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August 16, 2004
Switching to lower case
Wired News switches to internet from Internet, Web become web and Net becomes net. It's recognition that these words are nouns, not proper nouns. Now when will the Associated Press change its style? FYI, Wired News changed from email to e-mail several years ago, even though they were an early advocate of email.
Posted by eubie at 8:12 PM permalink
Newspaper get 'breaking news'
From Donata Communications writing about local TV stations choosing to not break news for fear of tipping the competitors: "Until we begin respecting the power of the immediacy offered by the Web — and especially RSS — we'll be hopelessly left behind in the race to see who wins the local online news prize. Money follows eyeballs, and the eyeballs are abandoning broadcast in favor of the Internet at a speed that frightens every corporate broadcast executive on the planet." Tip from Lost Remote
Posted by eubie at 7:59 PM permalink
Good reading from ACBJ -- Aug. 16
Washington Bureau: Employers seek help as unemployment taxes soar
Milwaukee Business Journal: Overbuilding of golf courses has some owners struggling to make money
Portland Business Journal: Olympic gold comes after games are over: Shoemakers expect delayed sales hit
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