Interesting stuff I saw online, Feb. 26 to Mar. 3
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Feb. 26 through Mar. 3:
- Coverage Plan: The San Francisco Post-Chronicle – Fascinating. Via Journerdism.
- How The Globe and Mail uses social media to engage its audience – Mathew Ingram at the G&M: "That means I am trying to think of — and follow through on — as many different methods of creating, enhancing, fertilizing and connecting with communities of readers around various topics as I can."
- Digg Is Working On a Toolbar To Go After StumbleUpon, TinyURL, and All The Rest – From TechCrunch: "A super-secret Digg toolbar has been spotted in the wild. We tracked down a beta tester who gave us the skinny on its features. The toolbar lets you Digg or Bury the page you are on, and shows how many Diggs it has already received." Plus, it includes tinyurl-like functionality and a random feature like StumbleUpon.
- 15 Useful Wordpress Tricks to Make Your Theme Even Better – From ForTheLose.org: "Here are only a few of the many great snippets of code that will take your current theme creation and make it that much better."
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.
Interesting stuff I saw online, Jan. 10 to Jan. 13
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Jan. 10 through Jan. 13:
- NY Blogger Three: issued press credentials but still pursuing legal action – "This step recognizes that bloggers are 21st-century journalists…It's an important first step, but only a first step, because we still need to address the constitutional problem of who gets press credentials in New York City. The Police Department should not be in the business of determining who’s a journalist."
- Telegraph’s Ed Roussel on outsourcing: Newspapers need to focus on what they do best – “Reducing the cost of manufacturing and distribution is an imperative for any newspaper group that is determined to remain profitable, as we are (…) The principle holds true on the digital side."
- Ten things every journalist should know in 2009 – Maybe journalists should have known most of these things in 2008.
- 49 Amazing Social Media, Web 2.0 And Internet Stats – "Sometimes it is easy to get lose sight of just how staggering the numbers are of people collaborating, researching, and interacting on the web."
- Why commenting on news sites still stinks: Further notes on the commenting survey results – Amen, brother: "if there’s not a journalist managing the community — participating in threads, asking and answering questions, and generally continuing the conversation — your comment threads will stay a mudpit, all technology, identity, and registration aside."
7 reasons 1-to-1 newsroom training is needed
The anecdote goes something like this: A guy complains that he can’t get any work done when he’s in the office. People are always interrupting him, asking questions, bugging him for help. A co-worker reminds him the interruptions are his work. Epiphany.
I heard that story a long time ago; I bring it to mind frequently. A big part of my job is helping co-workers get comfortable with the tools of the job — tools they had never heard of when they started in journalism, or never thought they’d need.
So, while group training is important, here’s seven reasons why the one-on-one time is likely never going away. Read more
Interesting stuff I saw online from Oct. 18 to Nov. 25
Here’s some of the stuff I thought was interesting while stomping through the Internet from Oct. 18 through Nov. 25:
- Report: Journalists turn to social media – Blogs & Content – BizReport – "Comparitively, only 40% of journalists between ages 50 and 64 thought communications tools were important and only 60% felt that bloggers could shape opinions."
- AT&T may limit Web subscribers' data use – CNN.com –
- City of Mesa using Twitter to get word out – Steve Doig, a professor at ASU's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication, said he sees the move as an interesting idea that may foster more transparency within city government.
- cybersoc.com: 10 tips for live blogging a conference or event – "Here some tips…to help make it easier to track and participate in the back channel at conferences" (or events).
Kurt's Tweets- Funny. SW airlines magazine bothers to mention that pacemakers are always authorized electronic devices. #fb
- A disgrace, St. Louis. People still litter? http://post.ly/OUsk
- Redemption for Lindsey Jacobellis in snowboardcross? Only click if you really wanna know. http://bit.ly/99OgbM
- West Countians: If you're in the market for a pancake supper tonight, there's one here: http://stmartinschurch.org.
- The fiddling continues, even as Rome burns.