Jeremiah Owyang lists the many ways he uses Twitter: “As a ’shared feed’ reader. I’ll post up links of what I’m reading that I find is interesting in near real time, and give some commentary.” “As a chat room. We collectively work out problems, issues, and I gain insight to other people’s viewpoints” “Event capture:… Continue reading The Many Ways to Use Twitter
Month: December 2007
A Daily Newspaper Goes Weekly, Leveraging the Web for Breaking News
One local daily newspaper has become a weekly, and will now be using the web to report breaking news: “The Ocean County Observer, a newspaper that traces its roots back more than 150 years, is being converted to a weekly due to declining circulation, the paper’s publisher said.” “Under the new structure, we will have… Continue reading A Daily Newspaper Goes Weekly, Leveraging the Web for Breaking News
How to Take a Vacation from Blogging, and Grow Traffic in the Process
J.D. Roth shares his process to ensure his blog kept running, even while he was on vacation: “In July, I spent three weeks traveling to London, Dublin, and New York. During that time, my blog didn’t lose traffic. In fact, it gained readers. Here’s how I did it.” He accomplished this by spending the month… Continue reading How to Take a Vacation from Blogging, and Grow Traffic in the Process
The Benefits of Sharing Personal Information Online
Jeff Jarvis lists the reasons why it is good that people are living life more publicly, by posting more personal details about themselves on blogs, social networks, and elsewhere on the web: People “will maintain friendships and other relationships longer in life,” since they will have an archive of experiences online, and multiple ways to… Continue reading The Benefits of Sharing Personal Information Online
How Bloggers Monetize the Attention they Receive
Bernard Lunn looks at the two types of bloggers that are motivated by making money: Aspiring media moguls Blogging for attention He focuses in on the second type, and how bloggers can monetize the attention they receive in ways other than display advertising: Corporate bloggers – using the medium as another form of public relations… Continue reading How Bloggers Monetize the Attention they Receive
New York Times Takes Online Journalism Seriously
Here is a video that gives you a behind the scenes look at The New York Times’ digital newsroom, and their process. Some interesting quotes: “If something is ready, you publish it, and you publish it in whatever forum is available at the moment. Usually, thats the web, because its available all the time.” “One… Continue reading New York Times Takes Online Journalism Seriously