Though the world is captivated by Siri and her charming ways… she’s not the first virtual assistant. Back when IBM introduced its first speech recognition machine in 1962 – few could imagine the incalculable functions that this technology would have. The IBM Shoebox was a computer that was able to perform mathematical functions and recognize […]
Steve Jobs announced iPhone at the Macworld convention at the beginning of the year 2007 gaining substantial eyeballs from all walks of life. Half a year later on June 29, 2007, the first iPhone was released. People waited outside Apple stores for days in lineups that ran for blocks wanting to own the newest revolutionary […]
What is the effect of our mobile device use on our kids? We intuitively know that it probably isn’t good to use our phones too much when we are with kids, yet mobile devices offer so many advantages to modern-day parenting, such as greater work-life balance and social connection, and we do not have a […]
Ali Parisi’16 MS in Public Relations, has just written a blog post about the Emerging Media Studies Master’s program. This program is the first in the nation to focus specifically on emerging media! In the blog she provides an overview of the program and highlights the Extended Group Research Project Seminar, a full year course […]
Katz comments about the move to increase bandwith in Yellowstone National Park in a recent AP article (11/3/14). Dr. Katz spoke about the “natural experiment” he conducted last summer while traveling through the park with his teenage children, all of whom complained as soon as they lost connectivity. Katz is the author of The Social Media President: […]
Dr. James Katz’s comment about Obama Media Strategy includes Meteorologists appears in USA Today (5/6/2014). Katz is the author of The Social Media President: Barack Obama and the Politics of Digital Engagement with co-authors Michael Barris and Anshul Jain (2013, Palgrave Macmillan).