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Is Social Media Making Journalists Lazy?
When I was a newspaper reporter, a key part of the job was finding and interviewing sources who could offer information, perspective, insight and, of course, some good quotes. It required legwork and the ability to build relationships and trust with people.
While talking to sources is still an integral part of journalism, I’ve noticed a [...]
The Death of the Blog Comment?
For all the talk about social media being about “conversations”, it has become more apparent that the blog comment landscape is becoming a lot less vibrant and interesting.
At one time, comments on blogs were pretty standard – you read an interesting post, you left a comment. Today, you read an interesting post, and then do [...]
Where Are the Comment Search Engines?
There seems to be no lack of entrepreneurs willing to take a crack at developing a new search engine – even if it means going to head to head with Google. Whether it’s Wolfram Alpha, Bing, Cuil or Blekko, there is no lack of search start-ups.
What’s puzzling about this search landscape is the lack [...]
Spam Getting More Sophisticated
Say what you want about spammers but they definitely creative.
Take, for example, what they’re doing with comments on blogs. At first blush, the comments look legit. But if you look at the e-mail and Web site address, you realize it’s a spammer looking to get a link on your blog.
Here’s a comment left by a [...]
A Commentary About Blog Comment Systems