In digital storytelling many professional journalists would be wise to study and learn from the best bloggers.
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5 things journalists should learn from bloggers
by John Einar Sandvand on June 23, 2010 · 26 comments
How Facebook is cheating advertisers on the demographics
by John Einar Sandvand on June 9, 2010 · 2 comments
More than 1,6 million people live in Norway’s capital Oslo, claims Facebook. But the real number is only about 500.000. Advertisers be warned: You cannot trust the demographic numbers of Facebook.
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A fun way to get readers to help improve your news products
by John Einar Sandvand on May 19, 2010 · 0 comments
Norway’s largest newspaper, Aftenposten, just celebrated its 150 year anniversary. Check out this great interactive graphic for a fun way to ask readers to post their opinions and suggest improvements.
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How news sites can connect to their readers through Facebook’s social plugins
by John Einar Sandvand on April 23, 2010 · 0 comments
Facebook’s new social plugins offer news sites a great chance to build closer relationship to their readers and become more relevant in presenting the news.
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The Facebook explosion of birthday greetings
by John Einar Sandvand on March 18, 2010 · 0 comments
Three years ago only my closest family and a couple of friends would take note of my birthday. This week I received almost 70 greetings. Welcome social media!
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Time spent on social networks almost doubled in a year
by John Einar Sandvand on January 25, 2010 · 3 comments
Global web users spent on average five and a half hours on social network sites in December. That is an increase in time spent of 82 per cent in one year, according to the latest number from Nielsen.
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The next generation of media is already here
by John Einar Sandvand on January 15, 2010 · 0 comments
I came across this nice and interesting slideshow by Dan Calladine pointing out some of the ongoing trends in media consumption. It is worth flipping through.
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8 digital media trends to watch in 2010
by John Einar Sandvand on January 14, 2010 · 15 comments
User payment, e-reading and more clever advertising solutions. Those are some of the online media trends that will put their mark on 2010.
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The top 5 most popular posts of the year
by John Einar Sandvand on December 20, 2009 · 2 comments
As 2009 is coming to an end, it might be time to sum up a little bit. Here are the 5 posts which have been read my most people on BetaTales this year.
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How the internet really affected the election
by The Guardian on July 12, 2010 · 1 comment
After all the hype and all the disappointment, a Reuters study digs deeper into the effect of social media on the 2010 campaign
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