Three tips for “company blogging” (4)
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This is my personal blog. I don’t run my draft posts by Google’s PR or legal team, other than maybe 2-3 times when I thought a post might have legal implications. But I have learned a few hard-won lessons. So, when someone recently asked me for tips about talking to the public, I couldn’t resist. Whether you blog for the company officially or unofficially, here are my top three rules of thumb: Don’t make hard ...
What if Sarah Palin were eaten by a bear? (4)
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Yesterday I asked, "Are obituaries obsolete?" My point was not that people don't want to read obituaries. My point was that in this era, we should be building life stories of major figures as online reference material, not waiting until they become death stories. So today we have a perfect example: Sarah Palin gets picked as John McCain's running mate. Sarah who? The Anchorage Daily News would seem to be a good place to look, ...
Seeds Of A Social Network: Blogger Adds New “Following” Feature (41)
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Blogger has announced a new “following” feature that enables members to list themselves as fans of other members’ blogs. By following a set of blogs, your username and avatar will not only show up among other followers in a MyBlogLog-like gadget that can be placed in the sidebars of these blogs. You can also view the latest posts from the blogs you follow in a special feed reader on the Blogger dashboard. Since Blogger is ...
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Jonathan Washburn said:
I like this implementation
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bhc3 said:
"By following a set of blogs, your username and avatar will not only show up among other followers in a MyBlogLog-like gadget that can be placed in the sidebars of these blogs. You can also view the latest posts from the blogs you follow in a special feed reader on the Blogger dashboard."
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puthali said:
interesting...
Some CrunchBase API Stats and Apps (13)
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Six weeks ago we launched an API for our technology database, CrunchBase. The idea was to give away lots of clean, structured data about the companies we cover, data that could be used to build new services and improve upon existing ones. Since then we’ve seen a number of impressive things built on top of the API. And the traffic has started to add up: between July 15th and August 15th we fulfilled nearly 800,000 ...
Three Top Florida Papers To Share Content Starting Monday (1)
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Editor And Publisher - Breaking News (3)
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The Miami Herald, the Sun-Sentinel and The Palm Beach Post announced content sharing plans Friday that the editors said will involve exchanging basic news stories at the same time South Florida's major newspapers compete against one another.
Digg getting into local news? (2)
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Digg has always featured local news stories submitted by its users, but they haven’t been organized around location. At a town hall event in Denver, Digg’s founders hinted at new features on the way. Quoting CNET now: One question suggested “geotagging” for stories to group them into local news stories, something that could make the site legitimately compete with sites like Outside.in and city blog networks like Gothamist. “Yes,” (Kevin) Rose said. “We’ve thought about ...
The power of (semi)personal connection - PBS does well (1)
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Like millions of Americans, my wife and I are watching the Democratic National Convention this week. We have settled on C-SPAN as our network of choice, for we want to hear the words and see all the speeches, and not be told by commentators what to think.I always seem to end up at C-SPAN (it's where I watch State of the Union). But we always give the networks a try.While I was washing dishes, my ...
Rockport Sunset (1)
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Rockport Sunset Shot with a Nikon D50 with a lens focal length of 18mm. Review all the contest entries that we've posted so far so you can start to narrow your choices for first, second, and third place in time for the start of voting Sept. 5. To enter your own photo in the contest, read the guidelines carefully, and use our convenient Flickr uploader. IF YOU ARE OPENING A NEW FLICKR ACCOUNT in order ...
Experiencing the express life in New York City (1)
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The best part about the Acela experience so far? Single-serving sized packets of Bear Naked granola. Who knew? Yes, Commuter Daddy has popped his Acela cherry this morning, and so far it is very much to my liking. The one constant pervading this most recent 24-hour whirlwind New York City adventure has been the virtues of express trains. After a day filled with meetings yesterday, I was running late to meet friend at Yankee Stadium ...
Beware the Printies (4)
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It's bad enough that newspapers are seeing their core business disintegrate and having trouble transitioning into their digital future. But they're also being held back by continuing and chronic problems with old-school managers who are clinging to the print model they grew up on and just won't let go.Call these dangerous dinosaurs Printosaurus Rex. Or, for short: Printies.Printies exist throughout the newspaper business, but they're most pernicious in the executive suite, where they continue to ...
Safran’s side project: Obaden ‘08 (1)
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Lost Remote Emeritus for Eternity, Steve Safran, is trying a little experiment. Along with his friend, animator and designer Greg Pair, they’ve launched a CafePress section with merchandise stamped with Obaden ‘08 — as in Obama and Biden, complete with the racially accurate logo. “This is a test to see how people could do if they incorporated news-specific shirts,” Safran says, no doubt thinking about CNN’s foray into the news T-shirt business a few months ...
“I found a camera…” (23)
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You might have seen irenicdonna’s message in your travel through the Flickrverse. “I found a camera, 2 months ago, which I handed in to the police. It’s not been claimed so they’ve now given it to me. It’s a nice camera and I certainly don’t mind keeping it but I as the photos include a stag night and then some European travel I thought they might be somebodies honeymoon photos.” With direction from the Help ...
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twilight fairy said:
amazing composite of perseverance & the 2.0
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Michael said:
clay shirky has material for his next edition.
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Satyajit Grover said:
Flickr has some great stories like this :)
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parkylondon said:
Aww, the power of social media...
Find Your Wine on the Web (1)
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There are a number of websites focused on helping connect retailers with customers. These sites get a regular update direct for a store’s digital inventory, so they are up to date on what stores have. Of course, this isn’t the most comprehensive list, as not all stores subscribe to these services. In the end, this is a great way to look for that hard to find bottle you’ve been trying to track down. Wine Searcher ...
If You Want To Create a Mashup, Just Ask Your Browser. Mozilla Labs Launches Ubiquity. (106)
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Aza Raskin at Mozilla Labs thinks there’s got to be an easier way to create Web mashups. Today, he is announcing the launch of Ubiquity, an experiment in using natural language to invoke Web services. Ubiquity is an extension to the Firefox browser that lets you type in what you want to do—insert a map, translate this page, Twitter this block of text, search on Google—and invokes one of 30 Web services. As Raskin describes ...
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Flyhorse said:
This is awesome!
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Devlin D said:
I am loving the work that Aza is doing! He is a user experience GENIUS!!!
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Derick Valadao said:
Holy smokes. That looks really really cool.
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Noah J said:
One to watch.
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Klemo said:
Aza Raskin at Mozilla Labs thinks there’s got to be an easier way to create Web mashups.
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Daniel said:
Now this is awesome!
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Praneet said:
Installed it today.. cool thing.
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Dominic Hopton said:
The new hotness, IMHO
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Luke G said:
Huge.
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ModernBizzle said:
Cool name, logo, and idea!
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Mickey said:
ovo samo sto je stiglo na moj RSS reader, Mozilla novi projekat, izgleda ludo (vidi video. alpha 0.1
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chrisbrogan.com said:
Can we stop always using maps to describe mashups? Is it just me?
The Lego Minifig Turns 30 | Geekdad from Wired.com (16)
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On August 25, 1978, the Lego minifigure was born. This was a hugely important transition for Lego. For many years they sold sets allowing builders to create cars or buildings, but something was missing -- a human element. The minifig gave them that humanity, and very quickly it became an iconic symbol of the company second only to the brick itself. The first minifigs had yellow skin and fixed, pleasant expressions. It was not until ...
In case you needed us to tell you it’s frickin’ hot in the Mojave Desert, we just built a new weather site for the Las Vegas Sun (5)
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Not a day goes by that I don’t hear from a colleague somewhere across the planet who basically says: “You’re in Vegas now? But it’s so damn hot there!” Depending on my mood, I usually say it was hot in Kansas, and definitely more humid in Naples, but that I’m really loving it here and the air conditioning in our office feels just like how the 72 degrees felt at the Lawrence Journal-World offices. (However, ...
