@niemanlab archives: August 2010
11
Aug
Twitter.com’s global audience increased by 109% between June 2009 and June 2010 http://j.mp/alspNu 
A broadcast host for the digital age: Silicon Alley Insider is looking for an editor-in-chief http://j.mp/bw4m8p
“Cross-pollination with diverse strains promotes species development”: Maureen Dowd argues for social serendipity http://j.mp/9CfPt0
Report: Facebook and AOL are considering “a strategic alliance aimed at boosting their online ad businesses” http://j.mp/cV4IV7
Twitter to launch an official Tweet Button for sharing and tracking links http://j.mp/9qTFVa
Good morning! In a WaPo op-ed, Google execs say their Verizon deal paves “a path to an open Internet” http://j.mp/8XLEkx
10
Aug
To click or not to click: could tiered data plans be bad news for news publishers? http://j.mp/dCtI2z
Meet All Our Ideas, the tool that can help news organizations to crowdsource opinions http://j.mp/c4LlcP
CNET is reporting that Facebook’s Foursquare-like geolocation/check-in feature is “imminent” http://j.mp/arQaB1
Toronto’s @Open_File, which we wrote about on its launch http://j.mp/b9iz4c, is expanding to more cities http://j.mp/aMrXZ3
“It’s not that people have lost interest in the news, it’s that they have shifted platforms.” http://j.mp/aiGgkq
We are fairly certain that, somehow, this guy is the future of news. http://j.mp/bEcM5K
Former Forbes.com CEO to launch several verticals, starting with food http://j.mp/aOodC4
Do you know what the Starbucks free wifi audience wants? Then Yahoo wants you http://j.mp/aC1Isq
Could tiered data plans water down mobile video ad potential? http://j.mp/dCtI2z
Center for Public Integrity writer credits HHS listserv for a tip that led to his Medicare-fraud story http://j.mp/dtAWWY
Paved paths? “Pissoirs”? @Civilbeat‘s Imaginarium invites ideas “to make Hawaii a better place” http://j.mp/aRDhT4
New Slate section experiments with multimedia http://j.mp/aU6zDU
Would advertisers rather have ads in front of paying-consumers only? Or as many eyes as possible? http://j.mp/9CZSWf
A cool new tool for crowdsourcing opinions http://j.mp/c4LlcP
AP to expand its coverage of the departed with multimedia “obituary packages” overseen by a single editor http://j.mp/9pKeBT
At the UK’s Times, a reduction in ads behind its new paywall is giving way to advertorials outside the wall http://j.mp/9CZSWf
Good morning! Google’s tracking code appears on 45 of the 50 most popular US websites; here’s the back-story http://j.mp/anLrke
9
Aug
Journal Register Company finishes Q2 ahead of its $12M earnings goal, on track to share profits with its employees http://j.mp/d1Rmq9
“Let’s face it, Bisquick boxes are a dead medium”: Area man consults the Internet whenever possible http://j.mp/cWdqiC
Exciting: @Ushahidi launches Crowdmap, a free, quick-to-install, easy-to-use version of the platform http://j.mp/bJJiNz
Public service announcement: Reuters is looking for “news ninjas” with biz/tech know-how to help drive innovation http://j.mp/deyXnr
More Google news, via @jilliancyork: the company is beginning an extensive recruitment campaign in China http://j.mp/cjgKtZ
Forbes to enlist HuffPo-style unpaid bloggers. Others will be paid based on traffic stats http://j.mp/9EE0Rf
Twitter picks up sales team members from Yelp, Facebook http://j.mp/cHjCSw
After a nationwide vote, MTV gets its first-ever “Twitter jockey” http://j.mp/bTPqVa (via @iwantmedia)
“We do work hard as Patch editors, but this is the most flexible and rewarding full-time job I’ve ever had.” http://j.mp/b6vebr
Working on a journalism project in Philly? Apply for one of 10 $5K grants http://j.mp/dpAeG7
Ad Age intros its Media Vanguard Awards, honoring “companies using technology to transform the industry” (via @romenesko) http://j.mp/c93oSY
RT @Chanders: As you all read @TBD today, check out the just published @MPINAF case study of the DC media ecosystem: http://j.mp/9Zv5K3
What does Little League have to do with the future of news? http://j.mp/8ZVnp7
CNN.com had 43.4 million unique viewers in June 2010; Foxnews.com had 11.4 million http://j.mp/bZpG2r
Betting against the atom: Dorchester Publishing goes all-digital http://j.mp/9oKxJ4
8
Aug
The best preparation for the week ahead? Looking back on the week that was. Here’s our cheat sheet http://j.mp/ch0Gks
The merits of aggressive distribution: How @CaliforniaWatch reached over 1 million people with a single story http://j.mp/aDRfAk
Demotix, Publish2 to team up for freelanced photo distribution http://j.mp/bEs0T6
Meet MediaPass, the platform that wants to put pores in your paywall http://j.mp/cgZgxt
7
Aug
News outlets can no longer count on 80% of their revenue coming from ads. What can they turn to instead? http://j.mp/brQsOq
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