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Sometimes, I show up in person and talk about journalism
Nov 23, ’09
9:04 AM
Just a quick programming note:
If you’ve ever seen me in person, perhaps giving a short presentation and talking about journalism, blogs, social media, innovation at newspapers, or my own projects, you can now find related notes, slides, and links on my Speaking page.
I’ll keep that updated.
Hope these put a smile on your face « bakerella.com
Nov 21, ’09
3:08 PM
Cake pops. Don’t miss the Sesame Street version, either. This is not easy, but it is incredibly cute.
Time management: How an MIT postdoc writes 3 books, a PhD defense, and 6+ peer-reviewed papers — and finishes by 5:30pm | I Will Teach You To Be Rich
Nov 21, ’09
8:00 AM
The whole cult of time and task management actually serves the opposite of its purpose for me, personally: It makes me feel guilty, as if I’m putting off becoming more efficient with my time.
Don’t Give Up on Online Video Yet
Nov 18, ’09
7:25 AM
Regina McCombs doesn’t believe the anti-video hype. Here’s her Poynter rundown of what’s driving traffic at local news sites running regular online video.
YouTube Direct Gives News Orgs A Way To Accept User-Submitted Videos
Nov 17, ’09
11:25 AM
This should be a great tool for tons of news organizations without a method in place for gathering video from their community. Also worth noting: It’s incredibly disruptive to the few companies that already do this for news orgs. With YouTube’s brand behind it, this should take off quickly.
YouTube Direct Gives News Orgs A Way To Accept User-Submitted Videos
Tokyo | Cairo: Comparing Obama’s Foreign Policy Speeches
Nov 17, ’09
10:20 AM
Like Wordle? Check out this improvement on the concept, comparing two speeches, or two stories, and mapping the common vocabulary in each. This was done with Processing. (Spotted via infosthetics.com)
With Klout Comes Influence: Measuring And Modifying List Authority on Twitter
Nov 17, ’09
7:30 AM
Most Twitter apps along these lines feel like toys to me, rather than genuine measurement tools, but a quick way to find “the most influential Twitter users” on a given topic feels useful for the average reporter just getting into social media.
With Klout Comes Influence: Measuring And Modifying List Authority on Twitter
How to Make a US County Thematic Map Using Free Tools
Nov 13, ’09
12:14 PM
Fantastic tutorial using Python, Beautiful Soup, and a few other free ingredients to cook up a visually attractive map.
Log in or sign up? – Leah Culver’s Blog
Nov 13, ’09
9:19 AM
Some ideas about a common problem with register / login forms on the Web. I used to consistently screw this up at Twitter.com, where I would enter my credentials and then click the biggest shiniest button around, which apparently said “JOIN TODAY.”