EU Screen
http://www.euscreen.eu/beta/index.html This beta test site aims to offer a single point of access to over 30,000 items of programme content and complementary contextual information. It is funded by the European Commission within the eContentplus programme project. The consortium is made up of 28 partners and 9 associate partners from 20 European countries. UK partners include the […]
Mexico Turns to Social Media for Information and Survival
Mexicans are using social media sites such as twitter and face book to exchange information about violence, areas to avoid. Key examples are Wikinarco – https://www.wikinarco.com/ – (see the online crowd sourced maps of crime) & Borderland Beat – http://www.borderlandbeat.com/ – reporting on the Mexico drug cartel war
Thesis whisperer
http://thethesiswhisperer.wordpress.com/ Great multi author blog designed to support research students writing their theses. It is edited by Dr Inger Mewburn of RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia but contains materials relevant to students all around the world. Topics covered include writing, relations with supervisors and creativity.
World Wide Web Index
http://www.webfoundation.org/projects/the-web-index/ New project of the World Wide Web foundation supported by Google which aims to provide a measure of the size of the web and its impact on peoples worldwide. The first annual index will be launched in 2012. The website currently has information about the aims of the project.
Hacking the academy
http://www.digitalculture.org/hacking-the-academy/ Access the full text of a new book released by MPublishing, the publishing division of the University of Michigan Library. An interesting example of a book which was produced from crowd sourced content sent in over one week. It covers ways in which ‘the academy’ and university study can be positively transformed using new […]
The revolutions were tweeted: Information Flows During the 2011 Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions
http://www.danah.org/projects/IJOC-ArabSpring/ A recently article in the International Journal of Communications examines the production and dissemination of news on Twitter during the 2011 Tunisian and Egyptian Revolutions. The authors use these two events to discuss how Twitter plays a key role in amplifying and spreading information across the globe. This website provides information on the methodology […]
MAVISE
A database of TV companies and channels in the European Union and Candidate countries. http://mavise.obs.coe.int/ Information on over 29 national TV markets including the licensing authority, number of channels and main market players. For more statistical information on TV industry see also the main European Audiovisual observatory site http://www.obs.coe.int/
ecampaigning forum
http://www.ecampaigningforum.com/ An annual event where practitioners share advice and expertise on how to use social media in campaigning. The 2011 website http://ecflive.fairsay.com/ includes information and some presentations. Topics covered include practical case studies on campaigning from charities and lobby groups.
Future Gov Asia Pacific
http://www.futuregov.asia/pages/about/ Free online magazine serving public officials in Asia and the Middle East; includes news, events, blogs and articles on e-government and use of it by public sector. Subsections include cloud computing, e-government and use of IT by health organisations.
ROAD 2.0
Resource of Outdoor Advertising Descriptions http://library.duke.edu/digitalcollections/outdoor_advertising/ Site maintained by Duke University. Free access to over 30,000 images of outdoor advertising and related topics. It is possible to search by company, product, place and date. They include iconic images for coca cola, Kellogg’s and cigarette brands. Also useful for those interested in the history of advertising […]
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