Citizen Media

Presses Stop For The Printed Blog

Jul 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, General, Microblogging

Print Media Deathwatch Update: Joshua Karp, founder and publisher of The Printed Blog, a Chicago newspaper startup that aggregated news blogs in print form, has announced that the newspaper is a money-loser and is shutting down: It is with great sadness that I must report that, due to a lack of outside investment capital, The […]



Amazing Groupsourced Music Video

Jul 7th, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Internet TV, Video

The music video was shot for Sour‘s Hibi no Neiro (Tone of everyday) is a very clever example of groupsourced music videos. Fans from around the world worked together to create synchronized patterns and lo fi effects for the video. The cast were selected from the Sour fan base, from many countries around the world. […]



Music Video Shot On iPhone 3GS

Jul 3rd, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Internet TV, iPhone, Video

Here’s another music video shot entirely on an iPhone 3GS. (We featured the first iPhone 3GS music video earlier this week.). The song is Play by BJSR.



How To Record A Pop Song On Your iPhone

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Digital Music, Podcasting Software

This video demonstrates how The 88 used Sonoma Wire Works FourTrack (App Store link) to record their latest single, Love Is The Thing, on an iPhone. FourTrack is $9.99, which is amazing, considering it transforms your iPhone into a functional recording studio that can be used for recording music, podcast production and other mobile new […]



First Music Video Shot On An iPhone 3GS: Technologic Overkill

Jul 2nd, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Digital Music, Digital Video Recorder, Internet TV, iPhone, Video, Video Software

Steve Ellington‘s Technologic Overkill claims to be the first music video shot on an iPhone 3GS. The song by XFYA accompanies a video about the plight of a little blue robot and his attempt to be relevant in an increasingly technological world. It’s not destined to be a classic – but it’s an impressive reminder […]



Citizen Vigilantes Using New Media To Shame “Louts”

Jul 1st, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media

A UK neighborhood group is commemorating the “litter louts” that are trashing up their neighborhood by  videotaping them and publishing the videos on the Internet. According to the group: One of the biggest issues here in terms of its impact on the community here is litter. And it has been so for quite some time. […]



Pride48 Podcaster John Ong: Telling Stories, Building Community

Jun 27th, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, Podcasting, Podcasting Events

This weekend marks the inaugural run of the Pride 48 podcast marathon. The two day event kicked off Friday evening, and showcases several dozen GLBT podcast shows throughout the weekend. I recently talked with John Ong, a Kansas City podcaster I know from PodCamp Midwest, whose Ongline Podcast will be part of Pride 48. Elisabeth […]



Reuters Calls For Olympics Coverage Via Twitter

Jun 26th, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, General, Microblogging, Podcasting, Video

In 2008, podcasting, vlogging and new media in general were effectively banned from the Olympics. For future events, the Olympics has to embrace new media, according to Reuters editor-in-chief David Schlesinger, because the rules governing who can report from the Olympic Games are outdated in the age of Twitter. In a speech to the International […]



Apple Sells 1 Million iPhone 3GS’s In 3 Days; A Revolution In Web Video Is Coming

Jun 22nd, 2009 | By | Category: Citizen Media, Internet TV, iPhone, iPods & Portable Media Players, Microblogging, Video, Video Software, Vlogs

Apple today announced that it sold over one million iPhone 3GS models through Sunday, June 21, the third day after its launch. “Customers are voting and the iPhone is winning,” said Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO. “With over 50,000 applications available from Apple’s revolutionary App Store, iPhone momentum is stronger than ever.” The new iPhone 3GS […]



Marshall Kirkpatrick, Dave Winer Join Forces For Bad Hair Day Podcast

Jun 19th, 2009 | By | Category: Audio Podcasting, Citizen Media, General, Podcasting

ReadWriteWeb blogger Marshall Kirkpatrick, right, and proto-podcaster Dave Winer kicked off a new podcast today, the Bad Hair Day Podcast. The podcast is old-school, basically an unedited conversation between the two, tech snafus and all. In the first episode, Kirkpatrick and Winer touch on the new iPhone OS, Twitter and even Kirkpatrick’s bizarre unicorn fetish. […]