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Google News Puts "Spotlight" on In-Depth News

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Google News has added a new section that highlights “in-depth pieces of lasting value.” Called Spotlight, and like the rest of Google News, the stories are selected by an undisclosed algorithm. The Spotlight seems to shine on longer features that have bounced around blogs for a few days. Lifesty...
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Nonprofits Fail to Adapt to New Media

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Seth Godin takes nonprofits to task in a strongly worded essay for their failure to join in the new media revolution. He cites a severe case of risk aversion as the cause. According to Seth, marketing techniques just haven't filtered down from the for-profit world where they are revolutionizing how ...
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Webinars: More Like a Talkshow Than a Workshop

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
I did one of my first webinar trainings yesterday and, while it wasn't terrible, it was much more difficult than the in-person trainings I am used to doing. This article expressed my feelings exactly: What I hadn't bargained for was the deadly quiet, the utter lack of audience interaction. No eye co...
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One-Paper Town?

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Chicago is coming dangerously close to becoming a one-paper town. Chicago financier Jim Tyree has made a $25 million offer, but union members say concessions needed to seal the deal are too much. If things don't change soon, Chicago will become a one-paper town. And that's shame. Lots of good thinki...
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Still Trying to Figure Out Twitter?

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Twitter has been a hot topic at a number of parties I've been at recently. My peers (the 50 - 70 year old crowd) are a tolerant group, but many shake their heads when it comes to Twitter, perplexed about what the big deal could be. ("who wants to communicate all the time," is a common question.) I c...
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Krugman Nails It On Climate Change (As Usual)

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Article is here. Money quote: But the larger reason we’re ignoring climate change is that Al Gore was right: This truth is just too inconvenient. Responding to climate change with the vigor that the threat deserves would not, contrary to legend, be devastating for the economy as a whole. But it w...
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Three Easy Steps For Going Viral

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Recently Greenpeace conducted a series of actions at the G20 meeting in Pittsburgh. As a Board member I was asked to let people in my network know about the actions, and Greenpeace made it easy by giving me the tools to spread their news quickly and easily. Here are three tips for getting your netwo...
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Who Wants One Year of Free Design?

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Firebelly Design awards an annual Design + Marketing Grant to nonprofits in need. Recipients chosen receive one year of of design plus strategy plus marketing skills. Check it out here.
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New Chicago News Bureau Will Produce Content for New York Times

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
A new Chicago News Cooperative (CNC) has been formed to provide high quality, professionally edited news and commentary to the Chicago region on the Web, in print and over the airwaves, according to Poynter Online today. CNC has a contract with the New York Times in which journalists will provide tw...
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A New Reporter I'd Love to Work With

Hugh M. posted an article on - Dec 31, 1969, 7:00 pm
Damon Weaver has interviewed politicians and celebrities alike, yet is only 11 years old. Dubbed the "Future of Journalism", Weaver has become a viral superstar for the interviews he conducted for his elementary school's station, KEC-TV. His fame has already landed him a college scholarship and appe...
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