San Francisco Peninsula Press Club: KTVU's mobile pageviews jump 300% in a year
"KTVU is out with its report on its ratings in January, and perhaps the biggest headline doesn't deal with TV viewership at all. Channel 2 reports that pageviews for Mobile KTVU.com have increased by more than 300% to 1.6 million in January compared [...]
Writing skill is no longer enough to sustain journalists
"The stenography model of journalism must die. Many random people off the street will be able to paste together a "he said, she said" story. What the hyperliterate media marketplace needs are experts who can analyze, and advocate for, information in the public interest.
"That demands journalists who [...]
Forrester tells analysts no more personally-branded research blogs with interesting implications for analyst relations » SageCircle Blog
Dumb, dumb, dumb…. Looks like Jeremiah Owyang had good reason to jump ship from Forrester, if they're going to be so short-sighted.
"Credible reports are coming into SageCircle that Forrester management has set a new policy that analysts [...]
AT&T forcing text and data plans on ‘quick messaging’ feature phones
"If you thought you had it good because your plan to buy a text messaging-oriented feature phone from AT&T (NYSE: T) didn’t include a mandatory data or text plan, you might want to rethink your options. Newly minted rumors indicate that AT&T will require some [...]
Build a better journalism career by shifting your focus from writing stories to creating assets
Excellent primer for anyone who wants to understand how to make a living doing journalism today. It's not just about stories anymore.
"Notice the word I just used: "assets." To me, that's the word that should replace "stories" in your vocabulary as [...]
Facebook Brags: 35% Adjusted their Privacy Settings
"If users weren't generally outraged over these changes, there probably wouldn't be a petition to sign nor would the FTC be receiving complaints about the matter.
"Interestingly enough, it's worth noting that users aren't angry enough to actually abandon the social network – at least not in any significant numbers. [...]
By Tara Horn of the Burma Action Committee, from a Portland, OR Ignite event. Despite her nervousness speaking in front of a large crowd, I think this is the most effective Ignite presentation I’ve ever seen.
UPDATED: Amazon is Doing to Publishers What Apple did to Record Labels – GigaOM
"If you’re trying to decide which side is right, ask yourself this question: Why should consumers support the right of book publishers to charge whatever they want for their product? Since when does the manufacturer or distributor of a thing get to [...]
Set a larger font size for the Finder's various views – Mac OS X Hints
When I upgraded to a new macbook pro with a smaller display, my finder font size shrank. This is how I fixed it.
(tags: Mac tutorials Apple)
Wondering Why You Can’t Pre-Order an iPad? It Isn’t Legal Yet | Epicenter | Wired.com
"However, the [...]
What we'll pay for on the Web | The Open Road – CNET News
"Convenience still pays. It's why people pay for a Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) subscription when they can get the same bits from CentOS–or effectively the same bits from Canonical (Ubuntu) or Novell (Suse). It's why I buy "Jane Eyre" on my [...]
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