Monthly Archives: August 2008

Since Facebook, friends aren’t what they
used to be

Those of you who despair over how much the internet and texting are changing the language, look away. For the rest, here's a post from Jeremy Toeman redefining a few words from today's socially networked world: We are currently in the midst of a transformation, caused in a large part by the evolution of social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, etc. These networks are clearly here to stay, and will evolve on their own to introduce new features and services as well as adapt to the changing needs of their users. In the mean-time, I’m noticing that a few very common words are losing their meaning, specifically due to their various implementations online (warning: much sarcasm and cynical writing follows, don’t take it too seriously if you are easily offended)…
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The news is out there, you’ve just got to filter, aggregate and share it

Steve Outing has written a good post about people wanting to upload and share 'news' but not necessarily with news or citizen journalist websites. I’ve started to realize that news organizations would be wise to focus less on creating their own citJ platforms and hoping someone will post something, and more on leveraging the social networks where people already are posting news. My previous post about Twitter touches on this; that micro-blogging service contains (amid all the personal fluff) real news that people are witnessing.
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SlideShare is a treasure trove

I've been mining SlideShare.net a bit lately - mostly looking at journalism & news related slide shows but now and then dipping in elsewhere. Can't recommend it highly enough as a source of ideas and inspiration, especially if you've got a presentation to do anytime soon.
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Wellington journalism students get with the programme

I've been meaning for a while to point to newswire.co.nz. It's a Wellington-based news site showcasing the work of Whitireia Polytech journalism students under the watchful eye of Jim Tucker.
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Journalism innovation finalists are worth watching

These are worth following up: the finalists for the Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism.
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