Woogi World: The Parental Review
If you have children, you probably already know how difficult it is to find age-appropriate websites that you will be comfortable to let them to visit regularly. Far too many of the children sites out...
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In this economy, just about everyone is looking to cut costs that aren’t necessities. Maybe that means cancelling a few magazine subscriptions, downgrading a gym membership or opting for a smaller...
View ArticleFTC to Advertisers: Self-regulate, or…oh, nothing.
How much do you want to own your privacy, and how much do you want someone else to manage it for you? That’s one of the questions raised in response to a report released yesterday by the Federal Trade...
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The Salahis, Facebook and the Power Wall
Michaele Salahi getting friendly with Joe BidenLike everyone else, I couldn’t help but hear about Michaele and Tareq Salahi. On Thanksgiving morning, I was eating breakfast with my parents in the hotel...
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Can China be media literate without Google?
The news that Google threatened China to cease operations and search result censorship in the country due to the possible hacking of email accounts by the Chinese government belonging comes as no...
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Is broadband Internet access a public utility?
Is not having broadband like not having water? Broadband Internet access in this country is a problem, and as many of you probably know, the FCC is currently drafting a plan to change that. In findings...
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Gaslight: July in Media History
July 14, 1995: On this day just fifteen years ago, researchers from the Fraunhofer Institute for Integrated Circuits officially christened MPEG Layer 3 technology with the file-name extension of mp3....
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November 1, 1995: Welcome to a World of Internet Radio
November 1, 1995: NetRadio becomes world’s first 24-hour, Internet-only radio network. Using RealAudio 1.0, NetRadio pioneered online radio as we know it today. Today, we take it for granted that we...
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Occupy Wall Street: As (Not) Seen on TV
Protestor image from ritholtz.com, as found on occupywallstreet.tumblr.com One month into the Occupy protests and I’ve been fascinated with the media coverage of the movement. From the media stations...
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The Internet: A Reality Check
Scott Thompson, disgraced former CEO of Yahoo!. AP Photo/Paul Sakuma The recent resignation of Scott Thompson, CEO of Yahoo! for a mere four months, came as no surprise to most netizens once Daniel...
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The election comes to PS241!
The school year is in full swing, and The LAMP is proud to be back at PS241 STEM Institute of Manhattan for another year. Also in full swing is the New York City mayoral election, and our students will...
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Q: What if I can’t get to the Media Breaker launch event at 4pm?
Click to register to attend! A: We’ve been hearing this a lot, and we understand! Some people have things (like jobs) that might make a 4pm start tricky. If you can’t make it until later, you’ll still...
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