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- Google Maps Suggests New Places You Might Like
- FBI’s Most Wanted: Your Browsing Activity
- Facebook Turns Its Photo Uploader into a Plug-in
- Facebook Gives Us the Lowdown on Its Redesign [VIDEO]
- Venezuela’s Chavez: Twitter Messages Are Terrorist Threats
- 8 Social Media Resources for Super Bowl XLIV
- Online Video Continues Steady Growth Streak [STATS]
- Nexus One Sales Still Sluggish: Only 80,000 in First Month
- Follow Along as Super Bowl Advertisers Fight for Twitter Domination
- Will the Emmys Ditch Tape Delay?
- Moms on Facebook Are Savvy to Marketers [STATS]
- Exclusive: Urbanspoon Launches for Android
- Check Out Hot Chip Live on MySpace Tonight [VIDEO]
- For Sale: Designer Google Fashion
- Hachette Joins Macmillan in E-Book War Against Amazon
- The Future Journalist: Thoughts from Two Generations
- MashBash SXSWi 2010: 2,000+ RSVPs & Last Chance to Win a Free Conference Badge!
- Smartphones Are Selling Like Crazy
| Google Maps Suggests New Places You Might Like Posted: 05 Feb 2010 04:51 PM PST 
Sure, it’s not quite as radical as something like the rumored store interior pics in Google Street View, but it’s always good to see more robust location services. Yelp offers something vaguely similar with a “people who viewed this also viewed” box, but Google’s algorithm is probably more sophisticated. Google has beaten location-focused services like Foursquare to the punch with this. That’s too bad, because we imagine Foursquare could in theory use your check-in history to provide much better suggestions just like Netflix suggests films based on which movies you’ve already rented or streamed and how you’ve rated them. It’s not surprising that Google did it first, though; Google has a lot more experience using algorithms to determine what you’re looking for than Yelp or Foursquare do. Google wasn’t very clear about how its algorithm works in its blog post on the subject. You’ll just have to try it for yourself to see if the results are helpful to you, but your mileage may vary. We viewed the place page for the Indie Cafe sushi and Asian fusion restaurant on the far north side of Chicago and received a bunch of — you guessed it — sushi and Asian fusion restaurant suggestions in adjacent neighborhoods. But when we looked up Big City Swing dance studio in the same city, the results were a bit less precise. Some were great, like the Lincoln Tap Room and Tango Chicago. Others made a lot less sense, like a barber shop and other unrelated venues in a distant suburb almost an hour’s drive away. Try it out and let us know what you think: How does it work? Do you think it’s helpful enough that you’ll be using it regularly? Tags: foursquare, Google, google earth, Google Maps, location services, yelp
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| FBI’s Most Wanted: Your Browsing Activity Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:49 PM PST 
That would mean monitoring the IP addresses, domains and exact websites users visit, and then storing that information for months. If officials who support this measure get their way, federal, state and local law enforcement would be able to access the information via search warrant or subpoena. Access to exact URLs would require deep-packet inspection, which could be a violation of the Wiretap Act. The courts would end up having to make a ruling one way or the other if authorities try it. The argument in favor is that the FBI has long been able to do this with telephone call information, but since so much telephone communication has been replaced by web activity, this would just be a preservation of existing powers. And those in favor insist that no actual content would be released to authorities — only points of contact. For example, authorities can see that a phone call was made from one number to another, but they don’t know what was said unless they wiretap. The FBI says it could use an ISP’s data to investigate suspected child pornographers, but there are obviously potential abuses as well. The good news for privacy hawks who oppose this sort of thing just as strongly as they do the CIA’s alleged use of social networking data is that no significant progress has been made to get this done; consider this more a statement of intent. It’s not the first though; a formal request was sent to congress almost two years ago. image courtesy of iStockphoto, Nikada
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| Facebook Turns Its Photo Uploader into a Plug-in Posted: 05 Feb 2010 03:26 PM PST 
In an announcement on Facebook’s blog, the company revealed that the new Facebook uploader is actually a browser plug-in. In order to upload photos, you have to install it. Once that’s done, though, you will be greeted by a new interface for uploading photos that connects to your computer’s file directory. From Facebook, you can navigate your hard drive and pick out the photos you want. A preview function on the bottom of the uploader makes it simple to pick the right pics out.  Oh, and it has another nifty feature: background uploads. You can navigate away from not only the upload page, but from Facebook itself while uploading photos. A notification will tell you that the uploads are done. We don’t like installing plug-ins unless we have to, but we can see why Facebook took this approach. Still, this will limit some people from being able to upload, especially those at work with locked-down browsers. What do you think: Is this a smart move by Facebook or are plug-ins a bad idea? Is it active for you? Let us know in the comments. Tags: facebook
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| Facebook Gives Us the Lowdown on Its Redesign [VIDEO] Posted: 05 Feb 2010 02:52 PM PST 
Last night, the company decided to mark the momentous occasion by launching a complete homepage redesign and throwing a party for its employees. Not only that, but it invited engineering students and select members of the press to chat with Facebook’s team, including Mark Zuckerberg, COO Sheryl Sandberg and Product Manager Peter Deng In a private meeting with the press, Mr. Deng took the time to explain the new Facebook redesign and all of its new features in-depth. I whipped out my Kodak ZI8 and filmed the entire conversation and demo. While he didn’t reveal many new details, he did provide a very useful overview that made Facebook design and its plan much easier to understand. Check it out: Tags: facebook, mark zuckerberg, Peter Deng, redesign, Sheryl Sandberg, video
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| Venezuela’s Chavez: Twitter Messages Are Terrorist Threats Posted: 05 Feb 2010 02:28 PM PST 
President Hugo Chávez has responded to the outpouring of messages — many of which call for his resignation along with expanded freedom of the press — by asking the National Assembly to start preparing legislation that would regulate the Internet. Similar to what we saw happening in Mexico this week, government officials in Venezuela are perceiving social networks such as Twitter to be a threat to the state. Chávez has apparently even gone as far as indicating that Twitter could be considered a “tool of terror,” and National Assembly deputies were quick to leap to the charge of “eliminating terrorist threats posed by social networks.” We suspect this won’t be the last case we hear about governments feeling threatened by Twitter and other popular social networks. What do you think: Will Venezuela succeed in regulating networks like Twitter? [awesome img credit: Semana.com] [via Boing Boing] Tags: government, Hugo Chavez, protests, regulation, social media, terrorism, twitter, Venezuela
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| 8 Social Media Resources for Super Bowl XLIV Posted: 05 Feb 2010 01:53 PM PST 
The big game is this weekend. Super Bowl XLIV will feature the Indianapolis Colts, from the AFC, and the New Orleans Saints, from the NFC. I won't be in attendance but I'll definitely be glued to the TV to see who will take home the trophy. I follow the NFL all season and thought I'd share some of the best online resources that will enhance your Super Bowl experience. 1. The NFL Super Bowl WebsiteIn addition to main NFL.com site that covers all things pro football, the National Football League launched a separate web page that focuses specifically on the Super Bowl. It includes an abundance of interactive information including Super Bowl news, the history of the big game, a visitor's guide, local events, trivia, etc. The site even has links to purchase tickets and make travel arrangements if you are fortunate enough to be able to attend the game. (Though at this point it might be a bit late for that!) 2. Tweets & Pics The NFL also set up a special site for football fans who use Twitter and Flickr to track their social media contributions to Super Bowl weekend. The site lets users explore photos and tweets from fans tagged #SB44, the official tag of the Super Bowl. There is a lot to see on this page as you click and drag the grid around to watch the excitement unfold. Fans are encouraged to celebrate Super Bowl XLIV through the experiences of fans in South Florida and the rest of the world. The NFL itself has an official Twitter presence at @NFL. 3. NFL Game Center The NFL also has fans in mind with their Game Center site, which lets fans preview the game via news and injury updates, analyze the matchup via stats, and watch pregame video clips. It also offers a fan discussion page where NFL fans can chat with each other. This is a great forum to bring fans together before the big game, and you can also participate in the NFL.com live chats that are scheduled with NFL players and personalities. Once the game starts the page will update with live score reports and a play-by-play drive chart. It also includes links to live radio broadcasts from both New Orleans and Indianapolis for fans that subscribe to the NFL’s Field Pass service. 4. Choose Your TeamNFL fans have a lot of places to congregate and commiserate with their fellow fans. For Colts fans, one of the best places to start is probably the official MyColts fan social network, while Saints fans should check out the popular fan-created hubs at Black and Gold and WhoDatZone. The SB Nation blog sites for the Saints — Canal Street Chronicles — and the Colts — Stampede Blue — also offer great places for fans to connect and stay up-to-date on all the pre- and post-game chatter. 5. Stay Informed Want to know where each team is on the depth chart in every position? Want to know all the latest news before the teams take the field? AOL’s FanHouse Super Bowl page is a great resource for Super Bowl news, as are the NFL pages from ESPN, Yahoo, Bleacher Report, Sports Illustrated, and CBS (who is broadcasting the game in the U.S.) — their Countdown to Kickoff page has plenty of streaming video coverage. During the game be sure to check your favorite sports blog, as many of them will be live blogging this Sunday. 6. Super Bowl Game ProgramFor those of us who won't make it to the game to get a commemorative program, at least we can view it online. This resource is packed with feature stories, news, and Super Bowl festivities. This isn't just for Super Bowl fans, but all NFL fans whether your team made it to the big game or not. They've even made the online version interactive and included video. I’m impressed. 7. Food If you’re hosting a Super Bowl party this Sunday, there are a few staple foods that always go over well. Both Food Network and Martha Stewart score big with great recipes and menus for the ultimate football-watching party. From chili to wings to pigs in a blanket, these resources have you covered. Though if you’re a Saints fan, you may want to look for a good gumbo recipe. (And don’t worry, despite the rumors, having your friends over to watch the game probably isn’t illegal.) 8. CommercialsAnd finally, for those of you who only watch the Super Bowl for the commercials, I have something for you as well. Check out the top 10 Super Bowl commercials of the decade. This link is an interactive countdown special, hosted by Jim Nantz, Lead Play-by-Play Announcer of the NFL on CBS, and co-host Lara Spencer, host of The Insider, where viewers voted live for their top commercial pick. After kickoff on Sunday, check out out the YouTube Ad Blitz where commercials will be uploaded as they air and fans will be able to vote for their favorites, and you can watch real-time, Twitter-powered rankings of the ads on the BrandBowl 2010 site. The game is this Sunday, February 7th in South Florida. My pick is the Indianapolis Colts – who ya got? More sports resources from Mashable:
Image courtesy of iStockphoto, Willard Tags: Colts, fab five, football, jalen rose, List, Lists, saints, sports, Super Bowl
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| Online Video Continues Steady Growth Streak [STATS] Posted: 05 Feb 2010 12:32 PM PST 
The astronomical numbers for December mean that viewers tuned into two billion more videos than in November, and that, as expected, a majority — nearly 40% — of those videos were YouTube videos, with Hulu still coming in a very distant second place and accounting for 3% of video views. What’s most interesting to us is that while these video-viewing numbers are giant, we’re not seeing too much fluctuation as to where online denizens are consuming this video content. Month-to-month Google’s YouTube maintains its commanding lead, while everyone else battles it out for a marginal piece of the video pie. The month-to-month data clearly points to the fact that watching videos online is a trend that will continue to gain momentum, meaning that we can expect to see a few billion more videos added to next month’s total. The video sites we turn to for content, however, aren’t likely to change, so we can expect YouTube, Hulu and all the rest to continue to grow at the approximately the same rate.
[img credit: adamjackson1984] Reviews: Hulu, YouTube Tags: ComScore, hulu, ONLINE VIDEO, video, youtube
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| Nexus One Sales Still Sluggish: Only 80,000 in First Month Posted: 05 Feb 2010 12:18 PM PST 
As compared to first month sales of the iPhone (about 600,000) and the Droid (about 525,000), sales of the Nexus One do appear to be moving along rather slowly. A lot of factors probably contribute to the relatively low numbers, key among them the lack of traditional marketing expenditure (as compared to, say, the $100 million ad campaign for the Droid) and Google’s direct-to-consumer sales approach, which, although innovative, is simply not something the typical mobile consumer is used to. Add to that its support for 3G on T-Mobile only, reports of support problems for the device, plus reports of 3G issues — although the latter has reportedly been addressed in the latest software update. On the other hand, we know the Nexus One won’t be the only horse Google will be backing in its bid to upend business as usual in the mobile marketplace. Motorola is already working on another direct-to-consumer device with the search giant, and the Android operating itself is starting to see impressive growth overall. So it’s not all bad news, but we can’t help but wonder how Nexus One sales compare to Google’s hopes for the handset. What do you think: Do these sales numbers surprise you? Did you think the Nexus One would sell faster or perhaps even slower given the obstacles? Reviews: Android, Google, add, iPhone Tags: android, droid, flurry analytics, Google, nexus one, sales
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| Follow Along as Super Bowl Advertisers Fight for Twitter Domination Posted: 05 Feb 2010 11:58 AM PST 
BrandBowl2010 — a new Super Bowl advertiser tracking site from Mullen and Radian 6 — offers near real-time analysis for an immediate look at pre-, post- and in-game Twitter reactions to the Super Bowl spots everyone will be watching. The BrandBowl2010 experience highlights and ranks the 10 brands getting the most Twitter buzz at any given time. Users can roll over individual advertisers to get a high-level view of their Super Bowl performance, including their BrandBowl score (non-negative share of each brand relative to all brands), total number of tweets and net sentiment score. For an even deeper look at how an advertiser is performing, visitors can click the button next to “nerd alert” to look at charts highlighting tweet content and the fluctuation of tweets over time. So while advertiser tweets and their sentiment scores are actively being measured and dissected in the background, you can sit back and take in the fight for social media attention via the eye-catching and smartly-designed user interface. It appears that BrandBowl’s advertiser tracking has just begun, but we expect the playing field to heat up come game time, and BrandBowl2010 will be the best place to watch the advertiser mêlée as it goes down live. For Twitter data nerds like myself, BrandBowl2010 is especially exciting because it’s clearly an evolution in how we can track and follow Twitter conversations during the Super Bowl.
Reviews: Twitter Tags: brandbowl, MARKETING, money, mullen, radian6, software, sports, Super Bowl, twitter
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| Will the Emmys Ditch Tape Delay? Posted: 05 Feb 2010 11:39 AM PST 
The Golden Globes marked the best ratings NBC had in that time slot (excluding sports) in six years. We’ll have to see how the Emmys fare on August 29. Social Media and Time DelayHistorically, most award shows have been broadcast to the West Coast and Mountain Time zones on a time delay. While this has slowly started to change for some shows (The Academy Awards has aired live for several years), it has remained a choice for broadcasters who fear decreased viewership if they air before primetime. While most big award shows are now broadcast on Sunday night, in the past, when shows have been broadcast on weekdays, holding them back for primetime just made sense. There’s no use in broadcasting an event if your West Coast audience is still at work (or is trying to eat dinner). However, this started to change about 15 years ago. When the Internet and World Wide Web became mainstream, the disadvantages of time delay started to become apparent. Viewers in California would often know who won before the preshow starting rolling. Like sporting events, the live nature of award shows is important — you watch because you don’t know what is going to happen. Social media has only made the need for live programming even more clear. In the old days, web forums or IM chats or liveblogs could give people the play-by-play, but people had to know where to look. Now, live events immediately take over Twitter and Facebook streams. If you don’t want the surprise to be spoiled, you pretty much have to stay off any social network during the live telecast. As I opined last week with regard to the Grammy Awards, Twitter is becoming the new water cooler. As we as a culture move to discuss events as they are happening (rather than after they are over), social networking can drive interest to watching award shows live. That same factor could also potentially drive viewers away from watching on a time delay. Don’t Say Goodbye Just YetHowever, as we reported last week (and as Broadcasting & Cable notes), ratings for the Grammy Awards were up year-over-year, too. In fact, the increase in viewers for the Grammys was a staggering 35%, and this was with a tape delay. Broadcasting & Cable makes an interesting assessment:
This is very true. With or without a time delay, social media has the ability to impact viewership. In my opinion, the big advantage that skipping the time delay brings is that if a Kanye West moment doesn’t happen, you don’t risk those viewers not tuning in based on what they hear online. They might change the channel anyway, but networks can at least combat the “read the Cliff’s Notes, skipped the book” effect that instant communication has afforded us all with regards to award shows. West Coast readers, would you like to see the Emmys live, without delay? What do you think about how social media impacts live events? Let us know! (via Business Insider) Reviews: Facebook, Twitter Tags: award shows, emmy awards, Emmys, Film, media, tape delay, television, televison
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| Moms on Facebook Are Savvy to Marketers [STATS] Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:47 AM PST 
However, in general, the study shows that moms are more receptive to marketing, as long as it is done in the right way. The survey showed that most moms use the social networking site to communicate with family and friends, but three-fourths of the respondents were Facebook fans of at least one brand. Even more interesting, perhaps, is the statistic that 16% of the respondents were fans of more than 10 companies or brands.
The most popular type of brand outreach for moms on Facebook? Coupons and pages with kid-oriented themes. Here’s an excerpt from eMarketer’s blog post:
So what are the rules when marketing to moms on Facebook? This is what the survey recommends:
Are you a mom who uses Facebook? Tell us what you think of Facebook marketing in the comments! Reviews: Facebook Tags: facebook, facebook marketing, MARKETING, Moms, money
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| Exclusive: Urbanspoon Launches for Android Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:03 AM PST 
Urbanspoon for Android, now available for Nexus One and Droid phones, provides the same awesome functionality that you’ve likely come to expect from its iPhone version. For those unfamiliar with the iPhone app, Urbanspoon allows you to find and choose nearby restaurants and reviews by simply shaking your phone. The Android version does the same thing, but includes a different interface with a few extra features. At its core, it provides localized restaurant suggestions and reviews based on price, location, and culinary style. Shake your Android phone and a suggestion for a restaurant appears. At the bottom of your screen will not only be the restaurant that Urbanspoon has chosen, but restaurant location, a phone number, and the rating the destination has received from Urbanspoon users. Search has also been made very prominent. As you can see from the top of the screenshot above, you can quickly access text or voice search to find the restaurant or style of your choice. The Android app also comes with other options, such as browsing restaurant listing or changing your location in case you want to check on food locations in another city. After playing around with it for a while now, I have to say that this app is near the same quality as the iPhone app. They didn’t simply port the app, but added onto it with Android-specific features. They utilized the extra screen space quite nicely. In a phone conversation I had with Urbanspoon founder Ethan Lowry, I learned that the team was waiting until the Android platform caught up with the iPhone OS in terms of functionality and critical mass before creating an Android version of the app. He loves how “blazingly fast” it is, which gives the Urbanspoon team more control over the animation of the app. He’s also excited over the potential of the Google Voice search (we geeked out for a while about the future of voice search). He also said the big challenge is the diversity of handsets — display sizes and speeds differ from phone to phone. Reviews: Android, Google Voice Tags: android, Android App, Food, iac, iphone, UrbanSpoon
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| Check Out Hot Chip Live on MySpace Tonight [VIDEO] Posted: 05 Feb 2010 10:01 AM PST 
Haters aside, if you’re down for some tunes with an interactive twist (and you really don’t want to change out of your sweats), you can always tune into this stream (embedded below) and have a dance party all by your lonesome.
Livestreams of music and entertainment events are becoming more and more ubiquitous as of late, with YouTube streaming U2’s concert and San Francisco’s Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival, and MySpace’s own record-breaking livestream of the Twilight New Moon Red Carpet Premiere (which brought in 3 million viewers). MySpace will also be streaming Disney's upcoming Alice in Wonderland fan event on February 19, which will feature cast appearances, performances by soundtrack artists and a sneak peek at film footage. The social networking site has been hip to livestreams since early 2008, when it streamed Operation MySpace live from Kuwait. Still, although the site has been launching streams fairly regularly since mid-2009, tonight’s show marks the first time MySpace has streamed a Secret Show live in more than one territory ( U.S. and UK). Secret Shows usually take place in smaller venues and have a limited audience (tonight’s show is invite-only and first come, first served), so the livestream allows for fans who would otherwise be unable to catch the gig to enjoy the show as well. As more and more events get the livestream treatment, it’s nice to see a smaller band make the cut. Granted, Hot Chip has been around for more than five years now and have a pretty big following, but they hardly have the name recognition of, say, U2. Do you plan to tune in tonight? Let us know in the comments. Reviews: MySpace, YouTube Tags: hot chip, live video, livestream, music, myspace
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| For Sale: Designer Google Fashion Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:41 AM PST 
The designer Google duds now up for sale — prices start at $85 for a tee with a giant Google Maps map point — are the physical manifestations of designs submitted in the Fashion Fund challenge. Each designer was challenged to incorporate Google’s “logo colors, technology or commitment to equal access to information.” The three items up now on sale for limited purchase are the following:
Peace “Vintage” Inspired T Shirt by Gary Graham
Oversize Knit Scarf in Google colors by Ohne Titel
Old-fashioned Magnifying Glass Pendant by Waris Reviews: Google, Google Maps Tags: fashion, fashion designers, Google
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| Hachette Joins Macmillan in E-Book War Against Amazon Posted: 05 Feb 2010 09:12 AM PST 
Amazon has tried to keep new digital books at $9.99 or less, but publishers are concerned that the price will undercut hardcover sales. Major hardcover releases often go for as much as three or four times that much. Publisher Macmillan previously announced that it wanted to bump prices of its digital books closer to $15, and Amazon responded by pulling the publisher’s books off its online store shelves. Amazon eventually agreed to capitulate, though; it will offer Macmillan books at higher prices. Still, this agreement has yet to come to fruition. Hachette books — which include The Lovely Bones and titles by authors like Stephen Colbert and Emily Dickinson — are still available in the Kindle store at Amazon’s preferred prices, and Amazon hasn’t responded publicly to Hachette’s newly stated intentions. We don’t expect that there will be a sales freeze in this case, though. News Corp. bigwig Rupert Murdoch has said that his publisher HarperCollins — which News Corp. owns — is also dissatisfied with Amazon’s restrictions on pricing, and that its newly struck deal with Apple for the iPad allows greater flexibility. It looks like the iPad’s entry to the market could force Amazon to budge more than Macmillan already has; we’ll probably all be paying more for our e-books soon. Tags: amazon, apple, hachette, ipad, Kindle, Macmillan
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| The Future Journalist: Thoughts from Two Generations Posted: 05 Feb 2010 08:47 AM PST 
Ask a journalist about the state of the media and the answer you get may range from dire predictions about journalism’s imminent demise to cautious optimism. The doomsayers point to falling newspaper circulation, fragmenting TV audiences and the 18,000+ jobs lost in 2009. Sites like PaperCuts, which painstakingly tracked those job losses (and has already noted 815 losses for January of 2010), and Twitter feeds like TheMediaIsDying, help reinforce the notion that the American media is, well, dying. For the optimists, this is an exciting time of great opportunities, with more media being created and consumed than ever before. Here’s part of what Joshua Micah Marshall, creator of Talking Points Memo, told the graduating class at Columbia Journalism School last year:
Of course, no one knows for sure exactly where we are headed, but this seems like a time when preparing to deal with the changes ahead would be a good idea. And that’s what Mashable did earlier this week with its fourth Mashable NextUp NYC, as part of Social Media Week. Held at the 92YTribeca — the hip, downtown version of the venerable 92nd Street Y of the Upper East Side (“free Wi-Fi” announces a chalkboard at the door) — the event attempted to look at the changing media landscape and the evolving role of journalists in it. When Mashable’s Adam Hirsch asked former contributor (and my student at Columbia J-school) Vadim Lavrusik to do a public conversation with me on the topic, we decided to bill it as “The Future Journalist: Thoughts from Two Generations.” The Tra-digital JournalistOnce upon a time, I used to be a young, fresh-faced journalist of the future, so it horrifies me that I’ve turned into the voice of an older generation. But Vadim is an example of what it will take to succeed in the future: a balance between the traditional values and skills of journalism, and the digital skills and mindset that are so critical these days. My colleague, Sig Gissler, administrator of the Pulitzer Prizes, coined the term “tra-digital journalist” and it describes Vadim and so many other young journalists today (be sure to read his Mashable post on 8 Must-Have Traits for Tomorrow’s Journalist, which served as a backbone for our discussion). The concept of the tra-digital journalist is among the many ideas we discussed and we’ve put together our slides below and also have a Twitcam live-streamed video of the conversation. Here are some of the other key concepts that we discussed: The Fundamentals Are CriticalDespite the importance of technology, it’s the fundamentals of journalism that are still critical. The fundamentals include: great reporting and writing, journalistic ethics, specialization by topic or beat, investigative skills, news judgment. Also invaluable, critical thinking and critical reading — too many journalists don’t pay attention to either. The Future Journalist Is…We identified specific digitally-oriented skills and traits a future journalist would need. These include being:
Business ItemsWe discussed some business-ish skills and traits that are going to be useful.
Be a Permanent LearnerMost journalists don’t appreciate how much better they’d be at their jobs if they were constantly learning new ideas and skills. Such a learner’s media diet may include:
Being on deadline or in crisis mode is not the time to try and figure out new technology. When the plane lands in the Hudson, it’s too late to figure out Twitter. When your company starts layoffs, it’s too late to figure out LinkedIn. Start carving out time to learn new concepts and tools. Social MediaWouldn’t be Mashable if we didn’t talk about social media. Using the syllabus of my Social Media Skills for Journalists course (developed with adjunct professor Adam Glenn), we outlined what social media can do for journalists:
Smart journalists understand that social media is for listening, not just broadcasting or sharing what’s on your mind. Mashable’s Convening PowerAs with most events these days, I learned much from the audience Q&A and the networking sessions before and after the talk. My boss, Nicholas Lemann, Columbia J-school Dean and New Yorker contributor, often talks about the convening power of a place like our school: the ability to bring together influential people to have important conversations. I saw up close for the first time Mashable’s in-person convening power, having experienced its online convening power for a long time now. Attendees included a cross-section of folks doing some of the most interesting work in media today. And, as you will hear in the video, many people in the room knew more about the topic that I did, including Edelman’s Steve Rubel and members of the Mashable editorial team (who, in some ways, are living prototypes of tomorrow’s journalists). The Folly of Predicting the FutureAs we say in the slides, the social media scene today is where radio was in 1912, where TV was in 1950, where the web was in 1996. A lot of wonderful opportunities and terrible mistakes lie ahead of us. Predicting the future of journalism at any of those points would have resulted in a lot of wrong predictions back then. While we are sure many of our predictions are going to be wrong in specifics, we have the chutzpah to presume they are right directionally. We welcome your feedback and input. Connect with Vadim Lavrusik on Twitter (@lavrusik) and via his blog, Lavrusik.com and his new project covering startups in New York City, NYC3.0. Connect with Sree Sreenivasan on Twitter (@sreenet) and via his Facebook tech tips page, Facebook.com/SreeTips. His columns about the media and technology run in DNAinfo.com, a Manhattan news site he helped put together with Ameritrade founder Joe Ricketts (whose family just bought the Cubs and Wrigley Field). The syllabus and notes for his Social Media Skills for Journalists course is at bit.ly/socmediaskills and his workshops collection is at bit.ly/workshops. On Friday, Feb. 5, 2010, he is hosting two free webcasts, Basic Twitter for Journalists and Advanced Twitter for Journalists, one of them featuring Mashable founder Peter Cashmore. Details and archive at bit.ly/columbiajtw2. Image courtesy of 92YTribeca in New York City Reviews: Facebook, Google Analytics, Lifehacker, LinkedIn, Mashable, Twitcam, Twitter Tags: journalism, Journalist, media, nextup-nyc, social media week
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| MashBash SXSWi 2010: 2,000+ RSVPs & Last Chance to Win a Free Conference Badge! Posted: 05 Feb 2010 07:12 AM PST 
If you don’t have your SXSWi ticket yet, this is your last chance to enter our giveaway to win two full SXSWi conference badges and access to the MashBash VIP List via a sweepstakes on Facebook! Check out the contest here and enter to win before tonight at 11:59 p.m. ET. Join Mashable’s Pete Cashmore, Adam Ostrow, Josh Catone, Barb Dybwad, Brett Petersel and myself, along with our sponsors Cliqset and Sony Electronics and 1,600+ SXSWi attendees for a night of music and networking. In addition, there will be a three-hour open bar, strong Wi-Fi, a game room and plenty of surprises! Don't forget to RSVP to let us and the other attendees know you are coming at our Eventbrite page. Starting next week we will be selecting winners at random from the Eventbrite RSVP list to get special VIP Access to the event. More MashBash SXSWi news, updates and excitement to come! The ContestApply: Facebook Contest powered by WildFire DetailsDate: Sunday, March 14, 2010 Many thanks to our sponsors:
Reviews: Facebook, Mashable Tags: contest, MashBash, sweepstakes, sxsw, sxswi
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| Smartphones Are Selling Like Crazy Posted: 05 Feb 2010 05:46 AM PST 
A lot of this growth can be attributed to Apple and its iPhone, which has grown from 9.1% market share in 2008 to 14.4% in 2009, shipping 8.7 million units in the fourth quarter of 2009. Although some reports claim Apple’s smartphone market share has dropped compared to the third quarter of 2009, Apple can still be satisfied with its impressive overall growth. BlackBerry manufacturer RIM lately hasn’t been getting as much press as some other manufacturers, but it’s also doing very well, with its market share rising from 15.6% to 19.8% in 2009. Besides RIM, Apple and Nokia (which still holds the first spot in the smartphone market, slightly dropping from 40.0% in 2008 to 38.9% in 2009), the other two names in the top five list are HTC and Samsung with 4.6% and 3.3% market share, respectively. However, this list might get rearranged soon, as Motorola has had significant success with its Droid, shipping 2.5 million smartphones in the fourth quarter of 2009, compared to just 1.6 million in the same period in 2008.  [img credit: IDC] Tags: idc, Mobile 2.0, smartphones
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