David Black

“This year could bear witness to some grave e-business casualties if too many jump into the social networking sector gung ho, according to Ecademy.”

“The idea that the future is local news is getting a lot of play in the papers today.”

“Every journalist working on a Northcliffe newspaper is to be trained to update its accompanying website, putting stories online themselves and learning how to add value to articles.”

“No one wants to connect with your brand, they want to connect with their town… Hint: If your hyperlocal site makes me think ‘Hmm, maybe we’ll move back there someday,’ you’re probably doing something right.”

“Media analysts agree that many readers are looking for hyperlocal content, but they say most citizen-journalism sites aren’t mature enough to tap into the lucrative local advertising markets.”

“Does BBC reach extend with every development of the technology (because it must serve all Britons in every way)? Or are there frontiers it mustn’t pass?”

“Users depend on TechMeme and Digg to show them interesting content that they never would have thought would be interesting to them — it’s the power of serendipity and discovery that comes when you ride along with a larger community of interest.”

“Oodle, the listings aggregator service, is completing its transition from a Google –dependent site with the rollout today of a comparison feature for autos.”

“In response to a question on the Placeblogger listserv, I put together a quick list of sites that are great for journalism tutorials (particularly free ones). Here’s the list.”

“In this issue, words about journalists’ experiences in the digital era transport our vision forward, while our eye takes us on a visual voyage back to a time when newspapers wove communities together.”

“UK newspaper and magazine publishers have agreed to allow the Press Complaints Commission to regulate audio-visual material on their websites.”