My post on the Washington state linking project focused on the awesome innovation involved and on the benefits of collaborative linking in general. But the project also shows why this kind of news aggregation is so useful for a local audience.
The biggest danger with news aggregation is that instead of acting as a filter, it [...]
Archive for January, 2009
Why local-news aggregation is useful information, not information overload
January 26th, 2009 |
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WordPress is 6 – or is it?
January 25th, 2009 |
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WordPress is celebrating a 6th anniversary today.
On Inauguration Day, will my cell phone work?
January 16th, 2009 |
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I am one of the 240,000 people with free tickets attending President-elect Barack Obama’s swearing-in ceremony on the steps of the U.S. Capitol next week. And like the other 2 million or so people descending upon Washington, D.C., this weekend for the festivities, I am counting on my cell phone to not only keep me [...]
Circuit City Liquidation May Be Hard For Co,Mixed For Rivals
January 16th, 2009 |
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NEW YORK -(Dow Jones)- The liquidation of Circuit City Stores (CCTYQ) may end up being a tough sell for the company itself and is sure to carry impacts for its competitors, retail consultants said.
The second largest electronics retailer behind Best Buy Co. (BBY) may not be able to draw foot traffic even with going-out-of-business sales [...]
Google Hopes to take on Microsoft Using Resellers in 2009
January 15th, 2009 |
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NEW YORK (Reuters) – Web search leader Google Inc took another step on Wednesday toward direct competition with Microsoft Corp by recruiting IT resellers to market its Web-based applications to business clients.
From the end of March, authorized resellers will be able to sell, customize and support premium versions of Google Apps, which includes word [...]
Circuit City Still In Talks Over Potential Sale
January 15th, 2009 |
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ATLANTA (Reuters) – Circuit City Stores <CCTYQ.PK> concluded the first day of an auction and said it was still in talks with bidders regarding a potential sale of the company or certain assets.
Lawyer Ian Fredericks of Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP. which represents Circuit City, made the announcement on a conference call to [...]
The end of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell?’
January 15th, 2009 |
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The days of “don’t ask, don’t tell†in the military may be numbered. Plans are in place to ease enforcement of the policy regarding gay and lesbian service members pending review, and House and Senate committees have approved legislation to repeal it. Critics fear the repeal could hurt troop morale, but advocates say it is important for these members of the military to serve openly.
Are you currently in the military or a veteran yourself? If so, share your thoughts or tell us how you think the change will impact your unit.
Share your thoughts in a short video.
The end of ‘don’t ask, don’t tell?’
January 15th, 2009 |
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The days of “don’t ask, don’t tell†in the military may be numbered. Plans are in place to ease enforcement of the policy regarding gay and lesbian service members pending review, and House and Senate committees have approved legislation to repeal it. Critics fear the repeal could hurt troop morale, but advocates say it is important for these members of the military to serve openly.
Are you currently in the military or a veteran yourself? If so, share your thoughts or tell us how you think the change will impact your unit.
Share your thoughts in a short video.
Journalized Theme 2.7.2 Released
January 13th, 2009 |
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There is a new version of my Journalized theme available. This version, 2.7.2, fixes a couple of bugs raised by users.
A couple of 2.7 only dependencies have now been fixed.
A problem with versions of PHP less than 5 was fixed.
The theme is now translatable and comes with Russian built in (Thanks to Dmitriy Donchenko)
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WordCamp UK 2009 Looking for a venue
January 13th, 2009 |
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WordCampUK is looking for a venue for this year’s event.
Networked link journalism: A revolution quietly begins in Washington state
January 9th, 2009 |
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The discussion about journalism’s future so often focuses on Big Changes — Kill the print edition! Flips for everyone! Reinvent business models NOW! — that it’s easy to forget how simple innovation can be.
Sometimes all you need is a few Tweets, a bunch of links, and some like-minded pioneers.
That’s how a quiet revolution began in [...]
The Problem of Media Economics: Value Equations Have Radically Changed
January 7th, 2009 |
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Entering 2009, the future of media is undoubtedly a quandary, with no end of head-scratching across the industry. As with everything these days, it seems that it all comes down to radically changing economics. There are way too many conversations about the future of media, news, journalism, etc. going on out there that don’t reference [...]