Articles - New Media News en-us http://www.newmedia.org N/A http://www.newmedia.org news@newmedia.org 20 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/115/1/New-Blackberry-Bold-Has-Early-Adopters-Drooling/Page1.html Have you checked out www.blackberry.com recently?  Did you see the new Blackberry Bold?  Are you drooling yet?  Well, you are not the only one.  Now try to buy it.  Ok, now your are upset.  It is not availabe in the U.S. yet.  Early adopters please standby.  news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/114/1/NMIs-Spagnuolo-to-Speak-at-Social-Media-Conference/Page1.html On October 15, 2008, John Spagnuolo, President of the New Media Institute will speak at Ragan's Corporate Communications in a Web 2.0 World Conference in Cary, NC.  Spagnuolo will teach public relations professionals the value of truly integrated communications and the basics of search engine optimiztion (SEO).  news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sat, 27 Sep 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/113/1/Muzhesky-Launches-New-Web-Design-Company-in-New-York-City----Annexed-Interactive/Page1.html Vladimir Muzhesky is a well known artist, film maker, muscician and web designer.  His work has appeared in the New York and San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, Museum Quartier in Vienna, Museums of Video Games in Tokyo and Berlin, among other institutions and galleries.  He has designed Web sites that have sored in popularity and to the top of the search engines.  news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/111/1/Want-to-Break-Up-By-Cell-Phone--Slydial-Allows-You-to-Go-Right-to-Voicemail/Page1.html Find it hard to build up the courage to break up with someone?  Do you think texting a breakup message is too impersonal, but don't want to talk to the person either?  Slydial has a service for you.  In today's New York Times, an article focused on Slydial's software that allows you to go right into someone's voicemail to leave a message.  You can safely breakup via voicemail without the fear of him or her actually picking up the phone.  news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/110/1/Want-to-Break-Up-By-Cell-Phone--Slydial-Allows-You-to-Go-Right-to-Voicemail/Page1.html Find it hard to build up the courage to break up with someone?  Do you think texting a breakup message is too impersonal, but don't want to talk to the person either?  Slydial has a service for you.  In today's New York Times, an article focused on Slydial's software that allows you to go right into someone's voicemail to leave a message.  You can safely breakup via voicemail without the fear of him or her actually picking up the phone.  Check out the NYT article:  http://www.nytimes.com/2008/08/02/us/02sly.html?_r=1&ref=technology&oref=slogin news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sat, 02 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/109/1/Prevalence-of-Digital-Reading-Electronic-Books-E-Books-and-E-Book-Readers/Page1.html A recent consumer survey reported that the number of people who regularly download an electronic book or e-book to an e-book reader could reach around 16 million adults in the next few years.  The report by Fairfield Research, Inc. also found that 17% of book buyers surveyed have purchased an e-book in some digital format but that 55% of those surveyed "will only buy traditionally published books." news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Wed, 30 Jul 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/106/1/Gates-Predicts-Widespread-Usage-of-Facial-Recognition-Computer-Interfaces-Within-10-Years/Page1.html On March 13, Bill Gates pronounced that "natural user interfaces" (facial and voice recognition) will be integrated with our daily lives within 10 years. While many of us already realized this, Gates has now put his signature on the prediction.  news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Fri, 14 Mar 2008 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/105/1/Cyber-Security-Worries-Inhibit-Online-Shopping/Page1.html Most online Americans view online shopping as a way to save time and a convenient way to buy products. At the same time, most internet users express discomfort over a key step in online shopping – sending personal or credit card information over the internet. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sat, 16 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/103/1/Top-Canadian-Web-Rankings-for-December-2007/Page1.html Today, comScore released its December rankings of the largest and fastest-growing Internet properties and site categories in Canada based on data from the comScore World Metrix audience measurement service.  “Retail sites showed strong growth as online holiday shopping reached a fevered pitch in December,” said Brent Bernie, president of comScore Media Metrix, comScore Canada. news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Mon, 21 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800 http://www.newmedia.org/articles/104/1/Search-Engine-Optimization-SEO-Training-Book/Page1.html Do you want to learn search engine optimization?  Do you want your Web site to show in the top of search engine results for certain keywords?  In this article, NMI reviews the most comprehensive book on SEO.  news@newmedia.org (John Spagnuolo) Sat, 05 Jan 2008 00:00:00 -0800