{"57318":{"#nid":"57318","#data":{"type":"news","title":"Michael Best counterpoint - More Transformative: YouTube or Boob Tube?","body":[{"value":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003Cp\u003EIn the age of Internet ascendancy, a new study holds that television continues to be at least as transformative a force as the \u0027Net in many parts of the world. But Michael Best, assistant professor in Interactive Computing, cautions against some of the study\u0027s interpretations, such as its characterization of the show \u0022Baywatch\u0022 as \u0022an everyday tale of lifesaving folk.\u0022 \n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ESource: FastCompany.com\n\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EClick on link (below) for full article.\u003C\/p\u003E","summary":null,"format":"limited_html"}],"field_subtitle":"","field_summary":[{"value":"In the age of Internet ascendancy, a new study holds that television continues to be at least as transformative a force as the \u0027Net in many parts of the world. But Michael Best, assistant professor in Interactive Computing, cautions against some of the study\u0027s interpretations, such as its characterization of the show \u0022Baywatch\u0022 as \u0022an everyday tale of lifesaving folk.\u0022","format":"limited_html"}],"field_summary_sentence":[{"value":"Professor Michael Best discusses the study."}],"uid":"27184","created_gmt":"2010-01-06 01:00:00","changed_gmt":"2016-10-08 03:06:18","author":"Jene Gladstone","boilerplate_text":"","field_publication":"","field_article_url":"","dateline":{"date":"2010-01-06T00:00:00-05:00","iso_date":"2010-01-06T00:00:00-05:00","tz":"America\/New_York"},"extras":[],"hg_media":{"57319":{"id":"57319","type":"image","title":"Professor Michael Best","body":null,"created":"1449175664","gmt_created":"2015-12-03 20:47:44","changed":"1475894503","gmt_changed":"2016-10-08 02:41:43","alt":"Professor Michael Best","file":{"fid":"190579","name":"tim96082.jpg","image_path":"\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tim96082.jpg","image_full_path":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/\/sites\/default\/files\/images\/tim96082.jpg","mime":"image\/jpeg","size":53890,"path_740":"http:\/\/hg.gatech.edu\/sites\/default\/files\/styles\/740xx_scale\/public\/images\/tim96082.jpg?itok=Zix-w3jz"}}},"media_ids":["57319"],"related_links":[{"url":"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/blog\/kevin-randall\/integrated-branding\/just-boob-tube-not-youtube-transforming-world","title":"http:\/\/www.fastcompany.com\/blog\/kevin-randall\/integrated-branding\/just-boob-tube-not-youtube-transforming-world"}],"groups":[{"id":"1285","name":"Sam Nunn School of International Affairs"}],"categories":[{"id":"129","name":"Institute and Campus"},{"id":"134","name":"Student and Faculty"},{"id":"153","name":"Computer Science\/Information Technology and Security"},{"id":"154","name":"Environment"},{"id":"146","name":"Life Sciences and Biology"},{"id":"135","name":"Research"}],"keywords":[{"id":"2483","name":"interactive computing"},{"id":"907","name":"Michael Best"},{"id":"1093","name":"Mike Best"},{"id":"2538","name":"television"}],"core_research_areas":[],"news_room_topics":[],"event_categories":[],"invited_audience":[],"affiliations":[],"classification":[],"areas_of_expertise":[],"news_and_recent_appearances":[],"phone":[],"contact":[{"value":"\u003Cstrong\u003EAngela Levin\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003ECISTP\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Ca href=\u0022http:\/\/www.gatech.edu\/contact\/index.html?id=al101\u0022\u003EContact Angela Levin\u003C\/a\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003E404-894-3199\u003C\/strong\u003E","format":"limited_html"}],"email":["Angela.Levin@inta.gatech.edu"],"slides":[],"orientation":[],"userdata":""}}}