Could Japan become a beacon for the World to follow?

By, Uwe Paschen. Is Japan’s change to be a beacon for a World to follow or merely an Isolated move by one bold Nation defying a super power? Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama and his Party (DPJ) won a historic...

First Time User Recommends NowPublic

NowPublic is a global news sharing network where people from all over the planet can create a personal profile, load videos, pictures, and potentially publish news articles.  NowPublic is based in Vancouver and has thousands of reporters all across the world that are...

Not seeing the Marxism in those you support?!!

So, I hear on CSPAN callers that say " you republicans shut up and its our turn!" I totally agree with that in perspective.  I ask a simple question.  If it were not for Glenn Beck or Fox news or Talk Radio, would we (or You) not know about the Marxist Comunist...

NYC Buzz!NYFEN HELPS FILMMAKERS AND ACTORS CATCH THEIR BIG BREAK

LIGHTS, CAMERA…EXPOSURE!  NYFEN HELPS FILMMAKERS AND ACTORS CATCH THEIR BIG BREAK The New York Film Exposure Network Hosts an Event and Screening for all Entertainment Professionals and Aspiring Hopefuls ...

Japan's PM, Yukio Hatoyama to keep electoral promises.

By, Uwe Paschen. Yukio Hatoyama, Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister intends to keep his electoral promises in spite of resistance on several fronts. Japan’s Democratic Party just won last August National...

CTO of NowPublic looses businesscards on DrupalCon Paris

The unfortunate Mr. Michael. E. Meyers lost a stack of his businesscards on the second day of the DrupalCon, the most important internet fair for Drupal enthousiasts in the world. Drupal is an open source CMS...

NowPublic *still* discriminates against microbloggers?

I am checking out NowPublic for the first time in almost a year, and I realized why I don't contribute to it: they discriminate against microbloggers/link journalists, they only deal in stories that are 100's of words long.Maybe *that's* why they went out of business,...

NowPublic Acquired by Examiner.com

 Hi,As you may have seen in the news, NowPublic has been acquired by Examiner.com.  This is great news for the company, our readers and all of our contributors.  Some of you may know Examiner.com but...

News 2.0: The Future of News in an Age of Social Media

About a year ago I was interviewed by Ira Basen for an article he was working on for Walrus magazine.  The magazine nixed the article due to internal issues but Ira stated that he would find another avenue to...

What is NowPublic?

NowPublic asked the question What is NowPublic? Well I made a video of What NowPublic is to me. It isn't fancy just a few members that I'm aware of and have communicated with throughout the couple of years I'v e...

NowPublic News Director to head CBCNews.ca

Congratulations to Rachel in her new role at the CBC.  They are in good hands now. "Former BBC News editor Rachel Nixon has been appointed director of digital media for CBC News, the CBC announced Tuesday....

NowPublic at the New York Emmys

Our very own co-founder and CTO Michael Meyers is suited and booted for the New York Emmy Awards, where NowPublic is nominated for an emerging tech award. Update: ... It was an honor just to be nominated. Hey,...

Power to the People: NowPublic.com Nominated for Emmy Award

NowPublic.com Nominated for Emmy Award Kudos to all the staff at NowPublic for Emmy Nomination.  the Emmy Nomination is for Advanced Media: Interactivity it appears that the nomination is for the well...

Should citizen-journalists be paid?

Should citizen-journalists be paid?  As sites like NowPublic and other spread their sea legs into the new world of web 2.0, questions begin to arise on paying writers and photographers for content or maintain...

Tweets and transformation: How social media is changing news

If you're going to Northern Voice in Vancouver next month you may want to check out a panel I'm on with some smart, local news people.  Here is the roster in case you were interested. " Panel topic Established...

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