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The Growth of Online Media
The technological era has evolved to allow access to information about anything to online consumers. I had recently done research for the…
Posted by Lauren on January 11

Social Media VS. Print Media
New generations of journalists are emerging. They may not have had any training in journalism. They are anyone with access to the…
Posted by Christine on October 3

Blogs We Love
Blogs have gotten a bad rap.  Many people hear the word and automatically think no more than “online diary.”  While these types…
Posted by Mary on July 8

Online, On The Table
Last night on ABC’s medical drama Grey’s Anatomy, amidst the Alzheimer’s clinical trial, surprise pregnancy, and requisite relationship drama, was one of…
Posted by Mary on February 4

To Delete, or Not To Delete?
In the digital age we live in, where social media reigns supreme, we’ve become conditioned to compete with one another.  Post something…
Posted by Mary on February 3

Welcome to the Debate, Malcolm
Malcolm Gladwell’s article “Small Change: Why the revolution will not be tweeted,” revisits an argument it seems like we in the activism…
Posted by Lina on October 1

Database of the Self: Conceptual Framework for Online Identity Roles
I just wrapped up a final project for an aesthetics course this semester, the assignment being to create a “Database of the…
Posted by Venessa on August 17

Guidelines for Group Collaboration and Emergence
I’m in the middle of taking a course on Virtual Learning Environments (syllabus here), and reading a few chapters from Adaptive Software…
Posted by Venessa on July 7

The Future of Collaboration Begins with Visualizing Human Capital
How can the power and scope of social networks, combined with human capital metrics, be used to facilitate shared creation and innovation?…
Posted by Venessa on June 16

DIY Days
On Saturday, Ashley, Jolene, Felix and I attended DIY Days, a roving conference for creative folks brought to you by the Workbook…
Posted by Angela on April 3

Become Our Fan at Our New Facebook Page!
We at Arts Engine began our tour of Facebook early on, creating a profile as a pseudo-human long before “fan pages” existed.…
Posted by on March 30

Are We Becoming Our Own Puppetmasters?
What do our online personas do to our physical-world identities? As we invest more time into developing our digital selves, is something…
Posted by Venessa on March 9

85+ Resources: Educator Guide for Integrating Social Media
I hope this post will be a handy reference guide, especially for those teachers new to social media technologies and how to…
Posted by Venessa on December 3

Why Education Needs Social Media
I read an article the other day on John Merrow’s blog, titled ‘Technology in Schools: Problems & Possibilities.’ In it, he outlines…
Posted by Venessa on November 16

THE ONE
I watched this extremely interesting TED podcast by Kevin Kelly on the subway this morning during my commute to work. I seriously…
Posted by on November 25