The NewsCloud Blogtag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-2799332009-10-26T18:31:16-07:00NewsCloud is a provider of social media software solutions for FacebookTypePadWordPress Plugin for SurfSharetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a679cf81970c2009-10-26T18:31:16-07:002009-10-26T18:31:16-07:00We've added a WordPress plugin for bloggers who want to try out our SurfShare micropayment platform. If you are interested, visit the SurfShare WordPress Plugin Page for more information and download.Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/10/wordpress-plugin-for-surfshare.htmlSurfshare adds tipping and payment optionstag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a641942d970c2009-10-15T16:36:34-07:002009-10-26T18:42:41-07:00Update: Get the new plugin for your WordPress blog We've added payment options to our experimental Surfshare service for bloggers and news sites. Tipping: If you visit a page you really enjoy, you can tip the blogger a small amount...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/10/surfshare-adds-tipping-and-payment-options.htmlThe SurfShare Inbox Finds the News Headlines in Your Twitter Streamtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a5d0f025970b2009-10-09T02:12:42-07:002009-10-09T02:15:10-07:00Is finding the news within the clutter of your Twitter stream harder each day? Since many tweets don't include any news - and the ones that do don't include clear headlines or easily discernible URLs which might indicate its source,...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/10/the-surfshare-inbox-finds-the-news-headlines-in-your-twitter-stream.htmlNewsCloud Adds Experimental Sandbox for Micropayments: SurfSharetag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a61b7b42970c2009-10-06T12:44:35-07:002009-10-26T18:43:08-07:00Update 3: Get the new plugin for your WordPress blog! Update 2: Tipping and payment options are now active! Update: Steve Outing has a great post on SurfShare entitled, "The value of showing your users how much they love you"...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/10/newscloud-adds-experimental-sandbox-for-micropayments-surfshare.htmlUniversity of Washington Analysis of NewsCloud's Facebook Application In:Site and Related Curriculum tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a61ac993970c2009-10-06T10:07:29-07:002009-10-06T10:07:29-07:00In the spring of 2009, NewsCloud participated in the classroom with University of Washington journalism students to help them launch an arts and culture zine in Facebook called In:Site (see also related media coverage below). Harry Hayward, the Director of...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/10/university-of-washington-analysis-of-newsclouds-facebook-application-insite-and-related-curriculum-.htmlResearch Findings on MnDaily: Engaging Youth in Social Media - Is Facebook the New Media Frontier? tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a5c460fa970b2009-10-06T09:45:36-07:002009-10-06T09:45:36-07:00Today, we are releasing the summary of findings from Dr. Greenhow and her team which resulted from The Daily community, a Facebook news application published by the student newspaper covering the University of Minnesota. Our research reports from the Hot...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/10/research-findings-on-mndaily-engaging-youth-in-social-media-is-facebook-the-new-media-frontier-.htmlLessons Learned from Creating a Social Networking Site for More than Just Socializingtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a604cfd4970c2009-09-30T10:51:52-07:002009-09-30T10:51:52-07:00via @martykearns, lessons learned from a social media study similar to our Hot Dish site on climate change: "In November 2007, three organizations set out to develop a social network for youth around the world “on global issues that matter...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/09/lessons-learned-from-creating-a-social-networking-site-for-more-than-just-socializing.htmlWill the next great media company need a website?tag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a5aded60970b2009-09-30T10:43:45-07:002009-09-30T10:43:45-07:00NewsCloud friend @lavrusik sends along this from Steve Rubel's blog: "Conceivably the next great media company will be all spokes and no hub. It will exist as a constellation of connected apps and widgets that live inside other sites and...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/09/will-the-next-great-media-company-need-a-website.htmlSocial Networking Use Triples From Only a Year Ago - NYTimes.comtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a5f16252970c2009-09-25T13:07:13-07:002009-09-25T13:07:13-07:00From Social Networking Use Triples From Only a Year Ago - NYTimes.com: According to new figures from Nielsen, the amount of time spent surfing social networking and blogging sites had tripled since last year, suggesting "a wholesale change in the...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/09/social-networking-use-triples-from-only-a-year-ago---nytimescom.htmlHow Micropayments Could Save Journalismtag:typepad.com,2003:post-6a00d83451b2ee69e20120a5d8396f970c2009-09-18T22:45:49-07:002009-09-21T11:12:09-07:00Update: Be sure to read NiemanLab's take on this post Micropayments for news: The holy grail or just a dangerous delusion? - it provides a lot of great background and context. This post was inspired by Steve Outing's tweet: "HUGE...Jeffhttp://blog.newscloud.com/2009/09/how-micropayments-save-journalism.html