The following was reprinted from BU Today on Oct. 14, 2015 In the new series “Jump-start Your Job Search,” BU Today brings you short interviews with BU alums who are leaders in their field, such as banking, advertising, tech start-ups, journalism, or nonprofit organizations. They talk about how they got to be where they are,… Read More
Since she graduated from the Emerging Media Studies program this summer, Lei has been working in the social media marketing field for Genesys, an IT company. Her work focuses on content curation, data collection and analysis and campaign planning. The writing, researching and analytical skills she acquired during the 1-year master program at DEMS have helped her… Read More
I am an emerging media aficionado who is always looking for opportunities to be a part of pioneers in new developments and ideas of emerging media, among which I feel proud to be the first members of BU’s Emerging Media Studies program. Upon graduation, I worked as a freelance web developer and worked on multiple… Read More
Tweets, reposts and shares can help a cause become hip, but do little to help it in the long run When Lei Guo, an assistant professor of communication, spends a day on social media, she’s not playing Candy Crush or tweeting what she had for breakfast. She’s doing research. Guo, originally from Shanghai, is especially… Read More
Streaming technology lets us access our favorite shows without television. So why are TV execs so excited about it? It was 2013, but Chuck Saftler’s head was in 2020. If he didn’t get creative, the FX exec realized, the deal he was about to cut could prove a bust. He was not about to buy… Read More
Assistant Professor, Division of Emerging Media Studies How did you become involved in the emerging media field? I’ve been doing research for several years. I graduated in 2014 with a PhD from the University of Texas at Austin and my main area is in media effects—basically how traditional media influences public. When I was doing… Read More
Feld Professor of Emerging Media; Director, Division of Emerging Media Studies; Executive Director, Center for Mobile Communication Studies How did you become involved in the emerging media field? I have had a lifelong interest in interpersonal communication technology, starting with the rotary dial telephone in the days before there was such a thing as a… Read More
Findings from a series of studies performed by a group of researchers including Emerging Media Studies professor James Katz show a correlation between heavy social media use and marriage dissatisfaction. Using data from surveys conducted in 2008 to 2010, the researchers found that a 20 percent increase in Facebook users by state would increase divorce… Read More
Workshop at Boston University’s College of Communication April 29-30, 2013 About the Workshop Visit the workshop website For more details, including a schedule, list of speakers and registration information, visit the workshop website. Questions? Contact Allison Keir at dems@bu.edu. What will social life be like when each of us has instant personal information about those… Read More