Darwin’s theory: Survival of the (conference) fittest

• September 3, 2009
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Guest post by Cathy Brooks, read her blog | follow her on Twitter

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The tech industry cannibalizes its own young quite well – at least when it comes to conferences.

You know what I’m talking about. Any time there’s a hot topic, a battery of conferences and events spring to life, all purporting to be the end all be all source for information on that given subject.

Is Twitter The CNN Of The New Media Generation?

• June 17, 2009
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What follows is the unabridged version of my latest post on TechCrunch, “Is Twitter the CNN of the New Media Generation?“

This past weekend the Twitterverse spoke-out in exasperation and opposition against traditional media networks (CNN specifically) and the absence of instantaneous coverage of the Iranian election and the resulting fallout. “We the people” wanted real-time information regarding the violent protests that erupted on the streets of Iran and the stories probing potential foul play in the results. We took to Twitter to express discontent and to also uncover the real story as it was unfolding live through citizen journalism.