March 2010
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“The ‘media’ is a freakin’ train wreck these days. You’re...”
– —Commenter aduffbrew to my Betanews commentary “Of course media bias favors Apple.”
[Joe: How could I disagree?]
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The Difference Between Blogging and Journalism
For the most part, blogging is not journalism. That’s my response to the longstanding debate about whether bloggers are journalists. Bloggers who don’t apply good standards of journalism shouldn’t be offered the same privileges as journalists. Similarly, journalists who fail to apply the same good standards should be stripped of privileges and prestige.
The basic principle is...
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“The most civilized place I’d ever been. Everybody would get a little...”
– Iggy Pop in Rolling Stone issue 1101. In response to question: “Almost 40 years ago, you recorded ‘Rave Power’ in England with David Bowie. What was London like?”
Storytelling is an artform—and one not often requiring lots of words. Iggy’s response is 93 words, which...
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“In three years time, desktops will be irrelevant. In Japan, most research is...”
– John Herlihy, vice-president of Google online sales and operations, as reported by Silicon Republic.
I believe five years. But three is definitely possible. As I explained in June 21, 2009 post, “Iran and the Internet Democracy,” many of the social Web tools people take for granted...
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“My smartphone changed my life. Serious. It has my calendar, all my contacts and...”
– Danielle Warby in AFP news story: “Australia is social networking capital of the world”. How important is your smartphone?
Do you have a smartphone story that you’d like told? Please email Joe Wilcox: oddlytogether at gmail dot com.
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Journalists Must Socially Publish or Perish
News has gone social, claims Pew Internet. LOL, tell me something I don’t know. :)
Pew’s report, “Understanding the Participatory News Consumer,” is an informational treasure trove for journalists or would-be journalist bloggers. But it would be much better had Pew surveyed Americans under 18. Instead, the organization surveyed 2,259 US adults, ages 18 or older, between...
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