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 from Oct. 11 to Oct. 16
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Oct. 11 through Oct. 16:
- Alton Telegraph fights subpoena over Web posters' identities – Metro-east news – Belleville News Democrat – "The newspaper argues in its motion that Web site posters are protected sources because 'in the digital age a newspaper or reporter receiving information in this fashion is no different from anonymous tips provided to newspaper reporters telephonically or in written form.'"
- Blogging journalists: pt.2: Blogs and news ideas: “The canary in the mine” | Online Journalism Blog – "For blogging journalists, blogs have disrupted the traditional processes of journalism in a number of ways. Respondents spoke of a clearer perception of audience needs and interests as a result of comments and visitor statistics, which in turn fed into the choice of topics and angles to cover."
- How Much Do Top Tier Bloggers and Social Media Consultants Get Paid? We Asked Them! – From ReadWriteWeb: "We asked 20 top-tier tech bloggers and social media consultants to tell us how much they get paid, by the post, by the hour or by the month – however their rates are set. Half of them told us, on the condition that we wouldn't disclose who they were or where they worked. "
- Oregon Shield Law Protects Anonymous Commenter from Citizen Media Law Project – "According to the Portland Mercury, staff writer Amy Ruiz wrote a post in January 2008 about Portland mayoral candidate Sho Dozono. In the comments section, a site user going by "Ronald" posted negative comments about Dozono's ties to a local businessman, Terry Beard. The same commenter allegedly posted similar statements on the Willamette Week site. Beard filed a motion to compel the two online newspapers to give up "Ronald's" IP address before an Oregon state court. The two competitors teamed up to oppose the discovery request and won. "
Interesting stuff I saw online from Sep. 30 to Oct. 5
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Sep. 30 through Oct. 5:
- (On Facebook…) To Friend or Not to Friend? | American Journalism Review – One point of view, from NYT standards editor: "…being a friend on Facebook…is essentially meaningless, and everybody knows that. So it's hard to imagine any real conflict of interest that could arise from your being a friend of somebody on Facebook and writing about that person."
- What The F**K is Social Media? – Terrific (and irreverent) slideshare on what social media is. Yeah, it's been there awhile. Yeah, I just found it. (via JackLail.com).
- How shared bookmarks can make you smarter >> Teaching Online Journalism – Vis-a-vis discussions we've had in social media brownbags in our newsroom: "How can bookmarking make you smarter? By cutting through the junk and the spam. People bookmark sites because they judge those sites to have value."
- Tracking Yourself and Your Blog Brand Across the Online Social World « Lorelle on WordPress – Interesting tool for tracking your brand. "The Yahoo Pipes Social Media Fire Hose searches across Twitter, Flickr, Friendfeed, Digg, various search engines, and even includes blog comments. It creates a custom feed you can then add to your feed reader."
- SR.com: Spokesman-Review to cut staff; editor resigns – These guys were leaders among smaller papers in online. "Jim Kershner, president of the Spokane Editorial Society, which represents the editorial department, called the cuts brutal. The 86-person union will lose 21 members in the layoffs…"
- Newspapers First Need to Redefine 'News' to Move Forward Online – "This is a strategy to be executed foremost on online and mobile rather than print. (Though personalized print editions aren't out of the question in the future.)" Funny that this came out the day I wrote about ending the print publications. Neat coincidence.
The interesting stuff I’ve seen on Aug. 12
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet on Aug. 12 from 5:37 pm to 9:00 pm:
- Knight Foundation offers $24m to community news providers – The Knight Community Information Challenge will offer $20 million over five years to support initiatives in the US aimed at using media and technology to better serve local communities with information.
- Is Facebook the Most Popular Social Bookmarking Service on the Web? – ReadWriteWeb – "The big surprise here, though, is that Facebook and MySpace have emerged as hugely popular ways to share items from off-site."
- 35+ Examples of Corporate Social Media in Action – Hmmm. This bears additional research. I love looking at how other companies are using social media.
- Why Twitter Hasn't Failed: The Power Of Audience – "Twitter works and enjoys such strong attachment because it provides real-time access to a well-defined audience." Darned right! It's the virtual community. Try watching the Olympics with your Twitter feed running. It's like being in a bar watching with a crowd. Follow my Twitter feed here.
- Facebook Is Not Only The World’s Largest Social Network, It Is Also The Fastest Growing – As my friend Scott says, "facts, speaking for themselves": "According to figures compiled by comScore, Facebook’s visitor growth is up 153 percent on an annual basis."
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.