Posted in News of the Week on Mar 14th, 2008
YouTube: The Platform
“Once again, instead of making it easier to search videos elsewhere, Google is making it easier to host videos on YouTube. Except that the new APis allow people to upload, watch, search, and comment on the videos on other Websites.”
Distinction Between Bloggers, Journalists Blurring More Than Ever
“Anyone who still believes that bloggers are […]
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Posted in News of the Week on Mar 6th, 2008
More Americans Turning to Web for News
“Nearly 70 percent of Americans believe traditional journalism is out of touch, and nearly half are turning to the Internet to get their news, according to a new survey.”
Video: Twitter in Plain English
“We’ve received a number of requests from people who want their
friends to use the micro-blogging service Twitter, […]
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Posted in News of the Week on Feb 28th, 2008
Blogger, Sans Pajamas, Rakes Muck and a Prize
“We now count on T.P.M. and other blogs to do the investigative work that reporters used to do.”
Why I’m Hooked on Twitter
Howard Rheingold lists the nine reasons he loves Twitter: openness, immediacy, variety, reciprocity, a channel to multiple publics, asymmetry, a way to meet people, a way to […]
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Posted in News of the Week on Feb 23rd, 2008
Reinventing Journalism On The Web: Links As News, Links As Reporting
“The idea is that journalists, editors, and newsrooms need to LEVERAGE the web, leverage the network to help them do more — in so many cases now, with less.”
Media Advertising on a Downswing
“Some [magazines] are seeing the bottom fall out of their ad page counts. […]
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