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Social network sites violate users’ privacy

by John Einar Sandvand on November 12, 2009 · 3 comments

User terms at major social network sites like Facebook and Twitter are highly questionable, according to a survey by the Norwegian Consumer Council.

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5 ways news sites can use Twitter lists and widgets

by John Einar Sandvand on November 9, 2009 · 2 comments

Twitter’s new list function and widgets offer great possibilities for news sites. Here are 5 ways lists and widgets can be used to add extra value to traditional journalism.

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Where half the population use Facebook every week

by John Einar Sandvand on October 28, 2009 · 5 comments

The growth of Facebook has been tremendous in Norway over the last couple of years. A new survey shows that more than 50 per cent of the population now use Facebook every week.

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Watch it live: The social media at full speed

by John Einar Sandvand on October 17, 2009 · 1 comment

Social media activities have grown exponentially over the last few year. This amazing application gives you a live count of the activities right now.

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5 simple ways to engage users on a small news site

by John Einar Sandvand on October 11, 2009 · 7 comments

So you have a small news site, but no technical resources to do all the exciting web 2.0 stuff? Here are five great tools any news site can use to add interactivity to your content. And I promise: No programming required!

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The death of the newspaper … and other links

by John Einar Sandvand on September 28, 2009 · 0 comments

Popular online media topics on Twitter last week include: The death of the newspaper, practical tips for social journalism and how journalists can launch their own sites.

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10 practical tips for social journalism

by John Einar Sandvand on September 19, 2009 · 4 comments

News rooms need to engage in social media. But how? Here are 10 steps suggested by JD Lasica, president of Socialmedia.biz.

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The top 5 web trends in 2009

by John Einar Sandvand on September 16, 2009 · 0 comments

ReadWriteWeb has done its annual State of the Web. Here are the top 5 web trends in 2009, according to the highly respected technology blog.

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Norway went to the polls on September 14th. It was an event which inspired new and creative ways of doing online journalism. Here is an overview of how the biggest news sites in Norway decided to cover the election night.

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Young people are flooding in to Twitter

by John Einar Sandvand on September 2, 2009 · 2 comments

It was close to an established truth: Twitter has been mostly for grown-ups. Yet that seems now to change. Recent numbers from Comscore demonstrates how the younger age groups now have the highest growth on Twitter.

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