Tag Archives: Facebook

Episode 20: Punctuation versus links

Posted on December 1, 2011 by pat

Богородица Over at the Interchange Project Jeremy and I discuss the whole Jim Romenesko/Poynter affair and much more this week. We think both Romesnko and Poynter were in the right and wrong here. It’s complicated. We wish things would have … Continue reading →

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Who needs a business model, anyway? Online journalism does. #jcarn

Posted on March 31, 2011 by pat

This post is for the Carnival of Journalism. Every month some of the top journalism thinkers around get together to debate topics in journalism. What’s the biggest problem facing journalism today? Lack of journo-hackers? Not enough staff resources? Too little … Continue reading →

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Social media IS engaging in the political process

Posted on March 10, 2011 by pat

I have a voice. You have a voice. Everyone using the Internet to connect with people all over the world has a voice. We deserve to be heard. Social media is amplifying that voice, letting us reach people and institutions … Continue reading →

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Followers (or fans or friends) are not all created equal

Posted on April 13, 2010 by pat

It’s easy to get followers; it’s hard to get good followers. Be patient. There are a bunch of tools to get people and organizations a mass of Twitter followers quickly. But raw numbers won’t help you. What your organization needs are followers … Continue reading →

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News orgs have forgotten that people really love photos

Posted on May 1, 2009 by pat

15 billion photos have now been uploaded to Facebook: The latest numbers the company has shared with us include 15 billion photos uploaded in total, an average of 220 million new pictures posted each week, and at its busiest, 550,000 … Continue reading →

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It’s good to have non-wired friends

Posted on June 3, 2008 by pat

One of my good high-school friends signed up for Facebook last week. Yes, the same Facebook that, had you listened to the digerati, has jumped the shark. But Facebook hasn’t jumped the shark. It’s still becoming more popular and adding … Continue reading →

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Rethinking Facebook as a more standard social network

Posted on May 23, 2008 by pat

As Facebook has evolved from a college-only network into a broader social network, so have my uses for it and my views on it. Traditionally, I used Facebook to connect with some of my closest college and high school friends. … Continue reading →

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