links for 2007-10-26

NowPublic.com

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Paul Kedrosky: The Web 2.0 Disaster
“I keep wondering if the current fires in southern California are the first Web 2.0 disaster. No, not for the whole idea of Web 2.0, or even for a specific company, just the first disaster to use wholesale the various Web 2.0-ish technologies.”(tags: disaster collaboration web2.0 citizen+journalism tidbits+fodder)

Is This the End of News?, by Michael Wolff: Politics & Power: vanityfair.com
“What about a sliding bar?” Mike Wu, a software engineer, offers just a little grudgingly. “Like from hard to soft news. So you can set it where you want to?” “Really? From serious broadsheet to scandalous tabloid?”(tags: media+evolution technology journalism news+biz)
Google Maps: Build your own Google Maps service
“Developer Peter Rukavina, creator of the Charlottetown Transit map, has been good enough to include the full source code of his project on his wiki.” (tags: maps programming web2.0 tutorials tools services)
BusinessWeek Debate Room E-mail Faces Deletion
On services like Twitter and Jaiku: “Everything gets a permalink and a URL. So if I want to link to it or pass it around or get it into search engines, problem solved. You can’t link to an e-mail.”(tags: email future marketing microblogging technology web2.0 usability knowledge+management)

HOW-TO: Make your own annotated multimedia Google map - Engadget
Excellent Google Maps tutorial — from 2005, so some details might be outdated: “This how-to will show you how to make your own annotated Google map from your own GPS data. Plus, you’ll be able to tie in images and video to create an interactive multimedia map.” (tags: maps tutorials tools tidbits+fodder datacasting GPS geography geotagging)

Poynter Online - Find out What People Are Saying Online
“Omgili’s engine scans millions of online discussions on more than 100,000 message boards and forums. On each search page, you also get an online buzz graph showing you how many discussion posts were made each day for the past month.” (tags: search forums services conversational+media monitoring+conversations)
Twitter Blog: Tracking Twitter
“If you’ve set up your phone or IM on Twitter, you can send a command like: “track NYC” When someone (anyone who updates in public) mentions “NYC,” you’ll get it on your device in real-time.”(tags: mobile microblogging tracking+topics tools services)

Twitter / Micah Sifry: State Dept’s new blog writt…
This is an interesting tip from twitter, which I have not verified: “State Dept’s new blog written by Indian subcontractors in Bangalore? You heard it here first.” (tags: authenticity credibility world business Asia government blogs)

Bloggers Blog: Bloggers Cover the California Wildfires Part II
“This chart shows the number of posts when Technorati is searched for the phrase “california fires.” There will be many more posts once evacuees are able to return home and blog about their experience like this blogger did. ” (tags: disaster blogs citizen+journalism local tidbits+fodder)

Gmail keyboard shortcuts
I didn’t know gmail had this, cool! “Keyboard shortcuts help you save time since you never have to take your hands off the keyboard to use the mouse. You’ll need a Standard 101/102-Key or Natural PS/2 Keyboard to use the shortcuts.” (tags: email tools productivity usability tips)

MiniMediaGuy » Blog Archive » Teaching old dogs new tricks
“On 10/29 at the Natl. Press Club the MO School of Journalism will discuss the somewhat novel topic of verification – how can the media provide its publics with the evidence for story claims as opposed to mere assertions by he-said, she-said sources.” (tags: journalism ethics transparency credibility events tidbits+fodder mycoverage AmyGahran)