Category: News of the Week

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… Continue reading News of the Week 3/14/08

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… Continue reading News of the Week 3/6/08

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,… Continue reading News of the Week 2/28/08

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… Continue reading News of the Week