Rich Gordon on how a newspaper/web operation might re-invent their producation processes, and a CMS that can support that.
We listen to the Boss or Chuck Berry or Hendrix or whoever as an act of rebellion against our settled lives ... this about sums it up for me.
From the article: "The Internet used to look so promising for democracy, with cheaper high-speed access, recovery from the dot-com collapse, and, most important, the emergence of "citizen media"—content of the people, by the people, and for the people.
A blog posting listing some South African pecularities - a bit heavy on the crime thing, but funny anyway...
OR the past two years, my purgatorial, commuter-crunching tram trip to work has been magnificently enhanced by the joy of classic novels I have spent my life avoiding.
Some very interesting lists - and a site I'll probably go back to.
Are you an alpha or a beta parent? Telegraph article takes on perfect parenting...
This story says that "Born In The USA" by Bruce Springsteen has been voted the greatest album in rock history. The new BBC poll for a forthcoming music documentary voted the landmark 1984 top of the pile, ahead of Dire Straits and Nirvana. What does Newsvine think?
Angry people looking for fights will inevitably try to poison successful Internet communities. Columnist Cory Doctorow looks at ways to remove the poison without killing the discussion too.
This was not the article I meant to write today. Personal circumstances and recent events prompted a change of plans. First a little background is necessary.
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Paris - Want to know whether your Internet social network will survive or break up? Try mathematics.
How news organisations might cope with the online tsunami ... some interesting ideas from Poynter's E-Media Tidbits newsletter
A South African radio station is running a short story competiton - and I heard this finalist yesterday.
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Beer story from South Africa - the reference to Charles in the headline is to a South African Breweries advertising campaign for its Castle brand of beer, centred around the alleged original brewer, Charles Glass.
Part three in a series about integrated newsrooms
Part two in a series about integrated newsrooms.
Part one of a series about integrated newsrooms,
I am engaged in some research about newsroom convergence and would appreciate some help from the Vine. Does anyone have any pointers to discussion or analysis of how things are going with the Gannett information centre move (reported on Newsvine here).
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Sydney - Australia's devastating drought is far more likely to be part of a natural cycle than a result of the man-made greenhouse effect, an Australian climate scientist said Thursday.
This - by media guru Steve Outing - is really, really good. Anyone who has anything to do with newspapers should read this....
China in Africa - a theme worth watching.
I quote from the rules:
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Caterina Fake, the designer and artist who co-founded Flickr, said at an event in Munich: "The idea of a browser, of a Web page, is becoming less and less important. The Web is breaking apart."
History of marriage in Britain - casts perspective on what the institution means.
For non-cricket-fan Newsviners, the reference to the urn is to the Ashes, a contest fought between England and Australia. The Australians just won another series.
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Hi Renee,
Thanks for turning me on to Newsvine. If I become an addict, it is all your fault. Looking forward to the growth of SouthAfricavine.
Regards,
Zenaide— ZenAid
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