Interesting stuff I saw online, May. 30 to May. 31

May 31, 2009 by Kurt · Comments
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Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from May. 30 through May. 31:

Four observations about charging for news that are often overlooked – “Plenty has been written about the futility of erecting pay walls — much of which I agree with — but a few points are often overlooked.”
100 Amazing Free Wordpress Themes for 2009 – “High quality free Wordpress Themes have become harder and harder to find in the past year, with the influx of premium themes, more and more designers and developers are selling themes (and rightly so, they do amazing work). But, that aside, the quality is certainly there, and we are sure you will be impressed with this Wordpress theme compilation for 2009.”
Getting the mean out of comments – A group of citizens meeting on the evening of May 20 in Knoxville over sandwiches and sweet tea might be end up influencing how news sites across the country view and manage comments.
Cyberbullying: What the research is telling us… – “Delivered to the Year of the Child summit, this talk surveys the current research on cyberbullying and online harassment, pulling in Pew Internet data as well as the work of the Crimes Against Children Research Center at the University of New Hampshire, Internet Solutions for Kids and other academics and scholars researching this topic.”

Interesting stuff I saw online, Apr. 27 to May. 16

May 16, 2009 by · Comments
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Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Apr. 27 through May. 16:

Random House shuts down Kindle text-to-speech for their titles – Awesome. Another industry tries to bully its way though changing technology rather than adapt.
IOC: All Your Blog Are Belong to Us – Implications for news organizations that recruit local athletes to blog for them while at the Olympic Games? "The Sports Journalists' Association is reporting that the International Olympic Committee has issued guidelines for athlete bloggers at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games."
Taking Online Discussions Back From the Bullies – Andrew Alexander, WaPo: "I believe that online, The Post should tolerate precisely the kind of moronic, anonymous, unsubstantiated and often venomous comments accompanying the Kellermann story. It's the essence of free speech."
Blogger Wins $225,000 Settlement Over Public Records Delay – Citizen Media Law Project: "Sharkansky's story is a great example of how bloggers can contribute to the public dialogue. Sharkansky saw a hole in news coverage of an important event and took it upon himself to fill it."
Dying is No Reason to Give Up Online Social Life | Firstcoastnews.com | Strange – "In today's world of always-connected social media, there's no reason to stop interacting online simply because you're dead."