The Power of Us

Oui Media: It’s academic

Posted by on Feb 9, 2012 in Culture, Journalism, Reports, Social media | 1 comment

The introduction I wrote for our seminal We Media report is soon to be part of the educational lexicon in France. Here’s what I wrote...

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A set and a commercial star at halftime

Posted by on Feb 6, 2012 in Advertising, Brands, Technology | 0 comments

Technology and Detroit win the Super Bowl

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Watch this space

Posted by on Jan 9, 2012 in Community, Creativity, Design, Innovation, WeSpace | 0 comments

Once again, We Media is designing new space. There’s the physical space of weSpace, the co-working hub we’re launching for entrepreneurs and digital creatives. There’s the social space where we connect innovators through technology, collaboration and creativity. And there’s the space between the ears where we consider our place in a shape-shifting world.

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Regrets: Can’t make the Steve Jobs meetup tonight. Zuckerberg is coming to the house for dinner.

Posted by on Apr 1, 2011 in Power & Policy | 0 comments

In the City of Fools, a last-minute, April 1 invitation for a private, drop-by with a dignitary is as predictable as cherry blossoms....

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Let’s keep the power in our hands. Join us on Wed., April 6 in NYC. This time it’s personal.

Posted by on Mar 29, 2011 in Noted, We Media NYC | 0 comments

Click Here for Live Coverage For all the world-changing of recent weeks you’d think there were more important matters to parse than...

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Some HuffPo writers are paid for this stuff

Posted by on Feb 11, 2011 in Journalism | 0 comments

Jason Linkins explains the standards, the quality of journalism and how The Huffington Post really works. Case closed.

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AOL’s ambitions fly in Arianna’s shadow

Posted by on Feb 9, 2011 in Deals & Dealmakers | 0 comments

Lacking respect for news, AOL tries to charm its way into your wallet with Arianna's alchemy and a cynical master plan for low- and no-cost content.

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The Daily’s iPad debut: It’s Groundhog Day

Posted by on Feb 3, 2011 in Innovation | 0 comments

Today I watched the movie Groundhog Day and downloaded The Daily on my iPad. Both reminded me how we live the same day over and over until...

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Google’s museum is in eye of the beholder

Posted by on Feb 2, 2011 in Museum of Next | 0 comments

The next exhibit in the Museum of Next may be its next museum. Take the tour at Art Project, now online. Google has scanned more than...

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For Mona Eltahawy, it’s personal. Meet her.

Posted by on Feb 1, 2011 in We Media NYC | 1 comment

If you seek meaning from the events in Egypt, then you know Mona Eltahawy. “An Egyptian from the inside and outside," she is the voice of a people, an interpreter for Western media. Meet her at We Media NYC.

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Speak-to-tweet leaps Egypt’s Repression 2.0

Posted by on Feb 1, 2011 in Technology | 0 comments

With most Internet services blocked, Google quickly created a “speak-to-tweet” service to allow people in Egypt to tweet with...

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More news about the news that wasn’t news

Posted by on Jan 31, 2011 in Journalism | 0 comments

Covering the news of a complex, volatile world should make you humble. It makes Bill Keller smug. What he is really saying is that something is news when The New York Times says its news.

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Content meant to be read on every screen

Posted by on Jan 27, 2011 in Museum of Next | 0 comments

Roger Black is a designer who likes to read. Now with partner Filipe Fortes, a computer scientist and user-experience expert, he’s created a platform for narrative in the digital diaspora.

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Valencia’s City of Arts and Sciences, architecture designed to inform, entertain and inspire

Posted by on Jan 26, 2011 in Museum of Next | 0 comments

From a city founded in the 2nd Century BC comes a glimpse into how the city of the future might work — with equal shares of...

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Rachel Sterne to steer NYC’s digital direction

Posted by on Jan 26, 2011 in We People | 0 comments

Rachel Sterne becomes New York City’s first chief digital officer. The Ground Report founder, who’ll give up her citizen...

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