links for 2007-09-04

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…Just don’t confuse it with innovation — or action.

Random thought about innovation (Howard Owens)
“Innovation is not about doing the next great thing. It is about doing the next thing. Failure is always an option. Innovation is in the doing and trying, not in the dreaming and waiting.” (tags: innovation tidbits+fodder)
Media Nation: Google ads and “the long tail”
“Does Lou Ureneck really think the little guys whose ads have popped up on his site about fishing in Greece would otherwise be buying newspaper ads? The Boston Univ. journalism department chair writes about this in an op-ed piece for the Boston Globe:” (tags: advertising controversy newspapers misunderstandings problems media+evolution news+biz tidbits+fodder mycoverage AmyGahran)
Ajax Blog » Google Wiki Prepares To Launch
“Google may finally be preparing to re-launch wiki service Jotspot, nearly a year after it acquired the company. Jotspot has not allowed new customer registrations since the acquisition was announced, although existing customers retained access.” (tags: wikis business services)
Telegraph Blogs : Technology : Shane Richmond : September 2007
“In the long term, the losers I see here are wire services. They make $ by selling copy to news organizations but they’ve just done a deal that acts as a disincentive to use their copy. Perhaps they hope to continue to act as everyone’s primary source?” (tags: wire+services news+biz business deals tidbits+fodder)

SpinningSilk Multimedia – portable media, web technologies
“Personally I could care less if the name RSS changes. I love the technology but I hate the term as it adds a layer of complexity when trying to explain it to others and why they should adopt it.” (tags: feeds language problems education communication mycoverage AmyGahran)
The Onion leaves us crying – Yodel Anecdotal
“Why doesn’t The Onion get sued daily for libel? “Because anyone who sues The Onion would look bad. People would say, ‘Oh, you got made fun of by The Onion and now you’re too much of a baby.’” (tags: humor law news news+biz newspapers tidbits+fodder)
Gideon Rachman’s Blog (FT.com)
“I think I’ll drop the crowd-sourcing label since it strikes me a bit pretentious. Let’s just say I’d like to start a discussion. This is not so very different, from the way I’ve often written columns. ” (tags: crowdsourcing conversation journalism tidbits+fodder)