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Beet.TV: How to "Crush It" Like Gary Vaynerchuk: Follow Your Passion Now

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:22:45 -0500

Executives and employees alike at digital startups, media agencies, and television networks should still build their personal brands.

That's the advice of Gary Vaynerchuk, the multi-million dollar businessman, uber-popular video star, and now New York Times bestselling author. In his latest book "Crush It," Gary evangelizes his philosophy on how [...]

Innovation in College Media: STLToday looking for spring, summer interns

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:19:12 -0500

Via Will Sullivan, STLToday/St. Louis Post-Dispatch is looking for PAID spring and summer interns. The description is below the fold. NOTE: The Journerdist wants you to be sure to understand that all print resumes and clips will be recycled, so show your multimedia/online [...]

VideoJournalism and Integrated Multimedia - IM6VJ: Scream if you're brilliant

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:57:00 -0500

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The Local Onliner: Sacramento Press’ Model Blends HyperLocal with Social Media Management

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:43:23 -0500

Hyperlocal models continue experimenting with ways to make it work on a standalone basis. Networks, ecommerce and other revenue streams have all been tried out. BackFence vet Mark Potts has even set up GrowthSpur as a consulting firm and national network specifically to leverage the [...]

Online Media Cultist: Blog Focus: CoTweet Paid Service For Twitter

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 13:08:14 -0500

Twitter is now big business. How do we know? Because services are springing up that are betting that big time companies are willing to pay big time bucks to harness, filter, and interpret the orgy of data, link-sharing, and communication that is taking place on the 140-character-based beast each day.

Case [...]

The Local Onliner: HelpHive Shifts: SMBs Must Opt-In to Have HelpHive Number

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 12:02:02 -0500

HelpHive, the new Seattle-based leads provider for service SMBs, had made some changes after running into real PR problems last week from Evan Conkllin, an angry (and persistent) plumber. He was irate that the company was taking SMB phone numbers and trademark info, and [...]

Journerdism: Research: news execs still think they have a monopoly

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:51:46 -0500

"As reproduced below, an incredible 75% news execs think switching off their websites will drive people to their newspapers. Readers, however, are saying they would go to another local website, with other prominent alternatives including regional and national websites, TV and radio (note that news execs also feel that ‘local" [...]

Journerdism: Buying Into Computational Journalism

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:13:16 -0500

"The report identifies four areas of potential exploration: techniques for data transformation and pattern discovery in investigative reporting; a digital “dashboard” for journalists; new social and technical structures for interactions among readers and reporters; and sense-making advances from other disciplines. All are interesting and worthy, but to me the first" [...]

cybersoc.com: links for 2009-11-10

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:10:38 -0500

Libel Reform Campaign - Free Speech Is Not For Sale (tags: libel freedomofspeech journalism internetlibel) cybersoc.com: [Robin Hamman's] interview about internet libel on 5 Live | Martin Stabe I didn't realise this audio existed... nice to stumble upon it (tags: [...]

/Message: links for 2009-11-10

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 11:06:00 -0500

Your Social Network is Limited to 150 Businesscard2.com Weblog No, it's not. Another person builds on a mistaken understanding of Dunbar's Number. BookBlog Blog Archive In praise of semipermeable social boundaries - Adina Levin's weblog. For conversation about books I've been reading, social software, and [...]

Journerdism: Marcel Pacatte: Judge Should Laugh Subpoena Request out of Courtroom

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:51:01 -0500

"The case in question is that of a man who has been in jail for more than 30 years, convicted of killing another man. Student journalists in Protess' investigative journalism course have said they have new evidence that exonerates Anthony McKinney. The judge scheduled a hearing on the matter; Alvarez" [...]

cnewmark: Real innovation and listening from the US National Archives

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:49:00 -0500

Hey, the folks at the US National Archives are figuring out really smart ways to do the job better.

For example, they're soliciting feedback from the public like

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Journerdism: Esquire’s Augmented Reality Issue Starring Robert Downey Jr. Is Live

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:48:33 -0500

"The savior of print, this likely is not, but it wouldn’t surprise me to see this model used from time-to-time as a way of pushing users to buy the print edition of a magazine, especially when the content on the other end is something unique and exclusive (in Esquire’s case," [...]

E-Media Tidbits: News Sites Must Use Alerts and Tools to Help Readers Find Content

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:24:29 -0500

I used to cover tennis, was in the stands as Andre Agassi teared up after his final tennis match as a pro, and can be a bit of a fanatic about the sport. So when I learned recently that The Times newspaper in the U.K. was going to carry excerpts [...]

Smart Mobs: The Starfish Revolution? in Iran

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 10:06:42 -0500

Observers are talking about the Iranian uprisings of 2009 in smartmobbing terms. Here is part of such an analysis by Michael Ledeen:

Several thoughtful people have commented on an unusual element in the Iranian revolutionary movement, aka “The Green Path of Hope.” Although there is a troika (Mousavi, Karroubi and [...]

Somewhat Frank: Happy 40th Anniversary to Sesame Street! Google honors them with...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:38:00 -0500

Happy 40th Anniversary to Sesame Street! Google honors them with the logo above.

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E - Editors Weblog - Editorial solutions for the newspaper renaissance: Tweeting the fall of the Berlin Wall

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:34:03 -0500

The Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago yesterday, and the coverage of the anniversary has caused many newspapers to abandon traditional methods of news coverage for newer, more technologically focused reporting, according to the Guardian. This follows in the footsteps of the current trend of [...]

Somewhat Frank: Elf Yourself is back again in 2009! It’s been going strong...

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 09:10:22 -0500

Elf Yourself is back again in 2009! It’s been going strong since I covered it back in 2006. The site is powered by Jib Jab.

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E - Editors Weblog - Editorial solutions for the newspaper renaissance: Washington Times fires three top executives

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:33:05 -0500

The Washington Times announced Monday that it has fired three top executives- president and publisher Thomas P. McDevitt, cheif financial officer Keith Cooperrider, and charman Dong Moon Joo, according to the New York Times. Former vice president, Jonathan Slevin has been named acting president and publisher. [...]

BuzzMachine: WWGD – The videos (2)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:29 -0500

Yesterday, I threatened you with a stream of videos that were supposed to be in a v-book edition of What Would Google Do?. Here are two more.

First, a discussion about beta-think – releasing products as betas to learn and collaborate – and the end of the myth of [...]

Reflections of a Newsosaur: Newspaper epitaph: ‘Who else is doing it?’

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 08:30:00 -0500

Number of comments: 3
A year ago, Alan Jacobson, a talented and indefatigably innovative newspaper designer, came up with an idea for a highly targeted, efficient-to-produce and effortlessly viral website that is exactly the sort of thing newspapers need to strengthen their online franchises. After spending many frustrating months trying to interest publishers in [...]

mathewingram.com/work: Your readers are paying you — with attention

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:54:17 -0500

Number of comments: 5

Rupert Murdoch, that sly old rascal, caused a minor Twitter-storm recently, with an interview in which he suggested that News Corp. might remove its websites from Google, which he has described in the past as a “thief” that takes content without asking (Google, for its part, said that it [...]

rexblog.com: Rex Hammock's weblog: Google, I salute you (for free airport wifi)

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 07:30:42 -0500

Long-time readers of this blog know that I’m a fan of airports that provide free wifi to travelers. I think wifi should be like air conditioning or rest rooms — part of the convenience infrastructure, not a profit center. Airports can profit from the service in a number of ways: [...]

cybersoc.com: presentation on meaningful playfulness

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:57:09 -0500

My Headshift colleague Eliot (@eliotf) pointed me towards an interesting presentation, Hiding Data, Content and Technology in Real World Games, shared by Chris Thorpe recently.

I love how Chris describes layering a highly useful interface on top of play around social objects, utilising ambient data collection and [...]

Beet.TV: Forrester's Bobby Tulsiani on Online Video: It's Way Beyond the Media Business Now

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:38:19 -0500

Number of comments: 1

Forrester has published a comparative study of six online video platform service providers. We reported on the study on Friday.

While some industry observers are taking issue with the inclusion of just six players when there are over 60 such companies in the sector, that's not the goal [...]

E - Editors Weblog - Editorial solutions for the newspaper renaissance: Murdoch plans to sue BBC for copyright infringement

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 06:34:34 -0500

Following yesterday's announcement by Rupert Murdoch that he would be yanking all of his content off of Google search results, there has been an uproar of responses. Yet Murdoch also made another, more overlooked announcement in his interview with Sky News Australia- Murdoch plans [...]

Micro Persuasion: The Case for a Status Update a Standard

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:40:35 -0500

LinkedIn and Twitter announced a status update syncing arrangement yesterday. From LinkedIn...

"The idea is simple: When you set your status on LinkedIn you can now tweet it as well, amplifying it to your followers and real-time search services like Twitter Search and Bing. And when you tweet, [...]

E - Editors Weblog - Editorial solutions for the newspaper renaissance: Star Tribune to cut 100 jobs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:31:43 -0500

The Star Tribune announced it would cut another 100 jobs yesterday, as the Minnesota paper attempts to reduce costs in its struggle to stay above board, only recently emerging from bankrupcy protection.

Editor Nancy Barnes said in a memo to staff that about 30 [...]

cybersoc.com: bbc radio and music social media jobs

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 05:19:43 -0500

phonebox ad outside BBC broadcasting house
Originally uploaded by robinhammanJust a quick note because I reckon this is a dream opportunity for at least a handful of regular readers of this blog...

BBC Radio 1 and BBC Radio 2 & [...]

E - Editors Weblog - Editorial solutions for the newspaper renaissance: New Spanish-language paper launched amidst advertising decline

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 04:22:48 -0500

A new Spanish language newspaper was launched by a group of Latino journalists last week in Boston.

El Tiempo de Boston, a free weekly, began publishing last week in response to what founding director, Maximo Torres believes is a lack of focus on issues affecting Latino communities, despite [...]

MediaShift Idea Lab: How the Spot.Us Garbage Patch Story Got to the NY Times

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:47:05 -0500

Today in the New York Times science section you'll find a piece written by Lindsey Hoshaw about the Pacific garbage patch and an accompanying photo slide show. This piece would not have been possible if Spot.Us and a community of over 100 people hadn't come together to [...]

Matt McAlister: Links for 2009-11-09 [del.icio.us]

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 03:00:00 -0500

Kimberly Abbott: Working together, NGOs and journalists can create stronger international reporting » Nieman Journalism Lab
Rating wars and budgets do not exonerate journalists from the responsibility — and privilege — to inform. If the fourth estate is to maintain its relevance as a watchdog, it must fulfill its [...]

Journerdism: Sometimes Twitter Accounts About Sh*t Your Dad Says Get You TV Deals

Tue, 10 Nov 2009 00:05:34 -0500

Guy gets a book deal and a TV after making 72 tweets. Wtf? [...]

CyberJournalist.net: New York Times publishes community-funded journalism

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:44:01 -0500

The New York Times has published a story about the “Great Pacific Garbage Patch” by Lindsey Hoshaw that was funded in part through the “community funded journalism” site Spot.Us, which helped Hoshaw raise $10,000 from more than 100 people so she could report the story. She talks about the experience here:

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Steve Outing: Newsday’s pay wall: From bad to worse

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:29:47 -0500

What’s wrong with this webpage I encountered the other day?

Besides the lack of wisdom of a general-interest newspaper (Newsday) putting a pay wall on its website for non-unique content (my opinion, shared by many other media experts), the worse part is that Newsday.com [...]

Journerdism: Former Editor Can't Believe Shit College Newspaper Is Printing | The Onion - America's Finest News Source

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:19:53 -0500

Pure awesomeness from the Onion. [...]

loose wire blog: Hundreds of Facebook Groups Hacked

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 23:13:06 -0500

A hacker, or group of hackers, has found a back door into taking over Facebook groups, and is now doing so, claiming it to be a public service. It has taken over up to 300 different Facebook groups so far.

This is an [...]

Somewhat Frank: TECH cocktail DC 7 on 12/3 - RSVP

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:43:08 -0500

TECH cocktail DC 7 on 12/3 - RSVP:

What: TECH cocktail DC 7
When: Thursday, December 3, 2009 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. EST
Where: LeftBank DC in Adams Morgan (map)
Cost: $10 (entry + 2 drinks)
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Invisible Inkling: Yankee debriefing

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:37:36 -0500

Last week, the Yankees won the World Series.

You may not know this about me, but I, yes, I am a fan of baseball’s New York Yankees.

After weeks of Paying Attention To Baseball, which I haven’t done with any real passion or regularity since Game 3 of the 2004 ALCS, [...]

Innovation in College Media: Roanoke.com and National Geographic looking for interns

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 18:32:33 -0500

Number of comments: 2

Carole Tarrant passes along news about a paid online internship at the Roanoke Times/Roanoke.com. Check it out if you're soon to be graduating. You can also e-mail her at carole.tarrant -at- roanoke.com.

Also, National Geographic is looking for two summer interns. Details are below the fold.

2010' [...]

Social Media: How Ford does social media

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:32:42 -0500

Ford’s social media efforts from JD Lasica on Vimeo.

Scott Monty & team take integrated approach rather than focus on short-term campaigns

Major corporations have begun jumping into the social media pool. One of the biggest success stories this [...]

ulken.com: Posted here and there

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:11:29 -0500

The problem with writing for several outlets is that your stuff lacks a home on the Internet. But it’s nothing that a little aggregation can’t fix. In case you missed it, here’s some of what I’ve been writing in the last few months:

Today at De Nieuwe Reporter, the Dutch online [...]

The Local Onliner: ‘Oodle Pro’ Launches; Social Media Help, Automatic Listings for Individuals

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 16:08:49 -0500

Its not just about advertising anymore. Social media is important too. Accordingly, a number of vendors and network providers have developed tools to help them see where there best placements are; how their reputations are unfolding online; and to simplify and automate their processes for listings and [...]

John Battelle's Searchblog: Hey Mr. Murdoch: It Doesn't Have to Be Black and White

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:54:00 -0500

Number of comments: 4

Sheesh. Just give Google summary text and headlines to index (like the WSJ does now). Then do your best to convert would be readers to your paid model. That's it. What's the big deal?

The rest is bluster.

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