Puzzling over privacy

When I went for a walk on the beach with my cousin a couple of Sundays ago, I did not expect to find myself in a Facebook video shot and shared by someone with more than 2,500 friends. We were at Clifton Beach, the most publicly accessible and over-developed of Karachi’s shores. Plastic wrappers, soda [...]

Creepy or inevitable?

Imagine my surprise some weeks ago when I found this photo on an ad on my Facebook page, plugging a freelance writing site. Here was a woman who looked eerily like a younger version of my South Asian mother, asking me if I was looking for work as a writer. I’m South Asian. I’m a [...]

Shoot better online video

You think making a good video is about the pictures? Wrong. It’s about the sound. Check out more tips on online video-making from broadcast journalism instructor Mary Coffman in my latest post for the SmartBlog on Social Media.

How to create a social media release

The difference between a social media release and a traditional press release is about the same as that between a 3-D movie and standard-definition TV. So how do you create a social media release? Read my latest post on the SmartBlog on Social Media to find out.