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Mediatwits #35: Apple's Boffo Earnings; Get More Clicks Per Tweet; NYC vs. Silicon Valley
Welcome to the 35th episode of "The Mediatwits," the weekly audio podcast from MediaShift. The co-hosts are MediaShift's Mark Glaser and Dorian Benkoil, who is filling in for Rafat Ali. Once again, Apple dominates the headlines, this time for quarterly earnings that blew away Wall Street -- and everyone else. The company made $13.1 billion in profits in the quarter,... more »
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Though it's a relatively new idea, the phrase, "We're all publishers now" already has become somewhat of a cliché. Seriously. Let me Google that for you. I'll wait while you go look ... Back? See what I mean? More than a full page of results with that exact phrasing. While it seems very democratizing, and it is, what many don't... more »
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 27, 2012
he best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Twitter to block tweets on case-by-case basis (CNET) 2. Twitter faces censorship backlash (paidContent) 3. Google spent almost $2 billion on acquisitions in 2011 (TechCrunch) 4. Facebook hires Bloomberg journalist to be managing editor (BusinessInsider) 5. Lee Enterprises leader named new AP board chairwoman (AP)...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Jan. 26, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self publishing 1. NBC News enters e-book business (Deadline New York) 2. How iBooks Author compares to the competition (Mashable) 3. Amazon: Early data shows Kindle Owners' Lending Library increases sales (paidContent) 4. Is Apple's iBooks Author the right e-book creation tool for journalists? (Online Journalism Review)...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 26, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Facebook: Average journalist has seen 320% uptick in subscribers since fall (10,000 Words) 2. New York Times disputes claim that Daily Mail is largest newspaper in the world (BuzzFeed) 3. Netflix: We do not want to facilitate cord cutting (AdAge) 4. BuzzFeed's future looks like...
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American University to Offer Master's in News Entrepreneurship
As debris from the firewall that once separated journalism from the business of journalism continues to fly, a new educational landscape is developing, one that supports and trains those straddling the line.
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 25, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung. 1. Users can't opt out of Google's new privacy changes (Washington Post) 2. Facebook plays instant feedback of State Of The Union (All Facebook) 3. Can Yahoo's new CEO end the media vs. tech debate? (GigaOm) 4. Former L.A. Times editor jumps to KPCC to oversee...
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Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, Jan. 24, 2012
The best stories across the web on journalism and digital education journalism.1. Study: iPad is a solid education tool (Wired) 2. The 6 things you learn as a journalism mentor (Poynter) 3. Lazy higher-ed journalism (Inside Higher Ed) 4. Why to embrace social media in the classroom (TeachHUB) 5. Teachers on Twitter: It's all about the hashtag (TeachHUB) #mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; clear:left;...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 24, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. WaPo's managing editor leaves for WSJ digital post (Nieman Lab) 2. ABC News And Yahoo! launch political web shows (TVNewser)3. NBC News enters e-book business (New York Times) 4. Study: Consumers say social marketing is invasive (Online Media Daily) 5. News aggregator wants to "make...
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Ladies' Home Journal Ventures Into Bold Crowdsourcing Experiment
In 1900, Ladies' Home Journal published an article containing predictions for the year 2000. Though some of the author's predictions were accurate -- Americans are indeed taller, and photographs are now sent around the world -- one key point was missing. The author didn't imagine that in the new millennium, the very magazine that published his predictions would no longer...
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E-books and Self-Publishing Roundup, Jan. 23, 2012
The best stories of the week from across the web on e-books and self publishing 1. Apple unveils iBooks Author, a Mac app for easy interactive e-book authoring (GigaOM)2. New York Post launches new Kindle Fire App (FishbowlNY) 3. Do tablet apps and e-books spell the end of pop-up books? (The Daily Beast) 4. Universities test buying e-books in bulk...
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Daily Must Reads, Jan. 23, 2012
The best stories across the web on media and technology, curated by Lily Leung 1. AP CEO Tom Curley, who led company into digital space, to retire (Poynter) 2. Twitter reacts to death of Joe Paterno (Mashable)3. White House joins Google+ (Los Angeles Times)4. Apple enters the $8 billion industry of K-12 textbooks (paidcontent.org) 5. Tablet and e-reader sales soar...
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