Author: Ryan Sholin
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My advice to journalism students
I’ve been through most of this before, either in blog posts or in person, whenever I get the chance to talk with journalism students, but it’s worth repeating. A few tweets this week seem to have proved that, so I’m putting this updated compendium of my advice together for posterity. My advice to journalism students…
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In Firefox, In Google Reader – Snook.ca
How to cut down on clicks when subscribing to an RSS feed using Google Reader in Firefox. Useful! In Firefox, In Google Reader – Snook.ca
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Consumer Generated Reviews and Reports on Replacement Windows
Consumer Generated Reviews and Reports on Replacement Windows
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Thinking Of New Windows? Save Your Energy
If you upgrade your windows to a more energy-efficient version in the next year or so, you can get back 30% of what you spend, up to $1,500, as a federal tax credit. Thinking Of New Windows? Save Your Energy
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YOURLS: Your Own URL Shortener
“YOURLS is a small set of PHP scripts that will allow you to run your own URL shortening service (a la TinyURL). You can make it private or public, you can pick custom keyword URLs, it comes with its own API. You will love it.” YOURLS: Your Own URL Shortener
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Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists
Derek Powazek’s essay on SEO makes an incredible amount of sense, but what he sees as “obvious” is still “new” to many on the Web. They just need a little help. Spammers, Evildoers, and Opportunists
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Go.USA.gov
Yes, the United States government now has its own URL shortener. And a list of what’s popular. Go.USA.gov
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The diaspora of information
Given: Dan Gillmor famously stated (and I’m paraphrasing from memory): “My readers know more than I do.” I like to take it an order of magnitude up into the branches of the tree, along these lines: “The diaspora of information (having been set free by the Web, mostly) knows infinitely more than I do.” So…
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Journalism conferences are too expensive
Mallory Colliflower and Lori Marie Todd argue that, yes, your journalism conference, with all its hotel rooms, wireless access, big-name keynotes, and banquet dinners is incredibly expensive at a time when newsrooms are cutting back to the barest of bones. Journalism conferences are too expensive
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Share Folders in Google Docs
Seems useful for small/student newsrooms using Google Docs as their file management system, right? Share Folders in Google Docs