Author: Ryan Sholin
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Nucleus CMS: Pure Publishing
A PHP/MySQL-based CMS, free and open, from the looks of it. Not sure if this is an old-school solution that Drupal or PHPNuke knock out of the water, but it looks pleasant enough at Duke City Fix. Nucleus CMS: Pure Publishing
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Stranger’s Flash Links
Gobs and gobs of links to Flash tools and inspiration, for when I actually learn how to do something other than “Import Video” and “Publish.” Thx Richard… (Note to self: Read Mindy’s book.) Stranger’s Flash Links
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Why Citizen Shovelware doesn’t work
…or “Sometimes hyperlocal just ain’t enough.” Community site engine/citizen journalism startup Backfence (Here’s the Palo Alto version.) appears to be well on its way to falling apart. Why? Because people don’t want to participate in your brand, they want to participate in their community. I don’t know if YourHub, a hyperlocal site framework developed by…
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“Reverse Mentoring” – Committee of Concerned Journalists
Dvorkin calls for older newsies to listen to the young newcomers in the organization, because normally, us young folk just sit on our hands with our mouths shut and don’t spend half our day telling the old folks what they should be doing anyway. That’s r “Reverse Mentoring” – Committee of Concerned Journalists
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random notes on blogging – gaping void
“19. For us serious blog evangelists, it’s tempting to think “Everybody should have a blog”. About as tempting as the thought, “Everybody should be able to write well.” And about as realistic.” random notes on blogging – gaping void
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ICM Interview: Howard Owens – Innovation in College Media
Good advice from Howard Owens: “Every student journalist should spend at least six months totally immersed in blogging. Start a blog and try to draw an audience.” ICM Interview: Howard Owens – Innovation in College Media
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PhotoQ WordPress Plugin – Photoblogging Made Easy – whoismanu?
Looks like a great WordPress plugin to help manage a photoblog. Set it and forget it. Needs the right theme to go with it, though. PhotoQ WordPress Plugin – Photoblogging Made Easy – whoismanu?
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Don’t get wrapped up in the ‘so-called pajama media’
In this wide-ranging interview with Bryan Murley of Innovation in College Media, Gatehouse Media’s Howard Owens points out what I battle through in conversations with both journalism school faculty and students over and over again: ICM: Which leads a little bit into my next question … The online media universe has been changing dramatically over…
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Appropriate Discoverability – Skrentablog
An SEO rant on newspapers: “Yet if you go to Google and type in any restaurant name, you’re not likely to ever come across a newspaper restaurant review in the results. Yahoo local, yelp, chefmoz (heh), zagat’s, chowhound, jatbar.” Appropriate Discoverability – Skrentablog
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A Gentle Introduction to SQL
Just what it says. Tutorials with built-in exercises. Thx Bob! A Gentle Introduction to SQL