Interesting stuff I saw online, Mar. 24 to Mar. 30
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Mar. 24 through Mar. 30:
- Newspapers Fail To Harness Readers' Social Power – MarketingVOX – From Gartner Group: "In the face of declining circulations, falling offline and online revenue, and competition from digital sources, newspapers have not taken adequate steps to integrate social media tools into their content management 'ecosystem,' the report said, adding that the most important task for newspapers now is to prioritize the integration of social media into a current or future content management system."
- Top 20 Ways to Share a Great Blog Post – Mashable: "Luckily, there’s no shortage of ways to spread the word. Blogs, social networks, instant messenger, and mobile phones are some of the many ways to let others know about the best content on the web."
- Using Social Media to Reach Young Readers – Nieman reports: "We also realized that her story would be of great interest to the community and her college-aged peers in particular, most of whom don’t read the daily newspaper. So we had to find different ways of reporting and bringing the story to them."
- Newspapers: 5 Ways to Avoid Extinction – "Following these five business practices may not solve all the problems. Each newspaper has its own personality, formed by the relationship between its journalists and readers, and governed by forces that extend beyond the marketplace. It’s up to each publisher to consider the options and make decisions. Doing nothing is not an option."
Interesting stuff I saw online, Mar. 21 to Mar. 24
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Mar. 21 through Mar. 24:
- Clive Thompson on the Taming of Comment Trolls – A couple of the comments on this story might be more interesting than the item itself: "The challenge Obama faces in allowing conversation at the digital White House is obvious: trolls. Discussion-thread veterans will tell you that politics attracts more vicious, raging, insult-hurling trolls than almost any other topic."
- Economist Blames Twitter for Down Economy – Professor Martin Schmeldon of Harvard Business School recently released research findings that suggest excessive Twitter use may have caused the current economic downturn.
- The rise and fall of social media (according to mainstream media reportage) | higher ed marketing – The seven phases of mainstream media coverage of social media, illustrated with a chart.
- Xark!: 2020 vision: What's next for news – Wow. An incredibly comprehensive outline for trends and ideas to look out for in the next generation of news. A reading assignment, but worth a look.
The interesting stuff I saw online, Feb. 4
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet on Feb. 4 from 8:59 am to 7:01 pm:
- Five years of Facebook: How it redefined what we consider “news” – Nieman Journalism Lab: "Zuckerberg, who had initially played down the scope of his site, realized that Facebook wasn’t a tool for keeping track of news made somewhere else. It was a tool for making news right there, on Facebook."
- University of Kentucky launches free citizen journalism classes – Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog: "The four workshops, which are open to members of the local Lexington community, will teach the basics of journalism (e.g. how to find a news story and how to write it), as well as exploring ethical and legal issues."
- Did you buy a newspaper yesterday? – Journalism.co.uk Editors' Blog: "It was a bid to help the US’s ailing newspaper industry: Buy A Newspaper Day. It had a Facebook group and everything. Unfortunately, 19,397 people said they weren’t attending. "
- Why newspapers should manage more like Twitter and less like GM – Nieman Journalism Lab on how Twitter's ancestor company changed to adapt to the market and became Twitter: "Note: 'Reinvent ourselves.' Not: 'Cut back on our staff a bit more every few months and hope the current business model can survive.' Not: 'Maintain a belief that we had a good product, damn it, a valuable product, and there will always be someone who wants it.' 'Reinvent ourselves.'"
- Stop the irrational negativity: Newspapers are not dead – Yelvington.com: "Let's get some perspective. In spite of the worst economy since Roosevelt, many U.S. newspapers are still turning profits in the 15-20 percent range, and the U.S. newspaper industry is still turning around 50 billion dollars of gross revenue every year."
- 25 Most Shocking Crimes in Social Media History | Masters in Criminal Justice – "There is a dangerous and corrupt side to social media creators and users; however, and the ability to create fake profiles and violate privacy and copyright rules is still more than possible. Read below for 25 of the most shocking crimes in social media history."
Interesting stuff I saw online, Jan. 4 to Jan. 5
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Jan. 4 through Jan. 5:
- Forget Survival: The Journalist’s Guide to Owning 2009 and Beyond | New Media Bytes – A well-done pep-rally for journalists — yay, TEAM! "Journalism is NOT dependent on the fate of your employer, newspapers or mass media. Rather, YOU can help decide journalism’s future."
- Nine online publications breached suicide reporting rules, PCC finds (Journalism.co.uk) – Something that never would have occurred to me, and another reason to give thanks for the First Amendment (a blessing the UK does not enjoy): "Nine online publications breached suicide reporting rules, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC) has ruled."
- News Mixer Generates Widespread Interest | PBS' MediaShift Idea Lab – A rundown of links to mentions of the story commenting project by the Medill School and Gazette Communications in Cedar Rapids.
- What’s next for Lee Enterprises? (From Reflections of a Newsosaur) – "So, let’s not forget that there is a reasonably robust business here. The problems are that (a) the business is not as robust as it used to be and (b) the business may not be robust enough to make a $142.5 million debt payment due this spring."
- Drilling Down – Internet Skyrockets as a News Source – NYTimes.com – The change does not represent a decline in the popularity of newspapers, which actually picked up a percentage point over last year. Rather, it represents a near-doubling, from 24 percent last year, in the number of people naming the Internet as their primary news source.
Kurt's Tweets- Why is this not a national story? Maybe I missed it. Appalling. Disabled woman was tortured and held as a sex slave http://ow.ly/2CiAq
- Bravo. RT @pwthornton: "Banning unsigned online comments undermines the media’s role as a forum for debate.” http://bit.ly/bmZsOn
- I would like to just take the two steps forward and skip the one step back. How about that? Would that be OK?
- Still seeking talented journalists to run #Patch sites in two south St. Louis County communities. Know anyone? http://ow.ly/2Axnv
- Waiting for a listings collector to give her more #Patch marketing cards. The work never stops.