Chandra's Currents

Wednesday, January 16, 2013

TCF 335 January 16, 2013

Monday, January 14, 2013

TCF 335 January 14, 2013

Live Blogging:
http://www.al.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2013/01/miss_alabama_anna_laura_bryan_4.html

Twitter News:

http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/press-room/2012/nielsen-and-twitter-establish-social-tv-rating.html

http://www.nielsen.com/us/en/insights/press-room/2012/nielsen-to-acquire-arbitron.html

http://mashable.com/2013/01/13/golden-globes-online/

Facebook:

https://www.facebook.com/tuscnews

http://mashable.com/2013/01/12/facebook-nfl-dashboard/

http://mashable.com/2013/01/11/study-understanding-facebook-money/

News You Can Use:

http://mashable.com/2013/01/14/delta-airlines-ipad-app-glass-bottom-jet/

http://mashable.com/2013/01/14/microsoft-critical-internet-explorer-fix/

Jobs:

From UA & TCF Alum Ashley Swafford:
http://jobs.timewarnercable.com/sites/twc/images/twc-email-banner.png]

http://mashable.com/2013/01/14/job-searching-onion/

Scholarships:

http://al-baedfoundation.com/13app.pdf

Friday, January 11, 2013

TCF 335 January 11, 2013

Wednesday, January 9, 2013

Welcome to the New Media class in Spring 2013 taught by yours truly, Dr. Chandra Clark, at the University of Alabama. You will be making posts here and engaging in numerous ways here throughout the semester. We will use this as a central meeting point for several assignments and for posting thoughts about certain issues. As always, be aware, anything you write or post can be seen by anyone online.

Please fill out the following survey during our first class meeting: http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/7M5SPMY

You can also add me as a friend on my class Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/judithchandra.clark. I will create a group for this class which is the only place on Facebook I will communicate with you. I only use this for my classes. You may want a Facebook account just for this class.

You can also follow me on Twitter at altvprof. Be aware, I only post news and news generated content on there. I do not use it for class unless you are told to go there specifically for something. You will not find me complaining about students or my life in any way whatsoever on Twitter. You really won't find me complaining about much of anything outside of student tardiness, late assignments, and lack of passion for electronic media! :)

Roll Tide!

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

Digg and Top Sites

I'll be trying to expose you to all types of social and new media that you have possibly not engaged in before this semester. So, here we go..... Answer the questions below in the comment section. Answer only for yourself after following the directions. You can read what others wrote above you in the comments, but I really want to know what you think and how you could apply it.

When Digg.com started in December 2004, it started as an index for all news published on the Web. It serves as an instantly updated digest of news where articles are published elsewhere online, then selected by readers to appear on its front pages. There have been many other websites that have tried a format similar to Digg to help people who want to stay informed and on top of everything.

Go to http://www.digg.com/ and check out the format and layout of the new and somewhat improved startup. Then go to the bottom of the page, and read the "about us" and "the blog" by those who made the changes just within the last month.

1) Do you think they made a good decision?
2) Do you believe this type of news service can benefit someone like you going into the news/sports/entertainment industry as you try to stay on the cutting edge of all things social media and current news?
3) Do you believe reporters use sources like this on a daily basis to provide you with current information?
4) Now go to http://www.alexa.com/topsites/countries;0/US and check out the top 25 websites in America. Pick one that is in the top 25 that you use fairly often. Find its global rank, U.S. rank, and its reputation. Write it down in the comments section, and then react to why you think its ranking is accurate, higher than you thought, or about right based on what you know about.

Monday, February 6, 2012

Blogging Analysis

Just write a short 2-3 sentence reaction on EACH of these

FOUR blogs. Pinpoint a couple of items in each that stick out to you to help you summerize and discuss. You will post your comments at the bottom of this post by clicking on comments. Then post your reaction.

Political Blogs

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/26/blitzers-blog-my-thoughts-before-tonights-debate/

Personal/Life Blogs:

http://themiddlethatcounts.com/

Lobbyist/News Groups:

http://thinkprogress.org/economy/2012/02/06/419262/anti-union-super-bowl-ad/

Sports News:

http://www.chargers.com/news/article-1/Rivers-its-about-community/f9b31d20-9204-421c-98f1-be006ce52b73

Thursday, February 4, 2010

MC 400 Class February 5th

On the MC 400 wall on facebook, you will see the links where you should watch a short youtube video about the Viacom lawsuit against Google, then read the short blog and article from Fox News. Then start responding to the following questions. I'm having issues editing my own posts in the discussion section, and I'm anxious to see how this thread goes since the discussion is hanging up. With all the arguments laid out about the Viacom lawsuit, do you think there's anyway that a lawsuit like this will ever see the true light of day? Can you prevent what our book refers to as the goal of new new media--making worldwide content as accessible as book in hand?