Archive for the ‘Issues’ Category
Tuesday, May 27th, 2008
The first time I wrote about technology and entertainment was for the Austin Chronicle in 1997. It was my one -- and only -- feature piece for the weekly but it had a lasting impact on my view of this emerging world.
The piece was about Fringeware, a group of technophiles ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
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Newspapers have a reader problem. And they have a Reader problem.
It's no secret that news organizations face declining readerships, prompting layoffs and corporate restructuring. For many in the industry, the end must seem near.
But it's never the pitfall you expect that gets you. You're prepared for those and ...
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Monday, May 26th, 2008
I received an email this weekend from an organization that built a news prediction site, something I've been discussing in the Newspaper 2.0 section and over at the NING social networking site.
The site is Hubdub and the developers have also put together software widgets that allow you to track results ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
One of the arguments I'm making in the book is that news organizations need to find a way to remain relevant in a world where every content company -- regardless of what kind of content -- can create a service that reaches directly to readers.
We've seen some of these ...
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Friday, May 23rd, 2008
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I'm a novice when it comes to video.
Everything I've learned, I've learned from either watching videos online -- Rocketboom, for instance -- and reading research reports done by smart folks. It's the kind of knowledge that normally drives me crazy because I really need to get my hands ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
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I'm not finished reading either of these books; however, there's enough percolating around in my head that I wanted to make sure I got it down before the next set of ideas washed them away.
I'm a proponent of reading books at the same time because ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
There's an interesting story at Ars Technica today about two non-profit agencies pressing a government agency to allow it to publish -- with formatting -- part of the Revised Code on their sites.
The story is complex, and since I haven't been involved I'm reticent to weigh in on the specifics ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
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A few days back, Google introduced an open data portability protocol that would allow your personal information to be moved from site to site with little hassle.
The idea -- which Facebook and Myspace also introduced -- is to make it easier for people to move on the Web. ...
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Thursday, May 22nd, 2008
I blogged a few days ago about an article in the Columbia Journalism Review.
In my haste (and possibly my annoyance), the post wasn't as clear as I'd hoped, which Derek Willis pointed out to me in no uncertain terms in the comment section.
With the exception of having my wiki set ...
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Tuesday, May 20th, 2008
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While I'm unhappy with the nature of traditional news today, I'm more distraught by the idea that journalists believe technology -- and particularly the Internet -- are the main reason behind the destruction of the Fourth Estate.
I read about 150-200 newspapers and blogs each day (thank you RSS ...
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