“Journalists have lost control of the story”: Twitter, tech bubbles, and the nostalgia of the technology press – http://www.niemanlab.org/2011/03/journalists-have-lost-control-of-the-story-twitter-tech-bubbles-and-the-nostalgia-of-the-technology-press/

Mastering Multimedia
It’s not enough to post some text and then simply throw some video into the mix. To keep readers’ attention and enhance the audience’s understanding, it’s critical that each ingredient in a rich multimedia stew is placed precisely where it makes the most sense.

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Oxford insight on how social media anticipates analyst trendsSeptember 23rd, 2009 •
Impact of social media is overestimated in the short-term and overestimated in the long-term: what was the message from the Oxford Social Media Conference last week. I was lucky to be invited to the event, held at its Said Business School. Thinking over the day, I think there are four key trends that have impacted the traditional news media which will start to impact the analysts.

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Using ‘Socratic Conversation’ to Unlock a Community’s Insight

How can you unlock the creativity and insights of your community? Well, you can give community members a blank canvas and hope they are inspired to paint it with ideas and contributions. You can also provide them with access to experts such as journalists or external sources for chats, discussions and other interactions. Both methods have their merits, but they often block the creativity of a community. I’d like to present a third way, which is inspired by the Socratic method.

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Flipboard – future of magazines

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