Don’t cry for journalists… (45)
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Look at this photo from the Olympics. I count about 75 photographers, each decked out with a $9,000 (or more expensive) camera and lens (and most of them are carrying several cameras). This is in a year when tons of journalists are getting laid off. This is in a year when there are tons of stories around the world that aren’t getting reported on. Could we take half of those photographers and send them to ...
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Tom said:
Dear Scoble, Yes. Yes, all of those journalists were needed there. I know this because of economics. Those journalists wouldn't be there unless they could sell the photos and the agencies wouldn't buy the photos unless the people at large would pay to see the photos. Sports news is responsible for 50% of traffic at the Guardian. It is a grim fact of democracy and economics.
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joco said:
Igaza van, elég lenne egy központi fotós (lehetőleg kínai, hogy utaznia se kelljen meg sok pénzt se kelljen adni neki), a képen levők meg mehetnének valami metánbányába a Marsra keccsölni. Méghogy sportfotózás, mi?!
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Pozsi said:
Ez mekkora fassag, meg jo hogy nem a lelegeztetogepeket keri szamon.
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Ryan Jerz said:
I'll grant you that Scrotables is right, but it's not even close to an original thought. There are plenty of people saying that this exact kind of thing should be outsourced to the locals. Some sort of pool, kind of like the TV coverage. Those photogs shouldn't be sent to Russia or Somalia or Congress, either. They should be covering their own towns. Local coverage is so piss poor because there is too much coverage in local papers and on local TV devoted to national and world news. Coverage in Reno is bad enough that you and I are trying to think of ways to fill the void. I don't read the RGJ in paper form, and I've been out of town for a week, but I'll bet that there is two or three pages of the normally 5-page (with ads) sports section dedicated to stories about sports that we never care about except for two weeks every four years. And don't they have someone in Beijing? Meanwhile, there are several groups in our two immediate neighborhoods trying to build a better community, and I would have no idea if I didn't read blogs or know the people I do.
Don’t cry for journalists… (11)
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Look at this photo from the Olympics. I count about 75 photographers, each decked out with a $9,000 (or more expensive) camera and lens (and most of them are carrying several cameras). This is in a year when tons of journalists are getting laid off. This is in a year when there are tons of stories around the world that aren’t getting reported on. Could we take half of those photographers and send them to ...
Blockbuster: Return A Movie Late And You've Bought It [Video Wars] (4)
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Reader Lane sent a heads up about some policy changes at the local Blockbuster: No more grace periods. After 5 days, you've bought the movie. If you decide to return it, you'll be charged a restocking fee. You'd think in a time when most consumers are avoiding unnecessary driving that Blockbuster would lower their prices to attact customers. Since you're reading about this on the Consumerist you can guess what the reality of the situation ...
The Telemegaphone: No good can come from this (1)
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If there’s one thing that’s missing from Bunker Hill, it’s a giant megaphone that’s hooked into payphones spread throughout the city. I live at the base of Bunker Hill and it would be just grand if I could listen to everything on everyone’s mind, all day and all night long. Such will be the case for the fine citizens in the small town of Dale, Norway from August 2nd to September 6th as the “Telemegaphone ...
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Aaron said:
Ha. Wonder who had this bright idea.
Vortex Fountain Scares the Piss Out of Traditional Fountains [Water Fountain] (35)
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The Vortex Fountain eschews gentle, soothing streams for a powerful water funnel. The illusion of a standing block of water is created by an acrylic case hidden by transparency and water cascading down the sides, and the vortex itself is formed through the combination of strong, alternate currents of water that collide in the tank. Depending on the angle from which you view the fountain, it alternates between a majestic restraint of nature and an ...
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Jeremiah said:
SO cool. I want one in my yard.
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Mattodono said:
Awesome!
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Steve said:
Cool!
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Jon Erickson said:
this is sweet. i want one in the front of my future house with fire coming out of the top.
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Lionel Riem said:
Ça ira bien dans mon salon, huhu
The web doesn't care _Seth's Blog (93)
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When I first started talking about Permission Marketing ten years ago, marketers asked, "sure, but how does this help us?" A decade later, marketers look at Wikipedia or social media or the long tail or whatever trend is finally hitting them in the face and ask the same question. Here's the essential truth: This is the first mass marketing medium ever that isn't supported by ads. If a newspaper, a radio station or a TV ...
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Maria Reyes-McDavis said:
Amazingly simple break down of what social media comes down to.
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Boris said:
so true. the new web is for the users. viva la revolution
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Jeff A Coon said:
I love this. Our question as a marketer must be "How can we help our potential customers meet their goals."
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Graham English said:
This is obviously happening to Twitter in a big way right now. New people are getting turned on to Twitter because they think there's something in it for them. "I'm an internet marketer (along with millions of other people) and I can get rich using Twitter. Maybe I'll even write an ebook about how I got rich using Twitter and sell it." Ugh.I'm much more apt to befriend a dad who likes parasailing or a college student studying medicine than I am an "internet marketing guru."
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Doctor Setebos said:
"It's entirely possible it could be used that way, but it doesn't owe you anything. The question to ask isn't, "but how does this help me?" as if you have some sort of say in the matter. You don't get a vote on whether Google succeeds or whether your customers erect spam filters.The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?""
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bigstrings said:
Liked this: The question to ask isn't, "but how does this help me?" as if you have some sort of say in the matter... The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?"
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Daniel said:
The Web Doesn't care: Seth explains why companies need to drop their sense of entitlement and realize that the web is a different media animal because it isn't advertising supported.
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exactaBob said:
Billion dollar question, at the end of Seth's excellent post, that all marketers should ask themselves.
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Gavin Rehkemper said:
The question to ask is, "how are people (the people I need to reach, interact with and tell stories to) going to use this new power and how can I help them achieve their goals?"
Tiffany v. eBay: Court Rejects Tiffany's Expansive Trademark Infringement Theories (5)
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In a decision that surely will be cited many times in coming years, Judge Richard Sullivan today sided with eBay in his decision [sixty-six page PDF] in the Tiffany v. eBay trademark trial. In so doing, the judge confirmed that trademark law is about consumer protection, not about squelching speech, and also rejected an attempt by Tiffany radically to expand the reach of contributory infringement. First, the judge squarely rejected Tiffany's direct infringement claim. Tiffany ...
10 Things You Might Not Know About Your Credit Card (11)
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As you might imagine, we get a lot of questions about using credit cards. Based on those piles of emails we've put together a list of 10 things a lot of people don't know about credit cards. Enjoy! 1) Unsigned Cards Are Not Valid And Merchants Can And Will Refuse Them You might think that everyone knows that you have to sign your credit card in order for it to be valid — after all ...
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Jeff Gentry said:
I'm tired of merchant blatant violations of the credit card merchant agreements. I wonder if the credit card companies actually follow-up and enforce.
Top 10 Modern Life Survival Skills [Lifehacker Top 10] (25)
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Avoid everyday problems and modern mini-calamities by arming yourself with the right know-how before you head out into the world. Locking yourself out of your apartment, losing your car in the Gargantu-Mart lot, standing lost on a city street corner—you can overcome almost any day-to-day disaster with some clever thinking and a bit of knowledge. We've compiled some of our favorite tricks that can make any Average Joe/Jane feel like a regular commando at work, ...
Armored Tornado Interceptors Are Probably Driven by Batman, Mad Max [Tornado Hunters] (5)
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Here's a close-up look into the Tornado Intercept Vehicle, a heavily-armored, modified Ford F-450 that was used in the famous Discovery Channel's Storm Chasers. With its plates, small windows and top turret, it looks like a cross between a B-17 Flying Fortress, a Panzer tank and a Mad Max truck. The new version of the Interceptor, however, looks like it's out of a Batman movie: Created by cinematographer Sean Casey, the Tornado Interceptors are used ...
Saying thanks in a conference presentation (15)
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I hear quite a few presentations given at conferences. Approximately 5% of the official welcome speech consists of a litany of thanks. The organizer is busy thanking the committee that handled the arrangements, the sponsors, the executive director, the tireless volunteers. I've heard people try hard to read the names superfast, or really slowly, or mumble through them... Not only is this a total waste of time for most attendees, it doesn't even satisfy the ...
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Snowmit said:
This is a good idea
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Sin said:
Now, this is a really good idea!
Think Before You Voicemail (26)
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Voicemail is dead. Please tell everyone so they’ll stop using it. When I first started out in the real world in the mid-nineties voicemail was an important productivity tool. I remember people talking about the pros and cons of various enterprise voicemail systems - which had the best forwarding and group messaging, which allowed for archiving, and how many messages could be stored and for how long. Even though email was around, people were still ...
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Greg said:
Good, so I'm not the only one who feels this way.
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EricaJoy said:
It is rare that I agree with every word of a TechCrunch article. This is one of those times. This reminds me to set my voicemail number on my Crackberry to my GrandCentral number. BTW if you're a friend of mine and you don't have a GrandCentral account, that's a problem that we need to take care of. Email me.
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Remo said:
Funny I thought I was the only one. So yeah don't waste time speaking in my voice mail I won't listen to it.
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Aurora said:
For once the world & I agree on something.
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k3ith said:
I agree. I use Spinvox and LOVE it. So to those that communicate with me and are reading this, send me a text before you send me a voicemail.
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Gregory C said:
I am so unhappy with everything phone related. Mostly, I hate conference calls. But I'm not a big fan of voice mail either. However, I'm not really convinced that we can tell our clients to never leave voice mail. All these tech bloggers saying "no more voice mail", "don't answer email," etc., I imagine don't have clients in the sense that those of us in entertainment do.
Tic Tac Toe Reinvented, Gets Mirror Upgrade [Tic Tac Toe] (4)
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It doesn't take long for kids to learn that when it comes to Tic Tac Toe "the only winning move is not to play." But there's something iconic about the game that means it keeps coming back. And designer Shahar Peleg has crafted such an unusual version I'd be tempted to pop it on my desk: it's mirrored, so the pieces are halved until you place them on the grid. Not as high-tech as cloaked ...
