Category Archives: Social Networks

Blogging in the 17th Century

Posted on November 4, 2011 by GilPress

“…modern journalism was born via a precursor of the blog. Nobles, such as Cardinal Mazarin, hired their own “journalists” to report on scandal and sex in the city. 

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Postcards on the Edge

Posted on August 3, 2011 by GilPress

The earliest known picture postcard was posted in London to the writer Theodore Hook in 1840. The hand-coloured card was addressed to “Theodore Hook Esq, Fulham”, a playwright and novelist noted at the time for his “wit and drollery”. It caricatures the … Continue reading →

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The Richard John Interview: The Politics of Network Evolution

Posted on June 16, 2011 by GilPress

The Politics of Network Evolution: An Interview with Richard John  Richard John is Professor at the Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University, and a historian of communications networks in the United States. His most recent book, Network Nation, won the … Continue reading →

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Facebook Nation

Posted on May 25, 2011 by GilPress

MercuryNews.com: “With 70 percent of its more than 600 million members outside the United States,Facebook is creating its own foreign service, hiring a network of ambassadors from India to Ireland to represent the Palo Alto-based social network with foreign governments and … Continue reading →

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Bob Metcalfe, May 2011

Posted on May 13, 2011 by GilPress

Bob Metcalfe is Going Meta on Innovation By Gil Press Bob Metcalfe thinks we are in a bubble, an innovation bubble, seeing that the word “innovation” is on everybody’s lips.

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Microsoft on the Future of Search and the Web

Posted on May 11, 2011 by GilPress

Qi Lu, president of Microsoft’s Online Services Division (OSD), talked this evening about the future of search and the Web at Microsoft’s New England R&D Center. Here are a few highlights.

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Shocking News about News Consumption

Posted on May 9, 2011 by GilPress

The Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism published today the results of its analysis of the top 25 popular news websites in the United States. Among the findings: 

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Does the Web Make Us Networked Robots or Better Humans?

Posted on May 9, 2011 by GilPress

From a summary of a discussion with Sherry Turkle, author of Alone Together:

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Posted on May 4, 2011 by GilPress

Today in 1536, Florentine merchant Francesco Lapi used the @ sign for the first time in recorded history. 

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Search Still Rules

Posted on April 26, 2011 by GilPress

According to data from Outbrain, just over 10% of external referrals (external sources of traffic to content publisher’s site) are from social media sites, compared with approximately 41% from search and nearly a third from other content sites. “Industry watchers have … Continue reading →

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