M U L T I M E D I A N

And so it is...

2007-01-03T08:15:00.000-05:00

Well, I haven't posted in a while, and I'm not sure what will become of this blog now that Intro to Professional Writing is over... However, that doesn't mean that this blog hasn't inspired me. In fact, yesterday, I went out and purchased a brand-new, multimedia-enhanced desktop computer that is, indeed, Windows Vista ready. It even came with a free Vista upgrade rebate. It's pretty fantastic

Photoooshop!

2006-12-15T08:03:00.000-05:00

There's a new version of photoshop coming out--you know what that means! A whole new round of artists and photoshoppers and enthusiasts and amateurs making the Internet sparkling. Personally, I prefer using Microsoft Photodraw, but over the past week, I've been working with Photoshop and I love it. I'm excited for the new version, and I intend to upgrade to make my multimedia packages all the

"Playing" Journalist

2006-12-05T10:11:00.000-05:00

Yahoo will now be allowing the general public to submit photos and videos from world events they've seen. It's odd because I thought this was already the case--I've seen amateur photos/videos all over the mainstream media since 9/11, especially in the Madrid bombings (which I mentioned previously). However, I'm all for making it more accessible and mainstream. Journalists can't be everywhere,

To quote the great Bob Cole... It's PULL-IT-ZER!

2006-12-01T00:09:00.000-05:00

You know the times are a-changing when the Pulitzers are now going to allow solely online submissions for certain categories. In a way, it's sad for the print world. A bastion of print-only prejudice is starting to crumble. I'm sure old-school newspaper men and women are sighing and longing for times long ago before this mass that is the Internet erupted. My grandfather was a newspaper man;

Oh, fair YouTube...

2006-11-28T09:13:00.000-05:00

Adding on to the previous post's video revolution, network broadcast television is starting to take a hit from online viewing. Is it a step closer to the end, or a step closer to a conglomeration of the two? Who knows. Between YouTube and streaming online episodes (which are all good and great until the episode stops suddenly and has to load :-P ) and other similar services, people are

You knew it was coming, you just knew it!!!

2006-11-23T14:32:00.000-05:00

Peanut butter + jelly.Lucy + Ethel.This + That.Obviously, the next logical dynamic duo...Mobile phones + television.We all knew it was only a matter of time, and now, it's a visible blip on the horizon. The implications are immense--no longer will primetime be confined to living rooms, no longer will working mothers miss out on "Oprah" or "Live with Regis and Kelly", no longer will anyone ever

"Right"(wing) from Wrong(?)...

2006-11-20T01:47:00.000-05:00

In this post at The American Thinker, Steve Gilbert criticizes ABCNews, jailed weblogger Josh Wolf and journalists all at the same time. He insinuates that journalists and bloggers are obsessively leftwing and criticizes the idea of journalists wanting to keep their sources in confidentiality.Sigh...'08 can't come soon enough.ABC News and the freedom to mislead [ from The American Thinker ]

WiFiRiffic?

2006-11-17T10:03:00.000-05:00

I remember a few years ago being dazzled by Starbucks' and Panera's wireless internet access for customers. Now, though, it's fairly commonplace. We even have a wireless network in our house (though except for when I'm home on breaks, we rarely use it). Now, there's several pushes by large technology corporations to make widespread "hotspots" of wireless connectivity. Who knows if it'll work

Pulling the plug has never been THIS satisfying before!

2006-11-16T09:26:00.000-05:00

This is just a quick post, but I'm excited for the day when this can happen. Though I wonder, what would happen if it was humid outside or if you walked into the room sopping wet? Hrm... Electricity and its funny little nuances...Lab report: Pull the plug for a positive charge [ From TheHerald.co.uk ]

Cellular Journalism

2006-11-13T07:32:00.000-05:00

The first time that I can readily remember cell phones playing a pivotal role in journalism was during the July 2005 London subway bombings. I remember sitting in my room, preparing to drive my sister to my aunt's house for babysitting, watching MSNBC and seeing images and low-quality video shot with cell phone cameras. Reports, personal accounts and media were flying into the studio at an

In Memoriam...

2006-11-09T23:37:00.000-05:00

Keeping with the theme of multimedia journalism, it is only fitting to stop and reflect for a moment on the work of Ed Bradley. Working for CBS's "60 Minutes" for the past twenty-five years, Bradley brought more than his fair share of stories to a national audience. Though my parents raised me as a diehard ABC viewer, I've started to branch out to other channels in the past two years and I've

Wikip-uh, oh.

2006-11-06T09:36:00.000-05:00

So Wikipedia, the preferred online stepping stone (and unfortunately for some, sole research tool) for many has been targeted by malicious virus propagation techniques. Luckily, Wikipedia is right on the ball and patrols edited pages fiendishly. Personally, I'm just hoping that this isn't the beginning of the end for Wikipedia--I personally love its informality. If I hear a term I don't know

Surprise, surprise!

2006-11-01T22:15:00.000-05:00

Okay, so we all knew it was just a matter of time until Google took on the mass that is Wikipedia. So this is of little surprise. It's actually kinda cool--I thought I knew e-mail, and then came along G-mail. I thought I knew how to search my desktop, then came along Google Desktop. And don't even get me started on Google's Picasa. I'm excited for Windows Vista; I'm ecstatically chewing my

Leave it to China...

2006-10-26T15:24:00.000-04:00

So the Chinese government wants bloggers to be identified by name....I <3 the First Amendment and all of its little protections in the big scope of life.In all seriousness, though, it's frightening. In a place like China, where we all hear of the restrictions and horrors of speaking out, it's just not what they need. I remember reading about how Google was "fitted" before being used in China,

Just for fun!

2006-10-23T00:15:00.000-04:00

I was perusing YouTube and I found this and it's just too darned cool not to post! I love the song "The Kraken" from the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie, and this YouTuber managed to figure out the entire song without sheet music. Then, he taped himself playing it. It's impressive! Though it is in the wrong key and it's got a few mistaken notes, it's still pretty amazing. Kudos!

Pulitzer's Rules : Accuracy, Accuracy, Tilda!

2006-10-20T22:57:00.000-04:00

This article was so interesting for me. As an avid French reader/writer/student, I'm so used to anally checking and double-checking my accent marks. Perhaps even obsessively. I've seen them used in the French press (take a spin by http://www.lemonde.fr for a glimpse, it's the site of Le Monde, a large French paper). Now, though, they're working their way into the American press too. I really

Gotta love the irony... "Internet Killed the Video Star".

2006-10-17T17:45:00.000-04:00

A wide, open Vista

2006-10-15T23:55:00.000-04:00

I know, I know. I've talked about the new Windows Vista before. I'm actually really excited about it now that I've done my research. I don't know what it is that draws me to new programs and systems, but I'm fairly certain it has to do a bit with packaging. And from what I've seen on Wikipedia and a slew of blogs, Vista is a pretty little thing. So pretty in fact that I'm considering saving

Blu-ray sounds O-kay.

2006-10-09T20:33:00.000-04:00

I haven't really looked into the future of at-home movies but it sounds to me like this Blu-ray business means, well, business. Twice the capacity of a normal DVD--that's a huge amount of space. Hopefully, that huge amount of space will be fully utilized to bring the crispest, most vibrant movies to their most amazing glory. Anyone else really, really excited for "Lawrence of Arabia" or "

Slicing up the 'Apple' pie

2006-10-06T11:10:00.000-04:00

When you think of "downloading music legally", it seems like the first name that comes to mind is iTunes. Apple's had an enormous influence with the integration of their iPods and accompanying iTunes software, so enormous that a lot of people skip trekking out to the local music store and instead buy an album right through the iTunes store.Now, though, it looks like Best Buy, Real and Sandisk

Argh, mateys!

2006-10-06T08:28:00.000-04:00

I've still got some mixed feelings about the new version of Windows that will be coming out (frankly, I'm still holding out hope for a Google operating system), but from what I've heard so far, it sounds decent to say the least. Another new feature--expanded piracy features that prohibit unlicensed versions of the software from functioning properly. Shiver me timbers, Jack Sparrow, but that

Multicultural Multimedia

2006-10-02T01:29:00.000-04:00

I thought this article was rather interesting. Berlin is hosting its annual book fair, at which many authors from various nationalities will be present. The hot topic is electronic publishing (of course) and interestingly enough, Google's recent woes with scanning pages from books and making them searchable. According to the article, a new system (one can only assume from its placement next to

Next!

2006-09-29T07:26:00.000-04:00

I guess it's just one of the perks of working with electronic multimeda--sometimes, things do not always work on the first go-around. I think it's particularly interesting how closely this recall is following in the footsteps of the August Dell battery recall. It makes me wonder, perhaps there really is a rather high price for portability?More laptop batteries recalled [from Newsday.com's

The Inherent Face, or rather, Screen of Multimedia

2006-09-25T23:27:00.000-04:00

This is interesting, though entirely expected. It's yet another example of technology creeping in and taking over and engraining itself, and it might just be me but I seem to get a negative tone in the story. It kind of makes me wonder what it was like during the early years of widely-available daily newspapers--did the early Americans have a similar seemingly negative stigma about reading all of

As Clear As...

2006-09-22T10:33:00.000-04:00

Black and white!

Welcome!

2006-09-22T10:14:00.000-04:00

Welcome to Alex Seise's MultiMedian! This blog has been created for Professor Pearson's Intro to Professional Writing course at The College of New Jersey.Updates about multimedia journalism are soon to come, as are as many insights into this always changing world as humanly possible.Stay tuned for more,-Alex