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What I'm Reading
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?CBS News | Aug 30, 2010Apple has scheduled a big event for Wednesday. CBS News speculates on the company's coming announcements.
- Can Preschoolers Be Depressed?New York Times | Aug 25, 2010Some psychologists believe preschoolers can experience bouts of depression, this New York Times report says.
- Electronic Arts stands by Medal of Honor Taliban featureCNET | Aug 25, 2010EA defends the ability to play as Taliban soldiers in the upcoming "Medal of Honor" game.
- Twitter’s not stupid – you just have boring friendswww.andrewdubber.com | Aug 16, 2010A nice look at how to get the most out of Twitter and refutation of some common Twitter complaints.
- Is 3-D dead in the water? A box-office analysisSlate | Aug 24, 2010Slate magazine looks at whether people are happy with just two dimensions in their movies, thank you very much.
- Apple to Unveil its Next Move in Music?
Recent Comments
My Clips- Cause of plane crash west of Bozeman under investigation, pilot pronounced dead at scene August 31, 2010
- The man who wanted train horns August 16, 2010
- Money well spent? August 15, 2010
- Local telecom company gets $64 million to bring high-speed Internet to rural Gallatin County August 5, 2010
- Montana Opticom receives $64 million in stimulus money for rural broadband August 4, 2010
- AT&T to replace Alltel in Montana within a year June 25, 2010
- Bozeman twin looks to scale namesake peak: K2 June 21, 2010
- High water claims Amsterdam Road bridge June 12, 2010
- Trio of veteran Belgrade teachers retiring June 7, 2010
- MSU robot digger wins NASA competition May 29, 2010
Tag Archives: New Media
Reporter at NY Post admits that company policy says not to credit bloggers
TechDirt reports that it's company policy at the New York Post and the New York Daily News not to credit bloggers for scoops.
Posted in New Media Also tagged blogging, credit, journalism, New York Post, policies, sources Comments closed
Story-streaming
I’m looking back at an older Almighty Link post with new eyes today. In the post, Kevin Sablan from the Orange County Register imagines a story-streaming platform, similar to what some people do with lifestreaming. “Thinking of each story as an individual ‘life’ helps identify the opportunity for developers to create or modify a platform [...]
Posted in New Media Also tagged Almighty Link, curation, Kevin Sablan, lifestreaming, real-time, story-streaming, streaming Comments closed
BBC editor notes importance of blogging and community
BBC news editor Richard Preston delivered the Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture at the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival today. In the lecture, Preston tells us that blogging has become a vital part of the way he does his reporting: For me, the blog is at the core of everything I do, it is the bedrock [...]
Posted in New Media Also tagged Amy Gahran, BBC, blogging, commenting, Richard Preston Comments closed
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