Category Archives: Web development
If Time and Slate can use Twitter, so can you
Time, Slate and others have begun using Twitter to post rapid-fire updates from the campaign trail and at primaries and caucuses. And if they can do it, why can’t you? You can. Twitter is easy. Signing up takes seconds. All … Continue reading
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You still can’t teach culture
A lot of people disagree with me, but I’ll say it again: you can’t teach culture. Sure, you can learn culture, but it cannot be taught. Learning culture is an affirmative step, it’s something an interested person does because he … Continue reading
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Placement and design matters
I moved up my RSS icon to the top of my right-hand column two days ago, and it has made a big difference in my subscriptions. On the first day after moving it up a few spots, I received nine … Continue reading
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ABC News harnesses the power of Facebook while newspapers sit this one out
At least one news outlet is trying to get it, even if it is a broadcast outlet. Newspapers and other journalism organizations should pay attention to how ABC News has formed a partnership with Facebook to cover the 2008 presidential … Continue reading
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New Year’s resolution: Learn something new in 2008
Whether you are a new media maven or an ink-stained wretch, you should make it your mission to learn something new this year. For most journalists — young or old — it’s a good time to finally learn a skill … Continue reading
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Newspapers can make money on the Web (a lot)
The No. 1 reason newspapers have trouble making money off the Web is because owners, publishers and business staff members fundamentally don’t understand the Web. Everyone is trying to force print paradigms onto a new medium. Well, guess what? They … Continue reading
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Newspapers, it’s not Craigslist’s fault, it’s your own
I’m going to say it: Craigslist. Am I fired? Whispering that two-syllable bugaboo can get you in a lot of hot water at many newspapers today, because Craigslist is “killing newspapers” by drying up the former newspaper cash cow of … Continue reading
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Thoughts on a special feature – Army-Navy Game
Army-Navy 2007 has passed, and I’m going to share with you a few lessons learned from covering the big game. Before reading this post, it’s probably a good idea to check out our Army-Navy coverage, if you haven’t already. I’ll … Continue reading
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108th Army-Navy Game special feature
The special feature is officially up and live at www.stripes.com/armynavy. It has been up for a few days now, but I finally have some time to discuss it a bit. We currently have four stories/features, an audio slide show, several … Continue reading
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Not every print item should go on the Web
Newspapers and Web sites are two different mediums and should be treated as such. Every newspapers has at least a few features, stories or other items that don’t translate well to the Web. If print products don’t make sense on … Continue reading
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