Not content simply to dabble in the political blogosphere (aka becoming "the most linked to blog on the web"), the esteemed HuffPo is bring the news to your own backyard. If you live in Chicago, that...
The new news business model for 2008:1. Hyperlocal content2. Content widgets on social media sites3. Ad rev share with 3rd party partnersOnly thing is, it's an unproven model. Will it work?"Television stations...
"Some awesome news out of Manhattan today. CBS Corporation has announced today that it will "light up" midtown Manhattan with the creation of the "CBS Mobile Zone," a wireless high-speed network enabling New Yorkers with Wi-Fi-enabled cell phones, laptops or other devices to...
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Earlier this week Leonard Brody, one of my co-founders at NowPublic sparked controversy in the blogosphere when he questioned the relevance of local news to the new generation of media consumers. He was quoted on GigaOm as saying:"“I’m not a believer in local...
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Tom Grubisich knows a thing or two about citizen journalism, writing about them for the Online Journalism Review. A former reporter and editor for The Washington Post, he now works for the World Bank in DC...
"(AP) A news site that has allowed its users to write and submit their own articles is shutting down, citing unspecified "business issues."
Backfence Inc. had "hyperlocal" sites serving 13 communities in the...
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This story was sent to me by my old buddy Jack Kapica (subscribe) at the Globe and Mail. He's been following citizen journalism and wrote a great story about NowPublic (and wrote some great words about me in...
"A study conducted by J-lab: The Institute for Interactive Journalism attempts to answer a few questions floating around the news industry. Is citizen journalism journalism? Will there be participation? Economically feasible?
The study, written by J-Lab Director Jan Schaffer...
Lisa Williams, PressThink and The Center for Citizen Media are three presenters of Placeblogger, layering geography over the Net. This site - touting 700 blogs currently in its database - uses Drupal...