Will Sullivan wrote a post giving several pieces of advice to new journalism graduates and one stuck with me that I think is also equally important to those who currently work in the media industry.
The one that hit home is this: You should really be trying to get fired. That’s right. You should be pushing [...]
I recently visited some friends in Oregon and had to stop at the famous Powell’s Bookstore in Portland. While I was there, I came across this book called “The Jasons: The Secret History of Science’s Postwar Elite” by Ann Finkbeiner and, of course, had to pick it up and buy it just on the name [...]
It seems there has been more written lately about the power of Twitter and so here I am about to add my two-cents worth.
I first signed up for the microblogging site more than a year ago during the Web 2.0 Expo, but didn’t really get into it until the past few months.
For those who don’t [...]
The Associated Press has been going around to its members recently announcing some new technology and new ways it will distribute content.
I heard the announcement earlier this week at the Saxotech user conference in Tampa as the AP looks to integrate into Saxotech’s software platform.
This isn’t about more AP. It’s about a more relevant AP. [...]
It wasn’t all business in Tampa this week. A couple of my colleagues can sing and took advantage of a local bar with a heck of a karaoke DJ.
The first video is Matt singing Billy Joel’s Piano Man.
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The second is Matthew singing The Low Rider.
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Shame on me for this. It shouldn’t take for my friend Matt to get some recognition on Beat Blogging for me to mention that he gets it and is doing a heck of job.
Matt is a reporter and blogger at the Gazette Times in Corvallis, Oregon. He has a personal blog too.
Watch this space for [...]
Mike Blinder of The Blinder Group, a consulting firm that helps media companies maximize revenue, said at the Saxotech user conference this morning that Google is doing a fantastic job at killing yellow pages.
The mafia (yellow pages) comes to town every year and steals 18 to 20 percent of the revenue that newspapers should be [...]
So I am over-achieving today with my third post, but I wanted share this because it has some validity with where I am at and the vendor I am meeting with today.
This presentation comes from Jeff Jarvis, who also teaches at CUNY.
We have to get our students ready to adapt as the tools inevitably evolve. [...]
I’m at the first full day of the Saxotech user conference in Tampa and so far the talk has been good. I’m going to reserve full judgment until I see more, but the things I am hearing are OK.
Jeff Hoffman, Saxotech’s VP for client services, announced this morning the formation of a customer advisory board, [...]
I’m in Tampa for a conference put on by the vendor Saxotech, a software company, and happened to catch an Eric Clapton concert.
You’ll be hearing more from me on the conference, but I wanted to share a few videos I shot from the concert on the Flip.
Here is Clapton playing Layla
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Here is Clapton playing Wonderful [...]