Joe Think: Recent Reads http://www.diigo.com/user/Joethink My reading list of online news- and online-related articles. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:03 -0000 Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:03 -0000 39.734686-105.01966joethink_readshttp://feedburner.google.com Neighborhood Boundaries with Flickr Shapefiles http://flowingdata.com/2008/11/28/neighborhood-boundaries-with-flickr-shapefiles <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/location' rel='tag'>location</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xtr7jhvy0UJAC6-ZsAeloUMTzAI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xtr7jhvy0UJAC6-ZsAeloUMTzAI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xtr7jhvy0UJAC6-ZsAeloUMTzAI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/Xtr7jhvy0UJAC6-ZsAeloUMTzAI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:52:03 -0000 Brewing a Better Rating System http://blog.steepster.com/post/226679106/better-rating-system <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/diigo' rel='tag'>diigo</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q0MZ2mKk-Kset1MOpPKsJ3lKTlk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q0MZ2mKk-Kset1MOpPKsJ3lKTlk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q0MZ2mKk-Kset1MOpPKsJ3lKTlk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/q0MZ2mKk-Kset1MOpPKsJ3lKTlk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Thu, 05 Nov 2009 07:15:30 -0000 Seven keys to building healthy online community http://www.yelvington.com/content/seven-keys-building-healthy-online-community <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/community' rel='tag'>community</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/online' rel='tag'>online</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/advice' rel='tag'>advice</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/list' rel='tag'>list</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YPl1kdmdeQRL668j5AhBww7B_NI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YPl1kdmdeQRL668j5AhBww7B_NI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YPl1kdmdeQRL668j5AhBww7B_NI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/YPl1kdmdeQRL668j5AhBww7B_NI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Mon, 19 Oct 2009 03:48:59 -0000 The Future Of News Is Scarcity http://paidcontent.org/article/419-the-future-of-news-is-scarcity <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/future' rel='tag'>future</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/news' rel='tag'>news</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fw9SCh3kQKOiVvYJ2Bm56feiqf0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fw9SCh3kQKOiVvYJ2Bm56feiqf0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fw9SCh3kQKOiVvYJ2Bm56feiqf0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/fw9SCh3kQKOiVvYJ2Bm56feiqf0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:41:25 -0000 Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better When It Comes To Online Ad Formats http://www.mediapost.com/publications/?fa=Articles.showArticle&art_aid=111971 <p>Bigger Isn't Necessarily Better When It Comes To Online Ad Formats - 08/20/2009</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/ads' rel='tag'>ads</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/online' rel='tag'>online</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfJQ7yGj4v0LI26yV3XvDCP_9hg/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfJQ7yGj4v0LI26yV3XvDCP_9hg/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfJQ7yGj4v0LI26yV3XvDCP_9hg/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/AfJQ7yGj4v0LI26yV3XvDCP_9hg/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:37:28 -0000 Knight Foundation to Fund Plug-and-Play Version of EveryBlock http://www.poynter.org/column.asp?id=101&aid=171227 <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/everyblock' rel='tag'>everyblock</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yCTmLRpGUFsOBgUEswRTAuzMNec/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yCTmLRpGUFsOBgUEswRTAuzMNec/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yCTmLRpGUFsOBgUEswRTAuzMNec/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/yCTmLRpGUFsOBgUEswRTAuzMNec/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Mon, 12 Oct 2009 05:07:59 -0000 How to sell news on the web: A checklist http://newsosaur.blogspot.com/2009/10/how-to-sell-news-on-web-checklist.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/business' rel='tag'>business</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/news' rel='tag'>news</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uqMWat8QS8EQ9N7rue1EUUc64W8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uqMWat8QS8EQ9N7rue1EUUc64W8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uqMWat8QS8EQ9N7rue1EUUc64W8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/uqMWat8QS8EQ9N7rue1EUUc64W8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Thu, 08 Oct 2009 06:00:29 -0000 NPR Gets $3 Million for Local Initiative (which will launch in 12 cities) http://localonliner.com/2009/10/02/npr-gets-3-million-for-hyperlocal <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/via%3Alocalonliner' rel='tag'>via:localonliner</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/NPR' rel='tag'>NPR</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/local' rel='tag'>local</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O2FpocXtK4rpCbGxyOOxKGYw6q8/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O2FpocXtK4rpCbGxyOOxKGYw6q8/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O2FpocXtK4rpCbGxyOOxKGYw6q8/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/O2FpocXtK4rpCbGxyOOxKGYw6q8/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Mon, 05 Oct 2009 02:31:29 -0000 The Accidental Cyberjournalist: Why do so few j-school students plan to go into online news? http://www.ajr.org/Article.asp?id=4008 <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/college' rel='tag'>college</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/journalism' rel='tag'>journalism</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/careers' rel='tag'>careers</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PYRlpBnGBdURdCTtnDuwFC7c0y0/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PYRlpBnGBdURdCTtnDuwFC7c0y0/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PYRlpBnGBdURdCTtnDuwFC7c0y0/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PYRlpBnGBdURdCTtnDuwFC7c0y0/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:13:43 -0000 WaPo’s Social Media Guidelines Paint Staff Into Virtual Corner; Full Text of Guidelines http://paidcontent.org/article/419-wapos-social-media-guidelines-paint-staff-into-virtual-corner <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/socialmedia' rel='tag'>socialmedia</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/washington-post' rel='tag'>washington-post</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P8c3-BGvr7YzSTJzfySgqissqSI/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P8c3-BGvr7YzSTJzfySgqissqSI/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P8c3-BGvr7YzSTJzfySgqissqSI/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/P8c3-BGvr7YzSTJzfySgqissqSI/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:11:15 -0000 Post-Medium Publishing (i.e. you never really paid for the content) http://www.paulgraham.com/publishing.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/no_tag' rel='tag'>no_tag</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GRPL7miTnboeO4zlpcln0gP1RTk/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GRPL7miTnboeO4zlpcln0gP1RTk/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GRPL7miTnboeO4zlpcln0gP1RTk/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/GRPL7miTnboeO4zlpcln0gP1RTk/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Mon, 21 Sep 2009 21:35:39 -0000 Nieman Reports | Social Media: The Ground Shifts http://www.nieman.harvard.edu/reportsitem.aspx?id=101883 <p>Social networks serving as Web services, not sites, ‘create new challenges for journalists, news organizations, and media companies that are only now starting to embrace social media.’</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/socialmedia' rel='tag'>socialmedia</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/newspapers' rel='tag'>newspapers</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HjdHs5LcKMoI9L22BjgqufyhS-Q/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HjdHs5LcKMoI9L22BjgqufyhS-Q/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HjdHs5LcKMoI9L22BjgqufyhS-Q/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/HjdHs5LcKMoI9L22BjgqufyhS-Q/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 04:11:01 -0000 The Journalism Job Market: Part I, Looking Back http://www.businessweek.com/the_thread/economicsunbound/archives/2009/09/the_journalism.html <p>I'm going to give a shot at assessing the state of the journalism job market, based on government data and what I know about the dynamics of labor markets and industries. I'll need at least two posts, and maybe three....</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/newspaper' rel='tag'>newspaper</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/jobs' rel='tag'>jobs</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CIpBRidfjdyMzfaf1iKOCGyo8-Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CIpBRidfjdyMzfaf1iKOCGyo8-Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CIpBRidfjdyMzfaf1iKOCGyo8-Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/CIpBRidfjdyMzfaf1iKOCGyo8-Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:57:34 -0000 How newspapers in the UK SEOed Patrick Swayze’s death http://onlinejournalismblog.com/2009/09/16/seo-patrick-swayzes-death <p>When news breaks, to do well for news searches, publish early and publish often. Some newspapershave taken this a bit far with news of Patrick Swayze's death.</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/SEO' rel='tag'>SEO</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/newspapers' rel='tag'>newspapers</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZRrYuk5J4BnfZ1E36UpalRbH03o/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZRrYuk5J4BnfZ1E36UpalRbH03o/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZRrYuk5J4BnfZ1E36UpalRbH03o/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/ZRrYuk5J4BnfZ1E36UpalRbH03o/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Fri, 18 Sep 2009 02:55:38 -0000 Newspapers' failures & corporate responsibility http://wensing.tumblr.com/post/188984397/newspapers-failures-corporate-responsibility <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/newspapers' rel='tag'>newspapers</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/future' rel='tag'>future</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PyaWE6Xf8mxhkJ6wy76ao5LlHBU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PyaWE6Xf8mxhkJ6wy76ao5LlHBU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PyaWE6Xf8mxhkJ6wy76ao5LlHBU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/PyaWE6Xf8mxhkJ6wy76ao5LlHBU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Wed, 16 Sep 2009 03:58:39 -0000 National Media Companies Chase Local http://blog.outside.in/2009/09/09/national-media-companies-chase-local <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/local' rel='tag'>local</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/business' rel='tag'>business</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H31QnMgCYH8BQQho7z61APIfwDA/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H31QnMgCYH8BQQho7z61APIfwDA/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H31QnMgCYH8BQQho7z61APIfwDA/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/H31QnMgCYH8BQQho7z61APIfwDA/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Fri, 11 Sep 2009 17:09:34 -0000 MediaShift . In Search of the Perfect Skillset for a Programmer/Journalist | PBS http://www.pbs.org/mediashift/2009/09/in-search-of-the-perfect-skillset-for-a-programmerjournalist251.html <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/journalism' rel='tag'>journalism</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/webdev' rel='tag'>webdev</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/job-description' rel='tag'>job-description</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SS6cgAgz3-PXlfs36AvWz5epJYs/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SS6cgAgz3-PXlfs36AvWz5epJYs/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SS6cgAgz3-PXlfs36AvWz5epJYs/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/SS6cgAgz3-PXlfs36AvWz5epJYs/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:21:12 -0000 APME survey: Newspaper cuts clip younger workers http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20090831/ap_on_bi_ge/us_newspaper_diversity_1 <p>Cost-cutting newspapers are losing many of their youngest reporters, editors and photographers at the same time publishers are trying to break some of their old habits and learn new tricks on the Internet.</p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/business' rel='tag'>business</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/newspapers' rel='tag'>newspapers</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/diversity' rel='tag'>diversity</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y6lXuA7KS6-zZ3KaKgxq_AbPM-Y/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y6lXuA7KS6-zZ3KaKgxq_AbPM-Y/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y6lXuA7KS6-zZ3KaKgxq_AbPM-Y/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/y6lXuA7KS6-zZ3KaKgxq_AbPM-Y/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Tue, 01 Sep 2009 03:29:47 -0000 The Problems With EveryBlock http://paidcontent.org/article/419-the-problems-with-everyblock <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/data' rel='tag'>data</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/local' rel='tag'>local</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B331dHkoJO1b8LnD9PeDvabSDeU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B331dHkoJO1b8LnD9PeDvabSDeU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B331dHkoJO1b8LnD9PeDvabSDeU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/B331dHkoJO1b8LnD9PeDvabSDeU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:17:46 -0000 Dealing with Inaccurate Government Data http://sunlightlabs.com/blog/2009/08/27/dealing-inaccurate-government-data <p></p><p><strong>Tags:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/data' rel='tag'>data</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/accuracy' rel='tag'>accuracy</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/government' rel='tag'>government</a> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink/journalism' rel='tag'>journalism</a> </p><p><strong>Posted by:</strong> <a href='http://www.diigo.com/user/joethink'>joethink</a></p> <p><a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9AVhgv3q6JHLiAS7C_c9NLIQufU/0/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9AVhgv3q6JHLiAS7C_c9NLIQufU/0/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a><br/> <a href="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9AVhgv3q6JHLiAS7C_c9NLIQufU/1/da"><img src="http://feedads.g.doubleclick.net/~a/9AVhgv3q6JHLiAS7C_c9NLIQufU/1/di" border="0" ismap="true"></img></a></p> Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:02:24 -0000