Gawker.com, a blog with 10 millions page views per month, is looking to evolve into “a more traditional news operation.” “It’s no longer enough to take stories from The New York Times, and add a dash of snark. Gawker needs to break and develop more stories.” “That dash of snark — the hallmark of Gawker… Continue reading Gawker Blog to Create More Original Reporting
Month: December 2007
The Cure for Loneliness Via Online Mapping
As more location features become available for our mobile devices, there is excitement and a shift in how we connect with others. Google’s My Location tracks where you are, and gives you the following data instantly: Real-time traffic — See where the congestion is, and estimate delays in over 30 major US metropolitan areas. Detailed… Continue reading The Cure for Loneliness Via Online Mapping
Magazines in 2008: The Good and the Bad
Lisa Snedeker of Media Life explains how the landscape has changed for magazines: “The reality is that the magazine industry has been forever changed, and it’s not just the result of competition from the internet.” “Magazines are no longer a given for readers and advertisers. In these new, harsher times, they are having to set… Continue reading Magazines in 2008: The Good and the Bad
The Difference Between Microblogging, Blogging, and Social Networks
Alex Iskold explains what microblogging is, and how it differs from blogging and social networks: “Despite the fact that content creation in social networks is very easy, it has a very different purpose and very different feel from blogging. In social networks the informational bits are scattered, but in blogs, they are focused and organized… Continue reading The Difference Between Microblogging, Blogging, and Social Networks
The Value of Giving Away Your Content
Robert Scoble explains why content creators should give away was they produce: “I’ve found that the more I give away my content, the more magical stuff happens to me anyway and if that means my photos or writings or videos get used in some way that I don’t really like, well, that’s a risk I’m… Continue reading The Value of Giving Away Your Content
A Primer on Hyper-Local News
Mark Glaser has created a great primer on hyper-local news: “Hyper-local news is the information relevant to small communities or neighborhoods that has been overlooked by traditional news outlets. Thanks to cheap self-publishing and communication online, independent hyper-local news sites have sprung up to serve these communities, while traditional media has tried their own initiatives… Continue reading A Primer on Hyper-Local News
BusinessWeek Integrates Print and Web Teams
More top publications are integrating their print and web editorial teams: “BusinessWeek has joined the crowd, putting one editor in charge of print and online for each of eight major content areas… As part of the changes, a dozen business and editorial staffers will be laid off.” “While coverage is intended to be seamless between… Continue reading BusinessWeek Integrates Print and Web Teams
Connecting Blog Posts to Connect With Readers
Darren Rowse shares tips on how to create a connection between your blog posts with two benefits: This makes it easier to come up with more top quality content. It helps lead readers on a journey. His advice: “Treat every post you write as an introduction to the next one.” Darren then looks at how… Continue reading Connecting Blog Posts to Connect With Readers
Newspapers: Will Online Revenue Make Up for the Decline in Print?
The American Journalism Review takes a sober look at the future for newspapers as they look to the web to make up for the decline in print. Some great quotes from teh article: “Newspaper Web sites are attracting lots of visitors, but aren’t keeping them around for long. The typical visitor to nytimes.com, which attracts… Continue reading Newspapers: Will Online Revenue Make Up for the Decline in Print?
Google: The Biggest Social Network of Them All
How much traffic does Google get? I would imagine its more than MySpace, the current biggest social network out there. Google announced some new features this week that, increasingly, turns the web into one big social network, all centered around Google. Google Knol This is essentially a competitor to Wikipedia, with two huge differences: a… Continue reading Google: The Biggest Social Network of Them All