2006 – Page 12 – Ryan Sholin

A fresh look at some of the “successful” hyperlocal sites. Have virtual communities sprouted up from geographical communities? ‘Potemkin Village’ Redux – OJR

That said, the Spartan Daily just launched a redesign on its College Publisher site. Daniel Sato and Neal Waters started this project over the summer, and from the sound of things, getting an original design implemented on top of a CP template was more difficult this time around, compared to the pretty conventional design I…

The Baltimore Sun paints a rosy picture of college newspaper advertising

Nov 20, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Education, Ideas, Media, Technology

Student media has it all: A local focus, a microcosmic environment, and a captive audience. Advertisers have noticed, says the Baltimore Sun: “The health of campus papers is due also, in part, to the explosive growth of the Internet and of Web-based advertising, much of it aimed at the young. About 600 campus papers publish…

Welcome to the A-Blast Online

Nov 20, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

This is the online edition of a high school newspaper. High school, I said. It looks better than some college papers. Or, um, professional papers. Welcome to the A-Blast Online

Tom Waits’ dark, strange inspirations for Orphans | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

Nov 19, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Interview, print story, web story, audio clips of the interview, audio clips of other music. Wish this was packaged as a podcast, but click-to-play from the story makes sense here. Tom Waits’ dark, strange inspirations for Orphans | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle

Interactivity and Mass Communication

Nov 19, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Mindy McAdams has a totally useful list of research on interactivity. Remind me to build a page like this out of my references. Interactivity and Mass Communication