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

A social media vox populi experiment 19 Mar 2010, 7:22 am

The BBC World Service tests its capacity to produce large-scale social media events by hosting an ambitious global conversation in multiple languages from Shoreditch Town Hall in London.

Source: MediaFile | Julie Mollins

YouTube has 24 hours of video uploaded every minute 17 Mar 2010, 2:16 pm

YouTube, the world's most popular video site, has just revealed that a whole day's worth of online video is uploaded to its servers every single minute. That's a mind-boggling statistic when you bear. […]

Source: MediaFile | Yinka Adegoke

Blockbuster gets kicked when it’s down by cable companies 17 Mar 2010, 11:53 am

It's a tough time to be a video rental store owner wherever you are, but it's especially tough if you're Blockbuster Inc and have 6,500 stores to manage, thousands of employees, expensive debt repayme. […]

Source: MediaFile | Yinka Adegoke

What 15 Journalists Took Home from South by Southwest 18 Mar 2010, 8:17 am

I can't find "Austin hangover" on Urban Dictionary, so I'll define the term myself: the mental exhaustion that follows four days of pouring new ideas into your head at South by Southwest Interactive.. […]

Source: E-Media Tidbits |

How to Make Crowdsourcing Sustainable and Productive 18 Mar 2010, 7:42 am

In just four years, crowdsourcing has moved from a newly-coined term to an increasingly common practice. Now some Web heavyweights, from Digg.com to Wikipedia, approach a variety of tasks by enlisting. […]

Source: E-Media Tidbits |

Gmail Team Offers Lessons on Innovation, Project Management 15 Mar 2010, 9:30 am

A continuing theme at South by Southwest Interactive is figuring out how to foster innovation at organizations. A team of Google employees shared some thoughts on Sunday about how they create and impr. […]

Source: E-Media Tidbits |

4-Minute Roundup: Google TV Disrupts; Facebook Passes Google 19 Mar 2010, 3:49 pm

This episode of 4MR is brought to you by the Knight Digital Media Center, providing a spectrum of training for the 21st century journalist. Find out more at KDMC's website. It's also underwritten by G. […]

Source: MediaShift |

Geo-Location, Sentiment Analysis, AT&T Blankets SXSWi 19 Mar 2010, 8:33 am

As SXSW Interactive comes to a close and SXSW Music kicks off, it's worth taking a look at the ideas, trends, discussions, and issues that dominated the four-day technology summit. Here are the five a. […]

Source: MediaShift |

PR Pros Use Twitter to Reinvigorate Brands, Engage in Conversation 17 Mar 2010, 10:43 am

Fairmont Hotels & Resorts operates luxury properties in countries all over the world, from the U.S. and Canada to Asia the Middle East and Africa. Aside from traditional promotions, one of the way. […]

Source: MediaShift |

AP Mobile Now Carries Stories from Latin American Papers 18 Mar 2010, 5:00 pm

The Associated Press has begun delivering news stories from six leading Latin America newspapers on its AP Mobile news network through a distribution deal with Grupo de Diarios América. AP Móvil. […]

Source: Editor And Publisher - Online |

AP, Microsoft Demo Fruits of Collaboration 17 Mar 2010, 5:00 pm

This week at MIX10 in Las Vegas, The Associated Press and Microsoft unveiled concept applications for the Windows Phone 7 Series, Microsoft Reader for desktop and laptop PC, and a Microsoft Pivot visu. […]

Source: Editor And Publisher - Online |

AP to Launch iPad App 14 Mar 2010, 5:00 pm

When Apple launches its iPad on April 3, the Associated Press plans to be on the device. The co-op is launching a news application to coincide with roll out of the digital reader reports Bill Densmore. […]

Source: Editor And Publisher - Online |

For many, the local newspaper isn't dying - it's already dead

By Robert Hernandez: The doomsday scenario has been on everyone's mind, including some at SXSWi, since the revenue/circulation has dropped through the floor and the brilliant mind of Clay Shirky arti. […]

Source: OJR |

How to avoid what's happened to American newspapers: Part two

By Robert Niles: Following my talk in Singapore last month, I decided to delve deeper into the question about what newspaper publishers outside the United States can do to avoid the market meltdown th. […]

Source: OJR |

The pros and pros of 'citizen journalism'

By Jason Stverak: Jason Stverak is President of the Franklin Center for Government and Public Integrity, a leading journalism non-profit organization. The Franklin Center is dedicated to providing rep. […]

Source: OJR |

Microsoft Slams Google's Ad Practices 18 Mar 2010, 6:15 am

Microsoft used a speaking slot provided by the Association of National Advertisers to open a broad assault on rival Google, accusing the Web giant of using its market clout to the detriment of adverti. […]

Source: Mediaweek - Digital Downloads |

Health Reform Battle Spurs Web Ad Blitz 18 Mar 2010, 3:35 am

As the healthcare reform debate comes to a head, politicians and advocacy groups are taking to the Web to make last-minute cases to their constituencies.

Source: Mediaweek - Digital Downloads |

Sporting News Ramping Up Online Video 17 Mar 2010, 11:24 pm

Sporting News is looking to beef up its online video output through an exclusive pact with the content syndicator CineSport.

Source: Mediaweek - Digital Downloads |

Instapaper: Now Even More Useful with Email 13 Mar 2010, 2:56 am

I love services I can interact with via email. I can post to my Facebook page via email and I can do the same here. One of my favorite services is Instapaper. I use it to bookmark and save articles t. […]

Source: Trimmed MicroPersuasion |

What URL Should You Emphasize? For Me, It's All About Relationships 13 Mar 2010, 2:47 am

For the last four years I had two URLs on my business card - my employer's web site and my blog. But recently, when I went to order a refill, I changed the plan. I of course kept the link to EdelmanD. […]

Source: Trimmed MicroPersuasion |

How Google Approaches Social Media As A Team Sport 12 Mar 2010, 12:18 pm

Photo credit: Karen Wickre via Danny Sullivan The following was cross-posted on the new Edelman Digital web site.  Another month, another visit to Silicon Valley – my home away from home &. […]

Source: Trimmed MicroPersuasion |

Making a local site that can support itself 18 Mar 2010, 9:14 am

By Rick Martin As a part of the planning process for a local site I’m soon launching, I’ve been knocking around some ideas on Google Wave with some friends on how to set up some revenue streams fo. […]

Source: Journalism 2.0 | Mark Briggs | A conversation about journalism and technology | Mark Briggs

Calling all journalists at SXSW: Meetup Sunday 10 Mar 2010, 6:57 am

I’m heading to Austin this week for the South by Southwest Interactive conference and couldn’t be more stoked. I’ve wanted to attend for years. This year, I’m not only attendin. […]

Source: Journalism 2.0 | Mark Briggs | A conversation about journalism and technology | Mark Briggs

Using mobile to break free from ‘architectured’ content 4 Mar 2010, 6:58 am

By Matt Neznanski There’s a lot of hope for newspapers in capturing some of the emerging (exploding?) mobile market in the coming months and years as phones get smarter and people begin to rely. […]

Source: Journalism 2.0 | Mark Briggs | A conversation about journalism and technology | Mark Briggs

The money graph 15 Mar 2010, 7:22 am

A new Pew study on the economics of news does not give comfort to news sites planning pay schemes. It also does not give me comfort that we’re wasting precious time futzing over walls when we sh. […]

Source: BuzzMachine | Jeff Jarvis

TEDxNYed: This is bullshit 8 Mar 2010, 4:50 am

Here are my notes for my talk to the TEDxNYed gathering this past weekend. I used the opportunity of a TED event to question the TED format, especially in relation to education, where — as in me. […]

Source: BuzzMachine | Jeff Jarvis

Where the TV fight goes 7 Mar 2010, 3:29 pm

My first bit of advice to pissed-off Cablevision customers in New York — who’ve just lost WABC right before the Oscars — I do recommend that you switch to Verizon Fios. You won’. […]

Source: BuzzMachine | Jeff Jarvis

National Broadband Plan: What it actually says about civic engagement 19 Mar 2010, 1:15 pm

On March 17, the FCC finally presented to Congress the National Broadband Plan—a 360-page proposed policy to encourage the development of a robust, ubiquitous broadband infrastructure throughout. […]

Source: News Leadership 3.0 | amy@gahran.com

From KDMC Boot Camp: Live streaming and blogging next week 18 Mar 2010, 8:31 am

Knight Digital Media Center is sponsoring a boot camp for local news and information projects funded via Knight Foundation’s Community Information Challenge. Many of the presentations and discus. […]

Source: News Leadership 3.0 | amy@gahran.com

News in context 16 Mar 2010, 8:44 am

Journalists can play a critical role of providing broad and deep context that helps us understand the headlines. It’s starting to happen at news organizations such as Voice of San Diego and Texa. […]

Source: News Leadership 3.0 | amy@gahran.com

Reasons to care about Viacom v. Google (FAQ) 19 Mar 2010, 4:14 pm

It may sound like two big companies fighting over who gets what. But there's plenty at stake in this court fight for other content creators and Web site operators.

Source: CNET News.com |

iPad ad goes viral 19 Mar 2010, 3:26 pm

Apple's launch ad for its "magical and revolutionary" product succeeds in attracting 2.4 million views online, making it the second-most-watched online ad.

Source: CNET News.com |

Nestle mess shows sticky side of Facebook pages 19 Mar 2010, 1:12 pm

Food company's Facebook fan page became a lesson in how not to deal with social-media backlash this week, when a company rep snapped back at environmentally motivated critics.

Source: CNET News.com |

Made.com Secures $3.75m To Assault Designer Furniture Industry 20 Mar 2010, 6:41 pm

Made.com, a web-based furniture company, has raised £2.5million from investors to launch its service which connects buyers directly with manufacturers thus cutting out middle men. The backing comes f. […]

Source: TechCrunch | Mike Butcher

Mozilla Engineer Writes Steve Ballmer; Promptly Takes Foot Out Of Mouth 20 Mar 2010, 4:47 pm

Mozilla platform engineer Rob Sayre has probably had better ideas. Hoping Microsoft might allow Firefox on their new Windows Phone 7 Series, Sayre wrote an open letter this morning to Microsoft CEO St. […]

Source: TechCrunch | MG Siegler

Pierre Omidyar on eBay and Pez Dispensers, Leaving the Valley and the Most Important Thing He’s Ever Done 20 Mar 2010, 4:04 pm

It’s almost a cliché that great Silicon Valley entrepreneurs don’t go sit on a beach when they make a lot of money, they get back to work building another company or at least investing in other p. […]

Source: TechCrunch | Sarah Lacy