Wasn't able to blog from UC Berkeley yesterday, the site of the sixth annual new media conference co-sponsored by USC and Cal, because they offered no wireless access. I'm told they hope to have it by next year. (My digital camera's in the shop, so had to rely on old-fashioned film. Really hard to switch back to the processed-film era.)

Some of the presentations will be available through archived webcasts on the conference site. (Related to this, the new media "dons" met before the start of the conference to chart strategies for online journalism curriculum.) The highlight, to my mind, was the final panel of the day, which featured six young people ages 10 to 21 who discussed their use of new technologies. Takeaway: Young people use digital tools in ways we can't predict, and are relying less and less often on print publications for their news and information.

One of the best lines at the conference came from 14-year-old Amy. Responding to a question about pastel-colored youth sites aimed at girls, she said, "Pink is evil."

Among the audience members: Howard Rheingold, Barry Parr and Justin Hall.

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