Remember the days when everyone used to wear Jean Jackets and listen to 8-Tracks & Cassettes? The CBC is so awesome for so many reasons, especially the unexpected gems they dig up! Recently, I happened to stumble across this random story and link offering a look at an old Eaton's Department Store Catalogue. You'll get a laugh if you happened to be around in those early days when 1970’s Rock & Roll began to rule the world. This is when Rock was, 'it' - just starting to take over the ... [more]
Captain America Is Coming Back to Save the World • April 2014
Over seven decades ago, history occurred with the debut of Captain America in 1941. 70 years later, Steve Rogers and his star-spangled alter ego have grown to iconic status, remaining a mainstay of the Marvel Universe while also expanding into the realms of television, film and more. On April 4, 2014, the Sentinel of Liberty returns to the big screen in "Captain America: The Winter Soldier" from Marvel Studios. As the countdown to Chris Evans picking up the shield once more heats up, we ... [more]
In the Age of Personal Opinion, What’s Your Poison the Blog or the Podcast?
The Blogosphere, it sounded expansive and even a little intimidating. Now everyone could be a 'blogger' on whatever topic you decided to write about. No more editorial assignments with your name on the calendar. Now you're the editor, you make up the editorial calendar decide, plan, research, write, produce and approve everything before you push the publish button. Easy right? And if you're going about it the way 'they' the Digerati say, your blog is a content monster that needs to be fed every ... [more]
What are the Differences Between Books, Magazines and Electronic Media?
The written word as a tool combined with images and then later printed in books and magazines changed the way we think and gave common people access to information. This was the beginning of publishing and mass media, the world of free and paid information was born. We are all better off today and the 3R's are the basics anyone needs to succeed in this competitive age of information. Access to information started with the printing press and Bibles! Previously they were not available and used ... [more]
Get Your 15 Minutes of Fame – Broadcast Yourself!
Is YouTube the way everyone will get their, "15 minutes of fame," did Andy Warhol know something about YouTube in the late sixties? "They" say that information in the world has more than doubled in the last few years! This is in part to the file sizes of video and the fact that now almost everyone has a camera or video device and is uploading all this information. Where's it all going? On the Internet the big collectors would be Facebook and other sharing, social or archiving sites. There is ... [more]