Tag Archives: media

One handy RSS feed for 11 superb news photoblogs

Because a Web site doesn’t exist for me unless it has RSS, I made a bundle of all the feeds of 11 awesome news photoblogs recommended by 10,000 Words. My bundle is here. Sadly, six of these 11 feeds require … Continue reading

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Recommendations from ethnographic report on addressing the failures of one-way, bombardment-oriented advertising

The Associated Press, Context-Based Research Group and Carton Donofrio Partners investigated what online information devourers think of advertisements. This study builds off and references a previous one (pdf here) about news consumption. The main problem they’re addressing is the atomization … Continue reading

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With Google, $1,300 could get your blog a national advertising campaign on TV, beginning the end of another middle man

SlateV made a television ad and distributed it through cable channels using Google TV Ads. For about $1,300, the ad (see 3:01 point): Showed 7 times on Glenn Beck episodes Ran 54 times on four cable networks Picked up 1.3 … Continue reading

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Enjoy embarrassing, uncomfortable and random video chats on your own Web site with Chatroulette clone

You too can get all Chatroulettey with CamChat. Don’t know about Chatroulette? It’s a one-on-one video chat room that connects you with a random person using the same service. Yeah, lots of opportunity for being offended, shocked or amused. However, … Continue reading

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Link: Journalism students in Denver must write for Wikipedia to prepare for the (unpaid) future

Journalism students turn to Wikipedia to publish stories | eCampus News “Denver journalism students are writing Wikipedia entries as part of a curriculum that stresses online writing and content creation as readers move to the web en masse.” “‘I see … Continue reading

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Link: Hive mind vs. the hermit: The 2 worlds and 1 paycheck of today’s journalism

The Future Newsroom: Lean, Open, and Social Media-Savvy On the campus of Penn State University, a rivalry between a rogue campus blog and the official newspaper has become a fascinating mirror of the strife between old and new media. Don’t … Continue reading

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