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links for 2008-05-05

May 5, 2008 – 9:36 am

Skribit: Blog Topic Suggestion Application
“Skribit is a user-generated content suggestion application for blogs. Effortlessly assemble what your readers really want to hear.”
(tags: blogging blogs community crowdsourcing ideas services widgets writing)

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links for 2008-05-04

May 4, 2008 – 9:33 am

Nielsen Online Service to Track Computer, Mobile Internet Users
“Nielsen Online has unveiled a new syndicated Internet measurement tool, TotalWeb, that will track both Internet and mobile use. Stats on the unduplicated, unique audience for more than 200 Internet sites across computer and mobile platforms.”
(tags: mobile statistics business business+models media advertising services tidbits+fodder)

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links for 2008-05-03

May 3, 2008 – 9:35 am

GovTrack.us: Tracking the U.S. Congress
1-person operation — govt. data resource — info and analysis. Recommended by Bill Allison of the Sunlight Foundation.
(tags: government databases datacasting transparency resources services)

Jtm-sv - Media Giraffe
Wiki for NewsTools 2008 session notes
(tags: conferences events media journalism wiki)

Your Media Consortium Community Network
Apparently this group is having a conference in CO next week.
(tags: [...]

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links for 2008-05-02

May 2, 2008 – 9:36 am

A Periodic Table of Visualization Methods
Mike Williams of KU just showed this to me, way cool!
(tags: visual+communication visualization data tools resources)

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links for 2008-04-30

April 30, 2008 – 9:35 am

GreylockNews.COM: Upstate New York weekly editor offers opportunity
“When big-media Cassandras come to our conventions and prognosticate about the future of journalism being interactive & hyperlocal, we just grin because that’s what we’ve been doing. We’re doing more online, but the key thing is that people are engaged.”
(tags: local hyperlocal journalism community conversational+media newspapers print career [...]

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links for 2008-04-29

April 29, 2008 – 9:36 am

Toxic Culture: bibliography
Excellent reading list for understanding what makes a culture “toxic.” Key ingredient seems to be despair. This definitely sounds true of the culture of mainstream journalism. How to change that?
(tags: culture research human+nature emotions psychology social+dynamics tidbits+fodder)

Monetizing Wordpress: 11 Sources For Ad-Ready WordPress Themes
“WordPress users have a seemingly endless supply of themes to [...]

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links for 2008-04-28

April 28, 2008 – 9:37 am

Couple Sues Google Over “Street View” - April 4, 2008
“While they are litigating, perhaps the Borings should consider suing Allegheny County’s Office of Property Assessments, which includes a photo of their home (which was built in 1916 and sits on 1.82 acres) on its web site. Here’s a screen grab. “
(tags: law privacy maps photos [...]

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links for 2008-04-27

April 27, 2008 – 9:36 am

Global Voices Online » PangeaDay: Videos to change the world on May 10th
5/10, 18:00 GMT: “24 films will be broadcast during a 4-hour event from 6 locations worldwide in 7 languages to be viewed through internet, television or cellphones. Purpose: to encounter the lives of others and focus on what makes us similar.”
(tags: film broadcast [...]

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links for 2008-04-25

April 25, 2008 – 9:38 am

The Bamboo Project Blog: Why the Internet is Making Me Stupid
“We’re living under this delusion that we’re BROADENING our experiences because we’re connecting to such large groups of people. More of the same thinking isn’t exactly a recipe for learning.”
(tags: homophily diversity psychology human+nature social+media social+dynamics social+networks learning)

Yahoo Launches SearchMonkey Developer Tool As Limited Preview
“to [...]

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links for 2008-04-24

April 24, 2008 – 9:35 am

Tryangulation: homophily self exam
Excellent post about ferreting out one’s own tendency to only associate with or listen to people who are just like you. Vive le difference! I’m going to conduct a similar self-audit — and it won’t be pretty…
(tags: homophily diversity global world perspective psychology human+nature communication problem+solving)

Research: newspaper advertising drives online traffic (NAA)
“Among [...]

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