Summary: It's newspapers, magazines, and books versus blogs, webzines, and e-books in this program as host Jian Ghomeshi addresses issues ranging from the popularity of citizen journalism, to the growing shift in advertiser dollars from print to the Web, to the whole Google Book Search controversy. Multiple points of view are represented by blogosphere luminaries Cory Doctorow and David Pescovitz (Boing...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Today's teens still listen to a lot of music, but it doesn't come from conventional radio. In this program, host Jian Ghomeshi takes the pulse of an industry that seems to be on the verge of dying as the shortcomings of airwave radio are measured against Internet radio, podcasting, satellite radio, and HD radio. Perspectives are provided by Bob Roback, of Yahoo! Music; Ralph Simon, of Mobile...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Despite the success of Harry Potter, there's nothing magic about marketing to kids-corporations have it down to a science. This program explores the high-stakes world of child-driven market research, in which vast resources are dedicated to gauging the desires and buying power of young customers. Depicting a wide range of research strategies-including home visits and "brainstorming sessions"...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: With the increasing popularity of YouTube, video blogs, Internet-based newscasts, Slingbox, and made-for-mobile content, has the time finally come to turn off the TV? This exploration of whether-or when-nontraditional video will topple commercial television looks at how New Media is changing the way video is both created and consumed. In the process, host Jian Ghomeshi gathers the insights and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: More than ever, large groups of people use the Internet to work together, share advice, or take public action. This program shows how digital technology has fostered radical models of social organization and collaboration. Viewers encounter the democratically managed British football club Ebbsfleet United, which fields team lineups chosen by its fans; the online lending service Zopa, which...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2009