Category: Newstangle
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A List Apart: Articles: Coaching a Community
“We’ve all been part of communities since kindergarten, or earlier. Churches, schools, sports teams, and neighborhoods all satisfy basic human desires to interact with others and work toward a common goal. And yet, when these communities are online and we start to think of them as “social sites,” these concepts can suddenly feel foreign.” A…
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Wallace Global Fund
Grants that look like they might fund nonprofit community journalism initiatives. Wallace Global Fund
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CoworkingRochester – A Better Place to Work
They’re not actually open yet, but this sounds like a good coworking space — or at least a good idea for one. Just checking out what there is in town. CoworkingRochester – A Better Place to Work
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SXSW 2008: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin : NPR Music
@allsongs is archiving some awesome live shows from SXSW. This one is SSLYBY, which I first heard on TV in Lawrence, KS when I was out in Kansas City recently. SXSW 2008: Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin : NPR Music
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DANANANANAYKROYD on MySpace Music
Heard this on @allsongs and need to save it for later. They played at SXSW, and appear to rock. They self-identify as “fight pop” which sounds accurate to me. DANANANANAYKROYD on MySpace Music
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Applications of usability principles on a social network – creative briefing
Crucial stuff for anyone designing an application that they expect users to, y’know, use. Applications of usability principles on a social network – creative briefing
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Sunlight Labs: Blog – Not going to SxSW? Tip: Here’s how to make twitter not annoying
If you’re using Twitteriffic on a Mac, here’s an incredibly simple method to never see tweets about, say, Chuck Norris. Sunlight Labs: Blog – Not going to SxSW? Tip: Here’s how to make twitter not annoying
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From the height of this place – Jonathan Rosenberg
Google’s SVP of product management, in a memo rewritten for public use. The bits about journalism have been quoted in the last week, but not the most interesting ones. Read the whole section and you’ll see what I mean, perhaps. From the height of this place – Jonathan Rosenberg