Interesting stuff I saw online from Nov. 25 to Dec. 1
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Nov. 25 through Dec. 1:
- When Everyone Is A Blogger, Nothing You Say Is Off The Record – "Needless to say, his statements indicating that ‘blogging is a dangerous phenomenon’ spurred a lot of angry (and funny) reactions in the local blogosphere, making the situation for him much worse than it already was…"
- The Role of Internet Intermediaries in Censoring Online Speech | Citizen Media Law Project – "Besides the important free speech issues, the article raises interesting questions about the professional responsibility of lawyers faced with potentially conflicting imperatives of pursuing their client's best interests and upholding larger ideals of social justice and human rights. It would make an excellent case study for a law school ethics class."
- Your customers have evolved into a community. Have you joined? – So, in order to reach (your customers), you had to entertain them, turning your customer into your audience
- Research shows generation gap among journos- JOURNALISM.CO.ZA – According to study, 100 percent of millennial respondents, those ages 18 to 29, believe “new media and communications tools are enhancing journalism,” while just 40 percent of journalists ages 50 to 64 believe the same.
What I’ve read, Aug. 2 through Aug. 8
These are my links for August 2nd through August 8th:
- Pew Internet: Search Engine Use – The percentage of internet users who use search engines on a typical day has been steadily rising from about one-third of all users in 2002, to a new high of just under one-half (49%).
- Advertising – Google’s New Tool Is Meant for Marketers – NYTimes.com – Users can also slice the data into finer geographic areas than with Trends and view it on a map. And they can download the data onto spreadsheets to compare it to their own forecasts or research.
- The Mr. Spock Guide to Effective Blogging | Copyblogger – “ITry using a little Vulcan logic to move it in the right direction.” OK. This is a fun read. Thanks, Will. And for the record, I didn’t want “to Pon Farr his pointy ears off.”
- paidContent appears on Guardian site -
- If the FCC comes to regulate the Internet, newspapers will lose their freedom of the press « The Future of News – “…what if the FCC comes to regulate the Internet, as might begin to happen should they be given the right to enforce Net Neutrality policies?”
- Understanding Your Legal Risks When You Blog or Publish Online | Citizen Media Law Project – The risks you could face when you publish online can take a number of forms, depending on what and how you publish.
- TrekWeb.com – First Cut of Star Trek Movie Screened at Paramount with Impressive Results – What can I say? I’m a trekkie.
- Newspaper Consortium Picks Mike Silver As Its First-Ever Leader – Fantastic news for a man I have known and respected for a long time. (via Online News Squared)
- ONA News: 2008 Online Journalism Awards – Finalists – Finalists for the 9th annual Online Journalism Awards, which honor excellence in digital journalism, were announced today by the Online News Association (ONA).
- LATimes-er’s farewell blog item: 42 things I know – Telling reader’s comment: “You forgot to mention that the Times and other large papers forgot or dismissed the small business owner.”
- What’s really killing newspapers: They’re no longer the best providers of social currency. – By Jack Shafer – Slate Magazine – But to read a newspaper and then keep your trap shut is to miss the point: Newspapers are designed to be read and argued over.
- Net Law Luminaries File Amicus Brief in Lori Drew Case – “…the government’s theory … would impose criminal penalties for … violating a website’s terms of service, something … millions of Internet users do every day, often without even knowing it.”
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.