Tag Blog

What’s New on TAG TV July 27 – 31, 2009?

Monday, July 27, 2009

From a TED special on wiring the Web for global good for confronting poverty, security and more, and a presentation on Google’s commitment to free speech to PBS also looking at free speech online, a digital media conference revealing current and future trends, and the evolving responsibilities of video games, 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 expand your tech IQ!

Go to WebVisions Now!

Monday: Wiring a Web for Global Good
At TEDglobal, UK PM Gordon Brown proposes using today’s unique interconnectedness to develop a global ethic and work together to confront poverty, security, climate change and the economy challenges. 17 minutes

Tuesday: Google’s Commitment to Free Speech
Google was presented with the 2009 First Amendment Leadership Award, and this video highlighted how Google’s products enable people to exercise the right to freedom of expression, even where governments routinely suppress free speech. 3 minutes

Wednesday: PBS Media Shift Looks at Free Speech Online
An expert panel discusses how news spreads online, the “Twitter revolution” in Iran, the way China uses psychology in controlling speech online, and the question of whether there are dangers of too much free speech. 28 minutes

Thursday: Digital Media Conference Reveals Current and Future Trends
attendees of the Digital Media Conference held in Virginia. Key leaders in the world of new media spoke at the conference in panels on digital media trends, social media and more. 29 minutes

Friday: The Evolving Medium and Responsibilities of Video Games
Increasingly, the evolving medium of video games is being recognized as educational tools and as deliverers of social or political messages. Case in point, a five year old grapples with the responsibility of long-term debt in the Nintendo game Animal Crossing. 5 minutes

Go to WebVisions Now!

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