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One of We Media Miami’s most exciting panels may be Wednesday, Feb. 27’s afternoon session on the future of health media, which will kick off with a keynote from Scott Mowbray, editorial director of Time, Inc’s. Health.com. WebMD, “disease blogs,” and community chat boards are just some of the many avenues health consumers use today […]
As we enter February today, pulling closer and closer to the big-bang happening of We Media Miami, Feb. 26-28, it’s time to get chatting. This blog is already heating up as we approach the Miami atmosphere: This week we posted some early reflections from Corinna Moebius, Vinita Srivastava and Lauren Movius, all of whom share […]
Is technology about more than buying the new MacBook Air or downloading an application that links your fridge with your Facebook account? Lauren Movius, a PhD student at the Annenberg School of Communication at the University of Southern California, sees in new technologies not just the potential to make comfortable people more comfortable, but also […]
By Vinita Srivastava Vinita Srivastava, an assistant professor of journalism at Ryerson University, is no old-school j-prof. A children’s-book author, culture writer and founding co-host of radio programs Masala Mixx and the Asia Pacific Forum, she teaches innovative courses on global multimedia reporting at Ryerson. She also directs VerseCity.com, a project that’s all about putting […]
What’s that feeling you often have when leaving an exciting conference? “Dang it, I didn’t get a chance to talk to X or Y or Z.” Face time is what a conference is all about, and we want to help you maximize it at We Media Miami. With that in mind, we’re going to start […]
Having started out this week as iFOCOS’s new part-time communications editor, I sat down with Dale and Andrew to ask some probing questions about the upcoming We Media 2008 conference in Miami. I wanted to know from Dale, in all honesty, “Why should someone attend this conference?” I pointed out there are one-thousand-and-one interesting conferences […]
Bring your new business or product idea to We Media Miami and pitch it to the leaders and innovators of the connected society. Get your 10 minutes in front of a panel of experts who can help you bring your idea to life. Here’s what you need to know: Application deadline is Noon ET Tuesday, […]
If you’re planning on coming to We Media (Feb. 26-28), you should register for the conference now – and book your travel. It’s peak season for Miami. Room block is full We’ve reserved a block of rooms at the nearby Sonesta Bayfront Hotel. Group Code and Special Rate: Use the group code 10C35X for the […]
Three Israeli journalists who traveled to Lebanon and Syria are under investigation by the Israeli police for travel to "enemy" countries. One of them, Lisa Goldman, has been part of the informal We Media community for some time. She participated in the 2006 We Media Global Forum in London, where she rather bravely challenged Al […]