Admit it. You’ve always wanted to be a rodeo clown. Or a mystical fortuneteller.

Am I the only one who had a John Connor type cybernetic doomsday panic attack at seeing this headline? According to the Wired article written by Chris Anderson…

A team of magazine veterans are determined to revolutionize the magazine industry with Nomad Editions, a line of topic-friendly content, designed for mobile devices.

First of a five part series of blog posts. Each “step” will appear as its own post over the next five weeks.

Quiznos commercials say “mmmmm” but make you say “hmm,” like the creepy talking
oven ads. Or “ugh,” like the bizarre singing rodent commercials from a few years ago.
You’ve probably seen (and, perhaps unfortunately, heard) the Quiznos singing kittens commercial (“5, 4, 3… 5, 4, 3…”). What has this new annoying horror been inspiring you to say to the

Social media hasn’t fully been claimed yet by the typical communications channels, including advertising, public relations and marketing. Consultants and agencies continue to compete to be known as the go-to resource for all things social media. While each has its strengths, one resource, which in the past remained in the background as the silent developer, has risen in the ranks as the true social media owner – Interactive agencies.

Google has taken a giant step into social gaming this week with the purchase of the online entertainment company Slide, a San Francisco-based manufacturer of social apps for sites like Facebook, MySpace, Bebo, Friendster, and Google’s own Orkut. TechCrunch reports the deal to have a $182 million price tag.

Let’s pause our Zunes for a moment and reflect upon yet another Microsoft branding fiasco. A few weeks ago the software giant cancelled its new social media based phone – the Kin – after only six weeks on the shelves. With estimated sales during that time period ranging between 500 to just short of 10 thousand units, it’s no surprise that the product was pulled. But why did it fail so miserably? Let’s poke fun at high-tech’s uncool kid, Microsoft, to find out the answer.

Rural communities in the United States are lacking Broadband infrastructure, and the resulting lack of Information & Communication Technology in these less populated areas causing them to suffer. Places like Clarksville, New Hampshire; Sherman Mills, Maine; and Enosburgh, Vermont, may be behind in the Information Age because of their geographic location and (un)available means of communication, but this does not necessarily mean all are purposefully living “off-the-grid”

Like a double rainbow, social media is an amazing phenomenon with uncertain ramifications. We posed the obvious question – what does it mean? – to Slice Night attendees, and our stalwart team of summer interns recorded their answers. The results speak for themselves.