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 from Aug. 19 to Sep. 5
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Aug. 19 through Sep. 5:
- Knight Foundation announces third year of the Knight News Challenge – The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation has announced the >third year of its , which will give out up to $5 million for new ideas for 'digital experiments to transform community news and information exchange'.
- Tribune Interactive Assembles New Content Team – Saying it wanted to increase its search engine optimization and "help build more intriguing content" for Tribune Co. sites, Tribune Interactive (TI) named new appointments to a restructured content team.
- Michael Moore to release free documentary on Web | Technology | Reuters – "This is being done entirely as a gift to my fans," Moore said in a statement. And punishment to his foes?
- Montana Shield Law Protects Anonymous Commenters | Citizen Media Law Project – Favorable ruling for our sister paper: "Montana's shield law does not explicitly encompass online media, but it is hardly surprising that The Billings Gazette qualifies as a protected news organization. Less traditional online platforms like forums or ordinary blogs might not fit so easily within the protections offered by Montana's shield law. The more exciting aspect of the ruling is the court's willingness to equate online commenters with traditional journalistic 'sources.'"
- GoogleCreep: From News Aggregator to News Channel? – When GoogleNews provided live streaming coverage of the Republican convention this week, wasn’t that original content that competed directly for viewers who might have otherwise turned to TV news outlets? Or was that not considered competitive because it was offered in CSPAN style, sans reporters?
- The gatekeeper model is dead (or, "Etaoin Shrdlu: Götterdämmerung is both twilight and a dawn") – Yes, yes, yes! "Nowadays editors can stand at the gate if they want, but the fences are down and all the people are standing over yonder."
- Linking from Trib to Sun-Times? One-stop news…from a newspaper? – But to Meyerson's delight a third reader responded, "I love the fact that you refer to other publications…very classy…reminds me of 'Miracle on 42nd Street'!"
Kurt's Tweets- Funny. SW airlines magazine bothers to mention that pacemakers are always authorized electronic devices. #fb
- A disgrace, St. Louis. People still litter? http://post.ly/OUsk
- Redemption for Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboardcross? Only click if you really wanna know. http://bit.ly/99OgbM
- West Countians: If you're in the market for a pancake supper tonight, there's one here: http://stmartinschurch.org.
- The fiddling continues, even as Rome burns.