Kill your facebook account
Posted by: Glover |Facebook is pretty inconsequential in the grand scheme of things. It has wormed it's little coding into our collective unconsciousness and made us feel that we are doing something proactive to be less lonely, miserable, depressed and isolated than we really are. Facebook is a digital simulation; mimesis of the Hyper-Real, faux communication which passes as "friendship," there is no "real" reason to maintain any presence on Facebook or any other digital social network. So I suppose I can't really give you any reason not to delete your account. It has certainly crossed my mind on a regular basis over the last few years. On the other hand you could jump in the car and come over to NYC where we could hang out and have a few "real" experiences which we can then promote on Facebook. Proving to others that we have "real" friends in the "real world."
How Social Media has Changed the Game for Documentary Filmmaking
Posted by: Glover |Alexander Hotz is a freelance multimedia journalist and public radio junkie based in New York City. Currently he teaches digital media at Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Follow Alex on Twitter at @hotzington.
When filmmaker Andrew Lampard began promoting his documentary Two Summers in Kosovo last fall, he didn’t pay much attention to social media. Lampard used his personal Twitter (
) and Facebook (
) accounts to keep his friends informed, but he didn’t use any social media tools to promote the movie — something he regrets today.