Interesting stuff I saw online, Dec. 9 to Dec. 14
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Dec. 9 through Dec. 14:
- Majel Barrett-Roddenberry To Play Computer Voice In New Star Trek Movie | TrekMovie.com – Majel Barrett Roddenberry has been part of Star Trek since the first pilot (“The Cage”) where she played ‘Number One.’ Although that role was not carried over to the main series, she did get a recurring role on the show as Nurse Chapel and also played Deanna Troi’s mother Lwaxana Troi on The Next Generation and Deep Space Nine.
- Michael Skoler on newsroom culture » Nieman Journalism Lab » Pushing to the Future of Journalism – Among his comments: “When people say news is a conversation, they don’t mean you have to have comments…You do, but that not what they’re talking about. Journalism’s a conversation because people expect there is a conversation…Knowledge is no longer viewed as congregated and only accessible to an elite.”
- So How Much Time Do You Waste On Twitter? – I’ve wasted 47,010 Seconds or 784 Minutes or 13.06 Hours or 0.54 Days with 1,567 Tweets on Twitter!
- Advertisers Face Hurdles on Social Networking Sites – NYTimes.com – “IDC, the technology research firm, published a study last month that reported that just 3 percent of Internet users in the United States would willingly let publishers use their friends for advertising. The report described social advertising as ‘stillborn.’”
- Maryland High Court Hears Argument on Internet Anonymity | Citizen Media Law Project – “Once a court orders a blog-hosting service, website operator, or ISP to reveal the identity of an anonymous Internet speaker, that speaker irretrievably loses his/her First Amendment right to speak anonymously (in that particular context). There is no dearth of Supreme Court cases suggesting that this right is nothing to be sniffed at.”
- Corporate Blogging: You’re Doing It Wrong >> SitePoint – A blog can be a successful and useful part of the web strategy for your company. In July, we made corporate blogging our number one tip for how to speak directly to your customers — which is something you should be striving to do.
- Florida Student Sues Principal Over Suspension for Facebook Postings | Citizen Media Law Project – “Based on the relatively banal statements Evans posted (and quickly took down), I think she has a pretty good argument that the suspension violated her First Amendment rights.”
- TimeSpace: World – TimeSpace is an interactive map that allows you to navigate articles, photos, video and commentary from around the globe. Discover news hot-spots where coverage is clustered. Use the timeline to illustrate peaks in coverage, and customize your news searches to a particular day or specific hour.
Interesting stuff I saw online from Dec. 8 to Dec. 9
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Dec. 8 through Dec. 9:
- Why not writing a story is innovation – Publishing 2.0 – "(We) need to stop writing stories that don’t deserve to be written."
- The Evolving Newsroom: Two ways to keep track of comments – "Backtype aggregates comments and lets you find yours either by searching against your username or whatever blog/website you include in comment registration forms."
- MediaShift . Dealing with Friend Inflation on Twitter, Digg | PBS – To this list, I'd add: how many @ replies versus substance? What does he/she post about? "Did the person fill out his profile? Did he upload his picture? What's his profession and where does he live? How many followers does he have and how many is he following? How often does he post?"
- HOW TO: Use Google Reader Like A Rockstar – "Knowing that new users are signing up and veterans are looking for some ideas to make their experience even better, we have put together a quick how-to that should offer something for everyone."
What I’ve read: Aug. 10
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet on Aug. 10 from 12:24 p.m. to 8:22 p.m.:
- Philly Inquirer’s pullback of online content just a slower form of suicide « The Future of News – Another view on the Inky. It’s not bad that they’ve tried to find a way to differentiate print from online. Worthwhile to read Ryan Sholin’s interview with Chris Krewson.
- PR 2.0: Introducing The Conversation Prism – Wow. An incredible representation of the landscape for social media in graphic form. This is put forth as an exercise for public relations professionals, but worth a look.
- Pluto should get back planet status, say astronomers – Telegraph – I’m pullin’ for you, Pluto.
Kurt's Tweets- Realizing how woefully out of touch I have been with this part of the county. (@ Saint Louis Bread Company) http://4sq.com/5z5Bfh
- Just had my first Gmail phone call -- with my parents -- and the quality was fantastic. Wow. http://tcrn.ch/a8GndI
- Another day, another interview. Fingers crossed. (@ Saint Louis Bread Co) http://4sq.com/avGImL
- Helping my son learn the first 20 elements on the periodic table. Disturbed by how many more elements there are since I studied this stuff.
- Giving blood. (@ St. Martin's Episcopal Church) http://4sq.com/aiWuEk