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Video: Inside Foxconn, the iPad factory in China

Chris Hogg — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 17:55:21 +0000

A lot of headline ink has been spilled on the issue of Foxconn building iPads for Apple in China. Some believe the workers are exploited, making $14/day, while others argue the working conditions and pay is much better than anywhere else. Here is a quick video I stumbled upon today that offers a look inside [...]

PandoDaily’s Sarah Lacy on journalism and startups

Chris Hogg — Wed, 11 Apr 2012 14:00:35 +0000

I’m a fan of Sarah Lacy and what she is building at PandoDaily. Funded by $2.5M, Lacy aims to cover the startup world and be the “site-of-record for the startup root-system and everything that springs up from it…” She delivers great tech journalism and covers startups well, and PandoDaily’s original voice and analysis is refreshing. I [...]

Digital Journal publishes March ‘Power User’ list in ongoing crowdsourcing project

Chris Hogg — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:33:58 +0000

My company issued this press release today: Digital Journal today published a list of the 20 most active contributors on its network in March. The Top 20 list is published each month to report how Digital Journalists, bloggers and citizen journalists interact in an online media network. “Gamification is going to be a pillar in [...]

Digital Journal releases Power User list featuring top 20 in crowdsourcing project in January

Chris Hogg — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:05:40 +0000

Digital Journal today published a list of the 20 most active contributors on its network. The Top 20 list is published each month to report how Digital Journalists, bloggers and citizen journalists interact in an online media network. In Q4 of 2011, Digital Journal launched a massive gamification project that tracks and reports activity of [...]

Clay Shirky on why SOPA is a bad idea

Chris Hogg — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 19:16:25 +0000

As someone who runs a user-generated website, I think SOPA is a very bad idea. But I think it’s bad not just because it would inhibit my business, but because it would stifle innovation across the Internet as a whole. For those of you who may not be familiar with SOPA, I’m providing a definition [...]

Digital Journal releases December Power User list featuring top 20 in crowdsourcing project

Chris Hogg — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 14:18:12 +0000

Another press release from my company today… Digital Journal, a global digital media network, today published a list of the 20 most active contributors on its network for December 2011. The Top 20 list is published each month to report how Digital Journalists, bloggers and citizen journalists interact in an online media network. “Digital [...]

Digital Journal showcases power of user-generated media with global coverage of top stories in 2011

Chris Hogg — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 17:47:06 +0000

A press release from my company this morning announcing some great momentum going into 2012… Digital Journal is winning praise for its role in covering major international stories throughout 2011. Leveraging both technology and a global base of contributors, the company played a big role in covering 2011′s top stories. Boasting a network of more [...]

Digital Journal November ‘Power User’ list features top contributors in monthly crowdsourcing project

Chris Hogg — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 12:15:55 +0000

Today my company issued a press release that provides more info on how our gamification project has been working out. Details below… — Digital Journal, a global digital media network, today published a comprehensive list of the 20 most active contributors for November. The Top 20 list is published each month to report how Digital [...]

Digital Journal ‘Power User’ list features top contributors in crowdsourcing project

Chris Hogg — Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:17:15 +0000

Today we released the following press release. I’m reprinting here for those who are following user-generated content and gamification projects like the one we launched at Digital Journal: Digital Journal, a global digital media network, today published a comprehensive list of the 20 most active contributors for the month of October. The data was [...]

Microsoft video offers stunning vision for future of mobile

Chris Hogg — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 17:15:35 +0000

With smartphones becoming as commonplace as wrist watches, it’s only a matter of time before they also start to take control of other gadgets in our lives. In this video, Microsoft offers a stunning view of what is possible. Today when we talk about smartphones and the various things we wish they could do for us, the [...]