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December 30, 2004
Top 10 online journalism stories
1. Bloggers cover political conventions (Multiple related entries)
2. Blogs post exit polls
3. Sites create great presidential campaign interactives (Specifically: Great presidential candidate selectors and The best campaign interactives
4. Few newspaper readers visit papers' sites
5. NYTimes.com launches blog-like features
(Also see this entry in which Times reporter Andrew Revkin discusses his blog-like diary.)
6. California paper undertakes ambitious participatory journalism project
7. Blogs still rare, but foster community
8. Could Google News be sued for libel?
9. CNN.com: More than 6 million paid video subscribers
10. NakedNews, porn goes wireless
Posted by eubie at 7:05 PM permalink
How to Sell Your Boss
Working Smart: How to Sell Your Boss.
As the president of a company, I spend a good deal of time listening to proposals. Those doing the pitching usually need my approval to proceed with their project. Frankly, I never cease to be amazed at how poorly most people do in this kind of situation.
Posted by eubie at 6:49 PM permalink
Cognitive overload
Sometimes it seems it's the only way to get things done. We call it multi-tasking; scientists call it cognitive overload. It's become a way of life at the office and at home, but the question is whether in the end we benefit. Good article about this from Seattle Times. Interesting discussion at Slashdot.
Reading email or surfing sites is one common way people multitask. In Dec. 30 NY Times "Internet Use Said to Cut Into TV Viewing and Socializing" it says a current study shows "an hour of time spent using the Internet reduces face-to-face contact with friends, co-workers and family by 23.5 minutes, lowers the amount of time spent watching television by 10 minutes and shortens sleep by 8.5 minutes." Article repeats something I'd read recently that younger people use instant forms of online communication and many only use email to communicate with older folks, like their parents.
Posted by eubie at 6:32 PM permalink