Nieman Reports: A Message for Journalists: It’s Time to Flex Old Muscles in New Ways
Thursday, 5 August 2010, 10:44
Ken Doctor: "In this hybrid era of straddling print and digital publishing, the role of the gatekeeper has markedly morphed. It’s shifted from 'us' to 'them,' but 'them' includes a lowercase version of 'us,' too. Gatekeeping is now a collective pursuit; we’ve become our own and each other’s editors. … The attitude—as well as the mechanics—for attracting readers has to change. It’s no longer 'take my judgment on the day’s news or good luck finding another local daily.' And even though readers are no longer captive to what an editor decides, people still want some help when it comes to deciding how and where to look for the news they value."
VentureBeat: Facebook helps the news industry, but it’s no white knight
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 11:44
Slight odd article. Who ever suggested Facebook could be the "savior" of the "traditional news media"? Still, some interesting points: "Facebook’s Pages encourage loyalty to specific media brands and publications. … This is a contrast to Google’s search model, in which users look for content around a specific topic and are presented with millions of possible choices. … If it becomes as significant as Google in terms of driving traffic, it will provide a counterweight against the search giant, and possibly give publishers — a teeny, tiny bit — of leverage."
SEOmoz: A Bad Day for Search Engines: How News of Michael Jackson’s Death Traveled Across the Web
Monday, 29 June 2009, 13:25
"The events of Thursday demonstrated that Google is falling behind in the emerging real-time web. It was 3 hours and 17 minutes after TMZ first announced Michael Jackson had experienced cardiac arrest before it appeared as a auto completion suggestion on Google's homepage. In the computer age that is a huge amount of time. It is 3 hours and 17 minutes during which consumers may choose to go somewhere other than Google to get the information they want."
