New York Times’ David Carr writes a funeral dirge for traditional (aka “old”) media. Favorite bit: Where do all the burgeoning pixels come from? Everywhere, and cheap at that. An outfit called Demand Media now tests headlines for reader salience and cranks out thousands of articles and videos daily that it pays about $20 apiece… Read More »
Mashable’s Pete Cashmore hits the ALL CAPS on three points: 1. PAID RECOMMENDATIONS DESTROY TRUST 2. THE WEB ECONOMY = TRUST + ATTENTION 3. ADVERTISERS: ADD VALUE, DON’T INTERRUPT! The problem: people assume that money is the web’s primary currency. But the web trades in other currencies: trust and attention. Trust is the confidence we… Read More »
Here’s a cautionary tale/”learning moment” about how *not* to handle commenting and social mediaon your site. This backlash is happening to a friend of mine, Kurt Greenbaum, the social media editor at the St. Louis Post-Dispatch’s STLtoday.com. TL;DR version: If you take anonymous comments on your Web site, leave them anonymous. Social media is disruptive;… Read More »
A quick clip shot at the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota. Producer Jesse Zanger on camera, executive producer Matthew Stanton chopping together post (using the cheapest editing tools available at the time). Part of a package of daily videos produced as web exclusives for the CBS Local Television Stations Digital Media Group.
A quick clip shot at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver featuring rehearsals before opening night. Producer Jesse Zanger on camera, executive producer Matthew Stanton chopping together post (using the cheapest editing tools available at the time). Part of a package of daily videos produced as web exclusives for the CBS Local Television Stations… Read More »
A quick clip shot at the 2008 Democratic National Convention in Denver featuring Charlotte, a girl met on a sidewalk outside the main convention center. Part of a package of daily videos produced by Matthew Stanton as web exclusives for the CBS Local Television Stations Digital Media Group.
From the video description: Before taking the stage, Sia gave an exclusive interview the CW11.com’s Doug Vannoni. Sia performed on the Queen of the Valley stage at the All Points Festival on Saturday, August 9.
From the video description: Susan Blackmore studies memes: ideas that replicate themselves from brain to brain like a virus. She makes a bold new argument: Humanity has spawned a new kind of meme, the teme, which spreads itself via technology — and invents ways to keep itself alive Introduces the word “Teme” or “Temes” for… Read More »
From the Wikipedia summary: EPIC 2014 is a Flash movie released in November 2004 by Robin Sloan and Matt Thompson with original music by Aaron McLeran. It was based on a presentation they gave at the Poynter Institute in the spring of that year. The movie is 8 minutes long and is licensed under a… Read More »
From former Star Tribune Online chief Steve Yelvington’s blog, following the Online News Association conference workshop (see http://metromemetics.net/share-ona-teams-take-a-stab-at-attracting-young-audiences/ for context): At the ONA conference over the weekend we did a little exercise: Brainstorm a site that will appeal to younger readers (college age and early 20s). The results were predictably focused on entertainment, and afterward… Read More »