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Some say there’s still hope for Streetwise
April 20, 2009 – By the time Bruce Crane went to bed on April 14, the survival of Streetwise magazine was in question. But an overnight sudden injection of 40 online donations to the struggling non-profit organization had Crane believing otherwise. “ you asked me two weeks ago would we do it? I’d say,...
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Blagojevich Pleads Not Guilty to Federal Charges
April 15, 2009 – Tony Stevens found himself at the “right place at the right time” on Tuesday as he strolled down Dearborn Avenue. Stevens, suddenly encircled by a media frenzy, found himself face-to-face with former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich as he left the Dirksen U.S. Courthouse after pleading not guilty to 16 felony...
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The Chicago Better Business Bureau issues warning about deceptive advertisments
April 14, 2009 – The Better Business Bureau of Chicago is advising consumers to read the fine print on ads on social networking and other websites before giving personal information or ordering products. “People need to use extreme caution and read the fine print before handing over their credit card information to a an...
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Wondering about the utility of Twittering?
Image via Wikipedia A mobile telephony expert will take you on the mobile tweetup, as he explains here. So, is this just moblogging in a new guise? I don’t think so. It is often necessary to experiment with new technologies, to “play with them” in effect, in order to understand the capabilities of the...
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Old Growth Media And The Future Of News
From SXSW, the founder of Outside.in discusses the “news ecology.” This is a good piece for journalists and anyone who values news. The recent Chicago Journalism Townhall, which can be seen on CAN TV,focused on the future of news in the face of possible newspaper closings and the uncertainty of existing business models. Sunday,...
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Kaltura Video Mix Tool Added to ChicagoTalks
Check out copyright and remix issues at RIP. Here is a video example of how Kaltura works, though I didn’t mix up videos to make this: Interested in remix culture ideas? Related articles by Zemanta Creative Commons Adds A ‘No Copyright At All’ Option (techdirt.com) Amazon...
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Valentine’s Day greetings can contain more than a message of affection
Feb. 12, 2009 – Don't intend to send love, and end up sending a
world of computer trouble this Valentine's Day, warns the Better
Business Bureau of Chicago. New-fangled … showings
of love can instead cause grief this Valentine's Day, so consumers are
urged to use caution when opening electronic cards or sending flowers. People
are expected to send...
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Hip-Hop Lyrics By: Lucia A. Crespo
< ?xml:namespace prefix = o ns = “urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office” ?> Lucia A. Crespo 11/8/08 Lyrics Hip-hop listener Adrien Acevedo likes the new trend in lyrics toward less tough talk and more positive images of real life. “It’s not all about sex or money, but about dreams that people want to accomplish,”...
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Palin’s performance in the VP debate could sway undecided voters
Oct. 5, 2008 ST LOUIS - It’s all about Sarah. At what was expected to be one of the most-viewed vice presidential debates in history, Delaware Sen. Joe Biden and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin went toe-to-toe Thursday night at Washington University. What sets this debate apart from vice presidential debates past? Palin and the...
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