Culture

Do you remember the old days back when we sat around and watched a sports event or TV show with people in real time with commercials? You might have even called up a friend far away to share your thoughts on what was happening in the game or who...continued...

01May2006

Cool Factor

Slingbox Lets You Place-Shift Your TV

With some gadgets, there’s a “wow” factor that you can milk with each person you encounter. But when the “wow”s wear off, you’re sitting there with a device that doesn’t always have an everyday purpose. That’s my feeling with the Slingbox, a cool device that lets you watch your...continued...

09February2006

Super Skip

DVRs Are MVPs for Super Bowl Watchers

Everything is big about the Super Bowl. Advertisements cost $2.6 million for 30 seconds. The average audience was estimated at 90.7 million viewers. And a few bad calls by the referees were magnified to epic proportions. While network executives are clinging to the idea that they are still in...continued...

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The Week's Top 5, People, Trends and Tech on our Radar

  1. Yahoo alone
    Microsoft drops bid, so pressure’s on Yahoo
  2. Maker Faire 2008
    Burning Man meets a high school science fair
  3. Serious games
    Games used for contests, explaining subjects
  4. Nine Inch Nails
    New album is free, with Creative Commons license
  5. Digital IDG
    52 percent of revenues online for tech publisher

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