Technology

‘Ultimately our challenge will be to determine which metrics for successful storytelling turn out to be most important in the digital environment.’

‘… we learn differently from content-driven media than we do from media driven by choice and problem solving.’

‘In my opinion, tablets, like the Internet in the past, are fantastic opportunities, not just devices on which to perform the same old tricks.’

‘On the Web, skimming is no longer a means to an end but an end in itself. That poses a huge problem for those who report and publish the news.’

In surveys and analysis, the Pew Research Center illuminates the ever-changing course of Americans’ digital habits.

MIT professor Sherry Turkle finds the prevalence of PowerPoint in grade school classrooms “distressing,” yet PowerPoint is ubiquitous. It has gained adherents in the federal Office of the Joint Chiefs…

In an interview Sherry Turkle did with Aleks Krotoski for a BBC project, “The Virtual Revolution,” she spoke about how young people think about privacy and how their experiences with…

‘Creating interest-driven content and programming that is easily shared, interactive and participatory is key to unlocking the power of networked media.’

At the Center for Future Storytelling, researchers envision how technology can give people more control over TV programs they encounter and stories they follow.

‘News organizations and start-up entrepreneurs are only beginning to explore the potential of augmented reality.’