I'm looking for suggestions for video guest speakers for a class I'm teaching this fall. [more inside]
posted by DiscourseMarker on Aug 26, 2008 - 10 answers

Why is it so difficult to find historical footage of past events which were, at the time, broadcast for free (for example, archival video of the Olympic Games and the Oscars)? Wouldn't the economic value of making these events available somehow (for a fee) outweigh their value sitting on a shelf somewhere, unwatchable except in tiny snippets or on very rare special occasions? [more inside]
posted by chos on Aug 12, 2008 - 12 answers

Who are scholars and/or popular authors writing on the impact of the Internet as a communications medium, specifically those talking about how the Internet removes previous time and/or space biases that are inevitably present in other forms of communication technology (telephone, television, radio, etc.)? [more inside]
posted by Jaybo on Nov 1, 2006 - 10 answers

How can I convince my boss to use business blogging instead of forums? Or, how can my boss get A Clue? [more inside]
posted by freakystyley on Jun 19, 2006 - 30 answers