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The Onion: Most E-Mailed List destroying New York Times morale
Exactly why is that story about the kitties at the top of the Most E-mailed List? The Onion parodies the newsroom tension and puzzlement surrounding most e-mailed lists with its very funny spoof on jockeying at the New York Times … Continue reading
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It’s all about You, You, You
Slate’s Christopher Hitchens published a clever column today about how American society has latched onto the words “you” and “your” in much of its marketingspeak. And we in the media are guilty as charged too, now that we’re constantly asking … Continue reading
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Taking a JibJab at the media
At last, the guys at JibJab have pointed their talents at us media folk with their new “What We Call The News.” The results are hilarious and biting (and particularly targeted at our TV brethren). From the song: “We interrupt … Continue reading
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Something smells over in Roanoke
When poo and journalism mix, the results can be quite enjoyable. Head on over to the Roanoke Times for a funny and well-done Soundslide about the “Dooty Diva,” a woman who has made it her job to clean dog droppings … Continue reading
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WordPress plug-in love for Journalistopia
It was about time. I finally got around to upgrading this humble publication to WordPress 2.1.2, and boy is it swell. It has more robust options and better post editing. And kudos to Dreamhost for providing a hassle-free upgrade tool. … Continue reading
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Censorship map of the world
The Financial Times has published an interesting interactive map outlining growing censorship of the Internet in the world. Belarus, Turkey, Thailand and Iran (in that order) have the highest Internet penetration of all the countries described. Also, check out GreatFirewallofChina.org, … Continue reading
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World’s best machinima (movies made from video games)
Slate has payed the world of gamer geeks a big nod by creating a slideshow of YouTube videos showcasing the very best machinima, a style of film made using the actual video games to create the scenes. Now I must … Continue reading
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The. Coolest. Want Ad. Ever.
As if the Roanoke Times doesn’t already produce so many great multimedia news projects, now they go and produce one hell of a want ad — in this case for the top editorial job at the paper. This is one … Continue reading
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Google Maps gets more detail
The Google Maps team has officially announced some very cool new added detail to certain large cities when in the standard “Map” view. However, the new detail isn’t (yet) available through their API, so tough luck for your lovely mashups. … Continue reading
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Death of the Microsoft Office paper clip
This was just too good to pass up. From the User Friendly comic strip.
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Tornadoes strike Central Florida
I’ll be taking a short break from the blogging. Some nasty storms hit the area just north of Orlando overnight, and it’s all hands on deck. You can see the Orlando Sentinel‘s breaking coverage here. Make sure to check out … Continue reading
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Digital Edge Award winners list
Eager to see who had snagged some Edgies this year, I visited the site, but their blog seems to be down. Never fear, your humble host was able to snag the list by previewing their RSS feed, so here it … Continue reading
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