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This month: July 2009 New media vs. old media: A portrait of the Drudge Report 2002–2008 The Drudge Report is one of the founding flag bearers of the “new media”: a U.S.–based news aggregator that has developed a reputation for breaking tomorrow’s news today. In existence for more than a decade, the Drudge Report makes an ideal case study for examining the “new media versus old media” argument. How dependent is such a “new media” aggregator on the “old media” it draws from, and how does it find breaking stories? Indeed, the Drudge Report relies heavily on wire services and obscure news outlets. Ultimately, it is highly dependant on mainstream “old media“ sites. |
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Last month! Storytelling in new media: The case of alternate reality games, 2001–2009 This paper presents five Alternate Reality Game (ARG) case studies which reveal common features and mechanisms used to attract and retain diverse players, to create task–focused communities and to solve problems collectively. Voluntary, collective problem solving is an intriguing phenomenon wherein disparate individuals work together asynchronously to solve problems together. ARGs also take advantage of the unique features of new media to craft stories that could not be told using other media. |
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Podcasts First Monday Podcast interviews Danel Downs about Internet security. How aware are you about anti–virus software, firewalls, and botnets? |
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