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Social Media Strengthens High School Students Support of 1st Amendment
Study from the Knight Foundation regarding a survey of 12k high school students and 700 teachers in the Spring 2011 regarding the positive relationship between the support of the first amendment and the use of social media. Knight has been doing versions of this survey since 2004 and have found an increase in support. “There […]
CMCH.tv
Good reference site for youth and media. This is the organization led by Dr. Michael Rich. The Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School, and Harvard School of Public Health is dedicated to understanding and responding to the effects of media on the physical, mental, and social health of […]
Ask the Mediatrician
This guy is well connected. There are a number of interesting links to other studies on this site. He is based in Boston. Dr. Michael Rich, the Director of the Center on Media and Child Health at Children’s Hospital Boston, Harvard Medical School and Harvard School of Public Health. But more importantly, I am a […]
Minority kids spend most of their waking hours plugged in – USATODAY.com
This report has some great references to other sites and studies (notably Northwestern) that shows how kids are consuming media and there are some good graphs. The report shows that compared with white children, minority youth: •Watch TV and videos one to two hours more a day; •Listen to music about an hour more a […]
Center for Media Design
This 2007 report led by Mike Bloxham provides an interesting snapshot as to youth and their interaction with media. Understanding how teenagers consume media is of great importance to those in the media industries. The latest report from the CMD follows a group of 15 teens throughout their day, wherever they went, recording fifteen different […]
Tim Showalter-Loch | Search Institute
Tim Showalter-Loch | Search Institute. As Search Institute’s Vice President of Strategic Partnerships, Tim Showalter-Loch builds relationships with key Search Institute partners in the business, social, and public sectors. He also helps develop overall business strategy for the organization. His responsibilities include direction of corporate development and partnerships, strategic communications, and public policy initiatives. He […]
Youth Are Our Present | The Viodi View
Youth Are Our Present | The Viodi View. This document provides commentary and the responses to a survey regarding communication trends among today’s American rural youth. The purpose of this survey was to understand how rural youth from OPASTCO-member (or equivalent) communities consume media and technology.
Chello Media
Content aggregator with 46 networks (some of which are joint ventures). Part of Liberty Global, serving mostly Europe. Overview is at this link: http://www.lgi.com/europe-chellomedia.html
CuboVision
Telecom Italia’s MSV service; includes content from over 19 channels: Web site is here: http://webtv.cubovision.it/ Technical overview here: http://www.cisco.com/en/US/prod/collateral/video/ps7191/ps7127/case_study_c36-663728.html
Importance of Exploit Scanner Plug-in
Good article on why Exploit Scanner or something similar is a must-have for any WordPress-powered web site. It explains that the WordPress Plug-In repository is not scanned by volunteers the way the theme repository is. http://weblogtoolscollection.com/archives/2011/01/04/wordpress-faq-finding-free-wordpress-plugins/
