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Graham from Noodlepie points out how BBC Worldwide is using flickr groups to bring a sense of shared experience, and community, to it’s magazines. Nicely done.
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Jobs site makes a similar move to Yahoo, who penned a deal a week or two ago with over 100 newspapers
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To fill the gap between traditional editorial boards and the wisdom of the crowds, NewsTrust, a social news site based on trust has been created.
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A lot of hype here too: “In other words, The Guardian has opened its doors to outsiders and done away with the privileged position that newspapers accord their writers…”
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“The relationships already are there; social networking would allow newspapers to build upon them, for the community’s good and its own.” (from RecoveringJournalist)
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10 academic papers about blogging
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An academic paper by Danah Boyd that argues, amongst other things, that Blogging isn’t just about the tools/medium, it’s a technique and a mindset too.
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Another academic paper, coming out next week, by Danah Boyd
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This NY Times article from 2004 credits Justin with being the founding father of blogging, 12 years ago…
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or 11 years, Justin Hall was dedicated to documenting his life online. Composing more than 4,800 pages from nearly a decade of constant writing, which he posted on his site, www.links.net, Hall became a pioneer among online diarists and Web loggers.
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A discussion of UK libel law in relation to a blogger’s posting of the photo of someone who she alleges assaulted her on a tube train.
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An amazing set of free how-to guides that help you take apart, fix, install new bits, etc to your mac.