Now this is interesting. My old friends at the Boston Phoenix are suing Facebook on a claim of patent infringement. Adam Gaffin has the details at Universal Hub.
Tag: social media
Audio of panel on journalism and social media
Thanks to four excellent panelists and an interested and engaged audience, we had a great time last night at a discussion titled “Are Blogs and Twitter Improving the Dissemination of Information and News?”
The panel was held at the historic Vilna Shul on Beacon Hill — a bit of a nostalgia trip for me, as I lived less than a block away in 1979-’80.
I’ve posted an MP3 of the discussion. There’s a lot of reverb, and it is difficult to hear members of the audience, who did not use the mic. My apologies. The panelists, in the order in which they spoke, were:
- Doug Banks, the editor of Mass High Tech
- Scott Kirsner, the “Innovation Economy” columnist for the Boston Globe
- Dharmesh Shah, the co-founder and chief technology officer of HubSpot.com
- Adam Gaffin, the co-founder, editor and publisher of Universal Hub
And thanks to Doug Levin, who put together the program.
Talking about journalism and new media
Next Wednesday, Sept. 16, I’ll be moderating an all-star panel on journalism, blogging and social media. Titled “Are Blogs and Twitter Improving the Dissemination of Information and News?,” the panel will feature:
- Scott Kirsner, who writes the “Innovation Economy” column for the Boston Globe.
- Adam Gaffin, the co-founder, editor and publisher of Universal Hub.
- Douglas Banks, the editor of Mass High Tech.
- Dharmesh Shah, chief technology officer and founder of HubSpot.com.
With that many bright minds in the room, I may have to wear shades.
The program will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Vilna Shul, located on Beacon Hill at 18 Phillips St. Please join us.
All-important food-related update: Doug Levin, who’s organizing the event, asks that you send an e-mail to doug {at} vilnashul {dot} com if you’re planning on coming so that he can order enough food. If you’re not looking to eat, you could show up at about 6:45, when the program will begin.
Twitter under attack
Talking social media at the AEJMC conference
I’ll be spending a good part of this week at the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication, which is being held this year in Boston.
Tomorrow I’ll be on a pre-conference panel called “Social Networking, Social Media: Facilitating the Pro-Am Approach to Journalism and Building Social Communities,” part of a program titled “Reinventing Journalism and Yourself: One Tweet, One Friend at a Time.” I wish I could invite everyone, but I’m told there’s no more seating left.
I’m not sure how much blogging I’ll be doing. I’m more likely to post Twitter updates; you can follow me here. This afternoon I succeeded at posting a photo to TwitPic with my new BlackBerry, so I’ll try to do a bit of that as well.