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As a former English major, professional writer, and fan of books, I was happy to read in The New York Times that “small booksellers not only survived the pandemic, but many are thriving.” More than 300 new independent bookstores have sprouted across the United States in the past couple of years. Given how bookstore sales […]

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VICE Media and Razorfish recently surveyed Gen Z gamers and learned that they spend twice as much time hanging out with friends in the metaverse than they do in real life. Survey respondents spend 12.2 hours per week playing video games versus 6.6 hours hanging out with friends in person. These gamers don’t only view […]

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Horrible news and painful images are pouring out of Ukraine every day now, as the European country of more than 40M people struggles to survive and repel Russia’s lethal invasion. The images and news from inside Russia are also disturbing as the Kremlin is viciously attacking anti-war protestors, closing media outlets, and tightening its grip […]

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This coming Sunday, a parade of new ads will interrupt the NFL’s programming. A few legacy brands will return to the Super Bowl with the horses that brought them. Most of the other advertisers will be looking to score points with customers and the press care of their innovative new approaches to their showcase (and […]

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Brainly, the world’s largest online learning platform and homework help community, is delivering predictions for the future of EdTech in the new year. AI-Enabled Adaptive Learning The growth of technological capabilities means that a variety of media and learning-support tools now exist to help students receive a high-quality education through the Internet. Teachers can appreciate […]

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Misinformation and disinformation are both proliferating today and consequently polluting minds. While both misinformation and disinformation can deceive audiences and thus both pose a real danger, the distinction is that disinformation is intentionally, maliciously deceptive. According to a recent study from NewsGuard, $2.6 billion per year is spent by big brands advertising on websites that […]

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Are we, the people, adrift in a sea of digital flotsam? Joseph Bernstein, a 2021 Nieman Fellow, has written a thought-provoking piece for Harper’s. He believes we are profoundly misinformed about social media’s role in keeping us misinformed. Bernstein points to a 2019 Pew survey, showing that half of Americans think that made-up news/info is […]

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Coca-Cola has created its first-ever NFT collectibles to commemorate International Friendship Day on July 30. All Coca-Cola proceeds from the four-day auction on digital marketplace OpenSea will go to Special Olympics International. The brand’s first digital collectibles—inspired by shared moments of friendship—were created in partnership with developer Tafi, the leading creator of custom 3D content […]

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Brands are buying banner ad space again, giving media companies a reason to rejoice. According to Ben Smith, media columnist for The New York Times, “several privately held publishers said their first-quarter ad revenue was up strikingly over the same quarter last year: Insider by more than 30 percent; Bloomberg Media was up 29 percent; […]

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