Archive for May 2004
Guardian to expand RSS services
Posted by: kegill on: 31 May 2004
The London Guardian is expanding its RSS feeds (XML). The Guardian first offered an XML feed to readers in 2002; it is a general front-page feed. The Guardian also already offers a subscription service in about 25 specialized content areas.
Thanks to Journalism.Co.Uk and Library Stuff.
See Geeklog’s compiled list of news feeds.
Advocating media critique
Posted by: kegill on: 28 May 2004
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Yesterday, the Department hosted Robert Jensen, associate professor at the University of Texas – Austin, for a conversation about media, war and politics. He is promoting a new book, Citizens of the Empire: The Struggle to Claim our Humanity. I found the title intriguing, given former Sen. Gary Hart’s admonition yesterday that election 2004 will [...]
Kerry, the day after
Posted by: kegill on: 28 May 2004
These days, it’s rare that I have the opportunity to attend a newsworthy event and then read about it afterward, contrasting my experience with the ‘reported’ facts. So I relished the opportunity to see how the Kerry speech was reported, both locally and nationally.
Locally, the most obvious was positioning in the printed paper. The Seattle [...]
Kerry lays out security strategy – 2
Posted by: kegill on: 27 May 2004
Commentary My first impression was of height. There was the veteran who led the Pledge, Hart and Kerry — lined up on stage in ascending order. Kerry towered over both men. As a colleague in the Department says, this could prove advantageous in the debates — if we are allowed to see the difference. I [...]
Kerry lays out security strategy – 1
Posted by: kegill on: 27 May 2004
Mid-morning today in Seattle, Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) laid out a four-point strategy designed to create a “secure” America. This is the first in a series of policy speeches planned from now until D-Day, June 6.
The speech comes on the eve of the dedication of the WWII Memorial in Washington, DC, an event which will [...]
Niche publishing
Posted by: kegill on: 26 May 2004
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Steve Rubel and I had coffee while I was in NY last week, and we talked about the importance of blogs for corporate communications. This week he’s exploring the idea that micropublishing might be attractive to journalists who are tired of media consolidation. Given that many of the top blogs — as measured by Technorati [...]
Newspaper serves political blogs
Posted by: kegill on: 26 May 2004
In a twist on the “equal time” rule, the Herald-Sun in Durham, NC is offering candidates in local and state elections (six counties) a free blog on the newspaper website. I’m not sure which is more amazing — the offer itself or the fact that only four candidates have taken the paper up on the [...]
Microsoft settles with Opera
Posted by: kegill on: 24 May 2004
According to cNet, Microsoft has paid Opera $12.75 million in damages rather than face a law suit.
The complaint stems from 2003 versions of MSN, when the company deliberately created stylesheets that caused the site to render improperly in Opera. However, then, as well as today, MSN fails the W3C validator.
Gates plugs blogs
Posted by: kegill on: 24 May 2004
The BBC reports that Bill Gates endorsed blogs and RSS at the Microsoft CEO Summit in Redmond last week. He cited the ease of communication as a reason business should use the tool. Microsoft does not currently make blogging software. Thanks, Dan Gillmor.
Net Buzz
Posted by: kegill on: 24 May 2004
How to create buzz in a networked world? Fast Company spotlights BzzAgent, which implements eRoots campaigns for a variety of products.
They’ve buzzed products as diverse as Estee Lauder facial masks, Lee jeans, Rock Bottom Restaurants, and a book by Fast Company columnist Seth Godin.
However, no cash changes hands although network members do get to [...]
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