Author: Ryan Sholin
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Bubblegeneration Strategy Lab
“Why doesn’t Craigslist choose small towns? … In cities, there are enough buyers and sellers to make markets work – whether of used stuff, new stuff, events, etc, etc. In smaller towns, there just isn’t enough supply or demand.” Bubblegeneration Strategy Lab
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Finding and Using Local Content on YouTube – web.aan.org
[yourtownnamehere] YouTube video of the week. Smart. Works as a topical thing, a la the IBA political blog’s Schwarzenegger Video of the Week, or as a geographic thing on a community site. Finding and Using Local Content on YouTube – web.aan.org
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The important lessons of Backfence’s closing – Terry Heaton
Let me just say this: Terry is really fucking smart. I actually learn from his blog things I need to know, like this week. Go read this post if you’re at all involved in trying to figure out how to make hyperlocal work at your news organization. The important lessons of Backfence’s closing – Terry…
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Botched Paramilitary Police Raids (Map) – Cato Institute
SWAT team knocks on your door, hard, but they’ve got the wrong guy, or you’re sick, or you’re innocent and killed. Map mashup. via Dan Gillmor Botched Paramilitary Police Raids (Map) – Cato Institute
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DIY: Make a pot rack with a bike wheel – Lifehacker
File under: Things to talk the wife into. DIY: Make a pot rack with a bike wheel – Lifehacker
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ICM Interview: Regina McCombs, startribune.com multimedia producer
“My feeling is that we will no longer hire people without multimedia skills, since we’re learning it’s cheaper to hire those skills at the beginning than have to train people in them after the fact.” ICM Interview: Regina McCombs, startribune.com multimedia producer
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Design View / Andy Rutledge – quiet structure
Detailed critique of whitespace, typography, UI in USAT and CNN redesigns. Must-read. Design View / Andy Rutledge – quiet structure
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Ten Principles for Washington Post Journalism on the Web – Washington City Paper
10 Obvious things about the future of the Washington Post to get through your head. Ten Principles for Washington Post Journalism on the Web – Washington City Paper
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Hard life for an intern – RandomThis
This is for all my intern homeslices out there slaving away the summer. It could be worse. 😉 via Bryan. Hard life for an intern – RandomThis
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LOL Pranks: Optimus Prime is Refused Service at McDonalds, Shows Mercy to Feeble Humans – Gizmodo
Idiots. SERVE OPTIMUS PRIME and he’ll save your ass. Seriously. Then again, I like to think of Optimus as an ethical vegan, but I’ll take what I can get. LOL Pranks: Optimus Prime is Refused Service at McDonalds, Shows Mercy to Feeble Humans – Gizmodo