What is social search? It’s when you enter a search term in a search engine and it delivers not just search results, but the opinions, commentary and actions of your family, friends and co-workers. So, for example, if I decide to go to a movie and I might search on the “Capital Theater” in Arlington, […]
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In Search of Blog Content
September 5, 2012 
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A blog is like a gigantic hole. Sometimes the gigantic hole seems to be on par with the size of the Grand Canyon. Other times the gigantic hole seems more manageable like, for example, the size of an open grave. Just kidding… Blogging is hard work. It is endless. Deadlines loom all the time – […]
Read moreA Vanishing Species: Fact-based Journalism
March 15, 2012 4 Comments
“Well, opinions are like assholes. Everybody has one.” – Clint Eastwood as Dirty Harry in “Dead Pool” Here is the sad story about FACT. The unfortunate fellow has been thumped on the noggin, hog-tied, and dragged unconscious into a locked closet by OPINION, SPECULATION, and RHETORIC. The big enablers of this Gang of Three? […]
Read moreCollecting Content Isn’t An Art – Creating It Is
March 14, 2012 0 Comments
Woe to the content curator! This is how askew the conversation on content aggregation and curation has gotten. Content curators (people and companies that scan the web for interesting articles, photographs and videos that are created by other people and post them on their own sites) are upset that they are not getting enough credit […]
Read moreThe End of Channel Media
February 6, 2012 0 Comments
CNN used to be a cable news network. The New York Times used to be a newspaper. The Huffington Post used to be a blog. But that’s not the case anymore. CNN, New York Times and the Huffington Post (like almost every other major news organization) are no longer defined by their channels. This is […]
Read more Backlash Against Huffington Post Heats Up
February 10, 2011 6 Comments
Has the Huffington Post jumped the shark? The news this week that AOL bought the Huffington Post for $315 million has been met with outrage by many readers and, worse, by the hundreds, if not thousands of bloggers who contribute free content to the site. Comments on the Huffington Post’s announcement about the sale have […]
Read more Blogging is Now Part of Journalism
February 7, 2011 2 Comments
The news this morning that the Huffington Post has been sold to AOL for $315 million begs the question: Is there any difference between a news blog and an online news publication? I’d argue that few people can tell the difference anymore. In fact, the term “blog” may have run its course (with the exception […]
Read moreOld Media Isn’t So Old Anymore
August 16, 2010 1 Comment
Is old media making a comeback? In fact, is it fair to even refer to traditional media outlets like newspapers and magazines as “old” anymore. They have infused their online properties with interactive and multimedia elements and syndicate their content on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter. For example, the New York Times and […]
Read moreAttack of the Fake Twitter Accounts
June 29, 2010 1 Comment
“Imitation is the sincerest (form) of flattery.” So uttered Charles Caleb Colton, the eccentric British vicar and writer, back in the 19th century. Now we have @BPGlobalPR, the fake Twitter account pretending to be the PR team for the embattled oil corporation. The parody account has racked up more than 180,000 followers with wry commentary […]
Read moreDo Blogs Naturally Run Out of Gas?
October 21, 2009 2 Comments
The New York Times has been publishing since 1851 – nine years before the start of the Civil War. The Boston Globe has been cranking out newspapers since 1872 – seven years before the invention of the cash register. And BusinessWeek began publishing when Herbert Hoover was president. Blogs have been around since 1996 (the […]
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