In this panel, David Weinstock, Jim Beiderman,Tony Mennuto discuss the art of using humor in advertisements and the best practices for doing so. Tony Mennuto kicked of the panel with a discussion of radio advertisements and keeping listeners engaged with humor. Mennuto is the creative director of Radioface which specializes in the field. He noted that today you have to, “create […]
What Students Can Do To Stay Ahead of the Game In a panel discussion on the current state of CSS and the direction of CSS in the future, panelists discuss issues with web standards and cross browser compatibility. Also with the emergence of mobile devices and tablets, grid layouts are becoming the trend for more […]
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 […]
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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 […]