Rocketboom http://www.rocketboom.com Daily Internet culture with Joanne Colan Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:28:33 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1-alpha en Rocketboom is a three minute daily videoblog hosted by Joanne Colan and based in New York City. We cover and create a wide range of information and commentary from top news stories to quirky internet culture. Daily Internet culture with Joanne Colan Rocketboom rocketboom, daily, news, internet, culture, art, science, technology, tech, space, comedy, video, podcast no Rocketboom hi@rocketboom.com Spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers http://www.rocketboom.com/spotlight-iran-a-nation-of-bloggers/ http://www.rocketboom.com/spotlight-iran-a-nation-of-bloggers/#comments Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:20:48 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3304 Rocketboom spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers by Aaron Chiesa, Toru Kageyama, Hendy Sukarya, and Lisa Temes, students the Vancouver Film School. ]]>

Rocketboom spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers by Aaron Chiesa, Toru Kageyama, Hendy Sukarya, and Lisa Temes, students the Vancouver Film School.

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/spotlight-iran-a-nation-of-bloggers/feed/ Rocketboom spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers by Aaron Chiesa, Toru Kageyama, Hendy Sukarya, and Lisa Temes, students the Vancouver Film School. http://www.rocketboom.com/spotlight-iran-a-nation-of-bloggers/ Rocketboom spotlight: Iran: A nation of bloggers by Aaron Chiesa, Toru Kageyama, Hendy Sukarya, and Lisa Temes, students the Vancouver Film School. Iko Toilets in Kenya http://www.rocketboom.com/iko-toilets-in-kenya/ http://www.rocketboom.com/iko-toilets-in-kenya/#comments Wed, 01 Jul 2009 12:00:06 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3299 Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on Iko Toilets (translation: “There Is A Toilet”) in Kenya. ]]>

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on Iko Toilets (translation: “There Is A Toilet”) in Kenya.

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/iko-toilets-in-kenya/feed/ Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on Iko Toilets (translation: “There Is A Toilet”) in Kenya. http://www.rocketboom.com/iko-toilets-in-kenya/ Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp reports on Iko Toilets (translation: “There Is A Toilet”) in Kenya. Research @ Intel Day http://www.rocketboom.com/research-intel-day/ http://www.rocketboom.com/research-intel-day/#comments Mon, 29 Jun 2009 16:00:33 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3294 Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree attends Research@Intel Day in Mountain View, CA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! ]]>

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree attends Research@Intel Day in Mountain View, CA.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/research-intel-day/feed/ Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree attends Research@Intel Day in Mountain View, CA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! http://www.rocketboom.com/research-intel-day/ Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree attends Research@Intel Day in Mountain View, CA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! The Computer History Museum http://www.rocketboom.com/the-computer-history-museum/ http://www.rocketboom.com/the-computer-history-museum/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2009 15:00:02 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3288 Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explores the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! ]]>

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explores the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/the-computer-history-museum/feed/ Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explores the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! http://www.rocketboom.com/the-computer-history-museum/ Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree explores the Computer History Museum in Mountain View, CA. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! Senegalese Recyclers http://www.rocketboom.com/senegalese-recyclers/ http://www.rocketboom.com/senegalese-recyclers/#comments Tue, 16 Jun 2009 21:45:46 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3277 Rocketboom Field Correspondent Cheikh Darou Seck reports on plastic recycling in Senegal. ]]>

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Cheikh Darou Seck reports on plastic recycling in Senegal.

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/senegalese-recyclers/feed/ Rocketboom Field Correspondent Cheikh Darou Seck reports on plastic recycling in Senegal. http://www.rocketboom.com/senegalese-recyclers/ Rocketboom Field Correspondent Cheikh Darou Seck reports on plastic recycling in Senegal. Personalized Genetics http://www.rocketboom.com/personalized-genetics/ http://www.rocketboom.com/personalized-genetics/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 23:40:52 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3267 Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the first Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, MA. Extra: Ellie interviews molecular geneticist George Church. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! ]]>

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the first Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, MA. Extra: Ellie interviews molecular geneticist George Church.

This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/personalized-genetics/feed/ Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the first Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, MA. Extra: Ellie interviews molecular geneticist George Church. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! http://www.rocketboom.com/personalized-genetics/ Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree visits the first Consumer Genetics Show in Boston, MA. Extra: Ellie interviews molecular geneticist George Church. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! Fantasmagorie http://www.rocketboom.com/fantasmagorie/ http://www.rocketboom.com/fantasmagorie/#comments Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:18:56 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3262 Rocketboom Spotlight: Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl, widely considered to be the first fully animated film ever made. ]]>

Rocketboom Spotlight: Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl, widely considered to be the first fully animated film ever made.

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/fantasmagorie/feed/ Rocketboom Spotlight: Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl, widely considered to be the first fully animated film ever made. http://www.rocketboom.com/fantasmagorie/ Rocketboom Spotlight: Fantasmagorie by Émile Cohl, widely considered to be the first fully animated film ever made. Peacekeeping in Mogadishu: Part 2 http://www.rocketboom.com/peacekeeping-in-mogadishu-part-2/ http://www.rocketboom.com/peacekeeping-in-mogadishu-part-2/#comments Wed, 10 Jun 2009 14:00:40 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3257 Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp continues his report on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. Watch Part 1 here. ]]>

Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp continues his report on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. Watch Part 1 here.

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/peacekeeping-in-mogadishu-part-2/feed/ Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp continues his report on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. Watch Part 1 here. http://www.rocketboom.com/peacekeeping-in-mogadishu-part-2/ Rocketboom Field Correspondent Ruud Elmendorp continues his report on The African Union Mission to Somalia (AMISOM) peacekeeping mission in Mogadishu, Somalia. Watch Part 1 here. The Terrafugia Flying Car http://www.rocketboom.com/terrafugia-flying-car/ http://www.rocketboom.com/terrafugia-flying-car/#comments Tue, 09 Jun 2009 05:00:54 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3242 Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with Dr. Carl Dietrich, co-founder of Terrafugia, creators of the Transition flying car (or ‘roadable aircraft‘) at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! ]]>

Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with Dr. Carl Dietrich, co-founder of Terrafugia, creators of the Transition flying car (or ‘roadable aircraft‘) at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance.


This episode was created in collaboration with Intel!

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/terrafugia-flying-car/feed/ Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with Dr. Carl Dietrich, co-founder of Terrafugia, creators of the Transition flying car (or ‘roadable aircraft‘) at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. This episode was created in collaboration with Intel! http://www.rocketboom.com/terrafugia-flying-car/ Rocketboom Tech correspondent Ellie Rountree speaks with Dr. Carl Dietrich, co-founder of Terrafugia, creators of the Transition flying car (or ‘roadable aircraft‘) at the 2009 Greenwich Concours d’Elegance. This episode was [...] Interview With Laura Ling of Current TV http://www.rocketboom.com/interview-with-laura-ling/ http://www.rocketboom.com/interview-with-laura-ling/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 17:00:06 +0000 yatta http://www.rocketboom.com/?p=3237 From 2005: then Rocketboom field correspondent Zadi Diaz interviewed Current TV journalist Laura Ling. This past weekend, Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean hard labor camp for attempting to report on Korean refugees along the North Korea-China border. More coverage: American reporters get “very severe” [...]]]>

From 2005: then Rocketboom field correspondent Zadi Diaz interviewed Current TV journalist Laura Ling. This past weekend, Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean hard labor camp for attempting to report on Korean refugees along the North Korea-China border. More coverage: American reporters get “very severe” 12-year sentences designed to scare all foreign journalists, US ‘concern’ for jailed reporters, Laura Ling, Euna Lee, US Journalists, Sentenced To 12 Years In North Korea, Twitter search for Laura Ling, Twitter search for Euna Lee

]]> http://www.rocketboom.com/interview-with-laura-ling/feed/ From 2005: then Rocketboom field correspondent Zadi Diaz interviewed Current TV journalist Laura Ling. This past weekend, Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean hard labor camp for attempting to report on Korean refugees along the North Korea-China border. More coverage: American reporters get “very severe” 12-year sentences designed to scare all foreign journalists, US ‘concern’ for jailed reporters, Laura Ling, Euna Lee, US Journalists, Sentenced To 12 Years In North Korea, Twitter search for Laura Ling, Twitter search for Euna Lee http://www.rocketboom.com/interview-with-laura-ling/ From 2005: then Rocketboom field correspondent Zadi Diaz interviewed Current TV journalist Laura Ling. This past weekend, Laura Ling and fellow journalist Euna Lee were sentenced to 12 years in a North Korean hard labor camp for attempting to [...]