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Richard Sine: Close the J-Schools

yeltsinfina — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:25:56 PDT

"We don't promise a well-paying job — or even a job at all. But they're paying us money to come here. What do you expect us to do?" Here's what you can do: Close down. At the least, J-school deans, you should slash your enrollments. How much? Simple: Assess the degree to which the profession has shrunk, and then reduce your class size accordingly. How else can you assure the media world that you're not just flooding the market with new blood, eager to do the job of laid-off workers at lower pay? Think you still have a role to play in the ever-changing media landscape? Great. Go forth and teach workshops in copyediting, camerawork, graphic design, the business of publishing, even journalistic ethics. Teach them at night or on weekends, and charge a grand or so for each. That will make them accessible to the hausfrau bloggers, the go-go entrepreneurs, and the neighborhood activists who will shape our media future. That will professionalize the media, if that's what you care to do."

Richard Sine: Close the J-Schools [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Wed, 15 Jul 2009 09:25:56 PDT

App Store: 1.5 billion downloads, 65,000 apps, 100,000 devs

yeltsinfina — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:41:00 PDT

"Apple announced this morning that customers have now downloaded more than 1.5 billion apps from the App Store. In addition to crossing this milestone only a few days after the App Store's one year anniversary, Apple says the store now has over 65,000 apps from 100,000 developers participating in the iPhone Developer Program."

App Store: 1.5 billion downloads, 65,000 apps, 100,000 devs [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:41:00 PDT

The Emmy Awards - - 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards nominations

yeltsinfina — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:39:38 PDT

Washington Post, MSNBC, Detroit Freep, PBS, Globe & Mail & MediaStorm all up in those nominations. (Via MediaStorm)

The Emmy Awards - - 30th Annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards nominations [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Tue, 14 Jul 2009 07:39:38 PDT

Washington Post, MSNBC, Detroit Freep, PBS, Globe & Mail & MediaStorm all up in those nominations. (Via MediaStorm)

At $6.5 Billion, Facebook is Now Worth More than CBS

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:38:11 PDT

"Back in May, Facebook raised another $200 million, which valued the company at $10 billion. Now, the investor – Digital Sky Technologies – is allowing employees to sell shares at a valuation of $6.5 billion according to a report in The New York Times. While that’s a far cry from the $15 billion that FacebookFacebookFacebook was once valued at by way of a small Microsoft investment, it does finally put into perspective how big of a company that the social network has become. At $6.5 billion, Facebook is valued higher than CBS, Discovery Communications, and Macy’s."

At $6.5 Billion, Facebook is Now Worth More than CBS [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 16:38:11 PDT

Americans Don’t Care About Mobile TV

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:42:51 PDT

"But that’s just part of the reason we can’t (or don’t) watch TV on our phones, despite having just shifted to an all-digital broadcast model. For instance, Qualcomm and MobiTV having invested millions in technology for putting television on our cellphones on a monthly subscription basis. Partly it’s about how we get around. “I’m from California, and everyone in California owns at least one car, and everyone drives themselves to work,” said Nguyen. “So we’re not watching television [during that time], as opposed to these other regions that people in the industry like to point to [as an indication that Americans will start watching mobile TV]. That’s not true, unless everyone starts taking public transportation all the time.”

Americans Don’t Care About Mobile TV [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 13:42:51 PDT

Lack of Web Traffic May Be Reason for Froomkin’s Dismissal

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:09:10 PDT

"Still, the rationale — even if it was masking other reasons for Mr. Froomkin’s departure — surprised some writers who are uncomfortable being judged by their Web traffic. The Washington City Paper, in an analysis of Mr. Froomkin’s departure, called it a historical marker for The Post, “the first time that a major personnel decision has hinged so squarely on Web hits.”

Lack of Web Traffic May Be Reason for Froomkin’s Dismissal [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:09:10 PDT

AP to dabble in Twitter crowdsourcing at Sotomayor hearing

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:23:43 PDT

"There is a first-time for everything and the AP's exploiting of Twitter for crowdsourcing purposes is definitely a first. The Associated Press already embraced Web 2.0 some time ago by using Twitter to promote its mobile news platform and such. AP reporters engage with Twitter in the name of promoting their articles and blogs. But never before has the AP used the microblogging titan to relinquish its authoritative power to its readers. AP's crowdsourcing efforts have been set in motion in the days leading up to Sonia Sotomayor's Senate Judiciary Committee hearings, allowing readers the possibility to direct reporters' questions and coverage via the AP_Courtside Twitter feed."

AP to dabble in Twitter crowdsourcing at Sotomayor hearing [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 08:23:43 PDT

Multimedia Standards (Beta) - A comprehensive resource for multimedia journalists

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:53:58 PDT

It's back! And up for real this time. (I linked to this a while ago, unaware it wasn't ready for the street.) Now it's back and should be a fantastic resource for the industry.

Multimedia Standards (Beta) - A comprehensive resource for multimedia journalists [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 05:53:58 PDT

It's back! And up for real this time. (I linked to this a while ago, unaware it wasn't ready for the street.) Now it's back and should be a fantastic resource for the industry.

Why Hasn't The Recording Industry Sued Girl Talk?

yeltsinfina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:51:49 PDT

"Well, I think I am a lawyer just like the lawyers representing Metallica, the Guess Who, and anyone else whose work has been sampled and repurposed by Gillis. And if were advising one of these clients (or I were representing the RIAA and could influence the lawyers for Metallica and the Guess Who), I would advise that client not to sue Girl Talk; Gillis's argument that he has transformed the copyrighted materials sufficiently that his work constitutes non-inringing fair use is just too good. I'd go after someone I am more likely to beat. Othewise, I'd lose all the leverage I have with the existence, as yet undisputed in case law, of the decisions in Grand Upright Music and Bridgeport Music."

Why Hasn't The Recording Industry Sued Girl Talk? [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 12:51:49 PDT

A free-lance prototype: multimedia and entrepreneurial

yeltsinfina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:40:46 PDT

"# He's a multimedia journalist. Motlagh doesn't just write stories. He shoots still photos. He shoots and edits video. He does audio. He blogs. He narrates slide shows. And because he does all of those things, he says, he has a huge advantage over free-lance foreign correspondents working in a single medium. Having multiple media skills is "still unusual," he said. "There aren't a whole lot of people yet who have gotten up to speed. If you are, you can make clients an offer they can't refuse." # He's an entrepreneur. This isn't a new part of a free-lancer's life, but it's becoming increasingly important as traditional clients fall by the wayside. In the last two years he lost two important outlets in the San Francisco Chronicle and U.S. News & World Report. But landing work at the Pulitzer Center, and increasing billings through his multimedia work, fills the gaps."

A free-lance prototype: multimedia and entrepreneurial [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 11:40:46 PDT

Twitter should win Nobel Peace Prize, says former US security adviser - Telegraph

yeltsinfina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:56:03 PDT

"Twitter should win the Nobel Peace Prize for its role during the civil unrest in Iran, according to a former US national security adviser."

Twitter should win Nobel Peace Prize, says former US security adviser - Telegraph [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:56:03 PDT

"Twitter should win the Nobel Peace Prize for its role during the civil unrest in Iran, according to a former US national security adviser."

Google Drops A Nuclear Bomb On Microsoft. And It’s Made of Chrome.

yeltsinfina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:48:01 PDT

"In the second half of 2010, Google plans to launch the Google Chrome OS, an operating system designed from the ground up to run the Chrome web browser on netbooks. “It’s our attempt to re-think what operating systems should be,” Google writes tonight on its blog. But let’s be clear on what this really is. This is Google dropping the mother of bombs on its chief rival, Microsoft. It even says as much in the first paragraph of its post, “However, the operating systems that browsers run on were designed in an era where there was no web.” Yeah, who do you think they mean by that? And it’s a genius play. So many people are buying netbooks right now, but are running WIndows XP on them. Windows XP is 8 years old. It was built to run on Pentium IIIs and Pentium 4s. Google Chrome OS is built to run on both x86 architecture chips and ARM chips, like the ones increasingly found in netbooks. It is also working with multiple OEMs to get the new OS up and running next year."

Google Drops A Nuclear Bomb On Microsoft. And It’s Made of Chrome. [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 09:48:01 PDT

Coaches and colleges explore new frontier of social networking - ESPN

yeltsinfina — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:41:06 PDT

"I'll tell you why it works," Calipari said. "It's the reason why USA Today worked. It's the reason why people want to see the ticker on ESPN. [People] don't want large bites. Give me a small bite; make it fast, I'll see what it is, I'll laugh and I'll move on to something else." "Beckman said he tries to tweet on a schedule to make sure it's always current. He sends one as he's leaving the house for work, another around lunchtime and then one toward the end of the day. Unlike several other coaches who use Twitter to talk about goings-on in their personal lives, Beckman said he likes to keep the focus on promoting his team and enticing recruits to come to Toledo." (Found Via Coach Beckman on Facebook actually)

Coaches and colleges explore new frontier of social networking - ESPN [del.icio.us]

yeltsinfina — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:41:06 PDT