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Government 2.0: How Social Media Could Transform Gov PR
19 hours 49 min agoIt's easy to see governments as nameless, faceless monoliths, something impersonal or, even worse, untrustworthy. Much of that is because government culture remains steeped in traditional ideas...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Top 10 MediaShifting Stories of 2008
Tue, 12/23/2008 - 1:51pmOnce again, it's time to look back on the year that was, and consider the new media highlights. Overall, it's been a topsy-turvy year, with a deep recession and historic election giving us reason to...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Can Technorati Beat Google at Blog Search?
Mon, 12/22/2008 - 7:41pm"It doesn't matter what Internet business you're in," Richard Jalichandra, the CEO of blog search engine Technorati told me recently. "You're either going to have direct or indirect competition with...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
The Place of Blogs in Journalism Education
Mon, 12/22/2008 - 3:30pmBlogs have become part of the editorial furniture of most news sites. In the U.S., 95% of the top 100 newspapers feature reporter blogs. So it seems appropriate to include blogging in the curriculum...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Big Pictures Help Tell Big Stories at Boston.com
Fri, 12/19/2008 - 6:32pmThe MediaShift Innovation Spotlight looks in-depth at one great mash-up, database, mapping project or multimedia story that combines technology and journalism in useful ways. These projects can be...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Your Guide to Alternative Business Models for Newspapers
Thu, 12/18/2008 - 1:36pmFrom time to time, I'll give an overview of one broad MediaShift topic, annotated with online resources and plenty of tips. The idea is to help you understand the topic, learn the jargon, and take...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Public-Access TV Fights for Relevance in the YouTube Age
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 7:02pmPublic-access television is a sometimes bizarre world where anyone with the time and inclination can appear on television. It's where you find the rants of Colombus, Ohio, goth Damon Zex and the...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Can U.S. Laws Protect Online Speech from Foreign Libel Suits?
Wed, 12/17/2008 - 1:51pm"...in cyberspace, the First Amendment is a local ordinance." That's a remark famously made in 1997 by John Perry Barlow, one of the co-founders of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. Barlow's...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Innovative Web Video Series Shows Real Life in Gaza, Israel
Tue, 12/16/2008 - 2:07pmOne sense of fear, two armies, and three rows of electrical fences separate Israel and the Gaza Strip. For the past 10 years, it has been difficult for residents of these two places to ever imagine...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Vietnam Cracks Down on Dissident Blogger Dieu Cay
Mon, 12/15/2008 - 5:15pmIn Vietnam, speaking out against the government can come with a hefty price. Blogger Dieu Cay ("the Peasant Water Pipe") -- or Nguyen Van Haias in real life -- is learning this the hard way. The...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Pulitzers Open to Online-Only Entrants -- But Who Qualifies?
Fri, 12/12/2008 - 1:37pmWhen it was announced earlier this year that Joshua Marshall, founder of TalkingPointsMemo, had become the first blogger to win a George Polk Award for his coverage of the attorney firing scandal,...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology
Nettwerk CEO Terry McBride Puts Fans in Charge of Bands
Thu, 12/11/2008 - 4:47pmThe people formerly known as the audience (TPFKATA) are doing more than just fact-checking newspaper stories, time-shifting TV shows and capturing breaking news on their cameraphones. They are also...
Categories: Internet design, media, technology