Invisible Inkling

Ryan Sholin on the future of newspapers, online news and journalism education.

All About social-networking

Howard Owens will give you $100 to get with the program

December 27, 2007 – 4:56 pm

That’s right, if you’re an ink-stained, hard-nosed reporter who thinks all this New Media stuff is bunk, Boss Owens has a hundred Amazon bucks with your name on ‘em.
If you perform a few small tasks, of course.
Like, start reading blogs, get a blog, start writing, shoot some stills and video, upload them, join a social [...]

The difference between Facebook friends and Twitter friends

December 14, 2007 – 6:34 am

I’ll add you as a Facebook friend just because we went to elementary school together, even if we don’t really have anything to talk about anymore.
I’ll add you as a Twitter friend just because we have something to talk about, even if I have no idea where you went to elementary school.

Twitter hints for reporters

December 13, 2007 – 8:20 pm

I saw a message on Twitter from Dave Cohn yesterday late in the afternoon that said he was set to interview Craig Newmark in 30 minutes. (Actually, I saw it 19 minutes after he posted it, so he was probably on the way out the door if not on the street when I replied.)
Today, Dave [...]

Go register for Publish2 now

December 12, 2007 – 8:06 am

Publish2, a social network for journalists, is now taking beta registrations. I highly recommend you, Journalist, go sign up right now.
For a brief explanation/exploration, check out the Beatblogging post where David Cohn puts it like this:
“Think of it as a Poynter 2.0: There is a core niche of journalism, but it is a space [...]

Five ways to innovate today

November 28, 2007 – 6:29 am

A colleague looking for a few new ways to integrate free Web services into his newsroom asked me to chip in with a list of five, so here they are. A note to student journalists: These are all free and easy ways to get something new and different online, and they probably serve a [...]