JUNE 1, 2009

Best Of May On Undercurrents

In the spirit of the Twitter craze, here is a microblog-esque guide to the month of May on Undercurrents and beyond…

May on Undercurrents:

• When is wiki just plain wacky? I love wikipedia, Dr Zhivago, and a successful scam.
• It’s a crisis. Social media can help. Learn how.
• Lost in cyberspace? Listen for tweets, or read the guides.
• Back to basics? From real food to real frugal to real protest to real heroes.

And other brilliantly non-boring May moments:

Diversity - Another First
• Sonia Sotomayor: first Hispanic woman nominated to the Supreme Court. Yes! Now that’s a long way from Carmen Miranda.

Protection of Our Digital Assets
• Barely 20 years old, yet cyber-life is considered a national security matter. We will now have a cyber-czar to protect us from a weapon of mass disruption. President Obama set out to protect our digital infrastructure as a strategic national asset.

Who Says Mass Media is Dead?
• Kris Allen beat Allen Lambert on American Idol - 34 million viewers, 1 country
• Barcelona beat Manchester United in the UEFA cup - 100 million viewers , 230 countries
• Susan Boyle lost Britain’s Got Talent - 235 million viral viewers