Author: Ryan Sholin
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New feature: View all comments by a reader
Just turned on this WordPress plugin and I like it. Find a post with comments, then look for the “View all posts by so-and-so” link. Inspired by Jonathan Snook. [UPDATE: Months later, this post is getting traffic from a Related Posts link right now, so I’ll point out that I turned this plugin off pretty…
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Yes, that, the future, right there
What was it I was just saying about the future? That newspapers need to keep pace with the Web lest they get leap-frogged and left for dead? Well, a little slice of the future was unveiled today. That’s one of the most impressive retail *things* I’ve ever seen. And of course, I want one, but…
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Whitespace – A List Apart
A concise design tutorial on how/why/when to use white space in Web design and typography. Whitespace – A List Apart
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The soft sell – From the ground up
Davin McHenry at the Bakersfield Californian has some awesome tips on how to get your newsroom into video. The basics? Start simple, don’t be afraid to post mediocre stuff at first, show-don’t-tell training works. The soft sell – From the ground up
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Ford Motor Company – NAIAS Detroit 2007
This is a WordPress blog. A nice demo of the “it ain’t just blog software” logic. Ford Motor Company – NAIAS Detroit 2007
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Cliche Finder
Paste your text into this web-based tool and it will…find the cliches in your writing. Snazzy. via Lifehacker. Cliche Finder
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$100 million for e-paper firm – maybe you should start thinking about the future
Red Herring reports a British e-paper company locked up $100 million in venture capital. “The company plans to build the plant, with an initial capacity of a million displays a year, in the eastern Germany city of Dresden and start production in 2008. The company said demand for electronic readers is expected to climb to…
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Updated Journal writes its future – Los Angeles Times
“Traditionally, American newspapers were divided into AM (morning) and PM (afternoon). The AMs put an intense emphasis on breaking news, presented as economically and freshly as possible; the PMs emphasized analysis, good writing, thoughtful projections a Updated Journal writes its future – Los Angeles Times
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Newspaper sites criticized for publishing inappropriate comments – CyberJournalist.net – Online News Association – Citizen Media Monitor
Notes on comment and forum moderation, through the lens of issues at the Sun-Sentinel as tweaked on by the New Times. Newspaper sites criticized for publishing inappropriate comments – CyberJournalist.net – Online News Association – Citizen Media Monitor