February 2009

links for 2009-02-23

by Jonathan Coffman February 23, 2009

PBS Engage | PBS at SxSW 2009 in Austin, TX | PBS PBS is holding many events at the 2009 SxSW Interactive Festival in Austin, TX. Visit the PBS area across the street from the convention center to meet with Public Broadcasting Service employees to see demonstrations of our latest tools and services, and help [...]

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Gearing up for the Oscars

by Jonathan Coffman February 21, 2009

Today I’ll be hanging out at the AMC Loew’s Georgetown theatre to watch all 5 Best Picture nominees, courtesy of AMC Theatres. Be sure to follow my Tweets throughout the day for information about the event, the films, and more! Here are the films and times I’ll be in them: “Milk” – 10:30  a.m. – [...]

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Meet Me at SxSW Interactive

by Jonathan Coffman February 20, 2009

Meet and Chat with me and other PBS Employees at the SxSW Interactive Festival March 13-17, 2009. In just a few short weeks I’ll be headed down to the SxSW Interactive Festival (I’ll be in Austin March 13-17) with PBS Engage. We have lots of very fun events planned and lots of opportunities for you [...]

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Thoughts on Twitter's Growth

by Jonathan Coffman February 13, 2009

I often write about Twitter, but here are some fresh thoughts on my usage, and it’s value. Twitter’s growth has been widely reported in both the mainstream, and technology/social media spheres so I won’t get into that today, but what I do want to discuss with you is how the value propisition of the service [...]

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Where are all the Location Aware Social Networks?

by Jonathan Coffman February 7, 2009

Where are all the Location Aware Social Networks? As someone who spends a lot of time reading, trying out, and evaluating social media products and services I find it very hard to believe that we haven’t yet seen a game changing location aware social network, or at least extension of an existing system. Sure I [...]

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