2006 – Page 2 – Ryan Sholin

Getting one story done | mattwaite.com

Dec 28, 2006

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Matt Waite’s notes on how much software it takes to finish one story in a series that involves database work, multimedia, video, etc. Not pictured? A typewriter. Getting one story done | mattwaite.com

Neimple theme demo

Dec 26, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Nice WordPress theme to borrow some index page code from. Neimple theme demo

24 ways to impress your friends

Dec 24, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

24 current articles about web design from some all-stars. 24 ways to impress your friends

Joomla Tutorials

Dec 23, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Yes, they are. Joomla Tutorials

TheStar.com

Dec 23, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

The Toronto Star redesigns online. Nice horizontal layered nav, tabbed multimedia on the homepage. The CMS looks like Saxotech, but I’m not sure. TheStar.com

Five things you might not know about me, but now I’ll tell you and ruin the opportunity to tell you these stories properly later

Dec 23, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Ideas

Okay. First things first, I don’t usually play the blog-tag game, and calling these things “memes” always makes me, Saussure, and Debord throw up a little in our mouths, as the saying goes. Does that count as the first thing? No? Fine. Here goes: I spent my 21st birthday in Central Booking in Manhattan. Lesson…

What I spent time thinking about yesterday while you were at work

Dec 22, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Ideas

This is the view I had from here. (More.)

Cincinnati News Media Grades: Average-to-Failing – mediacrit.com

Dec 18, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Newstangle

Glad to see someone’s still Grading the News… Cincinnati News Media Grades: Average-to-Failing – mediacrit.com

Shiny, shiny tools won’t save you from trolls. Strange Attractor/Corante

Dec 18, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

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Kevin Anderson rounds up some ongoing community/comment ideas about how to moderate that social network your newspaper is building. Shiny, shiny tools won’t save you from trolls. Strange Attractor/Corante

Your newspaper isn’t MySpace. Should it be?

Dec 18, 2006

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Ryan Sholin

in Media

I’ve often heard conversations about launching a social networking site at a newspaper start with the words “Not that we’re trying to be the next MySpace, but…” And it always begs the question, well, should we? Should a newspaper-hosted site be the social networking spot for your geographical area? Here’s a few variations on an…

Year: 2006