Michael on Media
Michael Rosenblum has been writing about the media since 1988. His work and ideas have appeared in The Guardian, The Huffington Post, Ilkeston Life and many other publications.
He has been blogging regularly for the past 35 years on this subject. Having taught media studies at Columbia University, NYU and now the University of Oxford, he is considered an expert on this subject.
SONY NX 30
We’re always on the look-out for new gear. Here’s the SONY NX30. It’s a hand-held size palmcorder with two very interesting features: 1. incredible lens stabilization 2. built-in projector (!) which I like a lot Here are the details...
Read moreIs Facebook the next Irish Real Estate Bubble? Is Ireland a better bet?
Ah Ireland. The Celtic Tiger Now the Celtic basket case – along wth Greece, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Iceland.. you name it… Borrow vast sums of money to build houses. Â How could this go wrong? Real estate prices always go...
Read moreiPhone Millionaire – The blurbs are on the jacket now
OK The blubs on the book jacket are done. Who would have thought that so much work went into something like this. And yes, there will be a Kindle edition coming out as well – complete with videos! Meanwhile,...
Read moreSteve Backshaw, The BBC & The Deadly 60
We are in London this week to run another session of The Guardian Media Academy in partnership with The Guardian. Still not too late to sign up! In any event, we checked into Claridges and the TV in the...
Read moreCreate Your Own London Olympics Video
For those of us watching from America, The BBC seems to have done a stellar job of covering the Queen’s Diamond Jubilee. However, owing to that old addage that you can’t make everyone happy, The Beeb received 2,425 complaints...
Read moreOur Grads Hit It Big With Their First PBS Series
The Rocky Mountain Experience is a new show set to premier on Rocky Mountain PBS April 14th at 7:30 MST TRME Showcases siblings Rick and Brian Higgins as they face off in adventurous activities throughout the Rocky Mountain Region!...
Read moreJob Opening – Web Futurist (what??)
Beats living in Brooklyn! Anyone who knows us knows that Lisa and I have been commuting to Nashville on a regular basis. We expect to be doing this for a while. We’re starting an extremely interesting project here with...
Read moreNew York Video Bootcamp at The Museum Tower
We’re back at The Museum Tower in New York for another 4-day intensive video bootcamp. The commute is pretty easy for us! Â But for the participants, they get to shoot their vides right in the heart of midtown, only...
Read moreFacebook – The Emperor Apparently Has No Clothes – or not so many
I like it… but I don’t pay any attention to the ads... The New York Times today reported that General Motors will stop running ads on Facebook. While GM only spends $10 million a year on its Facebook ads,...
Read moreJoin Us In London This Summer
This summer the Olympics are coming to London. There are going to be millions of people there, most of them shooting video on their cameras and iPhones. But in June, the month before the Olympics starts, we’re going to...
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