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The disaggregation of news

by John Einar Sandvand on July 26, 2009 · 7 comments

Traditionally news were always presented in neatly edited packaged. No more. In web 2.0 the individual news story frequently becomes more important than the edited package. What does this mean for news providers?

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5 great Twitter tools for journalists

by John Einar Sandvand on January 21, 2009 · 9 comments

Every day news stories break on Twitter. Here are some of the tools journalists can use to make Twitter work for them.

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5 social media trends in 2009

by John Einar Sandvand on January 20, 2009 · 7 comments

Here are some of the social media trends that are taking place in 2009. Illustration: Matt Hamm

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Record Facebook traffic on Christmas Eve

by John Einar Sandvand on January 5, 2009 · 0 comments

Image via CrunchBase Never before has a so high percentage of the web users spent time on Facebook and other social networks as on Christmas Eve.

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Five smart steps for journalists in 2009

by John Einar Sandvand on January 3, 2009 · 4 comments

Journalism is changing dramatically – and old-timers in the profession must pay attention to stay ahead. Here are five steps many journalists would benefit from taking in the coming years if they want to stay in the A-league.

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YouTube beats Yahoo in search

by John Einar Sandvand on December 19, 2008 · 0 comments

Image via CrunchBase, source unknown It is web historic: In November YouTube had more searches from U.S. users than Yahoo.

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The State of the Mediasphere

by John Einar Sandvand on December 15, 2008 · 1 comment

Looking at the digital future: Here is a very interesting presentation by professor Jeffrey Cole, director of the USC Annenberg School’ Center for the Digital Future. The presentation was given at the Monaco Media Forum.

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10 new roles for journalists

by John Einar Sandvand on December 14, 2008 · 11 comments

New roles will be necessary in editorial organizations. Here are 10 of them, provided by the Swedish media blog Mindpark.

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Everything you wanted to know about Google

by John Einar Sandvand on December 9, 2008 · 0 comments

Image via Wikipedia I came across this excellent presentation of Google from the French consulting company Fabernovel. It promises to tell you “everything you wanted to know about Google … But were afraid to ask”.

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Crisis advice for newspaper executives

by John Einar Sandvand on December 4, 2008 · 2 comments

Steve Outing is one of the journalist veterans in new media. Now he offers 11 points to ponder for newspaper excutives in a crisis. It is indeed recommended reading for anyone working in the media.

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