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You’ve heard about it, and sometimes feel somewhat scandalous when using the word - TWITTER !
This microblogging service is all the rage on the social mediascape and you can dig into it’s awesome […]
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Ever find yourself wondering why web traffic isn’t so great to your exclusive, hottest story of the year special section? You’re not alone.
This problem isn’t unique to newspaper special sections and it isn’t rare. Special online sections can produce disappointing traffic numbers for a variety of reasons, and it won’t solved […]
Some news orgs are experimenting with creating their own online video show, but I’ve yet to see one that has generated a large, consistent following (if you know one, please point me at it?). Because I dislike seeing people "blazing a trail" in arenas that have been explored and documented, I dropped a post about […]
If you follow me on Twitter, you know that I’ve been excited about American Idol contestant David Cook’s performances. I can’t help it. The guy is the most unique singer I’ve ever seen on the show.
But outside of his singing, Cook also has given some valuable lessons for online news producers during his run. Take […]
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