media
Ottawa Earthquake, Twitter and old media
Around 1:40 p.m. yesterday, I was sitting at my desk reading when I suddenly notice my glass of iced tea appears to be moving by itself.
Then the whole desk starts shaking. I consider the possibility that maybe I’d had too much coffee and turn around in an attempt to focus my eyes but the room [...]
SEO killed the witty headline
There used to be a very depression realization many journalists came to one day.
The realization that they aren’t writing for readers, but writing to satisfy their editor.
But now there’s a new and even more depressing reality to hit.
You aren’t even writing for your editor anymore, you’re writing for Google’s search algorithm.
David [...]
On subscription options
I picked up the latest issue of The Atlantic, mostly to read James Fallows’ feature on Google and the future of the news but as soon I opened the issue, as with any print magazine, a pile of those subscription cards fell to the floor.
Glancing at the cards, I soon found myself slightly confused [...]
Social media detox
Just as I seem to be spending more time with so-called “social media,” Globe and Mail writer Lisan Jutras went the opposite direction and went full detox, cutting herself off from social media outlets.
The ordeal was described in today’s edition of the Globe, complete with a look at Internet and media addiction in general. [...]
Another reason I still like newspapers
It’s hard to include a free poster on a web site following a major event, like one heck of a gold medal hockey game.
Though, this is just the latest news event that provided a piece of art demonstrating the value of a physical product over collections of ones and zeros.
Barack Obama’s historic [...]
National Post’s copy & paste trick
The National Post has done something interesting with the newspaper’s web site content.
If someone tries to copy text from the site, upon pasting it there will also be a link to the original story, as well as a link to the National Post’s Facebook page.
For example, if I tried to copy and paste [...]
The New York Times missed the real digital sweatshops
I’m rather disappointed in this piece on the dangers of blogging in the New York Times.
Not for the same reasons as the legions of bloggers who’ve already denounced it, though. The piece has a strong lead, referring to blogs as the “digital-era sweatshop.”
Seeing that line filled me with glee, I thought that finally, someone is [...]
Going to 100% digital media? Not for me…yet.
So Kara Swisher of the Wall Street Journal has announced she’ll only be writing for the web from now since she’s tired of killing trees.
A noble sentiment, certainly, but it’s sparked some discussion as whether or not journalists should completely ditch paper and embrace new media.
I’ve liked the idea of online publishing since [...]
