Journalism, Technology, History

2011 was the year of the paywall hype

Sorry, Mashable: This wasn’t the year that paywalls paid off: It was the year that some paywalls paid off for some specific outlets while the rest struggled. That’s not such a catchy headline. But then again, we all know that...

Are you getting 'Return On Influence!?'

Friend and fellow Knoxville resident Mark Schaefer has a new book coming out in March on social media and marketing called Return on Influence!.. And he’s got a special offer. If you pre-order the book between now and March  he’ll...

Just surprise me

This month’s Carnival of Journalism is themed for the holiday season. THE TOPIC With it being December, we thought we would adopt a Christmas theme for this month’s topic - and pick something, in keeping with being hosted by a...

A newspaper company invented the iPad

And you thought it was Apple. Silly you. Samsung doesn’t think so and its attorneys have set out to prove that. Who invented the iPad? Maybe onetime newspaper goliath Knight-Ridder. Here’s tablet, digital paper pioneer Roger Fidler talking in the...

Gannett, NYT launch comment system changes

Gannett Corp. and the New York Times have rolled out changes to comments on their web sites. Gannett, which had been piloting using Facebook comments (a Facebook account is required to comment), is switching all newspaper.com sites to it. The...
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