Media Socialist is a blog about, and a testing ground for, social media online.

That means we're gluttons for blogs, social networks, social bookmarks, wikis, user-generated video, photo-sharing, and everything Web 2.0.

Archive for August, 2008

2008 Olympics Embrace Online Video

Tuesday, August 12th, 2008 by Nick Bodmer

This years Olympic events are, for the first time ever, being provided in full on the internet via NBC's website. This is truly great for someone like me, who in years past has had a hard time keeping pace with the Olympics. Every event. In full. High quality, and streamed right ...

Popular blogs: Pop Culture!

Friday, August 1st, 2008 by Amy Stringwell

It's no surprise that some of the most popular blogs and frequently author-updated websites are about pop culture. Mass media usually dictates what we find appealing and crave to see more of. In most 20-something’s lives, particularly females, this means gossip. These blogs make this often celebrity-based info available 24/7. In ...

Ars Technica takes a look at Delicious 2

Friday, August 1st, 2008 by Nick Bodmer

Technology news site Ars Technica go hands on with the redesign of del.icio.us (now just Delicious) Popular social bookmarking service del.icio.us has finally unveiled one of its most significant and anticipated redesigns since launching in 2003. Ars Technica went hands on to see what Yahoo has in store for the next ...