With more than 3,000 journalists, activists, bloggers and media critics having gathered in Minneapolis last weekend for the National Conference for Media Reform, it is clear that corporate press' domination over the media is being challenged by a new media movement.

Can the independent media create real change? There's certainly no shortage of willing journalists and activists who want to create a powerful alternative to the corporate media's myopic view.

A brave new world of marketing uses image-recognition technology and minicams to tailor public ads to the viewer.