Welcome to Flickr, Here’s What You’ve Been Missing
While Flickr has indeed languished over the years, it now seems poised for a comeback. Here’s why I never left.
Emerging Social Media: Seven Trends To Watch
Last week I was thrilled to be invited to speak about emerging social media at the Kiplinger Program’s Social Media Summit at Ohio State University. In my talk I identified and talked through some examples of a few larger trends in technology generally and social media in particular and I thought I’d share those with you here.
How Nonprofits Can Take Advantage of Facebook’s New Promoted Posts
Facebook today has announced the U.S. roll-out of a new feature that allows users to pay to promote a post so that more of their friends will see it. Here’s how I think nonprofits can take advantage.
Why I Unfriended You On Facebook
About a year ago I de-activated my Facebook account for a couple of months and then, before I started really using it again, aggressively culled many of my Facebook “friends”. Here’s how (and why).
Using Social Media “Metrics” In Political Reporting (And 4 Reasons Why That Might Be A Bad Idea)
In their rush to drag typical “horse race” style political reporting kicking and screaming into the social media age, many journalists and the news organizations they work for are falling into a dangerous trap.
Exciting Career News, Investigative Journalism Edition
Today is my first day as Director of Technology with the Investigative News Network.
For @SCOTUSblog, Slow and Steady Wins the Race
In this particular case of Bloggers v. Journalists. I’m handing this round solidly to the bloggers. (Just kidding…sort of).
Tweets and Longreads: The Long and Short of the Future of News Consumption
We would all be better served if content creators covered things like breaking news, internet memes, etc. exclusively in short-form, without the expectation of compensation while at the same time freeing up more time and resources to go long when it really matters and when the topic and treatment are arguably more worthy of financial support.
Towards a Better Definition of Curation in Journalism
Let’s not confuse curation with aggregation: an argument for why curation (in the traditional sense) is needed in journalism.
Car Talk Ends Its 25 Year Run: Here’s The Silver Lining
Instead of re-airing Car Talk re-runs ad infinitum, public radio program directors should seize this opportunity to encourage new voices.