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A Guide for the Olympics Online
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:10 PDT
There’s a lot of hubbub over how much of the Olympics will be online this year. Despite the fact that NBC is delaying the webcasting of popular events until after they air on the Pacific Coast, there’s still so much video that we thought we’d help you out by giving you a handy-dandy guide to what’s available and where. Here’s where to feed your Olympics coverage addiction: #post_table td { vertical-align: top; } WHERE TO WATCH THE OLYMPICS Location Content NBCOlympics.com Home for al
Yahoo! News Make an Error
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:25:57 PDT
The headline read: "Tiananmen Square Massacre Remembered."The item was on display for at least 24 hours. The company blamed an automated gallery feature.
“Eyewitness News” format: Yes, it sucked back then too
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:36:14 PDT
UPDATE: The “starts right now” intro was curtailed in October. The corrected text below reflects change. Pity Natalie Clancy. She’s one of CBC TV News’ rising stars — formerly a reporter in the CBC Vancouver newsroom; today, after a stint co-anchoring at CBC Newsworld in Calgary (and before Calgary turned into Toronto), she’s anchoring the late-night Vancouver at 11 newscast. And she does a stellar job at it. The CBC has been using Vancouver as a kind of testing ground for launching new wa
CSR For Dummies
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:02:57 PDT
Are you an environmentalist, a humanitarian, an investor and a consumer, who is not sure how to reconcile all of these interests? Don’t despair! It is possible to be socially and fiscally responsible thanks to the growing business trend of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Businesses that embrace the CSR model are not only interested in the monetary bottom line; they are also focused on the long term triple bottom line—people, planet and profit. According to the news service, CSRwire, “CS
Full-Time High End Retoucher/Designer Wanted
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:39:56 PDT
Esprit Media Services is seeking a High-End Retoucher/Designer to support its clients’ print department with retouching, compositing and color-correction of all imagery used. Responsibilities: • Lead multiple projects and organize workload to meet changing and aggressive deadlines under the direction of Creative Director • Responsible for managing the adjustment of all imagery used in print collateral through retouching, compositing and color-correction • Review and adjust print collat
Spammers Now Paying For Help Evading Filters
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:16:41 PDT
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrew DernieSpammers targeting blogs have come up with a new technique. According to an article on NetworkWorld.com, they are now paying people to post for them. The apparent theory is that comment made by an automated system are easy to spot and block, while comments made by a real human are more likely to get through moderation. Spammers are paying around $20 for 100 comments, and seem to be hiring people from India and other third world countries. Good work if
How Newspapers Can Turn Problems Into Profit
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:49 PDT
How Newspapers Can Turn Problems Into Profit From Micro Persuasion, popular since 5 hours A few weeks ago I wrote about the perfect storm facing print media. Robert Scoble started a similar thread on Friendfeed over the weekend. This week in my AdAge column I look at the same trends, but this time through ...]Read more»
A Drudge Report for California News
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:44:26 PDT
Has links to California news stories, newspapers, TV stations, political columnists and blogs--even a chatroom. All on one page.
Nintendo's Legal Action Drives Up Demand, Prices of R4 Cart
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:57:10 PDT
Not only is Nintendo's legal action against R4 cart spiking the sales, it's also spiking the prices. Check out this Akihabara retailer on July 29th when the news was first announced. R4s were going for ¥2,980 (US$28).
Yahoo news site in Olympic mix-up (Guardian Unlimited)
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:42:34 PDT
Automated gallery on Yahoo's news site causes bizarre juxtaposition amid Olympic celebration
1 dollaro al giorno?
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:18 PDT
1 dollaro al giorno? One-Dollar Koi by Won Park Sul blog di Prospect, c’e’ un interessante articolo che parla di come il metro di misura del “1 dollaro al giorno” per misurare la soglia di poverta’ mondiale risalga al 1993 e la World Bank abbia deciso di ridiscutere della efficacia ed eventuale aggiornamento di tale soglia. Ma l’outcome e’ piuttosto controverso: The World Bank has published two papers on which it is consulting with proposals to change the yardstick - partly to reflec
CBC runs “news” story regarding cowboys
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:22:05 PDT
CBC runs “news” story regarding cowboys Read Comments/Make Comments (There's 0 so far) Hot on the heels of my blog posting of a video on nanny-state madness, the state-owned CBC Newsworld runs a huge long story (it’s news!) fanning the flames of more nanny-statism, this time suggesting this.... It is also being suggested in the cowboy community that cowboys start kissing each other on both cheeks after each bull ride. Tonight on the Fifth Estate. CBC. Because we are pansies a
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Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:10 PDT
There’s a lot of hubbub over how much of the Olympics will be online this year. Despite the fact that NBC is delaying the webcasting of popular events until after they air on the Pacific Coast, there’s still so much video that we thought we’d help you out by giving you a handy-dandy guide to what’s available and where. Here’s where to feed your Olympics coverage addiction: #post_table td { vertical-align: top; } WHERE TO WATCH THE OLYMPICS Location Content NBCOlympics.com Home for al
Yahoo! News Make an Error
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 22:25:57 PDT
The headline read: "Tiananmen Square Massacre Remembered."The item was on display for at least 24 hours. The company blamed an automated gallery feature.
“Eyewitness News” format: Yes, it sucked back then too
Fri, 18 Jul 2008 10:36:14 PDT
UPDATE: The “starts right now” intro was curtailed in October. The corrected text below reflects change. Pity Natalie Clancy. She’s one of CBC TV News’ rising stars — formerly a reporter in the CBC Vancouver newsroom; today, after a stint co-anchoring at CBC Newsworld in Calgary (and before Calgary turned into Toronto), she’s anchoring the late-night Vancouver at 11 newscast. And she does a stellar job at it. The CBC has been using Vancouver as a kind of testing ground for launching new wa
CSR For Dummies
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:02:57 PDT
Are you an environmentalist, a humanitarian, an investor and a consumer, who is not sure how to reconcile all of these interests? Don’t despair! It is possible to be socially and fiscally responsible thanks to the growing business trend of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR). Businesses that embrace the CSR model are not only interested in the monetary bottom line; they are also focused on the long term triple bottom line—people, planet and profit. According to the news service, CSRwire, “CS
Full-Time High End Retoucher/Designer Wanted
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 20:39:56 PDT
Esprit Media Services is seeking a High-End Retoucher/Designer to support its clients’ print department with retouching, compositing and color-correction of all imagery used. Responsibilities: • Lead multiple projects and organize workload to meet changing and aggressive deadlines under the direction of Creative Director • Responsible for managing the adjustment of all imagery used in print collateral through retouching, compositing and color-correction • Review and adjust print collat
Spammers Now Paying For Help Evading Filters
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:16:41 PDT
Photo courtesy of iStockphoto, Andrew DernieSpammers targeting blogs have come up with a new technique. According to an article on NetworkWorld.com, they are now paying people to post for them. The apparent theory is that comment made by an automated system are easy to spot and block, while comments made by a real human are more likely to get through moderation. Spammers are paying around $20 for 100 comments, and seem to be hiring people from India and other third world countries. Good work if
How Newspapers Can Turn Problems Into Profit
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:00:49 PDT
How Newspapers Can Turn Problems Into Profit From Micro Persuasion, popular since 5 hours A few weeks ago I wrote about the perfect storm facing print media. Robert Scoble started a similar thread on Friendfeed over the weekend. This week in my AdAge column I look at the same trends, but this time through ...]Read more»
A Drudge Report for California News
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 19:44:26 PDT
Has links to California news stories, newspapers, TV stations, political columnists and blogs--even a chatroom. All on one page.
Nintendo's Legal Action Drives Up Demand, Prices of R4 Cart
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 23:57:10 PDT
Not only is Nintendo's legal action against R4 cart spiking the sales, it's also spiking the prices. Check out this Akihabara retailer on July 29th when the news was first announced. R4s were going for ¥2,980 (US$28).
Yahoo news site in Olympic mix-up (Guardian Unlimited)
Sun, 03 Aug 2008 17:42:34 PDT
Automated gallery on Yahoo's news site causes bizarre juxtaposition amid Olympic celebration
1 dollaro al giorno?
Mon, 04 Aug 2008 00:00:18 PDT
1 dollaro al giorno? One-Dollar Koi by Won Park Sul blog di Prospect, c’e’ un interessante articolo che parla di come il metro di misura del “1 dollaro al giorno” per misurare la soglia di poverta’ mondiale risalga al 1993 e la World Bank abbia deciso di ridiscutere della efficacia ed eventuale aggiornamento di tale soglia. Ma l’outcome e’ piuttosto controverso: The World Bank has published two papers on which it is consulting with proposals to change the yardstick - partly to reflec
CBC runs “news” story regarding cowboys
Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:22:05 PDT
CBC runs “news” story regarding cowboys Read Comments/Make Comments (There's 0 so far) Hot on the heels of my blog posting of a video on nanny-state madness, the state-owned CBC Newsworld runs a huge long story (it’s news!) fanning the flames of more nanny-statism, this time suggesting this.... It is also being suggested in the cowboy community that cowboys start kissing each other on both cheeks after each bull ride. Tonight on the Fifth Estate. CBC. Because we are pansies a
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