Here at TBG, we firmly believe that our clients, whether they be corporations, non-profits, or political candidates, should use their websites as conduits for relaying narratives that will spur visitors to action. Amnesty International's new Eyes on Darfur website (screenshot below) is probably the best example of this tactic that I have ever seen....
Continue ReadingMSNBC.com has an interesting interactive feature named iPredict in which people can guess future developments in news stories (hat tip: Mathew Ingram). The program has a digg-like voting system in which participants can the likelihood of a specific event by voting “Very likely,” “Likely,” “Toss up,” “Unlikely,” or “Very unlikely.”...
Continue ReadingBreaking news: Washington Post media critic and CNN's Reliable Sources host Howard Kurtz has joined Facebook!
Okay, that isn't breaking news, but he chronicles his first venture into the social networking site in his column in the Post today titled "Searching for Friends."
First off, he reveals that his college-age daughter "essentially indicated she would rather torch her computer than give me access to her page"...
Continue ReadingLast night I attended an interesting journalism workshop at the Cleveland Park Library here in Washington, DC (hat tip: FishbowlDC). Nationally known writer and photographer Bill Adler and former MSNBC chief Washington correspondent turned freelance multimedia journalist Brock Meeks pitched the citizen driven hyper local news site NowPublic to attendees.
Approximately 35 people attended. ...
Continue ReadingJust over two years after its launch, The Huffington Post is expanding its offerings. Arianna Huffington explains in her blog post announcing the update last night that, "But the main reason we've grown to the point where we need to expand is you, the HuffPost community. The blogosphere is a constantly evolving conversation,...
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