Journalism, Technology, History

Heard among the din

Some quotes to think about in the din on the death of newspapering:

Great weekend

Beautiful weekend. In 80s both days    SessionsCalories burned Time exercising Miles jogged/eliptical  Actual 4 2405 3:34 12.44  Target 4 2000 3:15 No advice   The month-to-date miles is 49.53 Tags: jogging fatbloggers jason calacanis

Smack down with Craigslist on the Streets of Bakersfield

Howard Owens tells about his personal experiences using Craigslist and the local paper to sell his house. His experience somewhat mirrors what Classified Intelligence found in its January 2007 report on Craigslist and newspapers (via subscription only I believe). During...

In Twitter, the lead better be short -- and forget the rest

A news executive at another newspaper chain asked me the other day what I thought the journalistic application of Twitter is. In my email reply, I gave him the most insightful “I dunno” I could muster. Eric Berlin muses much...

Smile and fess up

With the flash flood of attention, Twitter has had some growing pains. It got slow (it’s better, but still can be slow). Features disappeared (they’re still gone). People started whining (and probably still are). Twitter’s seemingly everywhere buzz could have...

Your next assignment ...

Having a winning product is all about meeting unmet needs, whether it’s a widget or a Web site – or a newspaper. No unmet needs; no need. We journalists don’t often like to compare what we do to the widget...

Up and Twitting

Eric Berlin points to a great “twit” of the day. Right behind you, buddy. Better head over to Twitter. Tags: quotable twitter

Fueled on caffeine

Some things are better not known, but if you must, it’s here (via lifehacker.com) Tags: coffee caffeine

A 23-point plan for riches

My browsing early Monday morning stumbled upon this 23-point code of conduct that E.W. Scripps (1854-1926) wrote in an essay titled “Some Outlandish Rules for Making Money.” It holds up pretty well a century or later for thinking about innovation...
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