Category Archives: Social Media

Who’s Missing From This Food Map? 0

Ever wonder what the most popular links are within your circle of friends and trusted sources?
Web Trend Map, a new interactive site, let’s you do that. Created by designer Craig Mod and information architect iA Inc., the website maps selected Twitter users and displays the trending links among those users off to the side.
The site [...]

Categories: General Journalism, One For Fun, Social Media

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September 3, 2009 – 1:58 pm
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By Chrys

The Thing About Facebook’s FriendFeed Acquisition 1

Poynter Online news editor Steve Myers pointed to a Big Money article that smartly and — despite broad strokes — for the most part correctly evaluates the potential value of Facebook’s purchase of FriendFeed.
I’m going to guess you’re intimately familiar with Facebook. FriendFeed, on the other hand, is an aggregation/interaction site that allows users to [...]

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August 12, 2009 – 12:31 pm
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By Chrys

Where and How to Watch Election Day Results Online 0

As news organizations, watchdogs and voters prepare for the Super Bowl of politics, it seemed like a good idea to survey what will be online for Nov. 4.
Some sites will start their coverage early. Already, the massive, all-volunteer Twitter Vote Report has been logging and mapping voting problems and good experiences.
Most complaints so far have [...]

Categories: Data + Graphics, General Journalism, Maps, Mobile, Photojournalism, Social Media, video

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November 3, 2008 – 11:52 pm
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By Chrys

Can Following ‘The Cluetrain Manifesto’ Power Reader Engagement? 1

Almost 10 years ago, four guys watching the way business was being done on the Web posted a 95-point proclamation of what worked and didn’t online. They called it “The Cluetrain Manifesto.” Its key tenets: Conversation is essential for business to thrive. Silence kills.

In the least year or so, I’ve heard more marketers like Ian [...]

Categories: Social Media, Tips & Tools

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October 28, 2008 – 11:50 am
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By Chrys

Creating Community, Connecting Industry at the ONA Conference 2

ONA08, the Online News Association’s national conference, has launched several sites online, where you can connect with others who will be in Washington, in person or in avatar, next week.
There’s:

A Twitter feed that’s the “control tower” for all things ONA08 online

An embeddable Twitter widget that collects all tweets tagged @ONA08 and #ONA08
A pre-conference podcast series [...]

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September 5, 2008 – 8:20 pm
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By Chrys

Gustav Spares New Orleans, Engulfs the Web 2

Once again, NOLA.com has been the go-to resource for those in New Orleans wanting local information about the progress and aftermath of Hurricane Gustav.
Currently, the site reports floodwater has spilled over the Plaquemines Parish levee and officials have ordered everyone out.

Thomas Broadus of Mississippi Public Broadcasting has been tweeting rapid-fire updates, the Houston Chronicle has [...]

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September 1, 2008 – 10:44 pm
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By Chrys

Chicago Tribune’s Social Media Strategy Yields More Fans, More Traffic 1

Faithful Poynter Online readers may have seen last Thursday’s article describing how Twitter buzz helped the Chicago Tribune break a story.
The Trib’s made a concerted, focused effort to incorporate social media as part of its news gathering and audience building. Perhaps the most brilliant part of the strategy has been to create Colonel Tribune, a [...]

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August 19, 2008 – 12:03 am
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By Chrys

Stake Your Claim, Protect Your Brand, or Be Sorry Later 0

Web users are facing an identity crisis. As the public – readers, potential employers, coworkers – continue Googling each other to learn more about who they’re reading, there’s more potential for spoofing.
Daniel Schawbel on Social Media Today wrote a post with some solid advice about claiming your name on popular social networking and blog sites, [...]

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April 30, 2008 – 8:55 pm
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By Chrys

Clinton, Obama Throw Down in Pa.; Public to Call the Slugfest 0

The two big national stories today have been Pope Benedict XVI’s public event in Washington and the Democratic candidates’ debate in Philadelphia.

(Photos by jurvetson/Flickr, Nrbelex/Flickr)

TV and cable coverage of the pope has overshadowed almost everything else. But looking at Google Trends, it appears the debate is the more popular topic nationwide.

Tonight’s hotly anticipated faceoff between [...]

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April 16, 2008 – 6:55 pm
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By Chrys

ONA Conference Info Now on Facebook Group 0

If you’re on Facebook and you’re interested in the Online News Association conference in September, join the growing Facebook group.

This year’s conference promises to have more hands-on workshops, more networking opportunities, a backchat channel, and more discussions about the business side of the news business.
Full conference details can be found on the conference website.

By the [...]

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Published:
April 16, 2008 – 6:45 pm
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By Chrys