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JibJabbing Intellectuals

April 27, 2008 – 1:42 pm

This is a brilliant form of commentary on so many levels, I’ll just let it speak for itself.

Thanks to Tom Vilot for the tip.

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in fun stuff, social media, video | Comments (1)

New J-Skills: What to Measure?

April 10, 2008 – 10:02 am

Berbercarpet, via Flickr (CC license)

Journalism sudents need the right tools — and skills — for the kinds of careers and opportunities they’re really going to be making for themselves.

Picking up on my post yesterday, Univ. of Florida journalism professor Mindy McAdams challenged me (and her other readers) to translate my quick list of what j-schools [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in Content Style & Business, General, Labels and Metadata, PR & marketing, Resources, Strategy, Wikis, blogs, business, careers, collaboration, community, content management, contributed content, conversational media, credibility, critical thinking, culture, distribution, education, experience, forums, innovation, journalism, media evolution, mindset, mobile, networking, news, processes, projects, research, search, services, skills, social media, traffic, transparency, world | Comments (15)

Spammer with a sense of humor

November 12, 2007 – 10:02 am

OK, I love this
I just found in my Wordpress moderation queue this comment, submitted in response to my post about my blog being hacked by a spammer hawking Viagra:
“I hate viagra spam!!!”
…With (of course) a link to a site that sells Viagra. ROFL! Nice try, but no dice!

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in fun stuff | Comments (0)

Skin in the media game: Smart investing in the attention economy

October 15, 2007 – 12:22 pm

Ian Ransley, via Flickr (CC license)

Do you treat online media like a spectator sport, or do you really have skin in this game?

Recently, my Poynter colleague Roy Peter Clark caused a stir with his article Your Duty To Read the Paper. There, he wrote:
“I pose this challenge to you: It is your duty as [...]

By Amy Gahran | Also posted in business, education, experience, journalism, media evolution, media literacy, mobile, skills, social media | Comments (2)