logger, Citizen Journalist, life logger

The newest wearable device isn’t for fitness fanatics or life loggers. It’s designed for older people who want to stay in their homes. Later this year CarePredict, a startup based in Davie, Florida, will begin shipping its first batch of wearable tracking systems intended to help relatives and other caretakers monitor the activity of older adults for early signs of serious health concerns. The system involves sensors worn on the wrist and stuck to walls inside the home to track activities in different rooms and alert someone of any suspicious changes.


Cool | 09.06.2009 | 16:30
Young People Turning Into Citizen Journalists in the Multimedia Age

Großansicht des Bildes mit der Bildunterschrift: Through his blog, Markus Beckedahl reaches 30,000 people

Worldwide, mobiles and laptops are being used for more than just socialising. Meet two young reporters who use new technology to successfully reach their audiences.

At the recent Global Media Forum hosted by Deutsche Welle in Bonn, Germany, 1,200 reporters got together to discuss journalism issues in the multimedia age. Many young journalists attended the event. They included blogger Markus Beckedahl, who has one of the most popular political blogs within Germany, netzpolitik.org. He started blogging as a 25 year old seven years ago and he’s currently campaigning against net censorship.

23-year-old Peris Nerimo from Kenya was also there as part of the Voices of Africa Project. She’s part of an initiative to stimulate citizen journalism and promote democracy and good governance in Africa. She uses just her mobile phone camera to report on local events. COOL caught up with the two while they were in Bonn.

logger

Syllabification: log·ger

Pronunciation: /ˈlôgər, ˈlägər

 

 

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noun

• 1A person who fells trees for timber; a lumberjack.

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2A device or computer program for making a systematic recording of events, observations, or measurements.More example sentences