This is not a complete list of how the news media can use blogs, but it provides several ideas for journalists who are scratching their heads about how to launch blogs that serve a purpose other than as another distribution channel for content.
(1) Solicit ideas for coverage
Make readers/viewers/listeners feel a part of the editorial process;...
The excellent Pro Blogger has a post up asking reader's to list their top 5 blogging tools. I started to write my list in the comments, but I figured I'd kill two birds with one stone and make it a full blog post.
So here are my top 5 blogging tools:
(1) WordPress
WordPress is the best blogging platform for my money because it is easy to use,...
Continue ReadingI have an idea for The Economist Group, which has assigned six staffers from various divisions to develop an innovative web based product for the company that can pull content from any of its properties. They're blogging about their progress on the Project Red Stripe blog and soliciting ideas from the outside world. ...
Continue ReadingViacom Inc. reported this morning that it is suing Google and YouTube for $1 billion (via the Washington Post, BBC News, the Blogging Times).
Honestly, the only thing that surprises me about this is that it didn't happen sooner.
Apparently, Viacom, which owns brands including MTV,...
Continue Reading(1) Three Hypotheses of Human Interface Design
Tantek Celik of Technorati explains that Twitter is successful in part because it requires a lot less key strokes than blogging or email.
(2) John Edwards has 792 Twitter Friends
I continue to think Twitter is going to be the next big thing....
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