Another discussion was about print and books, and where books are going. After all, look Amazon Kindle, a wireless e-book. Something tells me this may be the Laserdisc of its time in the world of books. But hey, I could be wrong ( Read more... )

During a discussion on print media, Web designer Roger Black said that "bigger issues" are pushing people away from news media, which is why they're not as connected to following the news. Of course, this broke down into a "in my day" vs "young people today" discussion. (Children of the '60s are prone to these, aren't they?) The young people are ( Read more... )

I am back from We Media, and bow howdy it was an experience.

I heard a lot, learned a lot, met a ton of interesting people, and overall had a smashing good time. The basics of We Media comes from the concept - published the report "We Media: How Audiences are Shaping the Future of News and Information", written by Shayne Bowman and Chris Willis ( Read more... )