@niemanlab archives: August 2011
12
Aug
Is your ISP cheating you out of bandwidth? http://t.co/WJxMTQH 
Nice! Emphasis, @donohoe’s deep-linking tool, is now featured on the FCC’s site (via @zseward) http://nie.mn/n7IsdE
Interesting nugget about 111-111-1111 (R.I.P.): It was developed to help @NYTimes protect its sources http://nie.mn/qlkghS
What happens when you mix HuffPo and public radio? The Bay Area’s about to find out http://t.co/crhinDF
The closing of Borders means the closing of Borders’ powerful newsstand http://nie.mn/q2TF4X
The week, summed up: AOL ↓ Tribune ↓ NYT ↑ http://nie.mn/qqhkfo
“Citizens—the community—are our No. 1 customer, but they don’t pay.” @Seeclickfix’s revenue strategy: http://nie.mn/ndCHMi
Good morning! Is AOL/HuffPo over-aggregating video? http://nie.mn/nESPLR
11
Aug
“Facebook is no longer the only Zynga-powered social network in town.” http://nie.mn/noQEYE
Now on @niemanstory: @geneweingarten talks breaking the rules, with case studies from his career: http://bit.ly/qQleD2
The Newsonomics of — yep — the next recession http://nie.mn/q3UvrV
Matt Yglesias, ebook author http://nie.mn/pwmD9U
Time Warner is covering the 9/11 anniversary…in print, on TV, online http://nie.mn/qZN0ji
The Atlantic becomes the latest journalism outlet to get Hollywood representation http://nie.mn/qOlcjl
“One telecom expert was amazed at how free Vietnam is compared to other nations, in this one respect at least.” http://nie.mn/qG5uVX
How to: suggest a new language for Google News http://nie.mn/peACWi
Is Amazon about to become a force in online advertising? http://nie.mn/oVqXA6
What another recession (another one? now??) will mean for the news business http://nie.mn/q3UvrV
The Wichita Eagle is testing an org model for a digital-first newsroom http://nie.mn/mZ6iJk
The FCC’s “Next Generation 911″ plan will include text messages, photos, and videos (via @amichel) http://nie.mn/pYrdJb
Good morning! A student blog got 1 million page views in a day while live-blogging London’s riots http://nie.mn/oeavdI
10
Aug
The benefits of an open newsroom: good coffee, better access to sources and readers http://t.co/7Zw5HZU
The Atlantic has a new event this fall with UC San Diego featuring Ev Williams, Will Wright and Elon Musk http://nie.mn/o5NdP7
RT @OReillyMedia: ‘The HItchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy’ to be released as an iOS app this fall http://oreil.ly/pYW6rF #42 /gg
What’s the secret to Mother Jones’ ad sales (and traffic) increases? Simple. Good content http://nie.mn/nSIiup
PSA: The New York Times is looking for a senior developer http://nie.mn/nLDfVn
The benefits of an open newsroom, good coffee and better access to sources and readers http://nie.mn/ogL5YI
Good news for Gawker: The Gizmodo staff won’t be charged in the iPhone 4 prototype case http://nie.mn/mTLLg2
What’s the guiding principle for Beet.tv? “Trying to understand the future of online video journalism” http://nie.mn/nGJpw6
The NYPD created a social media unit. How long till a Law & Order spin-off? http://nie.mn/q0mHZt
@FakeAPStylebook on their success: “For us it was like stepping on a landmine” http://nie.mn/qFqfq3
A good lineup (including our new curator) for @berkmancenter’s discussion on the past and future of media http://nie.mn/nMIaLs
Everything’s coming up MoJo: Ad sales are up 97 percent for Mother Jones, and traffic’s strong too http://nie.mn/nSIiup
Digital to print: Josh Topolsky of The @Verge will write a tech column for the Washington Post http://nie.mn/oFmFAe
Interesting note amid falling magazine circulation: One mag is giving bloggers a cut for selling subs http://nie.mn/ntXir8
RT @spj_tweets: Use @Hootsuite? Company seeking feedback in developing infosheets for journalists: http://ow.ly/5ZbSP via @journtoolbox
Encouraging! Three quarters of adults get news online! But the top online activities are email and search http://nie.mn/pl6XQk
Amazon sidesteps Apple with a new cloud-based Kindle Reader app http://nie.mn/odScd3
Coffee Talk: California Watch sets up in cafes for its fourth open newsroom day http://nie.mn/ogL5YI
Demand Media will now be selling advertising for The Village Voice and The Awl http://nie.mn/nd9YtG
“What I’m looking at is how do we reduce the cost of original reporting without losing anything” http://nie.mn/ncOFz2
Mapping the London riots and why verifiable information is sometimes hard to find http://nie.mn/naJHOr
Good morning! @Knightfdn shares tips from successful news challenge entries and what they learned http://nie.mn/renKTd
9
Aug
Facebook has unveiled a mobile app called Messenger, which would compete with SMS, BBM, iMessage http://nie.mn/q5pBUU
Keeping the looters accountable — by Photoshopping embarrassing loot http://nie.mn/ojp3NX
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