Those of us familiar with rat race involved in nabbing a coveted internship at a well-known news organization know all too well the pressure of stacking your best clips, skills and assets against a sea of competitors.
Those who do get through are usually more than grateful to be working for that news organization for free,...
Continue ReadingIncoming freshman at the University of Missouri’s journalism program need to come armed with either an iPod Touch or an iPhone, based on new requirements by the school’s dean.
A statement from the University says the main purpose of the requiring the device is to give students access to downloadable lectures,...
Continue ReadingCross post from the media measurement team at the ImpactWatch Blog
Hypothesis:
IF bacon is great THEN it will rule social media.
Experiment:
Bacon in the Social Media News
1. Bacon explosion – a heart-warming (burning?) recipe involving 2 pounds of bacon wrapped around 2 pounds of sausage....
Continue ReadingEntrepeneur Mark Goldenson wrote a great article in Venturebeat last week on the lessons he learned working on his failed startup, PlayCafe. This passage resonated with me:
3. Know when to value speed vs. stability. Another reason PlayCafe’s complexity hurt us is that developing good content and technology simultaneously required too much time....
Continue ReadingWhile Facebook dominates U.S. social networking, similar international platforms are keeping a global monopoly on virtual social life out of reach for the California-based company.
Last year, Facebook sued German social network StudiVZ for violating copyright laws, mimicking its logo, features and service, according to German website, The Local....
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