by pja329 | Aug 22, 2009 | Uncategorized
As a tenured academic in Higher Ed and a practicing professional I can see why HR would look at social media sites when reviewing a candidate for a job. Young people have always wanted to have fun while in college but usually it wasn’t broadcast to the world....
by pja329 | Jul 31, 2009 | Educational Technology, Interactive Multimedia, Uncategorized
Robert Garfield’s (editor Advertising Age) new book “The Chaos Scenario” couldn’t be more on target. With the networks showing a 49% decrease in revenue and the upfronts compromising CPMs not to mention the collapse of the newspaper, book and magazine industry Mr....
by pja329 | Mar 29, 2009 | Uncategorized
When I was a kid gasoline was 27¢ a gallon. The average take home pay was about $200.00 a week. This meant you spent a small fraction to fill up your car and to eat. You bought groceries for about $30.00 a week. This left a decent amount of discretionary income. State...
by pja329 | Mar 20, 2009 | Uncategorized
Previously posted was a short article on transitional times for the economy and our use of media. This is a bit of a follow up to that posting. We are living in these transitional times and need to set a course for our destination. Those of us that are being...
by pja329 | Mar 6, 2009 | Uncategorized
In last night’s IMA 504 class we were discussing the transitional times that we live in as far as the web and use of it is concerned. The factor that commerce is going online at a rapid rate is just an indication of the economic swing that is in effect. The Dow...
by pja329 | Feb 21, 2009 | Educational Technology, Interactive Multimedia, Uncategorized
Social issues in interactive multimedia In this ever-evolving world of multimedia and the Internet many social issues are coming to the forefront. As discussed in previous posts there is a digital divide and it is widening. The “have nots” and the “haves” are going to...
