February 19, 2008 – 9:28 am
Darla Mack – Nokia S60 News and Reviews: Are You Sharing Yet? A Look Into Ovi’s Online Share
“By allowing over 100 different file types to be uploaded there shouldn’t be a reason to have multiple accounts on the net for different files. Ivi creates and offers a standard location for all of your media.”
(tags: [...]
February 18, 2008 – 9:20 am
Drupal 6.0 released | drupal.org
Several major news & community sites are already using Drupal, and now it’s supposed to be easier than ever to use.
(tags: software tools tidbits+fodder)
NY Observer Goes National With Politicker – Silicon Alley Insider
Criticism of Politicker.com: “Even if the sites find an audience (and sustain them after the election), how are [...]
February 17, 2008 – 1:34 pm
I never thought I’d do it, but yesterday I switched over to a new default browser — Flock.
I’ve been a huge Firefox fan for a long time because I need a browser I can customize extensively. And Flock is very similar to Firefox — It comes from the same code base and has a very [...]
February 17, 2008 – 9:25 am
Face-off by Facebook | csmonitor.com
Social networking sites “Generate “trust communities” that can grow quickly.” Interesting concept. I’ll bet it’s being tried for astroturfing too — but I wonder how well that would work? Astroturfing tends to collapse when people really get engaged.
(tags: culture politics trends activism advocacy social+networks social+media)
Diva Marketing Blog – Marketing blogs [...]
February 16, 2008 – 9:21 am
Long-rumored new newspaper.com ad network announced (Online News Squared)
This one is worth watching: “Network participants will reserve a certain portion of inventory and quadrantOne says it initially will reach 50 million uniques in 27 of the top 30 markets.”
(tags: advertising ad+networks newspapers business business+models deals tidbits+fodder)
Gannett, NYT, Tribune, Hearst in online ad sales venture – [...]
February 14, 2008 – 9:25 am
Online Event Registration and Membership Management – 123Signup
Cool event! “Journalism’s ideals meet Silicon Valley’s tools in a 3-day, conceptual mashup hosted by the Journalism That Matters Collaborative, the Media Giraffe Project, the Northern California Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) and Yahoo! Inc.”
(tags: events mashup journogeek organizations culture creativity tidbits+fodder)
Six-Word Memoirs at SMITH Magazine
This is a [...]
February 12, 2008 – 9:21 am
Science Debate Is Set; Now, Will Candidates Come? – Dot Earth – Climate Change and Sustainability – New York Times Blog
At last — a political debate that would actually hold my interest. If it happens!
(tags: science politics debate events)
February 11, 2008 – 9:20 am
Boulder Tops Forbes’ list of The Smartest Cities In America
They list a lot of good reasons — but don’t even mention the vibrant online media & entrepreneurial scene here!
(tags: Boulder local Colorado metrics rankings culture community)
Tiinker is the Anti-Digg – ReadWriteWeb
I wish I could mash this up with del.icio.us: “Digg relies on members to select [...]
February 10, 2008 – 9:23 am
Yahoo! Web Hosting: Everything You Need For A Professional Site
Yahoo copies Typepad, sort of. “You can now create as large a site as you like, but we will place some constraints on how fast you can grow. You can add as much content as you want, but maybe not all at once.” But they [...]
February 9, 2008 – 9:24 am
How the USGS Responded to 2005 Hurricanes and Addresses Storms Today (Directions Magazine)
USGS report: “Lessons learned and technology deployed before, during and after Hurricanes Dennis, Katrina, Rita and Wilma in 2005 can be used to help the public, emergency responders and policymakers prepare for and reduce losses from future hurricanes.”
(tags: science government research [...]