Link farm April 20 – Apple takes Fiore’s cartoon app – and other news

Nieman Journalism Lab Apple approves Pulitzer winner’s iPhone app; cartoonist now free to mock the powerful on cell phones The media business (Robert Picard blog);  Search for alternative media business models hampered by narrow thinking Journalism 2.0    NPR executing the … Continue reading

Apple, the media and temptation

It’s so tempting. The news media is in deep financial trouble, especially in the United States, where the economy is still weak. Now comes a promising savior, a popular device that once again might mean that the public pays for … Continue reading

Link farm April 16, 2010 – the collapse of complex systems

Key links for April 16. The collapse of complex systems Adam WestbrookThe future of news belongs to those who….kiss(Keep it Simple Stupid) Adam bases his post on idea from Clay Shirky comparing the news media to ancient empires.  “They collapsed … Continue reading

Apple censors hit Pulitzer Prize winning cartoons. Who’s next?

Nieman Labs reports this morning that the Apple app censors are refusing to allow Pulitzer Prize winning cartoonist Mark Fiore to syndicate his work on iPhone and iPad apps because editorial cartoons”ridicule public figures” Complete Nieman Lab report Mark Fiore … Continue reading

The iPad is an evolutionary link, leading to a new species, a hypo-active computer

    I got to play with an iPad during a business lunch yesterday.  I have to say that I was impressed. I’m still not going to run out and buy one–at least not right away.    The iPad is a step … Continue reading

A book is a book, an app is an app

One the smartest  members of  the new generation trying to find their path in an world  where the current news media is in mortal danger is Cody Brown, a 21-year-old student at New York University. He has posted an very … Continue reading

Cassandra contemplates the iPad 1.0

It’s  iPad day in the geek world, April 2, 2010, the day that Apple releases the long-awaited iPad. Cassandra, is worried, but unfortunately no one listens to her. People should listen. Millions apparently have already rushed online and pre-bought or … Continue reading