Author: Ryan Sholin
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Chicago tomorrow
Later tonight, I’ll be on my way to Chicago for a Knight Foundation meeting ahead of the UNITY 2008 conference. I’m psyched to see the News Challenge posse, but of course if you’re in town for UNITY and want to cross paths on Tuesday, drop me a line or better yet, DM me on Twitter.…
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The Island of Alameda
Local news blog in the East Bay by a former MNG reporter. The Island of Alameda
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Pete as a newspaper: Freetype, jpeg, zlib and the Python Imaging Library on OSX 10.5
When you get to the part in Django where you want to upload images through the admin panel, this is what you need to read. Pete as a newspaper: Freetype, jpeg, zlib and the Python Imaging Library on OSX 10.5
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It’s not the economy, stupid – Part 2
Mark Hamilton on why the “current crisis” in the news business might pay off on the other side of the chasm: “Even if the American economy turns around in a big way, newspaper health won’t magically improve, because of the internet, demographic and societal changes, etc. But newspaper companies are likely to find that their…
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Innovation is messy
Michele McLellan has been doing some liveblogging of the Knight Digital Media Center’s Leadership Conference this week. Check out her notes from Krisztina Holly’s talk about innovation. Holly mentioned seven myths about innovation; I’m going to flip the proverbial script and turn them into Seven Reasons Innovation is Messy: Focusing your vision on the core…
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Twitter Technology Blog: Summize and The Future of the Twitter API
Crucial changes for anyone planning any projects developing on top of the Twitter API. Twitter Technology Blog: Summize and The Future of the Twitter API
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Email Newsletter Software for Web Designers – Campaign Monitor
Low cost e-mail blasting: $5 + 1 cent per recipient per campaign. Email Newsletter Software for Web Designers – Campaign Monitor
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ReportingOn FAQ
Over at IdeaLab, I’ve posted the answers to some of the most frequently asked questions about ReportingOn. Like this: Q: So what am I supposed to say about the story I’m working on? A: As much or little as you want. Maybe you just want to mention something general about your story and tag your…