Tag: social media
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The social behavior incentive (how your app can be as addictive as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare)
Good advice from Robert Scoble on building social software. The social behavior incentive (how your app can be as addictive as Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare)
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Chat live with me today at Poynter about teaching social media in journalism school
I’ll be doing the Poynter live chat thing at 1pm EDT today over there. Please, show up, ask some questions, share some success stories, and add to the conversation. [UPDATE: Wow, that was awesome. Thanks to everyone who showed up, and to Ellyn, Mallary, and everyone else at Poynter for hosting and inviting me. The…
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Shownar
A rather cool BBC site that tracks online conversation about their shows, and formulates a ranking based on the amount of buzz the particular episode is generating. Shownar
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Five Keys to Authenticity
A few days ago at the annual APSE convention, I led two sessions on Networked Journalism. On the way down to Pittsburgh from Rochester in the car, I tried to work out an idea I’ve been playing with for a while. Authenticity. Not authority, or reliability, or popularity, but a more difficult to quantify metric…
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Recommended social media guidelines for reporters
Be honest. Be yourself. Assume that everything you say is public, even if you say it privately. If it’s not clear to you what’s public and what’s private, don’t participate. Inspired by recent discussion about the Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, and New York Times guidelines for reporters using social media.
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NewsVision Social Media Panel
Some excellent slides in here from the #nvision panel on 3/30/09 that included @etanowitz and Scott Karp of Publish2. Those first couple slides about the change from one-to-many communication to many-to-many are something I always need around. NewsVision Social Media Panel
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On IdeaLab: The Pitch mashes up journalists, bloggers, and social media types in Seattle
Over at IdeaLab, an IM interview with Jason Preston of Eat Sleep Publish about a series of events he’s organizing called “The Pitch.” The premise? Put together some of the smartest, most engaged, passionate thinkers about the changing media landscape in a room, buy them a few drinks, and let the conversation flow. Jason: “And…
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Global Neighbourhoods: Reposting Survey Part 3: Social Media by Region
Social media use around the world. Global Neighbourhoods: Reposting Survey Part 3: Social Media by Region
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Beat Reporting with a Social Network – MediaShift Idea Lab
Jay Rosen fleshes out his ‘beat reporting with a social network’ concept at Idea Lab. Beat Reporting with a Social Network – MediaShift Idea Lab
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MSNBC.com acquires Newsvine – Technology & Science – MSNBC.com
I wouldn’t call Newsvine ‘citizen journalism’ or ‘participatory journalism’ as this lede does, but picking up a ‘social news’ site is a smart play: Soon, MSNBC stories will be part of the native wire content on Newsvine. MSNBC.com acquires Newsvine – Technology & Science – MSNBC.com