Dr. Paul Judge, Chief Research Officer at Barracuda Networks discussed the history and malicious activities of hackers in Twitter and Facebook. Judge began his presentation by analyzing the state of the web and indicating an association between web usage and spam attacks. “1 in 100 urls on twitter is spam and malicious,” states Judge. Judge […]
On Saturday a group of polite, modestly dressed adults gathered in the Colorado Room of the Garden Hilton where they stood around chatting. A man looked out the rain streaked window and commented on how fast the city has changed. Aside from one woman with pink hair, it looked and felt like every other professional […]
“Those who tell stories rule the world”
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Aron Pilhofer, The New York Times Interactive editor talked with me about the importance of teaching data journalism in schools, as well as how imperative it is for students to utilize social media. He emphasized that students need to take initiative in developing skills and that excelling at one thing is key in journalism today. […]
David Plotz, Editor of Slate Magazine and Evan Ratliff, Founder & Editor of The Atavist discussed how long-form journalism can prevail in this age of 140 characters or less. Plotz and Ratliff offered examples of how they utilize consumer interaction and engagement to drive traffic.
Boyd Neil, a former political activist and trade unionist, spoke on the importance of utilizing the internet to help fuel social movements. Neil, a self-proclaimed “left-wing activist,” was arrested during a demonstration in Cananda on the one year anniversary of the War Measures Act, a “fascist” law (as he called it) that limited the freedom […]