Patronus Analytical, a blog covering security issues facing NGOs and other humanitarian organizations operating in dangerous environments, has used Google Trends to compare interest in Darfur, Afghanistan, Beer, and Breakfast. The results are interesting, sad, and all-too-predictable. Of course, in my previous post comparing Iraq, economy, health care, and taxes, I used … [Read more...] about More on Buzz Tracking
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Issues Buzz Tracking
Above are a couple of charts I just created, on the fly as it were, which track the relative blogosphere buzz for four topics of concern in the upcoming election. Data from both IceRocket and BlogPulse indicate that the economy has overtaken Iraq as a topic of concern, with the buzz lines for the two crossing on or about January 14 of this year. At about the same time, taxes … [Read more...] about Issues Buzz Tracking
History Channel Special on Milblogging
The History Channel will be running a special on milbloggers beginning this Friday. Check your local listings.Band of Bloggers Explore the impact of blogging as a new medium for immediate and raw information. In the midst of modern day combat examine the unfiltered and raw evolution of military blogs and bloggers. Listen as soldiers who during their recent Iraq … [Read more...] about History Channel Special on Milblogging
Audio of AoIR Presentation on Milblogging
Here is the audio of the presentation I gave on milblogging at the AoIR conference in Vancouver.Subscribe Free for future posts Add this player to my PageTechnorati Tags: milblogging, podcast, presentation, AOIR … [Read more...] about Audio of AoIR Presentation on Milblogging
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Hector PostigoI’m Hector Postigo and I’m a professor of new media studies in the Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media at Temple University. My research focuses on new digital media. Specifically, I study video game culture and online environments and I’m pursuing two lines of research. The first … [Read more...] about About