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Newspapers: Fish wrapper or origami
Dave Morgan says he’s not going to write about newspapers anymore because he doesn’t see them as “very relevant to the future and things digital.” Morgan has a history of being prescient about the industry and so his it’s-nearly-over theme shows just how dire the situation is. In his last Online Spin column, he writes:…
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Twitter kicked butt
Peter Dykstra, a former executive producer of CNN’s Science, Tech and Weather Unit and currently a Public Policy Scholar at the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, puts some perspective around the coverage of the Tennessee Valley Authority’s environmental disaster at the Kingston Steam Plant near Knoxville. His take: Twitter, whose messages are limited to 140…
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Geeks eat pancakes
Scott Maentz, pictured at right, of Spring City, organized what may have been Knoxville’s first “Geek Breakfast” this morning at the IHOP on Lowell Road. It was a networking opportunity, but he also encouraged people to bring peanut butter or tuna for Second Harvest. It was a great idea and seemed very received. Here are…