Interesting stuff I saw online, Jun. 1 to Jun. 8
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Jun. 1 through Jun. 8:
- Boston Police Would Tweet A Zombie Attack | NewsTechZilla – "I love things like this; when an organization or company I assume is otherwise faceless is able to properly use social media (by, gasp, being social), it always kind of makes me happy."
- ConvoTrack – Loads comments from Twitter, digg, etc. on any page – "This simple bookmarklet will load comments from Twitter, FriendFeed, Digg, Reddit, HackerNews and any blog mentioning the article and will load it in a handy sidebar."
- 50 Great Examples of Data Visualization – "Below are 50 of the best data visualizations and tools for creating your own visualizations out there, covering everything from Digg activity to network connectivity to what’s currently happening on Twitter."
- Is this useful? An account of how I started blogging and how it changed my journalism – "Pete told me this was known as “crowd-sourcing” and had a wide range of potential applications for newspapers. I can not stress enough how helpful it was to have someone that I could call to have coffee with and pick their brains on how the web “worked”. I started to look at journalism in a new way through Pete’s explanations of blogging."
Interesting stuff I saw online, Apr. 27 to May. 16
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Apr. 27 through May. 16:
- Random House shuts down Kindle text-to-speech for their titles – Awesome. Another industry tries to bully its way though changing technology rather than adapt.
- IOC: All Your Blog Are Belong to Us – Implications for news organizations that recruit local athletes to blog for them while at the Olympic Games? "The Sports Journalists' Association is reporting that the International Olympic Committee has issued guidelines for athlete bloggers at the 2010 Vancouver Winter Games."
- Taking Online Discussions Back From the Bullies – Andrew Alexander, WaPo: "I believe that online, The Post should tolerate precisely the kind of moronic, anonymous, unsubstantiated and often venomous comments accompanying the Kellermann story. It's the essence of free speech."
- Blogger Wins $225,000 Settlement Over Public Records Delay – Citizen Media Law Project: "Sharkansky's story is a great example of how bloggers can contribute to the public dialogue. Sharkansky saw a hole in news coverage of an important event and took it upon himself to fill it."
- Dying is No Reason to Give Up Online Social Life | Firstcoastnews.com | Strange – "In today's world of always-connected social media, there's no reason to stop interacting online simply because you're dead."
Interesting stuff I saw online, Mar. 30 to Apr. 20
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Mar. 30 through Apr. 20:
- Chicago Tribune: Newspapers try to maintain civil, intelligent conversations with readers – News organizations increasingly are trying to figure out how to maintain conversations with readers while keeping the discourse civil and thoughtful. The reality is, love it or not, if readers aren't allowed to chat on your Web site, they'll simply go somewhere else to do it.
- Listening to the Dot-Comments – washingtonpost.com – Doug Feaver, "writing in defense of the anonymous, unmoderated, often appallingly inaccurate, sometimes profane, frequently off point and occasionally racist reader comments that washingtonpost.com allows to be published at the end of articles and blogs." It's a wonderful column.
- Leading your staff into the Twitterverse « Transforming the Gaz – Steve Buttry's beginner's list for journo-Twitterers: "This is the tip sheet I will suggest that editors read after the seminar. While this is geared for top newsroom leaders, some of the advice should be helpful to any journalists who are not experienced with Twitter."
- 10,000 Words' Landmark moments in citizen journalism – 10,000 Words: "Depending on whom you ask, citizen journalism is either pushing journalism forward or is unaccountable vigilantism. Either way, it is shaping the way we consume our news….The following is a timeline of events in which ordinary citizens shaped the news, followed by an analog description of each landmark moment."
Interesting stuff I saw online, Feb. 9 to Feb. 13
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Feb. 9 through Feb. 13:
- Gmail: 90 Tools And Tips To Make You A Gmail Pro – "The following article contains all the tools and tips needed to make you a Gmail pro. It contains the best Firefox extensions, Greasemonkey scripts, desktop tools as well as how tos and other tips that will increase the functionality of Gmail immensely."
- Screencast: How to use Twitter for reporting – Beatblogging.org: "This screencast goes over how I use Twitter for reporting. This is not a beginner video, but many newcomers to Twitter will be able to watch this and quickly understand what is going on."
- First Ever Permanent WordPress Tattoo – I like WordPress…but not this much. Lorelle on WordPress reports, "He’s putting a permanent tattoo on his body (forearm) because blogging with WordPress changed his life and he wants to honor it by adding to his tattoo body art collection."
- What’s in it for journalists on Twitter? – From Patrick Thornton: "Do I really want to find out what someone is eating for lunch? Won’t Twitter just increase the noise in my life? How can anything meaningful be said in 140 characters or less? These are all questions I’ve heard. My response: avoid Twitter at your own peril. Twitter and other social networks are helping to redefine beat reporting."
Interesting stuff I saw online, Jan. 31 to Feb. 3
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Jan. 31 through Feb. 3:
- Citizen Media Law Project: Live Blogging in the Courtroom, Is It Journalism? – "It was of great interest to me to find an ABA Journal article about U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett, who recently allowed a journalist for the Cedar Rapids Gazette to blog live during the a tax fraud trial in his Sioux City, Iowa, court."
- Handling Negative Comments On Your Blog Post – "In light of that, I feel like I can be the poster child for how to NOT respond to negative comments." A guest post at chrisbrogan.com.
- New Symbol of Elite Access – E-Mail to the Chief – Who has the address of the first e-mailer in chief? "It is now the ultimate status symbol in a town obsessed by status." [via nytimes.com]
- A handful of Firefox tweaks that will double your browser speed : Boy Genius Report – Firefox users take note: You need to do this. Now. As in, this instant. More savvy users are probably already familiar with editing Firefox’s configuration file but whether you’re a computer rookie or a seasoned veteran, Gnoted has issued a handful of tweaks that really get Firefox cooking.
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.