Media Dork

I moved my blog

2009-01-10T14:54:00.001-06:00

So not that I blog all the much anyway, but I have moved my blog to NickGeidner.com/blog. Hopefully eventually I will have a more fully functioning website, but for now I just have the blog. Thanks.

Presidnet Pelosi??

2008-10-22T16:21:00.002-05:00

From a NYTimes article found here.If elected, Senator John McCain of Arizona, 72, the Republican nominee, would be the oldest man to be sworn in to a first term as president and the first cancer survivor to win the office. The scars on his puffy left cheek are cosmetic reminders of the extensive surgery he underwent in 2000 to remove a malignant melanoma.Last May, his campaign and his doctors

Obama wins debate!!!!!

2008-09-27T02:00:00.001-05:00

I couldn't sleep, so here are some good numbers:CNN - "A national poll of people who watched the first presidential debate suggests that Barack Obama came out on top." 51% said Obama won; 38% said McCain won. (Source - CNN Opinion Research Poll; n=524; MoE +-4.5%) http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/26/poll-both-men-beat-expectations-but-obama-had-the-edge/ CBS - "Uncommitted voters saw

Huckabee on McCain suspension

2008-09-26T12:12:00.001-05:00

So Rove has already said McCain has gone to far with his fictitious ads. Now republican presidential-wanna be Mike Huckabee is saying McCain made a huge mistake by suspending his campaign. I agree with Huckabee. "You can't just say, 'World stop for a moment. I'm going to cancel everything," Huckabee told the Associated Press Thursday.http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/

Palin on the Bailout

2008-09-25T14:18:00.002-05:00

I few weeks ago we had the oppurtunity to see that Gov. Palin has very little knowledge on the largest change in foreign policy in the last 40 years (e.g. the Bush Doctrine). Here we get to see that see has little understanding of the most important domestic policy in the last 40 years.

New Video

2008-09-25T12:05:00.002-05:00

McCain's changing views on the economy spiced up a little by commentary by David Letterman.

I realized something...

2008-09-23T00:28:00.001-05:00

So I go out for walks quite a bit. I usually go from my place and walk up and around High St. in the Short North. Well as I was walking tonight I thing I learned or realized an important lesson about panhandlers. It is this: When they ask for money a professional panhandler will expect you to say no, whereas a person who actually needs help will expect you to say yes.

$700 Billion Bailout

2008-09-22T16:16:00.003-05:00

Is it just me or does the rhetoric Paulson and the Bush administration is using about this bailout seem like the same kind of rhetoric used during the lead up to the war. CNN reported that Paulson has said we need to pass this or "god help us all." He has also been saying we need to do this as soon as possible for our own financial security. I just think they are trying to push this through real

Karl Rove on McCain

2008-09-16T10:19:00.001-05:00

Even Rove says McCain is going too far. Seriously Karl Rove says McCain has gone too far. "McCain has gone in some of his ads -- similarly gone one step too far," [Rove] told Fox News, "and sort of attributing to Obama things that are, you know, beyond the '100 percent truth' test."http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/09/14/campaign.wrap/index.html

Palin on banning

2008-09-14T11:22:00.001-05:00

The Wasilla newspaper has posted their original (1996) article about then-Mayor Palin's interest in banning books from the library. http://www.frontiersman.com/articles/2008/09/14/breaking_news/doc48c1c8a60d6d9379155484.txt

Palin and the Bush Doctrine

2008-09-12T10:33:00.003-05:00

During her first major interview, Gov. Palin was asked about the Bush Doctrine and she had no clue what Charlie Gibson was talking about. This makes me incredibly uncomfortable. This person, who could be one heartbeat from the presidency, doesn't know the Bush Doctrine, which is the single largest change to American foreign policy in the last 40 years. But this wasn't even the most telling part

Latest video...

2008-09-12T00:02:00.003-05:00

For more videos check out: Voice of Change YouTube page

Seriously

2008-09-11T23:50:00.003-05:00

TPM found this and it is just amazing.Does he think we are all high? Two years as governor and she knows more about energy than anyone in the country. Ridiculous.

Dispatch Letter to the Editor

2008-09-11T23:37:00.005-05:00

Written on Friday, August 29, 2008. The day Sen. McCain announced his running mate. Published in the Columbus Dispatch on Sunday, September 7, 2008. Arizona Sen. John McCain's choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as vice presidential candidate proves one of two

What is going on...

2008-09-11T17:30:00.003-05:00

As you can tell, except for some videos, I haven't been updating my blog. Well I have been busy...deal with it. But I am going to try again. I think I have tried to restart blogging every fall for the last three years and it hasn't stuck. Hopefully this is the year.Anyway, eventually I will be switching my blog over to a new site I am developing: NickGeidner.com. This is going to be the home for

Canvassing for Obama in June

2008-06-23T16:24:00.000-05:00

Four months out and the Obama campaign is already stirring up grassroots involement in Columbus, Ohio.

221 Examples - Role of the Journalist

2008-06-19T08:42:00.004-05:00

http://youtube.com/watch?v=RhXNDUXhSU4&feature=related - Cronkite Kennedy @ 1:40http://youtube.com/watch?v=UwOCVm5rnBQ - Jennings 9-11http://youtube.com/watch?v=aFQFB5YpDZE - Jon Stewart Crossfirehttp://youtube.com/watch?v=Qvz9jyf4gUk - Keith Olbermann ranthttp://graphicdesignr.net/papercuts/ - Papercutshttp://www.albinoblacksheep.com/flash/epic - Epic 2015

367 Examples

2008-01-28T09:27:00.000-06:00

Tsunami

367 - Consistency Theories of Persuasion

2008-01-16T09:52:00.000-06:00

367 Examples for January 14, 2008

2008-01-13T22:39:00.000-06:00

Comm 367 Speech o' the Day

2008-01-06T19:05:00.001-06:00

2 Speeches for the price of 1.

2007-11-14T11:47:00.000-06:00

When Chuck Norris is who you find to help fundraise for you, you should know your campaign is screwed. I'm talking to you Huckabee.'Mike Huckabee is Chuck Norris approved'WASHINGTON (CNN) — Fresh off endorsing Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee last month, actor Chuck Norris has penned a fundraising e-mail Tuesday on behalf of the Arkansas Republican, and he's making several

Media Ownership

2007-11-13T13:33:00.000-06:00

From Reuters and Yahoo News:WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The head of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission on Tuesday proposed that the agency relax its ban on the cross-ownership of newspapers and broadcast stations in the 20 biggest U.S. cities.FCC Chairman Kevin Martin said the "relatively minor" rule change would help bolster the newspaper industry by allowing owners in the top markets to buy

Google making its own social network...

2007-10-29T16:40:00.000-05:00

TechChurch is reporting that Google is launching its own social network that will cut across all its "applications". Very Interesting. Pointer from LostRemote.com

Very good interactive storytelling.

2007-10-29T16:09:00.000-05:00

The Council of Foreign Relations has a very interesting piece of interactive storytelling about the Darfur crisis. Well worth checking out. Pointer from Glenn.

367 Speech o' the Day

2007-10-28T17:20:00.001-05:00

Personal Report of Public Speaking Anxiety (PRPSA)

Good Stuff

2007-10-27T14:24:00.000-05:00

Radar has a quiz up called, "Fox News Anchor or Porn Star?" Seriously, how great...I went 7/10. Take it and see how you do. Pointer from LostRemote.com

Obama in Columbus

2007-10-26T10:25:00.000-05:00

So yeah it a crappy picture, but what can you do it was with my phone. I would have taken my actual camera, but I didn't think I was going to go to the event until minutes before it started. So here's my thoughts about the speech. It was a good speech, an inspiring speech, but it was nearly the same speech we have been hear for the last 3 years. "A politics of hope not fear" has been a mainstay

Self Esteem Graphic

2007-10-22T09:26:00.000-05:00

367 Speech o' the Day

2007-10-21T23:52:00.001-05:00

367 Speech o' the Day

2007-10-09T18:15:00.000-05:00

367 Speech o' the Day

2007-10-03T00:10:00.000-05:00

Candidate Calculator

Examples for Comm 367 - September 24th

2007-09-23T20:29:00.000-05:00

Frederik Samuel blog

Week One Down

2007-09-23T13:31:00.001-05:00

So I have gotten through my first week of being a doctoral student. Only 4 years left. Anyway, I think my classes should be interesting and I should have the opportunity to work on some research that I find very interesting and other research that should expand my view of communication. I very much believe OSU was the right decision.

College

2007-09-19T12:06:00.000-05:00

Started college. But I stumbled across some interesting news this morning. First, LostRemote is on fire today with a number of interesting stories. Here are some:-Reuters tests facial recognition video search - Creepy-MySpace to roll out self-serve advertising system - Amazing-Google launches PowerPoint clone - Badass, but still not 100% thereAlso some funny news. Apparently, Coach Tressel jumped

Examples for Comm 367 - September 19th

2007-09-18T21:38:00.000-05:00

Definition we'll be working off of:Persuasion involves symbolic communication between two or more people with intent to change, reinforce, or shape attitudes beliefs, and/or behaviors of the receiver.

Starbucks Cups Aren't Recyclable

2007-09-17T11:42:00.001-05:00

So apparently the plastic coating on the cup, which prevent the cup from leaking, cause the cup to not be recyclable. I really need to buy a travel coffee mug and not lose it the first day I use it.Full Dispatch Story

Summer's Nearly Over

2007-09-15T12:56:00.000-05:00

On April 4th, I successfully defended my Master's thesis. On April 9th, I turned in the final copy of my thesis to the graduate school at Ball State University. Since then I really haven't done much. Well starting Wednesday that all changes. It has been an amazing and relaxing summer. I have been able to spend time in New York, Chicago, Washington D.C. and a few other places and I have been able

My feedback on the iPhone

2007-09-07T14:45:00.000-05:00

My iPhone doesn't connect to the OSU wireless network, because OSU only supports 802.1x. The iPhone doesn't current support that. I know they are probably not going to even read my letter, but I must say it made me feel a little better. Also, University of Texas has a link right on their wireless page to go the the Apple feedback section and complain, which is cool. If you feel like complaining

Apple appeases early adopters

2007-09-06T15:58:00.000-05:00

"...we have decided to offer every iPhone customer who purchased an iPhone from either Apple or AT&T, and who is not receiving a rebate or any other consideration, a $100 store credit towards the purchase of any product at an Apple Retail Store or the Apple Online Store."Full Press Release

Ron Paul iPhone Page

2007-09-06T14:49:00.000-05:00

So I was cruising through the iPhone Application List and found that Ron Paul has an iPhone configured page. How crazy is that? Good work Ron Paul.

Random thoughts

2007-09-06T12:52:00.001-05:00

First I am typing this note from my iPhone while sitting at the laudrymat, which is nice. Although I am limited in my linking abilities. Anyway, here are just some random thoughts:-the "Petraeus" report about the state of Iraq, which the media is hyping as the end all be all of opinions on Iraq, is not being written by Gen. Petraeus, but the White House. So that's interesting. Full Story-AP,

Test blog

2007-09-05T23:49:00.001-05:00

This is a test blog. Direct from my iPhone. Hopefully it works.

iPod Reax

2007-09-05T14:59:00.000-05:00

The implications of the wifi iPod are going to be big. For multiple reasons, one this is the first mainstream, portable wifi device to hit the American market. Like the iPod for portable music players, it is going to spur other companies to produce other wifi products. The mass availability of wireless devices, which allow for Internet access will have a number of direct impacts on our society.

Apple announcement

2007-09-05T11:32:00.000-05:00

Here is my guess...new wifi enabled iPods, but they will only allow for iTunes. I also am jumping on the AppleTV bandwagon and am saying they will release a new AppleTV. This time it will offer DVR features and will be set-up to allow for the addition of a movie ordering feature (ie. OnDemand netflix). This again opens up another revenue stream for Apple, which is what is amazing about Apple's

Michigan Who?

2007-09-04T13:33:00.000-05:00

What a great weekend for college football. First, it was 83 and sunny as The Ohio State University Buckeyes took on Youngstown State University. Being that YSU is a 1-AA team, this game was expected to be a fairly simple game for the Bucks and it was. The final ended up being 38-6, but even with it being a blowout it was still a good game to go to. It was like watching an 18 year-old guy play

Sharing the wealth...

2007-08-31T09:59:00.001-05:00

I've got nothing witty to add this, so here ya go:Swingers are growth business for U.S. firmsLAS VEGAS (Reuters) - Matt Virtue, who works as a consultant at a Washington law firm, says he spends more than $10,000 a year to attend conventions, hotels and clubs where he and his girlfriend can have sex with other partners."Any other hobby that I was into at 40 years old is going to cost me $10,000,"

iBug

2007-08-31T09:44:00.000-05:00

This is a whole fun post on LostRemote.com about how Apple is in talks with Voltswagon to make a custom Applified car.

OSU Football

2007-08-31T07:32:00.000-05:00

Ahhh...college football is back. In less than 28 hours The Ohio State University will begin its 118th season with a home game against division 1-AA Youngstown State University. This is promising to be a great game* and a great season. What I love most about Buckeye's football is the sense of community that radiates from the city on gamedays. Scarlet and gray takes over the city. You can go

Guess who's peeing on the neighborhood??

2007-08-31T07:06:00.000-05:00

Everyone's favorite drunk, Andy Dick, was arrested at 7:30 in the morning on Monday for urinating on a building a half mile from my apartment. So basically as my neighborhood was waking up and going to work Andy Dick was pissing on it. Good stuff.Full Dispatch story

Photostories

2007-08-30T12:31:00.000-05:00

One of the best photo agencies out there, Magnum, has some amazing photo stories up in their Magnum in Motion section. I don't know how long they have been doing this for, but I had never seen them before. VII Photo, which is my personal favorite agency, also always has amazing photo stories.

Apple Sept. 5th

2007-08-29T14:57:00.000-05:00

Reuters is reporting Apple has sent out invitations to an press event on September 5th. It is expected that they will release a new line of iPods. They are more than likely going to have touch screens. Full Reuters StoryThink Secret storyPersonal Note: Damn...damn...damn...So I originally thought about buying stock in Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) when it was at 91 (pre-iPhone). Then I thought again about

The Internets

2007-08-29T10:22:00.000-05:00

"Broadband service here is eight to 30 times as fast as in the United States -- and considerably cheaper" The above quote is from an article in today's Washington Post looking at broadband Internet access in Japan. It is shocking to me how far both our Internet and mobile technologies are falling behind alot of other developed countries. I mean we invented baseball and the Internet and now Japan

Writing for academic journals

2007-08-28T17:15:00.001-05:00

"Study: T-rex could outrun David Beckham"That line has been on the front page of CNN.com for a good solid week now and I think it is a great example of making academic writing accessible to the masses. The study is a recently published scientific work examining the speed of multiple dinosaurs. I think the authors did an amazing job of making their study more interesting by using David Beckham as

Presidential Motorcade

2007-08-28T16:42:00.000-05:00

This is just amazingly odd to me. In the last year two police officers having died in fatal accidents, while working as part of the presidential motorcade. That is just really odd.Full Chicago Tribune article

HAHAHAHAHA

2007-08-25T15:23:00.000-05:00

The best picture I have ever taken. I love NJ Transit.

My girlfriend is going to be pissed...

2007-08-24T12:59:00.000-05:00

...when I cheat on her with Google. Google Earth now offers a feature where you can turn the view and look up at the sky...zooming in to various stars and galaxies. How badass. Info from GoogleLost Remote reaction

Obama Girl

2007-08-23T13:37:00.000-05:00

This is going to be one of those interesting things that becomes a footnote in the internet politics books. The "Obama Girl" YouTube clip, which has been viewed more than 3 million times, is easily going to make it into those types of textbooks. It is going to represent the rise of user created content, but the funny footnote is going to be who does Obama Girl actually support. CNN has her

Google Sky

2007-08-22T18:17:00.000-05:00

This is badass. "Popular mapping service Google Earth will launch a new feature called Sky, a 'virtual telescope' that the search engine hopes will turn millions of Internet users into stargazers."Full CNN Article

MAPOR Acceptance

2007-08-22T18:11:00.000-05:00

I had a paper accepted today for presentation at the 2007 Midwest Association for Public Opinion Research annual conference. The paper, entitled "Presidential Campaign Web Usage in Times of Tragedy: A Case Study of Candidate Web Responses to the Virginia Tech Shootings" examines the way the 16 announced candidates for the presidency used their websites to address the Virgina Tech shooting. The

Call me an asshole, but...

2007-08-22T11:28:00.000-05:00

This is my problem with the world now-a-days. The NAACP is showing strong support of Michael Vick. In a statement today, R.L. White, president of the Atlanta chapter of the NAACP, said Vick was a redeemable human being and should be treated like one. He clearly said Vick should be punished for his actions, but he also said the NFL shouldn't ban him. (Full Story from CNN)I'm sorry but where was

Facebook Hyperlocal

2007-08-20T16:05:00.000-05:00

LostRemote is talking about Facebook's new hyperlocal neighborhood. Actually I guess it is a third party app not theirs, but either way I am going to have to chaeck it out tonight (after I hook up my new Tivo).

Today's the day...

2007-08-17T11:49:00.001-05:00

I am writing a new article. It should be interesting and a little controversial. I am shooting to have it done by Wednesday. Hopefully available in the next couple weeks.

Columbus Congressional Seat opening

2007-08-16T17:30:00.000-05:00

Rep. Pryce (R-OH) announced today that she will not seek re-election in 2008. Here are some interesting clips from the Dispatch article:Pryce, 56, said family considerations were the key factor in her decision. Her daughter, Mia, 5, will be entering kindergarten next week, and Pryce said, “My daughter Caroline, who passed away, I missed a lot of growing up, and I don't want that to happen again.”

Holbrook looking for new job

2007-08-16T17:23:00.000-05:00

Former OSU President Karen Holbrook applied for the President job at Florida Gulf Coast University today. As the Dispatch pointed out in an article today, this might be a slightly easier job:Florida Gulf Coast is tiny compared to Ohio State, with slightly more than 9,000 students, 64 degree programs and a $130 million budget.Ohio State has nearly 52,000 students, almost 400 degree programs and a

Back to 2007

2007-08-16T16:43:00.000-05:00

So I am still in the process of moving, but my cable and Internet were hooked-up today and my new Tivo is in the mail. I never realized how bad TV was until I lived with Tivo for two years and then lost it for three months. What it comes down to is simple: I will never go back to appointment viewing.

Nielsen NetRatings

2007-08-15T15:05:00.000-05:00

Nielsen NetRatings Top 10 Internet News Brands for July 2007 (Change from June)1 Yahoo! News 32,674 (+381)2 CNN Digital Network 29,757 (+1,436)3 MSNBC 26,015 (-1,419)4 AOL News 23,103 (+1,165)5 NYTimes.com 14,149 (+1,614)6 Gannett Newspapers 13,812 (+1,533)7 Tribune Newspapers 12,218 (+180)8 USAToday.com 10,611 (+2,019)9 ABCNEWS Digital Network 9,876 (-976)10 Fox News Digital Network 9,343 (+

Like Saturday at the Masters...

2007-08-15T14:56:00.001-05:00

Its moving day. Finally, I should be able to unpack all my boxes and get settled in. I think I'll try to get a couch ordered this weekend. I also think I need more bookselves and a filing cabinet. Other than that I need some small things like a towel rack, a shower curtain, etc. Also, in today's news the DOW is tanking. For some reason about three weeks ago I predicted to Glenn that it was going

Back From AEJMC

2007-08-14T14:33:00.000-05:00

As you can probably guess I am back from the AEJMC conference in Washington D.C. Overall it was a very good conference and I hope to submit various pieces of research to it in the future. You can catch various panel discussion from AEJMC on C-SPAN over the next few days.

How to Catch a Predator Caught in a Mess

2007-08-14T14:04:00.001-05:00

A number of major media are taking long looks in to the NBC francise "To Catch A Predator." Today, The Dallas Morning News had a fairly lengthy article examining a recent sting in Texas, which lead to 20 arrests and one suicide. All 20 arrests were thrown out "because of evidence problems. Esquire, which hit stands today, also has an article about the case and 20/20 is apperently working on a

Is AOL at all relevant?

2007-08-12T09:24:00.000-05:00

As I have mentioned in the last number of posts, I have been hanging out at the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication annual conference. Well yesterday I went to a panel session entitled something like...YouTube Effect: Virual Marketing and blah blah blah...The panel was pretty good and mixed a couple academics with a couple of industry experts. What was interesting to me

Anti-NFL vests

2007-08-11T14:23:00.000-05:00

The AEJMC passed a resolution today condemning the NFL for their new proposed practice of requiring sideline photographers to wear vests, which have corporate logos on them. They join the RTNDA, NAB, NPPA, SND, and others who have spoke out on the proposal. Regardless, I believe the NFL is going to go through with it, because they sort of got the photogs buy the balls. The NFL is the only

Fred Thompson

2007-08-09T10:19:00.000-05:00

ImWithFred.com got a facelift. It now, as my thesis predicted*, conforms to the websites of the other major players.*My thesis, among other things, predicted that all the websites would end up looking just about identical.

AEJMC Day One

2007-08-09T08:52:00.000-05:00

So I have successfully made it to Washington D.C. for the 90th annual* Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication conference. I started looking through the program and I must say I am a little disappointed in the low number of political comm stuff, but there is a good deal of very interesting journalism panels. Here is one I found:Community Journalism Interest Group Refereed

Ooooh...snap

2007-08-07T14:25:00.000-05:00

Slate.com is reporting Rudy Giuliani's daughter, Caroline, self-identifies herself as a liberal on her Facebook profile and was even a member of one of the various Barack Obama Facebook groups.

AEJMC

2007-08-07T14:15:00.001-05:00

So tomorrow I head off to the annual conference of the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication in Washington D.C. I am unfortunately not presenting anything at this conference, but am just going to see how it works. I have yet to be to a national conference and am looking forward to hopefully higher caliber presentations and papers. I will be primarily looking for papers on

New iMacs

2007-08-07T14:11:00.000-05:00

Apple (AAPL) did in fact announce new iMacs. They are all aluminum and sexy, but not a huge leap forward.

Jersey

2007-08-04T09:32:00.000-05:00

So I made it to Jersey yesterday. We are heading to Youngstown today and then heading to Columbus on Sunday.

Apple Releasing new iMacs

2007-08-02T14:36:00.000-05:00

CNN Money is reporting:"Apple Inc. (AAPL) on Tuesday is expected to announce a long-awaited upgrade to its Macintosh computers.Apple representatives weren't commenting Thursday beyond saying the company has scheduled a press event for Tuesday to focus on its computer lineup, and it will feature an appearance by Chief Executive Steve Jobs.However, it's widely expected the company will unveil its

2008 and Online Social Networking

2007-08-02T13:19:00.000-05:00

A new study coming out of the Bentley College political science department looks at the use of online social networks (OSN) in the 2008 presidential campaign. The full study is going to be presented at the upcoming annual conference of the American Political Science Association, but by looking at the press release from Bentley it is not a very in-depth study. It seems to just look at very simple

Neat-o

2007-08-02T10:36:00.000-05:00

Here is another impressive interactive feature by the folks at the New York Times. This one looks at where the 2008 presidential candidates are getting their money. I just can't say enough about the good things the New York Times are doing in the interactive realm. I mean seriously...they are by far the best of any of the mainstream media of weaving news and new media. Love it.

My Current Life

2007-08-01T15:23:00.001-05:00

So I have successfully moved from Muncie, Indiana to Columbus, Ohio. I am living in the Short North. This is the area just north of downtown and just south of campus. It is a great neighborhood to live in. There are a number of restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and art galleries, within walking distance of my apartment. I am actually subletting a friend's place for the next couple weeks and then I

Media and The Stock Market

2007-08-01T15:10:00.000-05:00

So I am just thinking out loud here, but is it possible that the increase coverage of the stock market and the economy is leading to a more volatile market. I mean over the last couple weeks we have seen the market bouncing up and down like a yo-yo. I am sure part of that has to do with the sub-prime fallout, corporate credit situation, etc. But over the last 20 years...hell even the last 5 years

So we meet again...

2007-08-01T14:53:00.001-05:00

Well I think I am going to try this again. I honestly can't promise I'll keep up with it, but I am going to give it another whirl. I think blogs are an interesting way to test ideas and meet people within your field. Unfortunately, I think they are also a lot of work to maintain and a drag on my everyday life. However, it is very important to me to keep writing and testing out my ideas, so here

The Media Dork

2007-03-23T01:11:00.000-05:00

For now the blog is down. I hope to get back to it at some point. I will e-mail everyone I know if I start updating this again.

Frankfurt

2006-07-11T04:29:00.000-05:00

(ed. note: I wrote this few days ago but I have not been able to get blogger to work for the last couple days. I had a crappy internet connection in Milan.)From Paris, I headed to a friendly face and a great city. I headed to Frankfurt, Germany to stay with Tomas Herzberger. You might remember him from such places as the Digital Storytelling program in fall semester. Tomas showed me around his

Long week...

2006-07-07T11:36:00.000-05:00

So needless to say it has been a long week. I have been having troubles finding time to do everything and as you can see the blog got relegated a back seat, but I have been keeping a very extensive journal. Anyway the last time I posted here I was in Amsterdam. Now I am two stops away from there. After a couple nights in Amsterdam, I caught the train and headed southwest to Paris. I stayed in the

Amsterdam pt. 2

2006-06-28T12:18:00.000-05:00

I think I am starting to gert my bearing. I finally had to sleep. I had not slept much on the plane, so I needed a couple hours. I slept for like an hour and half, woke up and took a shower. Now I feel like a new man in a new country. This afternoon I walked all through the city. It is a very interesting city. Unfortunetly due to mischeduling I will only be here until Friday afternoon, but I need

Amsterdam

2006-06-28T02:15:00.000-05:00

I have successfully conquered transalantic flight and have arrived safely in Amsterdam. I plan on relaxing and reading alot on this trip. I choose with Erneest Hemmingway's classic novel "The Sun Also Rise." Its major theme seems to be doing nothing in Europe. Any more later. I think I will wait until tomorrow to hit the Van Gogh and Rijksmuseum.

Update

2006-06-26T14:19:00.000-05:00

I am sitting in Panera eating a French Baguette, thinking next week at this time I'll just be eating a baguette. As you can clearly noticed I have not updated the Media Dork in quite a while. That is for a number of reasons, but mainly because I am lazy. Therefore in the upcoming fall I will not attempt to keep blogging. I just don't see it as something I will keep up with. What I plan on doing

Good news...

2006-02-09T12:13:00.000-06:00

For the first time in the recorded history of Cancer the annual death toll from the diesease has gone down. According to CNN, "The number of cancer deaths dropped to 556,902 in 2003, down from 557,271 the year before, according to a recently completed review of U.S. death certificates by the National Center for Health Statistics."Full Article Donate Here. Donate Often.

CNN.com

2006-02-08T18:05:00.000-06:00

CNN is getting crushed in the ratings by Fox, but online they are cleaning up. According to an article in the New York Observer, CNN.com is bringing in at least 12 million dollars per month in advertising. That is nearly an extra 150 million dollars CNN is bringing in per year. I wonder when local TV stations will start believing me and start understanding there is money to be made off these

Holy crap!!!

2006-02-08T17:42:00.000-06:00

There is actually an issue in which I, Nick Geidner, agree with a bunch of evangelical Christians...the environment. In a news conference today, a group of 86 evangelistic minister came out against the administrations policies on global warming prevention. Way to go. Full Article

NFL Censors the Stones

2006-02-07T21:04:00.000-06:00

"The NFL, which produced the (halftime) show seen on ABC Sunday night, silenced Jagger's microphone during sexually suggestive passages of two of the three songs the band performed before an audience of 90 million television viewers."Full Story.

Apple announcement

2006-02-07T14:58:00.000-06:00

Apple announced today that they will be releasing 1 gig Nano for $150. They also announced that the iTunes store will start carrying some of Showtimes programming, including Sleeper Cell, Weeds and Fat Actress. It doesn't look like they are going to be offering "the L word", at least yet.Full Story

Whopperettes

2006-02-07T10:18:00.000-06:00

This is so cool. You can make your own Whopperette commercial. You get to pick your own condiments and everything. Hilarious.

The PIT

2006-02-06T22:14:00.000-06:00

ThePitPodcast.com is live. Also the second episode of the PIT, Politically Intense Talk, is up. This week, Mark, Chris and I discussed primarily the legacy of President George W. Bush. I think it went fairly well and if you get a chance try to check it out.

Google taking over world...

2006-02-06T08:46:00.000-06:00

Another story about Google buying up "dark fiber" and creating an alternative internet. This one is from the London Times.Full ArticleWatch Epic.

USAT Super Bowl ad meter

2006-02-06T08:38:00.000-06:00

USA Today 18th annual Super Bowl ad meter is now available at their website.Top 51)Bud Light - A secret fridge stocks Bud Light. 2)Budweiser - Young Clydesdale dreams big. 3)FedEx - Cave man uses prehistoric overnight delivery. 4)Sierra Mist - Sierra Mist can't clear airport security. 5)Bud Light - Men pretend to work on rooftops, but relax instead. Worse Spot - Gillette - Razor brand

Lost Remote

2006-02-06T08:32:00.000-06:00

Way to go to Lost Remote! Instead of doing a regular postgame advertising wrap-up Lost Remote managing editor, Steve Safran, decided to live blog the commercials and give them his initial three-word reaction. Here are some of them:Blockbuster: Online too lateBurger King: Busby Berkley? What?Bud Light: Survivor - The OfficeSierra Mist: Kathy Griffin. Enough.Bud Light: Is still watery"16 Blocks":