Matt McAlister

• Links for 2009-11-25 [del.icio.us]

  apophenia: spectacle at Web2.0 Expo... from my perspective
  The problem with a public-facing Twitter stream in events like this is that it FORCES the audience to pay attention the backchannel. So even audience members who want to focus on the content get distracted. The New Journalist in the Age [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 6:51am EST
  by Matt McAlister

• Links for 2009-11-24 [del.icio.us]

  Vogue Turns To Obama’s Online Fundraiser For Revenue Drive | paidContent
  A big part of what Vogue wants to learn is whether there are enough people out there willing to pay for the magazine’s online content. But executives think they’ll learn more than that for its revenue drive, such [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-19 [del.icio.us]

  Dash to D.C.! Tech Guru Will Head Gov't Incubator, Digitize Democracy | The New York Observer
  “The current administration is comprised in great part of digital natives. The government is already using technology to talk to citizens, but we’re going to make technology that helps government listen to them.” [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-17 [del.icio.us]

  APIs In The Late Afternoon
  the best way to monetize apis is to send money with the api. Paul Forster, CEO of Indeed: "We tried charging for our API without much success. Then we paid developers to use it and it took off." [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-16 [del.icio.us]

  Advertising in Reverse
  Any of us should be able to broadcast, in a secure and selective way that protects our privacies, specified goods we’re shopping for. [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-14 [del.icio.us]

  I Want More Information, Not Less
  I love things that suck, because that creates huge opportunities for innovation. Twitter List iPhone Apps
  The Twitter iPhone app companies could simply create packaged versions of their apps with lists in them. Imagine the Tweetie NBA Player app. You download it, it [...]
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  Posted: November 15, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-13 [del.icio.us]

  Jon Stewart continues to break stories the "real" media can't -- or won't | Philly | 11/11/2009
  Jon Stewart and his outstanding team of "Daily Show" producers and writers not only "get" the importance of media manipulation and propaganda, but they can take it a step farther because they [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-12 [del.icio.us]

  Official data powers postcode newspaper | Technology | The Guardian
  building a relevant newspaper on local data for anywhere in the country may take a little while – but good progress is being made behind the scenes. Is open source the answer? [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-09 [del.icio.us]

  Kimberly Abbott: Working together, NGOs and journalists can create stronger international reporting » Nieman Journalism Lab
  Rating wars and budgets do not exonerate journalists from the responsibility — and privilege — to inform. If the fourth estate is to maintain its relevance as a watchdog, it must fulfill its [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-07 [del.icio.us]

  Factual. Making data accountable. Factual Launches Open Data Platform, Including API
  Structured data has an open platform, thanks to a new startup aptly named Factual. At first glance, it seems like Excel on the web. However, Factual is more database-oriented, with joining and filtering built-in. Plus, sharing and discussing [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 3:00am EST
  

• Links for 2009-11-06 [del.icio.us]

  How your internet knowledge can help African radio | Media | guardian.co.uk
  The aim was to come up with a range of solutions, which will help the radio station to increase its reach and output. Can you help from outside and far away? Yes, you can. [...]
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  Posted: November 07, 2009, 3:00am EST