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Seven Macro Trends (RioSeminars 2011 Presentation)
Written by David Tames on October 15, 2011
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Filmmaking, Front Page, Handout, Media Technology, Presentation, The Media
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I promised during my keynote presentation on Monday, October 10, 2011 at RioSeminars 2011 that I would post my slides and some notes before Sunday at midnight, so here it is: 7 Macro Trends, RioSeminars 2011 (5 MB, PDF), and below are some notes that go with the slides. One reason I find it...  Continue Reading...

Ten glimpses into the crystal ball: the future of documentary
Written by David Tames on June 18, 2011
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Documentary, Featured, Film Festivals, Filmmaking, Media Technology, New Media, Television, The Media, Web
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I’ve been contemplating the evolution of the documentary this summer and I was delighted to see that The MediaGuardian’s recent Sheffield Doc/Fest 2011 coverage includes ten articles providing a refreshing perspective on how documentary makers are finding new ways to reach their...  Continue Reading...

A framework for thinking about cyberspace
Written by David Tames on December 1, 2010
Filed Under Books, Critical Theory, Featured, New Media, The Media
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Daniel Downes suggests in Interactive Realism: The Poetics Of Cyberspace (McGill-Queen’s University Press, 2005) that it is people who construct social reality through their interactions, critiquing the “transformative turn” in media studies. Distinguishing clearly between the Internet...  Continue Reading...

Will the Internet remain in the hands of the people?
Written by David Tames on January 13, 2010
Filed Under Law, The Media
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The struggle for Net Neutrality has reached a critical moment. The FCC Chairman has called for new Net Neutrality rules, and he is being supported by President Obama, Speaker Pelosi, and many congressional leaders. Will the Internet remain in the hands of the people? Or will a few phone and...  Continue Reading...

Fans, friends, and followers
Written by David Tames on April 2, 2009
Filed Under Books, Distribution, Filmmaking, Reviews, The Media
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This week I had a chance to read Scott Kirsner’s new book, Fans, Friends & Followers, which provides a fresh guide to building an audience in the new media landscape. The book starts out by painting with broad brush strokes the challenges artists have faced finding an audience for...  Continue Reading...

Four books covering Internet and Web
Written by David Tames on October 14, 2008
Filed Under Business, MassArtDMI, New Media, The Media, Web
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If I had to pick four relatively current books that will help readers develop a better understanding of the World Wide Web, I would suggest the following books. It was hard to narrow down the list to four, but sometimes less is more. This particular list stems from a recent conversation with...  Continue Reading...

DIY Days Boston, October 4, 2008 (conference notes, part 3)
Written by David Tames on October 13, 2008
Filed Under Business, Distribution, Events & Screenings, Filmmaking, The Media
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This post concludes my coverage of DIY Days, a conference held in Boston at MassArt on October 4, 2008. Please visit part one and part two if you’ve not already read them. Do keep in mind these notes do not necessarily represent the views of the various speakers at the conference, sometimes...  Continue Reading...

DIY Days Boston, October 4, 2008 (conference notes)
Written by David Tames on October 4, 2008
Filed Under Business, Events & Screenings, Filmmakers, Filmmaking, The Media
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The DIY Days Boston conference was held at MassArt on October 4, 2008. The conference drew a full-house of both seasoned and emerging filmmakers and media artists who came to learn about online tools, techniques, and strategies for building and sustating their audience. DIY Days follows an...  Continue Reading...

New Media Expo 2008 Discussion
Written by David Tames on August 18, 2008
Filed Under Interviews, New Media, Podcasting, The Media, Video
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To wrap up New Media Expo 2008, I sat down with Steve Woolf (Epic Fu), Zadi Diaz (Epic Fu), Steve Garfield (SteveGarfield.com), and Walt Ribeiro (Ustream.TV), here’s the unedited conversation. Recorded on Saturday, August 16, 2008. We discussed topics such as what was best about the show,...  Continue Reading...

Philip Hodgetts of Open Television Network at New Media Expo
Written by David Tames on August 15, 2008
Filed Under Distribution, Interviews, New Media, Podcasting, Television, The Media, Video, Video on the Web
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I spoke with Philip Hodgetts at the New Media Expo in Las Vegas and asked him about his new venture, the Open Television Network which I blogged about several weeks ago.  Play Video Music by Colin Owens.  Read More →

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