About a year ago I was interviewed by Ira Basen for an article he was working on for Walrus magazine. The magazine nixed the article due to internal issues but Ira stated that he would find another avenue to...
created by Albert Milliron | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago 965 views | 58 recommendations | 1 comment
One of the reasons I was happy to see Gregor Robertson elected as Mayor of Vancouver is because he understands new media. Pete Quily has done a very in depth analysis of the mayoral run and concludes that...
created by mtippett | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 208 views | 6 recommendations | 1 comment
Opinion Barry Artiste, Now Public Contributor DNA will certainly prove whether Child kidnapper Stanley Tippett, accused of sexual assault of a 12 year old is guilty or not, police feel confident they have their...
opinion by Barry ORegan | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago 3341 views | 24 recommendations | 18 comments
NowPublic is in attendance at the 2008 edition of Vidfest, which runs from May 21-24, 2008, here in Vancouver. The festival kicked off at the Vancouver Art Gallery Wednesday evening with an opening gathering held...
Michael Tippet (NP co-founder), Rachel Nixon (NP Global News Director), Alfred Hermida (UBC Journalism Professor), and myself (user, or citizen, or participant, or whatever you want to call me) are interviewed...
created by ScienceDave | 5 years ago | updated 5 years ago 919 views | 29 recommendations | 20 comments
What will it take to make "citizen journalists" a viable component of the global news-creating community? Will citizen journalists figure out how to create credible, well-researched news items in a way that...
I'm constantly amazed at the international reach of this story. here is the Middle East Times in Egypt talking about our deal with the AP:"SAN FRANCISCO, CA, USA -- As picture-taking mobile telephones...
created by mtippett | 6 years ago 1148 views | 10 recommendations | 1 comment
By JACK KAPICA
Globe and Mail Update"he June issue of Wired magazine coined an interesting buzzword: "crowdsourcing." It's like outsourcing, but with a large number of unpaid or...
created by the source | 6 years ago | updated 4 years ago 1251 views | 4 recommendations | 2 comments
It is now public..."For Immediate ReleaseThe News Really is NowPublic!NowPublic Closes 1.4 Million Angel FinancingLeading participatory news network raises one of largest angel rounds in the countryVancouver, May...
created by mtippett | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago 3551 views | 3 recommendations | 6 comments