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Despite Obama's call for more openness in government, EPA refuses to allow reporters to name public officials who speak during a press conference. WTF? Journo groups are protesting this — and anyone in the US should protest this, journo or not. Public officials should be on the record. Government needs accountability.
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Intriguing low-priced local govt PR service that includes social media. Helps to not have to depend entrely on whims/resources of local news orgs.
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Podcast about how ReadMedia is offering low-cost local PR/social media services for local governments. Emphasis on how to not have to depend on the local paper/tv to get news out locally
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"The two different Kin phones, Kin One and Kin Two, will be available online beginning tomorrow, May 6, and will be in stores on May 13. The Kin One will be available for $49.99 and the Kin Two for $99.99, both after a $100 mail-in rebate.
"After the Kin announcement, we discussed its potential as a phone that is less about apps and more about connecting to existing networks. This is an idea that has a lot of promise, but much of that promise is precipitated on the price of the device and corresponding data plans.
"…what concerns us is the pricing on the data plans. “To get the most from KIN, Verizon Wireless customers will need to subscribe to a Verizon Wireless Nationwide Talk plan and an Email and Web for Smartphone plan,” Microsoft explained. “Nationwide Talk plans begin at $39.99 monthly access. Email and Web for Smartphone plans start at $29.99 for unlimited monthly access.”"
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"Today released data from the comScore MobiLens service, reporting key trends in the U.S. mobile phone industry during the three month period ending March 2010 compared to the preceding three-month period. The report ranked the leading mobile original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) and mobile operators in the U.S. according to their share of usage by current mobile subscribers age 13 and older, and reviewed the most popular activities and content accessed via the subscriber’s primary mobile phone. The March report found Samsung, Motorola and LG separated by a mere fraction of a percentage point of market share among handset manufacturers, while Verizon led among mobile operators with 31.1 percent market share."
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"Samsung, Motorola and LG are all nearly tied in terms of market share with 21.9% apiece. RIM and Nokia possess 8.3% each and Apple and HTC aren’t even ranked in the top five.
"Keep in mind, this is a profile of phones that are actually in use; it is not a survey of phones being sold (those numbers are dramatically different). Still, comScore’s data indicates that of the top five mobile OEMs, only Motorola and RIM have made significant inroads in the smartphone space in the U.S. — unless you count the Samsung Moment."
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Brilliant, Brilliant essay by Scott Rosenberg!
“doing journalism.” What are we talking about here? Here’s my take: You’re doing journalism when you’re delivering an accurate and timely account of some event to some public.
Let’s break it down….
