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Tips for institutions (and others) to succeed on Twitter
A friend who recently started working for a journalism institute e-mailed me for advice about how to grow the institute’s Twitter following. My response applies to both institutes and institutions, including newspapers, and somewhat to individuals as well. So I … Continue reading
Social networking recognition
I’m taking a moment to brag about a great accomplishment at our newspaper. The Times-Tribune won the Best Application of Social Networking Tools in the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association’s 2010 Newspaper Excellence in Cyberspace awards. Here is the judges’ statement: “Great … Continue reading
Reuter’s social media policy: “You should do nothing…”
There has been much Twitter sharing of Reuter’s social media guidelines today. To add some new analysis to the discussion, I uploaded the entire text to IBM’s Many Eyes data visualization tool. Check out the “word tree” below: It shows … Continue reading
A reenactment and discussion of the Pentagon Papers saga, to benefit CJR
CJR is putting on a play about the Pentagon Papers saga this month as a fundraiser. I received this e-mail, and since I don’t see details online anywhere I’m posting it here so others can see and share: mike hoyt … Continue reading
