Most people still consider Google to be their search engine of choice. Whether you’re seeking out the weather in your town or typing in lyrics to find the title of that new song, Google has become synonymous with search — so much so that “googling” has entered its way into our daily vocabulary. But after its YouTube acquisition several years ago, innovations with self-driving cars, and […]
Lend an Ear: The Top 10 ‘Tech’ Podcasts Right Now
With all the recent changes in media and technology, it’s becoming all the more important for entrepreneurs, business owners and the average media creator to stay updated on tech news and new gadgets. Thankfully, many podcasts on the ‘net provide on-demand and personalized access for you on a long drive or walk to work. Whether […]
Hello Again! Updates From Thursday’s Apple Event
It has been almost two months since Apple announced its highly anticipated iPhone 7, and now in a digital one-two punch, the tech company has hit the world with yet another big release. At their “Hello Again” event yesterday, Apple revealed the newest changes to the MacBook family, as well as updates to Apple TV […]
New York Times’ Maira Garcia Offers Up Valuable Content Creation Tidbits
Maira Garcia officially has one of the coolest journalism jobs in the world. As a senior staff editor for the New York Times, Garcia works at The Culture Desk where she thinks about how to frame web content for an increasingly mobile and social audience. On a typical day, Garcia has to make decisions on […]
7 Reasons To Start Creating Digital Content
In today’s digital world where “content is king,” websites that get the most traffic are usually those that contain the highest quality and most relevant content for their users. It’s the reason Reddit is one of the most trafficked websites on the internet and calls itself the front page of the internet. It’s the reason Cragislist […]
Mass Communication Week 2014
Online Tools for Teaching
Today I had the distinct honor of participating in a PBS MediaShift Twitter chat titled “Tools and Platforms for Blended Learning.” Part of the EducationShift (#EdShift) series, the digital discussion was moderated by Katy Culver from the University of Wisconsin, while j-school instructors Steve Fox, Mark Johnson, Rob Darrow and myself fielded questions and discussed […]
SXSW Interactive Proposal
I recently accepted a challenge from my colleague and friend Cindy Royal to submit a panel proposal for SXSW Interactive 2015. As a guy who considers himself a “jack of all trades, master of none” (or something like that), I felt like proposing a session was very daunting and at least a little bit self-serving. […]
Oh, Brother
Last week, my brother James visited from Michigan. He said he hadn’t been on a “real” [read: paid] vacation in over eight years, so it was definitely a much needed getaway for him. And since classes ended a few weeks ago, I actually hadn’t had time to relax much yet, so I was very much […]
Featured Sites
I was very proud of my students this year. Both my Web Design and Publishing students and the students in the Fundamentals of Digital and Online Media worked hard to push their work to the top this past semester. Here are some of my favorite projects: Texas State Graduates 2014 Morgan Londene, Randi Berkovski and […]