Social & Digital Archive

Without question, the hot new gadget on the market is the smart speaker – the Amazon Alexa, Google Home, and the just-released Apple HomePod. This was the hot gift this past holiday season, and there doesn’t appear to be any…

Each year, it seems there’s a hot new thing designed to change the way people watch television or listen to radio.  Some, like the iPhone, become a permanent change agent and directly affect broadcasters for a long time. Others simply…

It’s that time of year again – when our thoughts turn to the holidays, family, gift-giving, and thankfulness. But as our two companies – Jacobs Media and jācapps – have learned over the past eight years or so, the holidays…

In an age where major public policies are announced and debated through platforms like Facebook and Twitter, the courts are increasingly barring public officials from limiting people’s access to social media. In late July, a Virginia judge ruled that public…

Without question, the most sought-after generation – and the least understood – is Millennials. If you’re a Baby Boomer or a Gen Xer, there are more of “them” than there are of “us.”  And yet, professional managers often ascribe qualities…

Last quarter we wrote about the newest hot gadget on the market – “smart speakers,” like Amazon’s Echo and Google Home. This space is heating up so quickly that we’re going to stay on this topic because of the impact…

This January, Fred and I started our year in Las Vegas, attending our eighth Consumer Electronics Show. It’s not the easiest way to start the year – when you bring close to 180,000 people into a city, everything becomes challenging….

Journalists, students and educators are invited to join a free training hosted by Google News Labs in the UW-Madison School of Journalism and Mass Communication Friday, Feb. 10. Trainers will cover a range of tools useful in reporting and other…