Social Media

YouTube launches citizen news channel

YouTube has just launched a citizen news channel, pointing out efforts like The UpTake. And they've hired a news manager, Olivia Ma, who can be reached at citizennews@youtube.com. Congrats, YouTube! Thanks to David Cohn for the pointer. Read More...

Posted May 20 2008, 06:09 PM by Social Media

Filed under: Video, Citizen media, citizen journalism, youtube, citizen news

Google to connect friends across the Web

Also missed this last week in the Washington Post: Google to Connect Friends Across the Web. Excerpt: To socialize these days, hundreds of millions of people every month visit networking sites such as MySpace and Facebook. But what if the Web itself operated...

Posted May 19 2008, 11:16 PM by Social Media

Filed under: Web/Tech, Social networks, Search engines

BlogHer interviews Barack Obama

E-Media Tidbits: The women-bloggers group BlogHer has scored a coup with an interview of Barack Obama. Co-founder Lisa Stone has the details here, and here's the video on YouTube. Another small coup for grassroots media. I'll be attending BlogHer...

Posted May 19 2008, 10:42 PM by Social Media

Filed under: Politics, obama, barack obama, Citizen media, blogher

Washington Post wins 6 Pulitzer Prizes

Washington Post: The Post Wins 6 Pulitzer Prizes. Walter Reed, Cheney and Virginia Tech Coverage Recognized. A video included, too. Congrats to all the winners (I've been in a newsroom when two Pulitzers were announced, it's an amazing feeling...

Posted Apr 07 2008, 11:08 PM by Social Media

Filed under: Media

Making business sense of social media

Chris Brogan: Making Business Sense of Social Media. Read More...

Posted Apr 07 2008, 10:40 PM by Social Media

Filed under: Business use, Social-media

How to take journalism into the 21st century

Veteran San Francisco Chronicle reporter Tom Abate has a four-part series about the future of media: Take me to your leader The Pyramid and the Cloud Newspapers don’t FARK yourselves to death Follow the audience into the 21st Century Read More...

Posted Apr 07 2008, 01:19 AM by Social Media

Filed under: Media, New media

Far Western swim meet

Here are 35 shots I took of the Far Western swimming competition, which took place the past four days in my East Bay town. Read More...

Posted Apr 07 2008, 12:24 AM by Social Media

Filed under: Sports, swimming, photos, swim meeting, sports photos, swim photos

Are video site users ready for tradtional commercials?

Sunday NY Times: Online Commercials: Now That’s a Hard Sell. Excerpt: Hulu describes itself as the online destination for “premium” video, but in its current form it has serious limitations. Though it has the backing of NBC and Fox (owned by the News...

Posted Apr 06 2008, 09:40 PM by Social Media

Filed under: Video

Do the media matter in the presidential race?

NY Times: A short video debate between author David Corn and Rachel Sklar of Huffington Post about whether "the media" remain influential enough to bias the presidential campaign. Read More...

Posted Apr 06 2008, 08:45 PM by Social Media

Filed under: Media, Politics

Primer on copyright liability and fair use

Citizen Media Law Project: Primer on Copyright Liability and Fair Use. David Ardia discusses it on the IdeaLab blog. From the primer's conclusion: While there is no definitive test for determining whether your use of another's copyrighted work...

Posted Jan 26 2008, 02:51 AM by Social Media

Filed under: Digital rights & copyright

The rise of the Facebook economy

Forbes: The Rise Of The Facebook Economy. Excerpt: Is Facebook becoming the social operating system of the Internet, poised to support a whole new generation of businesses? Or is this new industry of applications leaning too heavily on the quixotic popularity...

Posted Jan 26 2008, 02:50 AM by Social Media

Filed under: Social networks

Working Life: a look at the economy, labor and workers

If you're not familiar with the 3-year-old blog led by activist-writer Jonathan Tasini -- Working Life -- it focuses on a segment of the population that traditional newspaper reporters have certainly forgotten about: working people. His latest blog...

Posted Jan 26 2008, 02:40 AM by Social Media

Filed under: Current Affairs

YouTube expands mobile video service

Associated Press: YouTube expands mobile video service. SAN FRANCISCO — YouTube is expanding its mobile service to include virtually all of the videos available on its Web site, hoping to widen its sway on pop culture. Beginning Thursday, most people...

Posted Jan 26 2008, 12:57 AM by Social Media

Filed under: Video, Mobile

'What's happening in my neighborhood?'

Adrian Holovaty, a programmer and friend who brought us Chicagocrime.org, has just launched a new site funded by the Knight Foundation: EveryBlock, a site that tells you what's happening in your own neighborhood. They're starting out in New York...

Posted Jan 25 2008, 02:30 AM by Social Media

Filed under: Web/Tech

Tips for getting the most from your news podcasts

Amy Gahran at E-Media Tidbits: Getting Smart About News Podcasts, including tips for getting the most mileage from your news podcasts. Read More...

Posted Jan 25 2008, 12:23 AM by Social Media

Filed under: Podcasting

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