Public Media
Car Talk Ends Its 25 Year Run: Here’s The Silver Lining
|
Instead of re-airing Car Talk re-runs ad infinitum, public radio program directors should seize this opportunity to encourage new voices.
Technology
My Hotspot’s Name is Mark
|
Mark moved to Austin from Houston four or five months ago. He’s had a hard time finding work. “Tough economy,” he says. But this week he’s employed (sort of) providing internet access to data-starved conference goers at South by Southwest.
The “Homeless Hotspots” project has become the talk of the conference this year and elicited strong feelings on what is a complex issue.
Public Media
SXSW 2012: #BigBabies – Why Baby Boomers = Public Media FAIL
|
Thanks to everyone who came to our SXSW panel this morning. If you missed it, here is some of the collected feedback from Twitter. We’re working on a longer, more detailed summary of the session and will have that up in the near future.
Social Media
No One “Likes” A Sad Panda (on Facebook)
|
Facebook wants people to “Like” everything, but sometimes things are just not very “Like”able. Here’s a workaround.