by Rob Cottingham | Oct 28, 2005 | Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Media Mix
I came into work this morning to learn that our faces had been plastered all over last night’s broadcast of Survivor, as Global promotes tonight’s 5:30 newscast and their featured story, “Will the VCR get the heave-ho in favour of TiVo?”... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 28, 2005 | Blogging
Any major shift in communication technology goes through these stages: Experimentation Early narrow implementation Establishment of community Enhancement of solidarity in face of establishment backlash Giving awards to ourselves Gosh, is it time for step five again?... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 26, 2005 | Media Mix, Politics
Sometimes, an event evokes an idea so compelling that everyone thinks of it. (Rest in peace, Rosa Parks. And thank you for your courage.) by Rob Cottingham | Oct 25, 2005 | Media Mix, Politics
It seems the White House is telling The Onion to stop using the presidential seal: The newspaper regularly produces a parody of President Bush’s weekly radio address on its Web site, where it has a picture of President Bush and the official insignia. “It... by Rob Cottingham | Oct 24, 2005 | Politics
Here’s some cheery news: according to a report in The Independent, the FDA is warning cosmetics makers they may have to start warning consumers they have no idea if their products are dangerous: What concerns scientists at the FDA and at environmental health...
