January 2012
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Get to know twitterjournalism.com →
I really like this post from Craig Kanalley… But I also really like twitterjournalism.com. Check out Craig’s post and then dig deeper.
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I like this rundown from NBC Nightly News:
nbcnightlynews:
What we’re following:
- Romney wins New Hampshire primary
- Michelle Obama says she is tired of ‘angry black woman’ stereotype
- Watchdog group sues FAA for details on domestic drone flights
And did you see…
- Mississippi Governor pardons hundreds on his last day in office
- Twinkies maker Hostess files for bankruptcy protection
- Iran says bomb killed nuclear...
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“When I was managing the Tumblr of Newsweek magazine, I had two goals,” told Mark...”
– In which something is lost, but much is gained, through Google Translate. (via markcoatney)
Antitrust+?
parislemon:
Given my post last night, this will probably sound like piling on. But I’m sorry, it’s the first thing that comes to mind. I don’t see how it can’t.
How on Earth is Google going to avoid antitrust inquiries with their new Search+ features announced today? If Facebook, Twitter, etc, have any decent presence in DC, the ball began rolling a few hours ago.
This is the type of case that...
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Have you seen how network news is trying to... →
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Storify has a new Wordpress.org plugin →
We’re going to talk a lot about Storify in class a bunch this semester. Today, Storify announced a new plugin to enhance the use of the tool on Wordpress.org sites. I hope this is a step toward support on Wordpress.com since many students in this class build portfolios there.
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Rethink Facebook - 5 Reasons Why →
This link is getting around in a lot of different spaces this week. It has good reasons why you may want to rethink the power of Facebook.
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Producer Matthew: On Reuters →
producermatthew:
Earlier today it was announced that I’ll be taking on a new role at a new place. Starting January 17, I’ll be working at Thomson Reuters under Anthony De Rosa (soupsoup) as deputy social media editor.
Response to the news has been incredibly overwhelming, but very exciting at the same time…
Matthew’s experience from unemployed to working in NYC is worth taking...
“NBC News’ digital team is thrilled to work with Newsweek & The Daily Beast...”
– That’s Vivian Schiller, Chief Digital Officer at NBC News (their tumblr), announcing an exciting new partnership this morning with us that aims to blow out both media organizations’ 2012 election coverage. As it says in the announcement, we’ll be sharing reports from the “deep bench” of political...
“The key to social is looking at every piece of content and thinking, “Would a...”
– Jonah Peretti
Today Buzzfeed announced it received $15.5 million in investments to expand their operations and continue to hire people for new verticals they wish to launch beyond the recent hire of Ben Smith for Buzzfeed Politics.
Look for my video interview with Ben, Jonah and Andrew Kaczynski...
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thenextweb:
Like Instagram, PicYou allows you to apply a variety of filters to their images, add a Polaroid frame, and share them through your social networks. (via Instagram Alternative PicYou Launches iPhone App)
Could this be a new community to follow? I guess we can dig in and see.
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Before you decide to stay awake all semester... An... →
I love infographics. Here’s a fun one on sleep… Which you’ll find has a tendency to disappear once you start doing things like building websites, Storify collections and manage social media.
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Bringing Instagram to full photos in Facebook is... →
I used to avoid posting many Instagram photos to Facebook. It showed up like a link and didn’t encourage much discussion. Now you can link a photo to FB and it goes to an “Instagram Photos” folder. I manually manage an IG folder in my Flickr… I love having it automatically show up in Facebook. Today I chose to post my photos through IG instead of directly to Facebook. I got...
