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Digging into all this . . .
The Digg Revolt is fascinating: It’s stage-setting. Revolts are good for traffic. It’s not the mob that’s the problem, it’s anonymous individuals. It’s much bigger than we realize. And who has the upper hand? Finally, the delicious irony of it all. Tags: Digg revolt | social media | Digg surrenders
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UMe — The University of Me
Matt Waite has the right idea. Train yourself for the newsroom roles in demand. Could it get any easier than it is today? Call it career sweat equity. If you get training opps, make the most of them — and share. Duh! No need to wait for the reorg memo. (Thanks, Mindy) Tags: cultural change…
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Watching video
One of favorite blog sites, NewTeeVee, has an interesting take on online video. According to number-crunchers Hitwise, graphic major news events — like the death of croc hunter Steve Irwin and the hanging of Saddam Hussein — helped spur an almost 200 percent increase in traffic to multimedia news sites in the past year. While…