What would be the American equivalent of
SFX Magazine? What would be the major sources of science fiction and other genre media news, online and off, in the united states?
posted by Artw
on Feb 2, 2011 -
7 answers
Catalog application: I'm looking for a lite or open source app, to Catalog all files,folders & media on my PC & Mac ,that can be saved in pdf. I can search , store on my PCs and Macs,so that when I create a backup volume, I can know what is on it.
I have tried a few lite and open source apps, but dislike ones I tried ( PixDiskat 1.08 ,Media Catalog Studio Lite 5.9, MediaMonkey because it conflicts with itunes)
posted by pcmactech
on Feb 1, 2011 -
8 answers
Please recommend good websites and blogs about computer/internet/social media security issues, someplace where I can find out about the latest scams, phishing attempts, malware, etc. I don't really like Snopes, due to the pop-under ads (what is up with that, anyway?). Thank you.
posted by SillyShepherd
on Feb 1, 2011 -
4 answers
My company iPhone app is now live. What do I need to make sure I don't forget when it comes to getting the right people to know about it?
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posted by man down under
on Jan 28, 2011 -
6 answers
I am currently looking for companies, viral social media marketing firms who have clients in the entertainment industry or similar to the ones on the company's clients page. I need mefite help....anyone know any?
posted by likeapen
on Jan 27, 2011 -
1 answer
Please recommend articles/books/etc. which talk about broadcast media and American suburbia in the 1970s and 1980s.
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posted by mykescipark
on Jan 27, 2011 -
2 answers
A colleague and I are writing a book chapter on social media, and we have been unable to find or make up terms for one distinction we would like to make. What is a good, compact term for 'information that is endorsed or supported by a credentialed expert on the subject or is agreed to be true by a community of experts'?
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posted by amberwb
on Jan 21, 2011 -
25 answers
I have a lot of digital photos and videos. What's a reliable, safe, redundant and not-too-costly system for storing personal media files?
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posted by Bardolph
on Jan 18, 2011 -
15 answers
National Eating Disorders Week is coming up, and we're looking to hold a film screening at my college. What are some good (positive!) movies/documentaries that deal with body image, body acceptance and beauty ideals?
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posted by camcol
on Jan 8, 2011 -
16 answers
I'm doing an online community + linguistics project. What sites in non-English languages are like Metafilter?
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posted by honest knave
on Jan 5, 2011 -
3 answers
Is it possible to create legal online service live-streaming over-the-air TV channels in US?
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posted by zeikka
on Dec 30, 2010 -
12 answers
Does anyone know where I can find a list of the ubiquitous "several conservative members of congress" who recently spoke out against the clip from David Wojnarowicz's "A Fire In My Belly" video at the National Portrait Gallery?
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posted by Bengston
on Dec 30, 2010 -
2 answers
What is the best "wired" home-network solution? A NAS drive connected to my router or a powerline ethernet adapter that allows me to connect an ethernet cable to the computer in my bedroom?
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posted by The1andonly
on Dec 26, 2010 -
1 answer
What are some examples of media (movies, TV shows, commercials, or anything really) where text or data appears to have a real physical presence or materiality? Is there a name for the technique where you have words or graphics on screen that people or things can move around or destroy? When did this start becoming common? Are there similar examples from further back in the history of media?
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posted by mariokrat
on Dec 14, 2010 -
37 answers
Unexpected Holiday Gift: Someone got me a Zune HD! Problem. I already own an ipod Nano and know next to nothing about Zune. What can the Zune do that my nano can't? How do you use yours? What does the Zune do well? Any tips or trips or strange things/ 3rd party applications I can use?
posted by The Whelk
on Dec 9, 2010 -
3 answers
I'm trying to find a TV commercial for Paxil that aired probably during the late '90s, but maybe during the early 2000s.
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posted by toomuchkatherine
on Dec 7, 2010 -
3 answers
Help me find some great sources that discuss New media (and/or Web 2.0 tools) for use in the university classroom.
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posted by joyeuxamelie
on Dec 3, 2010 -
7 answers
I have long held a fantastic dream of what I want my home theater
setup to be. I've tried several times, in several different ways, to
realize this dream - but there is always something. There's always
something that doesn't work right - that makes my final implementation
lacking in some fundamental way. I'm starting to give up hope. So -
I'll tell you what I want and what I've tried - and I want you to tell
me if there's another way. I can't be alone here.
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posted by kbanas
on Nov 29, 2010 -
10 answers
What connection could there be (if any) between rates of Asperger's and autism and styles of media being consumed?
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posted by littlerobothead
on Nov 22, 2010 -
11 answers
Looking for tv and movies which will blow my mind with the quality of the writing and acting.
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posted by JoannaC
on Nov 21, 2010 -
51 answers
I'm looking for examples of media outlets and organisations which do quality labour and industrial relations reporting.
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posted by Fiasco da Gama
on Nov 14, 2010 -
5 answers
I'm about to buy an HD media player and I have a few questions for those of you who own one.
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posted by PSB
on Nov 10, 2010 -
10 answers
Where can I find post game interviews/press conferences from the NFL? Is there anywhere these are available in more than just clips and sound bites?
posted by nadawi
on Nov 7, 2010 -
2 answers
Help Me Be A Good Web Editor! Please? Hi! The media outlet where I work has recently started a news web site, and I'm the editor. I have a vague idea of what I'm doing, but the actual copyediting-type-stuff I've been doing to AP print standards. I don't have a specific question, but generally, I'd really like to get some of the "official" basics of web editing down. I looked on mediabistro and they don't seem to have a class for this, and I looked on Amazon but I'm not sure about those books. Any suggestions for resources? I'd love either a class or a book that's as useful as the AP Guide, but for print. Your thoughts, hivemind?
posted by supercoollady
on Nov 2, 2010 -
6 answers
I'm looking for short, humorous movie/TV clips of people who've lost it all. Wailing, moaning, gnashing of teeth preferred.
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posted by ThePinkSuperhero
on Nov 1, 2010 -
28 answers
What is News? I'm looking for any books, blogs, essays, articles, etc. that relate to any intelligent definitions of news or how people believe the news in 50 years will work. I'm not interested in evaluations of bias, the demise of mainstream media, or inane ramblings about Web 2.0.
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posted by sshelato
on Nov 1, 2010 -
1 answer
I have agreed to read a book by Bill O'Rielly that my dad wants me to read, if I can pick out the next book he reads. What should I pick?
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posted by dpx.mfx
on Oct 31, 2010 -
38 answers
Please help me pick out used parts for a pretty low expectation "media center".
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posted by sully75
on Oct 26, 2010 -
6 answers
Which websites use a "buy a day in our calendar to advertise" model? I can think of
Unicorn Booty and
I Wear Your Shirt, and I vageuly remember one from a few years ago but can't recall now.
posted by divabat
on Oct 25, 2010 -
1 answer
Certain news stories are predictable in advance-- because they cover stories that happen every year (like the Oscars or the Super Bowl); or because they cover events you can see coming a long time away (like the 500th birthday of some historical personage.)
Is there any comprehensive list of Things That Will Probably Be In The News Next Year? I'm looking for something like
this weekly preview from CNN, but over a longer timescale.
posted by yankeefog
on Oct 22, 2010 -
15 answers
Ok, seriously: Is there any reliable information on running shoes out there? Who the hell can I trust? Every source of information seems either fraught with bias or complete fluff. What's a critical thinker to do? And more importantly, what goddamn shoes should I buy?
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posted by tweebiscuit
on Oct 19, 2010 -
24 answers
Mafia fictional dialogue filter: What's the scene from where the two mobsters are talking to each other -- and, wanting to make it clear that they are merely speculating and not conspiring, one says "We're not *talking* about this, we're just *talking* about this"? (Is it the Sopranos, some mob movie, what?) Bonus points for actual script dialogue or YouTube clip.
posted by Mr. Justice
on Oct 14, 2010 -
10 answers
Asking for a Friend: My father still uses VHS tapes. I need to get him on tech from this millennium.
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posted by GJSchaller
on Oct 6, 2010 -
12 answers
Social Media Groupies: I need ideas and input for implementing a process for creating and maintaining content for a fundraiser.
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posted by glaucon
on Sep 29, 2010 -
2 answers
I've just successfully installed Win7 onto an older but servicable PC in order to use it as a streaming media player in another room. Problem is that although it can
see all of the shared files, folders and drives on my main machine it keeps telling me I don't have the correct permissions whenever I click on them - but permissions are set to 'Everyone' and another machine (a netbook) I do the same thing with can see and play everything perfectly... can anyone offer any help or suggestions please, I'm at my wit's end! Thanks in advance!
posted by timpollard
on Sep 26, 2010 -
3 answers
I am an online publisher (have my own site) and want advertisers to advertise. I am pitching to an ad agency who has these accounts.
I want to look at a few pitch presentation decks. Any place online where there might be sales presentation to agency powerpoint decks?
posted by bostonman
on Sep 26, 2010 -
2 answers
Need to get up to par in 2010 web training--social media, mobile devices, SEO/SEM...where in Chicago can I get this minus a degree?
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posted by stormpooper
on Sep 24, 2010 -
4 answers
Help me reduce the footprint of my home theater components. Any and all options welcome.
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posted by bondcliff
on Sep 17, 2010 -
10 answers
Have you seen any sites -- mainstream media or other -- that use Twitter in an innovative way relating to breaking news? I'm especially interested in ways that readers participate, but would also look at ways the sites get the news out to their users. Examples might be the site asks readers to tweet reactions to an earthquake from the scene, or to tweet their picks for an upcoming football game, and the site then uses this information in some way. (Facebook and other social media innovations are also of interest, but mostly looking for Twitter info.) Thanks!
posted by GaelFC
on Sep 14, 2010 -
3 answers
Can you point me to any good writing (research-based, speculative, or heck, even fictional) about the potential historical permanence or impermanence of digital media? I'm interested in both professional (theatrical movies, book publishing, maps...) and personal (digital snapshots, Livejournal, email...) forms of digital information storage.
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posted by bubukaba
on Aug 31, 2010 -
8 answers
Some questions about creating a modern (online) web/graphic design portfolio...
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posted by foxy
on Aug 29, 2010 -
5 answers
I like to think that I'm pretty good at web/graphic design, programming, motion graphics, and a lot of other new media type things..but I'm a left-brained guy. How do I put together a portfolio (or otherwise market my skills) to show what I'm good at, even though I'm not the type of person to sit around and make art?
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posted by niles
on Aug 13, 2010 -
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