Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-19

Posted in Twitter on May 19th, 2012 by eubie – Be the first to comment

The Business Journals is hiring a Digital Analyst – http://t.co/lr0QVAX0 – check it out! #measure #Omniture #clt #jobs #
How Yahoo Killed Flickr and Lost the Internet – @Gizmodo http://t.co/eIQLswBX #
Social Madness nominations are in, now what? http://t.co/BMfvVxBr via @phxbizjournal #SocialMadness #
Google's tweaks on search has hurt some small businesses http://t.co/ZcEHBgWN via @WSJ #
Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway to buy all Media General newspapers except Tampa Tribune for $142M http://t.co/8hYuOcSV via @TB_Times #
In 15 years, 90% of news stories written by computers — Narrative Science founder http://t.co/pIriS5S6 via @KPCC #
In 15 years, will 90 percent of news stories written by computers http://t.co/pIriS5S6 via @KPCC #
@KJohnsonsacbiz I received 3 emails. Glad to see you had Google Fusion Tables on the list. #
How Reddit Caught the Professor Who Fooled Wikipedia – http://t.co/CJLED7YI #
Debt collectors reap huge salaries chasing student loans http://t.co/jrqykxw6 via @mspbjnews #
GM to stop advertising on Facebook because their paid ads had little impact on consumers http://t.co/EBgnDwWJ #
Rick Desloge, 1948-2012 http://t.co/x1W17wR7 via @stlbj #
What to learn about social media from blunder by Francesca’s CFO http://t.co/HimRVuru via @HOUBizjournal #
@KJohnsonsacbiz — don't forget. You owe me a list. #
Twitter tiptoes further into the media business http://t.co/UtDJrvZY #
Not part of ACBJ, just keeping up with the industry @talkingbiznews: Colorado biz journal being sold. http://t.co/IlQLKpH8 #
Amazon hiring 1,000 new tech workers for Seattle offices http://t.co/XQ7mkA7P via @PSBJ #
Berkeley Lab makes electricity from viruses http://t.co/8LIYIlmV via @SFBusinessTimes #
Interesting data visualization — How Common Is Your Birthday? http://t.co/XHyKXXNm via @stiles #
Google’s head of news: Newspapers are the new Yahoo http://t.co/yUvdFLsH #
Hate to see Firefox stumbling “@davewiner: Moving To Chrome, Goodbye Firefox. http://t.co/pGWSrhdo” #
Loving v. Virginia — worth remembering http://t.co/PRf0ArKW #
I do enjoy giving Hoops & YoYo cards — Two Guys, a Cat and a Funny Green Bunny http://t.co/vLjetakr via @WSJ #
Writer’s Cramp: In the E-Reader Era, a Book a Year Is Slacking http://t.co/ByIRLdw6 #

Mother’s Day Google Doodle

Posted in Uncategorized on May 13th, 2012 by eubie – Be the first to comment

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-12

Posted in Twitter on May 12th, 2012 by eubie – Be the first to comment

Geeknet — owner of Slashdot, SourceForge — may sell media sites http://t.co/lFcmMBeC via @WBJonline #
Wells Fargo insiders say employees are making eyes at Charlotte http://t.co/hhUqewWJ via @SFBusinessTimes #clt #
Think different: How an entrepreneur makes decisions to go camping: http://t.co/BKzRScjG #
Going back again RT @lheron: Strangely mesmerizing: Watch people around the world buying books, in real time http://t.co/n5FraCW7 #
Nick Denton is betting the future of advertising is conversational http://t.co/jBxPllEQ #
Michael Jordan commercials for Presby start next week http://t.co/GA8zeEjn via @CBJnewsroom #clt #
Hate coffee? Honey Dew Donuts to spike smoothies with Red Bull http://t.co/XJEfrjoB via @BBJNewsroom #
I didn't start out to buy from @amazon this time, but the #custserv won out over rivals. #
Why Twitter matters for media organisations | Alan Rusbridger http://t.co/QKgwBTUk via @guardian #
Knoxville leads in U.S. metros with the highest rate of people living alone http://t.co/nrrODGjl via @bizjournals #
Election nights. So much better with digital. #
Journalism: Dying by a thousand cuts, or being reinvented? http://t.co/rgZWfzxW #
Inside Forbes: A Contributor's Success Story… from 40,000 to 400,000 Readers – Forbes http://t.co/xcJyUbl1 via @sharethis #
Democratic National Convention organizers announce official barbecue sauces http://t.co/tk6XQUkz via @CBJnewsroom #clt #dnc2012 #
(Re)Structuring Journalism: The role data should play in a newsroom http://t.co/bWoxbC6R via @wordpressdotcom #
Christian Science Monitor sees traffic, revenues rising after 3 years of Web-first strategy | Poynter.: http://t.co/yYRJ3dTb #
4 billion people txt, writes @jjn1 for @ObsNewReview http://t.co/mY26o5Zg #
Retirement plans after the Great Recession: U-M study tracks the changes | ISR Sampler http://t.co/cg4E1Weg via @sharethis #
Americans are getting used to the idea of renting the good life http://t.co/e7kxmRW1 via @WSJ #
Yahoo CEO Thompson has company: The resumé 'Liars Index' is up http://t.co/4VUS540H via @BBJNewsroom #

Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-05-05

Posted in Twitter on May 5th, 2012 by eubie – Comments Off

Ouch — RT @niemanlab: Are small newspaper publishers clinging to the false hope that readers see them as important? http://t.co/tu0hpTTu #
Al Jazeera to relaunch citizen media platform Sharek http://t.co/0dIRyTo2 via @journalismnews #
What Corporate Governance Experts Are Saying About Yahoo's Chief: http://t.co/ji4WTCwT #
People Not In Labor Force Soar By 522,000, Labor Force Participation Rate Lowest Since 1981 | ZeroHedge http://t.co/gafWsGpp #
LinkedIn acquires presentation-sharing service SlideShare for $118M http://t.co/7YdSDYst via @SVSJbizjournal #
@rgjohnston Have you seen the Halo the Movie trailer. It's like watching someone play … #
The photographs of photojournalist W. Eugene Smith http://t.co/YRsJ827V #
@Urvaksh If we charged $50 and posted on Tumblr could we dominate the market? #
Boston Globe stops using today, yesterday switching to day of week — "city" and "state" next? http://t.co/JSxNrLMy via @NiemanLab #
Visitors commission sues St. Louis Post-Dispatch to stop requesting Dome lease negotiation docs http://t.co/6Q2Z3PmU via @stlbj #
Surprised anyone has paid RT @talkingbiznews: North Dakota paper charges for business briefs http://t.co/827Bu99x #
$1 million in advertising will buy 125 million Facebook impressions, 10 full-color pages in NY Times http://t.co/6MLVJIBm via @WSJ #
Twitter Is Exploring a Premium Version, CEO Suggests http://t.co/WRZ6P4Mu via @mashable #
Let me count the ways — 25 Things That Make You Look Dumb on Twitter http://t.co/OJrausoW via @wordpressdotcom #
Four Ways the Post-PC Era Differs From Today – Forbes http://t.co/IIsYvB91 #
Leica opens first U.S. store in D.C. http://t.co/IdiCLLTZ via @WBJonline #
Watch video for context : To Get What You Want, Ask for It First and Save the Pleasantries for Later @Lifehacker http://t.co/fDtSlOFZ #
W. Eugene Smith was a great photojournalist, but I don't hear his name mentioned often enough. http://t.co/HViwB0K3 #
Job openings at ACBJ, the parent company of @bizjournals http://t.co/mEKTK8PC #jobs #
@ahow: We're looking to have a paid design intern this summer at @bizjournals. adamhowell@bizjournals.com if interested. #clt #jobs #
Why You’ll Likely Need Less in Retirement http://t.co/8jZjb325 #
Can an Algorithm Write a Better News Story Than a Human Reporter? — more about Narrative Science http://t.co/zDXSw9QQ #
What is the purpose of a newspaper? — Should newspapers do whatever it takes to make money? http://t.co/b533pKRk #
Neal Stephenson on Science Fiction, Building Towers 20 Kilometers High … and Insurance http://t.co/ZbRkWiGx (via @TechReview) #
A story as much about journalism and sources as about fashion — Hunting for Fashion's Copycats http://t.co/8riKnxnU via @WSJ #

Books read in April 2012

Posted in Books on April 29th, 2012 by eubie – Comments Off

Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail

by Cheryl Strayed — The story of someone hiking the Pacific Crest trail was the lure. She started this hike knowing nothing about long-distance hiking that I was surprised she stayed on the trail for more than one night. It’s a good book to read in the early spring — a great time to go hiking.

Child 44 by Tom Rob Smith — A mystery set in the time at the time of the end of Stalin in the Soviet Union. The oppression and fear of that time is the strong theme I took from the story.

Cryptonomicon by Neal Stephenson — Finally. Long book that I enjoyed, but kept wondering if it couldn’t be at least 200 pages shorter.

Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman — It is an interesting book that challenges how questions are presented and data is interpreted. It is a dense book, best taken in small pieces.

The power of a passionate journalist

Posted in journalism on April 28th, 2012 by eubie – Comments Off

Hunting for Fashion’s Copycats, in Thursday’s Wall Street Journa is about how a part-time blogger on fashion led to the withdrawal by Channel of a bracelet that was a close copy of bracelet designed by Pamela Love in 2011.

For me, the story was the power of a publishing platform, an egnaged audience, the reward of journalism and the challenge mainstream media will always face if it trys to compete, rather than cooperate against non-mainstream.

Call them fans, amateurs, part-timers, free-lancers, bloggers, whatever — it’s people who are extrememly passionate about topics.It’s a large and visible group in sports, tech, music, books, fashion. It’s a smaller, but no less passionate group in stamp collecting, woodworkng, antique cars, etc.

Mainstream news organizations need to embrace and cultivate the passionate as readers, sourcess, conributors, partners. It’s not a natural role for newsrooms and there will be many lessons learned along the way.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-28

Posted in Twitter on April 28th, 2012 by eubie – Comments Off

8 reasons student journalists should consider business journalism http://t.co/Yhxqrftt via @BizJournalism #
Ben Huh news startup Circa raises $750K seed funding: http://t.co/Ym5rd1Qi #
Insider's tips: 6 ways to tell your business story on Facebook http://t.co/7YfJjWeg via @PSBJ #
@Urvaksh @huntleypaton I'm all for that, but first I need to wash out some socks. #
Jobless rate down to 9.4% in Mecklenburg County in March http://t.co/afOx3C98 via @CBJnewsroom #clt #
The friction when couples share online http://t.co/jzPuAzm1 #
Mossberg's review: Google Stores, Edits in the Cloud http://t.co/PEmjPeCK via @WSJ #
rexblog: Yes, the web and mobile apps are like TV shows (and magazines) http://t.co/k8dalFuH #
Google takes Drive into Box, Dropbox storage market http://t.co/QGLPRZGi via @SVSJbizjournal #
Dropbox, Skydrive and now Drive … so many places to mislay files. #
When local businesses began marketing on YouTube, local TV ad market was at risk. AdWords ups the stakes. http://t.co/NxVfOfV1 #
New York Daily News releases its blogging and social media policy — http://t.co/ep4nlsZx http://t.co/dHbkTigF via @sharethis #
RT @niemanlab: New study says young people are more willing to pay for news online. But are they interested in news? http://t.co/NQ4GuUuT #
YouTube launches AdWords for video — Think of it as the next generation of commercials http://t.co/ovR2mf6l via @SVSJbizjournal #
Hate to see bookstores close: The Bookmark in Founder Hall is closing June 1. #clt #
Sent my favorite paperbacks by Carl Hiaasen and Tom Clancy to a soldier I know currently in Afghanistan. #
You can probably find someone you know — Why Your Co-Workers Don't Like You http://t.co/VANRbuKd via @WSJ #
Tablets outpacing computers as place to watch TV shows http://t.co/OTgINo6l via @lostremote #
Just a thought — A $100 Weekend in Melbourne: http://t.co/wIR98gtq #
Charlotte Tool Bank @CltToolBank is a great tool source for Eagle projects and other community projects. #
Gawker's Nick Denton wants to change commenting http://t.co/TAmE68hk #

Economix: Young Women Are More Career-Driven Than Men

Posted in Uncategorized on April 22nd, 2012 by eubie – Comments Off

http://economix.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/04/19/young-women-are-more-career-driv…

Women 18 to 34 years old now place more importance on having a high-paying career or profession than their male counterparts do, according to survey data from the Pew Research Center.

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2012-04-21

Posted in Twitter on April 21st, 2012 by eubie – Comments Off

These jobs are unglamorous and unheralded, but they pay well http://t.co/8fuuC51e via @bizjournals #
SF Examiner said to be in talks to acquire alt weekly Bay Guardian http://t.co/eP7KhDMh via @SFBusinessTimes #
Now that we know, good choice — Starbucks drops food coloring derived from crushed beetles http://t.co/xzMYkMCz via @WSJ #
New York Times explains decline in digital ad dollars, paywall plans http://t.co/NKbu1bru #
RT @lheron: Here's more on what's sure to be 1st truly social Olympics, incl. info on restrictions, via @WSJ http://t.co/LreNimOn #
RT @niemanlab: Latest numbers from the @nytimes show digital subscriptions are up, ad revenue is down http://t.co/uAwbt1GU #
How Tumblr plans to attract brands & their money http://t.co/0Zdr2qgF #
Amazon vs. Best Buy: A Tale of Two Retailers by @fromedome http://t.co/O7KhzLBe via @RWW #
ConAgra to "Take home a package of Tennessee Pride" http://t.co/8fPsEkrl via @nashvillebiz #
Enjoyed hearing @benhuh talking an UNCC tonight. The audience understood why lolcats make us laugh. #
Ready to listen to Ben Huh. #
Hope more cities follow RT @edougbanks: Boston replaced 20,000 streetlights w/LEDs, saving 65% annually – $1.8M per yr. #sustainability #
RT @niemanlab: Timeshifted-reading app Read It Later is renamed @Pocket, now free http://t.co/yjG6okQS #
I'm past ready. Gigaom: So can we stop talking about bloggers vs. journalists now? http://t.co/OiwSXp2N #
How Authorship (and Google+) Will Change Linkbuilding | SEOmoz http://t.co/lvYZV2LY via @SEOmoz #
The pleasure of getting a refund vs. getting it right? I prefer the refund. http://t.co/gu2CPo64 via @WSJ #
Farmers Insurance becomes first to put hashtag on a racecar for NASCAR’s Texas Motor Speedway http://t.co/9h3d5BM0 via @lostremote #
Muslims on Wall Street, Bridging Two Traditions: http://t.co/ziCiNpJE #
paidContent: E-book unit volume passed hardbacks, but revenue won't catch up until 2014 http://t.co/jDos11Or #
@davewiner: A great gesture on the part of Google to strengthen the open web. http://t.co/YxbJQznq #
Will Baltimore fire trucks soon resemble NASCAR cars? http://t.co/VgI2pW8V via @bbjonline #
RT @matthewjbrown: Google is looking down a mobile CPC cliff – http://t.co/hs0SpZdG via @TechCrunch #
Facebook’s acquisition of Instagram tells a lot about Mark Zuckerberg’s state of mind http://t.co/smefdt0p #
30 Things to Tweet About Your Brand http://t.co/7lmgipvk #
Columbia Journalism Review recognizes insightful political coverage by four in #clt including @CBJgreennews http://t.co/Z6RE3wgC #
Doug Rauch of Trader Joe's, says delighting customers in new ways only happens when you take risks. http://t.co/yHW195MQ @HarvardBiz #
Today's Google doodle — Photographer Robert Doisneau http://t.co/SRKc06fe #