Interesting stuff I saw online, May. 30 to May. 31
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, 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."
The interesting stuff I saw online, Mar. 16
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet on Mar. 16 from 5:05 pm to 5:32 pm:
- Telecommuting can replace newsrooms – Amen, brother. In an earlier career, I worked with 80 journalists on a web site for which most worked out of their homes, across the country. And this was before most of the tools Patrick mentions even existed. From The Journalism Iconoclast: "Instead of laying off employees, news orgs should consider laying off their office buildings. Or at least downsizing them with the idea that workers would show up to this smaller, collaborative-focused newsroom less often."
- Should the Bible continue to be used for swearing-in ceremonies and in courtrooms? – From Helium.com. So far, "yes" votes lead "no" votes on the poll: "The Bible deserves our utmost respect and consideration as the Holy Word of God, and for this reason, I do not believe it should be used as some kind of device to extract promises of good faith from people."
- St. Louis Beacon: How startups can provide context and analysis online – Nieman Journalism Lab, by Margaret Freivogel of the St. Louis Beacon: "Our reporting — and analysis — might not have directly influenced the Senate’s decision to seat Burris, but it did give our readers telling and little-known facts that turned out to be important in the outcome of the controversy."
- Seattle P-I Goes Online Only Tomorrow | NewsTechZilla – Can we please stop calling them "online newspapers"? "It’s not surprising however the news will continue online. Many of us will be watching very carefuly as the Seattle P-I will be the largest online newspaper."
The interesting stuff I saw online, Feb. 17
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet on Feb. 17 from 8:27 am to 8:59 am:
- Trekkies Guide To Twitter – From TrekMovie.com: "A few big Trek celebrities are tweeting. The King of all Trek Twitter is @wilw (Wil Wheaton) who with around 90,000 is ranked 15th in total followers. Other Trek Twitterers in the top 200 are @LeVarburton (LeVar Burton) and @BrentSpiner (Brent Spiner). Rounding out the Trek celeb list are @georgetakei (George Takei), @WilliamShatner (William Shatner), @leonardnimoy (Leonard Nimoy), and @jj_abrams (JJ Abrams)."
- Get The Most From Google Analytics – Bless you, GrokDotCom: "Here’s a great list of Analytics tutorials, including topics like linking your AdWords and Analytics together, setting up goal tracking, creating profiles, etc." (via NewsTechzilla)
- The “new newsroom” is being created one reporter at a time – Nieman Journalism Lab: "PR whiz Steve Rubel says he looks a lot like Peter Abraham, who is not some vaporware demo from 2015, but a flesh-and-blood reporter covering the Yankees spring training camp in Florida right now."
- Zuckerberg On Who Owns User Data On Facebook: It’s Complicated – More on Facebook from TechCrunch: "Zuckerberg is saying, “Trust us.” But it is difficult to trust a company that is stripping users of rights they’ve become accustomed to, even if hardly any of them ever actually asserted those rights in practice."
- Facebook’s Users Ask Who Owns Their Information – NYTimes.com: "Mark Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Facebook, said in a blog post on Monday that the philosophy 'that people own their information and control who they share it with has remained constant.' Despite the complaints, he did not indicate the language would be revised."
Kurt's Tweets- 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.
- Realizing how woefully out of touch I have been with this part of the county. (@ Saint Louis Bread Company) http://4sq.com/5z5Bfh