The Manchizzle: BBC Manchester Blog: RIP “big newspapers and media companies seem to be getting a bit more of a handle on this blogging thing, and local microsites, citizen journalism and community-led content are the buzzwords of the day. The… Continue Reading
FrontLine Club Debate: Is New Media Killing Journalism? (May 2, London) Is new media edging out accountability and standards with ill-informed opinion and user-generated rants? Or is it the evolution of journalism, breaking down barriers which previously restricted the flow… Continue Reading
Finding Political News Online, the Young Pass It On – New York Times “…sending out e-mailed links and videos to friends and their social networks. And in turn, they rely on friends and online connections for news to come to… Continue Reading
NewsTools 2008 Conference (via Dan Gillmor) For “Pro journalists don’t use the available technology smartly enough — though they’re improving at this — and tech folks have too little understanding of why journalism matters and why they should be helping… Continue Reading
Twitter Tweet on the Economy – It’s official. It’s bad. Evan thinks it’s bad Twitter tweet linking to a blog post about the global economy. Good example of how current affairs and news links can travel… (tags: bbcblogs bbcnews twitter)… Continue Reading
The Guardian is looking for a Community Manager We are a looking for a Community Manager to manage and develop community moderation and interaction across guardian.co.uk, with a focus on optimising the experience of all concerned while maintaining a high… Continue Reading
What’s Emily Bell reading? | Inside guardian.co.uk | Guardian Unlimited With clippings we’ve made a conscious decision to socialise what people find interesting. It’s about opening up what we do and how people interact with it. It’s been said before… Continue Reading
BBC NEWS | Technology | Tagging ‘takes off for web users’ It found that over a quarter of online Americans – 28% – had tagged content such as a photo, news story or blog. (tags: tagging folksonomy flickr pewinternet academicresearch… Continue Reading
BBC NEWS | Technology | Google your way to a wacky office If your ideal workspace includes a slide, a games room, a ‘chill-out’ aquarium and plenty of free food then you had better get your CV into Google. (tags:… Continue Reading
BBC NEWS | Business | Soaring pay lures Poles back home Last year wages grew by 6.5%, by comparison pay in France and Germany grew 2%. (tags: poland business economy immigration) BBC NEWS | Business | AOL acquires Bebo social… Continue Reading