What can journalism learn from I Can Has Cheezburger?

Scott Porad, who is part of the team behind I Can Has Cheezburger? and the Cheezburger Network, says journalism can learn from I Can Has Cheezburger? “There are probably many lessons, but one that stands out to me is a fundamental shift in the concept of reporting from ‘sourcing’ toward ‘filtering,’” he says.

July 26, 2009 by
Filed Under: Citizen Journalism Tips, Essays and Commentary, Social Media, The Weblog Blog, Tips and Tools

If a blog posts in cyberspace and nobody reads it…

According to a 2008 survey by Technorati, which runs a search engine for blogs, only 7.4 million out of the 133 million blogs the company tracks had been updated in the past 120 days, The New York Times reports. “That translates to 95 percent of blogs being essentially abandoned, left to lie fallow on the [...]

June 7, 2009 by
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WSJ: Nearly 2 million bloggers get paid to blog

The Wall Street Journal says about 1.7 million of the 20 million bloggers get paid for their work, and perhaps even more amazing 452,000 of them say blogging is their primary source of income.

April 21, 2009 by
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The Policy Wiki: A social experiment

Canada’s Globe and Mail launched a site called the Public Policy Wiki several weeks ago.

January 29, 2009 by
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Start a neighborhood blog

Neighborlogs is a free blogging and advertising platform designed specifically for the neighborhood blogger. Click here to register for the private beta.

December 4, 2008 by
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Internet freedom in Egypt

Here is a short video that explains how blogs are being used in Egypt  to expose human rights abuses, how Facebook and Twitter have been used  to organize demos and strikes.

November 10, 2008 by
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Twitter Vote Report

Twitter Vote Report is an all-volunteer network of software developers, designers, and other collaborators who have teamed up to help track voting problems on Election Day.

November 2, 2008 by
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New Scholarship Award for Bloggers

The 3rd annual blogging scholarship has been launched, offering student bloggers a chance to win a $10,000 scholarship.

October 16, 2008 by
Filed Under: Education, The Weblog Blog

The 50 Buzziest Blog Posts of All Time

This week Nerve published a list of “The 50 Buzziest Blog Posts of All Time.”

September 17, 2008 by
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Center for Public Integrity launches investigative blog

The Center for Public Integrityhas launched a new investigative blog, PaperTrail.

August 5, 2008 by
Filed Under: Great Work Gallery, The Weblog Blog
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