Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Lab Exercise 2

Snowball Sample

The following is a snowball sample of 15 blogs about digital media, culture, and society. These blogs are reflective of some of the various factors, concepts, and issues facing media and internet communications today.

News and Commentary:
These websites deliver breaking news, insights, and commentary on all things tech

Gizmodo - Gizmodo offers insightful commentary and clever analysis of some of the pertinent issues in modern technology. This is generally accompanied by brilliant photography.

Engadget - Engadget offers another point of view on all things related to tech in the news and new products. While sometimes a little Apple heavy Engadget offers a lot of information.

Wired - Wired offers the latest news in technology and science in an easily readable format.

Ars Technica - Ars Technica offers a philosophical view of advancements in personal technology and other scientific breakthroughs.

Walt Mossberg - Wlat Mossberg delivers critical evaluations of personal technology as a columnist for The Wall Street Journal

All Things D - Other members of Walt Mossberg's team deliver their own opinions of personal tech for the day.

David Pogue - Offers witty commentary on the latest in personal technology as a columnist for The New York Times

GigaOM - Critical analysis of the developments of industry trends

TechCrunch - A look at the business side of digital media and culture in society.

Commentary and Insights from the Common Man
A few personal blogs were average people give their opinions on personal technology in the digital age

Gear Diary - Real world evaluations and opinions of personal tech from Judie Lispett and her team.

The-Gadgeteer - Reviews of personal tech from Julie Striedelmeier

jkOnTheRun - A critical and witty look at the developments of technology in mobile computing; from laptops, to iPods, to cell phones

Digital Life
These websites deal primarily with life in the digital age

Lifehacker - Tips and Tricks to streamline your life in the digital age

Digital Souls - Commentary on Digital Life

Apple Blogs
No List would be complete without a few Apple Fanboy sites!

The Unofficial Apple Weblog

The Apple Blog

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