@niemanlab archives: February 2011
11
Feb
For their issue on fixing LA, @GOOD is asking the crowd for help with the magazine http://nie.mn/ieBsVb 
The Mercury News is working with a private developer on a crowdsourced photo app http://nie.mn/hvKGdc
Facebook wants developers to get creative with socializing the news http://nie.mn/hcM9vj
Hot news, new media and defining the value of information http://nie.mn/gyR35a
Last week 57% of links on blogs were about Egypt. That may skyrocket this week http://nie.mn/hayjhz
Why the new low-power radio law could mean an explosion in community news http://nie.mn/hdsqM8
Dollar signs trending: The cost of a promoted trend on Twitter is likely to go up soon http://nie.mn/fFCjgZ
A start-up that makes HTML5 products for publishers challenges The Daily to make an app-like website http://nie.mn/gnCpD3
The Washington Post is investing $5-$10 million on a personalized news aggregator http://nie.mn/fO7hTL
A Quora-fied site with legal advice for start-ups? Yup! Meet LawPivot http://nie.mn/frkX3M
This Week in Review: Digging in to AOL/Huffpo deal, what’s next for The Daily and converging media in Egypt http://nie.mn/fuJbTr
When papers look to cut resources, online video is getting reduced http://nie.mn/enwUpq
Good morning! Yahoo’s digital newsstand, Livestand, optimizes their content for tablets and learns your likes http://nie.mn/g5tgOi
10
Feb
Science reporters do the delicate dance of embargo http://nie.mn/gy4CTV
If you check your Gmail on a mobile device, might be time to beef up your security settings http://nie.mn/hG2C0N
Why homegrown local sites will out-Patch Patch http://nie.mn/i1NDj9
Remember that amazing “Street View birth”? Here’s the amazing backstory http://nie.mn/ebIXGM
“Redemption, or something like it, has come quickly to Nick Denton.” http://nie.mn/e7AhGd
An early look at TheMarySue.com, “an entertainment/news site for the the geeky girl” http://nie.mn/h6cVtf
Homegrown sites vs. Patch: “I think we local yokels have all the crucial assets on our side” http://nie.mn/i1NDj9
From Mubarak to Finke: The afternoon’s most popular stories on Twitter http://nie.mn/hQHr35
They work an embargo-driven beat. But science journos are still finding ways to add context to their reporting http://nie.mn/gy4CTV
Do you keep your life in your smartphone? Do you have a Google account? Then you’ll want to know about this http://nie.mn/hG2C0N
Spot.us gets a spiffy new redesign http://nie.mn/dUinju
President of the Newspaper National Network: Why print papers will have a place in a tablet-heavy future http://nie.mn/hKTQK0
Today, Obama’s unveiling the initiative aimed at bringing wireless access to 98% of the US within 5 years http://nie.mn/gcEUmu
Berkleyside editor: Local players have the edge over Patch http://nie.mn/i1NDj9
4 ways publishers should be thinking about digital news delivery http://nie.mn/hSKBzh
Today’s the first day the residents of North and South Dakota, Montana, and Wyoming can get iPhones http://nie.mn/h1s6Va
Good morning! One estimate for Twitter’s valuation: between $8 billion and $10 billion http://nie.mn/fx6Izn
9
Feb
Why did the Marines cut ties with Basetrack and what’s in store for the Knight News Challenge project? http://nie.mn/hsBP6z
TV did not, in fact, kill the Internet star: Change and a new companion site in store for TBD http://nie.mn/gIcjLS
Why NewsTrust Baltimore’s aggregator encourages media literacy and broader media consumption http://nie.mn/fIorRm
The Dutch offer up a paywall-esque WordPress plugin called “Cleeng” http://nie.mn/erCbZm
The Atavist: narrative throwback or the future of nonfiction storytelling? http://nie.mn/icGybT
Always. Be. Repeating. The secret to hashtag success is repetition and science proves it! http://nie.mn/ieIbDM
Teru Kuwayama on Basetrack’s future: “There isn’t anything that prevents the project from moving forward” http://nie.mn/hsBP6z
Erik Wemple on TBD shakeup: “We’re not shrinking; I would imagine our head count, if anything, would go up.” http://nie.mn/gIcjLS
Berkman’s Online Media Legal Network to help investigative news network members find low cost legal help http://nie.mn/hBCbfV
Arianna says she’ll combine the best of Patch and “Off the Bus” for increased 2012 campaign reporting http://nie.mn/hjhem1
Journalist utility belt alert: Google has released a translator app http://nie.mn/gnXd1Q
MinnPost creates its own budget calculator to let readers fix the deficit http://nie.mn/hmautm
The most important thing about a news organization’s Facebook fan pages is your number of fans, right? http://nie.mn/gpkKgN
Lesson of recent media deals? Quality content may not be valued too highly http://nie.mn/gkvfiG
Some well-known Twitterers are adding their commentary on local NBC stations http://nie.mn/dEyEKX
Do publishers have any other choice than to go along with Apple’s iTunes subscription model? http://nie.mn/f3jCzA
Next week a judge will hear arguments on whether records on Twitter accounts connected to WikiLeaks can be released http://nie.mn/f063zm
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