Posts Tagged with ‘npr’

I'm a little late getting to the Webby nominees announcement. I usually look at web awards as a lot of sunshine being blown in certain areas, but this year, I was pleasantly surprise to see some of my favorites nominated, many seemingly completely out of the blue.
In no particular order, here are my personal favorites in the website categories:
In the Charitable Organizations Nonprofit category, the standout for me is Kiva, which has been the clear breakout star of the socially [...]

Is it the end of old media as we know it?* R.E.M. has a new album dropping 1 April, but for those of us already using iLike with iTunes or our Facebook or MySpace accounts, we are in luck; 11 tracks from the album will be available for streaming and sharing a week from today (Monday, 24 March), one week before the album's release date.
R.E.M.'s release may be the highest profile use of digital distribution yet, and the surest sign [...]

Back in May of last year, I was concerned that the military's newest policy was going to restrict the ability of U.S. military personnel stationed in war zones to be able to use blogs to express their thoughts and feelings. As someone so entrenched in the blog medium, I couldn't imagine being part of the conflict in the Middle East and not having an outlet I could use to not only vent my emotions in a blog, but also have [...]

National Public Radio, better known as NPR, has today launched its multi-genre music service known as NPR Music, which is a joint project between NPR and 12 other public radio partners.
"NPR Music aims to be as diverse as our audience’s interests and curiosity," explained Maria Thomas, Senior VP and GM of NPR Digital Media. "We want to surprise you with new artists, new music, and things you didn't know you would enjoy until you discovered them."
The music of the [...]