Rick Perry Gets Personal and Political: Social Media Politics Texas Style
Last week I learned that Texas Governor Rick Perry was embracing social media in an interesting kind of way in the run-up to his 2010 re-election bid. Take a ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital on KUT/NPR
Published By S. Craig Watkins On December 9th 2009. Under News, Social Media, Social Networking Sites
Here's a short interview I did recently with KUT's Jennifer Stayton. In the interview we talk about a host of issues including the appeal of being constantly ... Read More
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Twitterball: Tiger Woods, Lance Armstrong, Ochocinco and the Future of Sports
Published By S. Craig Watkins On December 4th 2009. Under Sports and Social Media
Earlier this week I was watching ESPN's Sportcenter Live when producers of the show interrupted the program with a breaking news report. Minutes earlier, Tiger Woods, the world’s most ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital in The Austin Chronicle
When I sat down to talk with Belinda Acosta of The Austin Chronicle we chatted about a range of subjects including the importance of story in the digital world. ... Read More
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Smart Phones, Dumb Ads: Men, Women, and Social Media
This past Sunday while watching pro football I could not help but notice two television ads introducing two new mobile phones, Verizon's Wireless Blackberry Storm 2 and Motorola's much hyped, ... Read More
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The Young and the Digital on Ypulse
Published By S. Craig Watkins On October 30th 2009. Under News, Social Networking Sites, Teens and Technology, Young Adults and Technology
A number of organizations have made studying and understanding young people's engagement with digital media a full time endeavor. One of the most innovative and interesting outfits studying young ... Read More
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Interview with The Progressive Radio Show
Published By S. Craig Watkins On October 28th 2009. Under Book
In this radio interview with Matt Rothschild from The Progressive Radio Show we talk about the rise of the digital world. Among other things, we discuss social media's role ... Read More
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The Fall of MySpace: Race, Class and Social Media
National Public Radio’s “Morning Edition” did an interesting piece on the role that social divisions have played in the decline of MySpace, "Facebook, MySpace Divide Along Social Lines." In ... Read More
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Facebook Activism
I had a chance recently to talk with Omar Gallaga, the technology and culture reporter for The Austin-American Statesman. You may be familiar with Omar if you listen to ... Read More
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Interview with OnCampus Magazine
I recently sat down with OnCampus, a bi-weekly magazine published by the University of Texas at Austin to talk about The Young and the Digital. In the interview we ... Read More
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