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What’s New on TAG TV May 18 – 22, 2009?

Monday, May 18, 2009

From a PBS episode on Twitter mania and a look at how the Internet is killing mass marketing while, at the same time, reviving tribal social units, to a top brick and click CIO panel discussing new technologies and customer needs, a report on Google’s book scanning project to transform education and a small tech energy solution fueling an apartment building’s operations, a new show is launched every week day on WebVisions: a TAG TV compilation of tech news and information clips from various popular Internet video sites. Watch a show a day to conveniently keep up with, and explore, a variety of tech topics!

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Monday: PBS Explores Twitter Mania
A panel of experts explore how Twitter is being used by politicians, public figures and businesspeople, plus discuss authenticity on Twitter, conversations vs. broadcasting and whether Twitter as a medium can change the world. 28 minutes

Tuesday: How the Internet is Killing Mass Marketing by Reviving Tribal Social Units
Best selling author Seth Godin argues the Internet has ended mass marketing and revived a human social unit from the past: tribes. Founded on shared ideas and values, tribes give ordinary people the power to lead and make big change. 17 minutes

Wednesday: Brick and Click CIO Panel 2010: New Technologies and the Customer
Chief Information Officers from top brick and click enterprises look at Web 2.0, social networking and cloud computing for solving business problems. How do these technologies relate to the customers buying drivers, wants, and spending plans? 91 minutes

Thursday: Will Google’s Book Scan Project Transform Learning?
Explore the experience of the 25 participating university libraries in Google’s Book Scan project and the resulting future impact of public higher education on social mobilization and economic development. 3 minutes

Friday: A Small Tech Apartment Building Energy Solution
Reuters News reports on a Swedish property company that developed the first wind turbine running on the roof of an apartment block to create energy for operating the building, including the elevator. 2 minutes

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Other TAG TV Features: Tech Talk on TAG Radio
TAG President Tino Mantella interviews Atlanta’s top executives, with a new show launching every Tuesday afternoon. Click to listen to Tino’s latest interview!