Blog Scan: Elsewhere Online
Citizen Media Business Issues: Traffic Rankings, Search Engines, and Search Engine Optimization 5 Jun 2009, 1:39 pm
(This is the seventeenth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined. […]Source: Center for Citizen Media | Ryan McGrady
Citizen Media Business Issues: Web Statistics 3 Jun 2009, 11:59 am
(This is the sixteenth in a series of postings about citizen media business issues. See the introduction here. All of these entries are considered to be in “beta” and will be revised and refined a. […]Source: Center for Citizen Media | Ryan McGrady
Investigative Blogger Raising Funds 23 Apr 2009, 12:13 pm
Firedoglake is raising money to pay for investigative blogging.Source: Center for Citizen Media | Dan Gillmor
Did Vibe miss the online vibe? 2 Jul 2009, 12:44 pm
Here’s an entry from our very own Reuters New York equities team summer intern Chavon Sutton. (Thanks, Chavon!) Did Vibe magazine, the print ambassador of hip-hop culture, voice and style, pass. […]Source: MediaFile | Robert MacMillan
Facebook updates privacy controls 2 Jul 2009, 6:35 am
Facebook is super easy to use in many respects. Send out that snarky message and the whole world knows what’s on your mind. But even though the site’s managers have tried to give users pri. […]Source: MediaFile | Sinead Carew
Fans still buying tickets, startup CEO says 1 Jul 2009, 5:03 pm
So how’s the market for sports and concert tickets holding up, given the economic turmoil that has dominated the public imagination since last year? Better than you’d think, according to M. […]Source: MediaFile | Gabriel Madway
MinnPost Experiments with Real-time Ads 3 Jul 2009, 11:30 am
MinnPost.com is experimenting with an interesting new self-serve ad system to give marketers the ability to change and post ads in real time.Joel Kramer, MinnPost.com founder, explained the project in. […]Source: E-Media Tidbits |
FTC to Investigate Bloggers Receiving Pay for Posts 3 Jul 2009, 8:00 am
The Federal Trade Commission announced plans last week to monitor blogs for payments and claims. Deborah Yao of the Associated Press reported: "The practice has grown to the degree that the Federal Tr. […]Source: E-Media Tidbits |
Tribune Interactive Creates Photo Galleries Using Creative Commons Images from Flickr 2 Jul 2009, 4:20 am
[UPDATE: Tribune Interactive has removed a photo in one of these galleries -- the image we used for our home page illustration -- because it appears to have been altered. Read more here.]Most newspape. […]Source: E-Media Tidbits |
Edelman's Steve Rubel Switches from Blog to Lifestream 2 Jul 2009, 2:36 pm
This is one in an occasional series on MediaShift where I discuss issues in-depth with thought leaders in online media. The format has changed to give you a profile of the person, as well as more of o. […]Source: MediaShift |
Newspapers Try Again with Local Blog Networks 1 Jul 2009, 6:01 am
Recently, those who visited the front page of the Miami Herald's website began seeing a sidebar item labeled simply "Your Blogs." If you clicked on the link it would take you to a page containing a se. […]Source: MediaShift |
Brave Citizen Journalists Provide New Images of Iranian Life 30 Jun 2009, 1:41 pm
Like many people, I have been watching this so-called "Twitter, Facebook, YouTube, [Insert New Media Application] Revolution" unfold in Iran from the comfort of my own home. Watching the dizzying and. […]Source: MediaShift |
Boston.com Launches App to Interact With Video Sports Program, via Facebook 30 Jun 2009, 5:00 pm
Boston.com has launched an application enabling users to watch and interact with Globe 10.0, its daily sports video program, on their own Facebook page.Source: Editor And Publisher - Online |
'Boston Globe' Launches New Device for Digital Edition 30 Jun 2009, 5:00 pm
The Boston Globe Wednesday announced the launch of "GlobeReader," a new digital edition of the Boston Globe.Source: Editor And Publisher - Online |
Survey: People Go Online to Socialize, Not Shop 29 Jun 2009, 5:00 pm
More people are going online to socialize rather than conduct business or shop, according to a new survey from Ruder Finn. Eight out of 10 Internet users are hitting social networking places like Face. […]Source: Editor And Publisher - Online |
Newspaper columnists ought to be the perfect bloggers. So why aren't more doing it well?
By Robert Niles: Newspaper columnists ought to be the perfect bloggers - the best write in a lively voice and forge a strong connection with their readers. Their work build an ongoing conversation wit. […]Source: OJR |
A free-lance prototype: multimedia and entrepreneurial
By David Westphal: The University of Virginia prepared Jason Motlagh very well for his career has a free-lance foreign correspondent.When he applied to take a journalism elective course, he was reject. […]Source: OJR |
Michael Jackson's death and its lessons for online journalists covering breaking news
By Robert Niles: Every major breaking news events offers its lessons to the news organizations that covered it. And today's death of singer Michael Jackson should lead newsrooms to reexamine how they. […]Source: OJR |
Consortium Creates Self-regulating Guidelines for Web 2 Jul 2009, 5:03 am
Looking to get out in front of potential heavy regulation from the U.S. Government, group unveils set of self-regulatory principles for behavioral targetingSource: Mediaweek - Digital Downloads |
Boston Globe Launches Digital Edition 1 Jul 2009, 8:28 am
The Boston Globe Wednesday announced the launch of "GlobeReader," a new digital edition.Source: Mediaweek - Digital Downloads |
Study: TV More Effective Ad Environment Than Online 1 Jul 2009, 2:34 am
Cable & Telecommunications Association for Marketing and the research firm NeuroFocus found that TV earns high marks for emotional engagement, commercial recall and intent to purchaseSource: Mediaweek - Digital Downloads |
My Yahoo Adds Peer-to-Peer Polling 3 Jul 2009, 7:33 am
Do you My Yahoo? I still do, occasionally, though I iGoogle more these days. I have been using My Yahoo for over 10 years, but what's great is that they haven't stayed still. Now My Yahoo is getting. […]Source: Trimmed MicroPersuasion |
Question of the Day: Can a Phone Replace a Laptop? (My Take: Probably Not) 3 Jul 2009, 7:17 am
This is something I have been thinking about lately: as smart phones (pick one, any one) get more sophisticated, can one get away traveling for business sans laptop? For me the answer to date has been. […]Source: Trimmed MicroPersuasion |
Friendfeed Brings "Best of Day" to Lists, Helps You Spot Trends from Friends 3 Jul 2009, 6:16 am
See and download the full gallery on posterous One of my favorite Friendfeed features is called "Best of Day." I use it all the time to hone in on the most liked/commented conversations. If you're lo. […]Source: Trimmed MicroPersuasion |
What will technology do to journalism in the next six months? 30 Jun 2009, 2:06 pm
Do you have a crystal ball? If so, can I borrow it? Today is my deadline to submit the next version of Journalism 2.0 to my editor and publisher. The good news: I’m actually finished with the ma. […]Source: Journalism 2.0 | Mark Briggs | Mark Briggs
Build an ‘insanely great’ news web site 26 Jun 2009, 11:25 am
In the past 10 years, I’ve been involved in countless discussions about new and innovative ways to do journalism online. Staff meetings, editors retreats, conference panel discussions, workshops. […]Source: Journalism 2.0 | Mark Briggs | Mark Briggs
Part 2: Building a digital audience for news 24 Jun 2009, 9:36 am
(NOTE: This series of posts is an excerpt from my upcoming book, Journalism Next, which will be published by CQPress and is due out in the fall.) How many breaking news updates did you send last week?. […]Source: Journalism 2.0 | Mark Briggs | Mark Briggs
A map to where? 3 Jul 2009, 11:02 am
The UK’s Independent has attempted to map the discussion about the future of newspapers. I’m not sure I get the benefit of the form, but give it a whirl:Source: BuzzMachine | Jeff Jarvis
Politics makes…. 3 Jul 2009, 10:40 am
When she pushed her dangerous agenda to change copyright law through Congress to protect her industry, company, and job, Plain Dealer columnist Connie Schultz got all huffy with me when I suggested th. […]Source: BuzzMachine | Jeff Jarvis
Eric Schmidt on the new world 2 Jul 2009, 5:05 pm
Here’s video from the Aspen Ideas Festival responding to my question about what follows the industrial age. It’s much better than my limited report on it below: More of Kai Ryssdal’s. […]Source: BuzzMachine | Jeff Jarvis
Third Entry 26 Mar 2008, 11:13 pm
Become a better digital journalist and a dynamic newsroom leader through in-depth seminars at USC Annenberg School for Communication.Body text: Become a better digital journalist and a dynamic newsroo. […]Source: Digital Journalism Matters | vporter@usc.edu
Second Entry 14 Mar 2008, 11:13 pm
Become a better digital journalist and a dynamic newsroom leader through in-depth seminars at USC Annenberg School for Communication.Body text: Become a better digital journalist and a dynamic newsroo. […]Source: Digital Journalism Matters | vporter@usc.edu
First Entry 2 Jan 2007, 6:04 pm
Become a better digital journalist and a dynamic newsroom leader through in-depth seminars at USC Annenberg School for Communication.Body text: Become a better digital journalist and a dynamic newsroo. […]Source: Digital Journalism Matters | vporter@usc.edu
Seattle fire knocks out service to Bing Travel, other sites 3 Jul 2009, 12:14 pm
At least two dozen sites experience protracted outage following Thursday night electrical fire at Fisher Plaza data center. Verizon's Seattle-area DSL service also gets temporarily disrupted.Source: CNET News.com - Media |
Report: Guilty verdict overturned in MySpace suicide case 2 Jul 2009, 2:26 pm
Lori Drew allegedly used a fake MySpace profile to harass a teenager to the point of suicide, but judge says prosecutors can't use the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act against her.Source: CNET News.com - Media |
DOJ opens formal investigation into Google Books settlement 2 Jul 2009, 2:10 pm
Government investigators will probe whether or not Google's agreement with publishers over the digital rights to index books violates antitrust laws.Source: CNET News.com - Media |
What’s Right and Wrong with Media Now 4 Jul 2009, 12:02 am
Like most things on the Internet, there’s a good side and a dark side to where the media business is headed. The good side is very good: thousands of layers of mostly needless middlemen and processe. […]Source: TechCrunch | Sarah Lacy
Dotcom Crash-era Startup Reanimates By Trending On Twitter 4 Jul 2009, 12:01 am
It's not often that Internet companies last 10 years, but Moonfruit in the UK has proved pretty resilient. It survived the dotcom boom the first time round, launching with VC-backing, growing to 65 st. […]Source: TechCrunch | Mike Butcher
CallWave Delists From NASDAQ; Fuze Meeting Rises From The Ashes 3 Jul 2009, 6:01 pm
It's not easy to launch a successful WebEx competitor. Most businesses have long since established their "system" for dealing with web meetings, using old standbys like WebEx or GoToMeeting. And those. […]Source: TechCrunch | Jason Kincaid