Author: Ryan Sholin
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Caught in a breaker….. « VideoJournalism
Cyndy Green on how to cover breaking news as a video journalist: “Breakers are not for amateurs. Period. Keep your distance and use a tripod if you have any doubts. That fire can outrace you and the fumes from the toxic leak can kill you.” Caught in a breaker….. « VideoJournalism
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Newsdesigner.com | The Merc’s Big Ad
Front-page ad in the Merc’s print edition. Looks good to me, but why not a local advertiser? Newsdesigner.com | The Merc’s Big Ad
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The Poop : The Poop presents: The Muppet Movie
SF Chronicle parenting blog builds a community online, then starts partnering with local businesses to run kid-related events. And plus, it’s the Muppet Movie!!! The Poop : The Poop presents: The Muppet Movie
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83 Beautiful WordPress Themes You (Probably) Haven’t Seen | Smashing Magazine
Lots of nice stuff here. I usually look for things with code I can work with and design on top of, rather than pre-fabbed finished products, but for a personal blog for a non-coder, there are some awesome themes here. via Lifehacker and Digg. 83 Beautiful WordPress Themes You (Probably) Haven’t Seen | Smashing Magazine
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Inflation, food scarcity roil Venezuela – Los Angeles Times
This is a much better story than the AP brief I saw running a few days ago. It’s clear in this story that the shortages are affecting state-run stores, not every grocery chain, and the economic pressures are detailed. Inflation, food scarcity roil Venezuela – Los Angeles Times
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San Jose Mercury News Podcasts: Marian Liu
Um, this is two critics from the Merc and one from Oakland! Damn, I hadn’t realized we could play that game. Wheels are turning… San Jose Mercury News Podcasts: Marian Liu
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BarackObama.com
Best political campaign Web site ever? Maybe. Blogs, BarackTV, links to stuff on Flickr, YouTube, Facebook, and — get this — My.BarackObama.com = a social networking site built in. At first glance, I’m guessing this was coded from scratch. BarackObama.com
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2007 Student Election Voter Guide | DTH Multimedia
Student multimedia at UNC. Some of this could have been done just as easily with html, css, and a flash player for the audio, but this is slicker and clearly the sign of someone improving their Flash skills. (note to self: improve Flash skills.) viaBryan 2007 Student Election Voter Guide | DTH Multimedia