Category Archives: New Media

How to get SMS Twitter updates in Canada

26th
Jan. × ’09

Ever since Twitter discontinued its free SMS/text message service last year, my microcommunications have been limited to laptops and the occasional outgoing text because I lack of a data plan. Fortunately, there is a DIY solution that, while not the fastest or simplest, is better than nothing (well, I hope so.)
Because Twitter creates RSS feeds [...]

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Pixish Closing

23rd
Oct. × ’08

Looks like Pixish is closing. They had a great idea but I guess it just didn’t work out. Derek Powazek posted why he thought it never worked out.
We didn’t describe what we wanted to do clearly enough. When I told people the idea in person, they always really liked it. But when they came to [...]

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New E-Reader Looks Like Paper, May Change World

9th
Sep. × ’08

I’m a big fan of the Amazon Kindle. The idea of having an electronic device that can hold thousands of books is a winner in my book; but, I held off buying one because of the size, the fact that it was first gen, and I didn’t like the look of it.
Well, Plastic Logic has [...]

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Dr Horrible lyrics available

2nd
Sep. × ’08

I just checked my facebook and found out that Joss updated the Dr Horrible site with lyrics to Dr Horrible’s Sing-Along Blog soundtrack.
Everyone’s been amazed to see this independent web series, as a big name like Joss’s adds legitimacy to new media in the eyes of old media investors. When I took a look at [...]

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