Watch Trailer Talk on Next Movie.com! This is Trailer Talk! Check it out as some of Sarah’s slightly ridiculous friends watch the trailer for “The Avengers”. With so many superheros, there’s plenty to talk about. Stay tuned for more Trailer … Continue reading
Indie music sensation Lana Del Rey is literally everywhere at the moment. Since the video for her song “Video Games” went viral last year, the singer/songwriter has jumped into the mainstream media spotlight. Her recent performance on SNL drew some … Continue reading
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Other Media It’s inevitable there will be the next Steve Jobs, Mark Zuckerberg, Google or Facebook, the question is; where in the world will they come from? As the cost of innovation decreases and governments all over the world invest in startups … Continue reading
After being slammed for her performance on SNL by the twitterverse, Gawker, and Juliette Lewis, Lana Del Rey hits up SXSW. We support Lana Del Rey for having the guts to debut her unreleased album on SNL. This is a … Continue reading
Sarah Austin and friend Danni discuss the recently dropped SOPA and PIPA anti-piracy bills. Why was there such an uproar about this legislation, and what were the bills really trying to do? Is our internet freedom safe or is the … Continue reading
Podcast Video Podcast Video Other Media I’m sure most of you have heard about SOPA, or the Stop Online Piracy Act (and the similar PROTECT IP Act, or PIPA). This week the internet came together to protest this over reaching legislation that, if passed, would have … Continue reading
Podcast Video Podcast Video Other Media The bill known as known as The Protect IP Act in the Senate and Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) in the House, is an Internet protection bill aka censorship legislation that many would appear to be a threatening sequel to last year’s COICA Internet censorship bill. The Stop Online Piracy Now (SOPA) is currently being supported by both houses in Congress after they had a House Judiciary Committee hearing Wednesday, November 23, 2011.
The bill would essentially establish major powers for corporations intent on corralling copyrighted materials. These new powers would lead to exorbitant legal bills for start-ups, Silicon Valley giants, and potentially individual users. That doesn’t sound so bad but let’s take a close look. Under current practice, copyright owners such as TV networks, Media conglomerates, and Hollywood studios contact hosting websites to request that pirated videos be removed. Continue reading
4. Twenty years ago, most people wouldn’t have imagined reading Tweets from the President or receiving discounts at a restaurant after checking in on your smartphone. What will social media enable us to 20 years from now?
S: If any one can predict the future even 5 years from now then I’d like to meet that person. I think there will be a change toward policy restructuring as a result of community organization demanding participatory democracy, human rights, justice, and liberty from oppression. Increased transparency will result from the evolution of government and large organizational entities as entrepreneurs continue to hack the red tape – application by application. Freedom of expression may or may not become something that people support depending on their level of fear of tying their identity to their opinion. As more dictators start to learn about how to use these tools there may be increased infiltration of propaganda, however, wisdom of the crowds will eventually smell them out and dilute their power. I’m optimistic that a new type of participatory democracy will emerge world wide and like to think that peace is more achievable in the future than ever before as a result of the democratization of media. Continue reading
This video made my day. What do you get when you combine YouTube, an adorable couple, and a webcam? The cutest new karaoke video I hope inspires these two to start a web show. Beth Behrs, star of 2 Broke … Continue reading
Get More: For more from NextMovie: Trailers | Movies | DVD & Blu-Ray Pop17′s Trailer Talk launches today. Are trailers really doing their job of selling the movies they’re trailers of? NextMovie seeks to answer this question with its new … Continue reading
Watch Trailer Talk! Check it out as some of Sarah’s slightly ridiculous friends watch the trailer for the much anticipated upcoming Batman film “The Dark Knight Rises”. I’m not sure what’s more interesting, the trailer or Sarah’s friends! Stay tuned … Continue reading
Podcast Video Podcast Video Other Media If you are interested in what goes on behind the scenes in politics then you should check out the 13 episode series, Battleground. This scripted series is a political comedy following the campaign trail of a third-place candidate in Wisconsin … Continue reading
In another part of Pop17′s women in culture series, Sarah Austin shares part of an interview with Dr. Khuloud Jamal Khayyat Dajani, a Palestinian Doctor of Medicine and Associate Professor in Social Medicine and Health Policy at Al-Quds University. In … Continue reading
Podcast Video Podcast Video Other Media Sarah Austin and tech columnist John C. Dvorak delve into the best new TV’s on show at CES 2012. Some of the featured products include Sharp’s super definition 8k TV, smart TV’s, and the future of Google TV. Also discussed … Continue reading
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