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How do young people consume information?
Why ‘serendipity’ is my new pet peeve

07.08.2009 · Posted in Engagement, News, newspapers, Readers, Users, Web

So let's get this straight: Only teens don't like frustrating, hard to use websites, only teens don't like irrelevant, useless information, only teens don't like liars and only teens want to use information they find for more than personal knowledge? I don't understand how the website suggestions are any different than how anyone at any age ...

Ask not what SND can do for you,
but what you can do for SND

Capitalize on this focusing point right this second. Do not wait for people to forget you screwed up. Move forward NOW! There are points in history where the world or a group or a culture pay attention to something and change quickly. They are called paradigm shifts. This is one of those opportunities. Take everyone's advice. ...

If your newspaper is still relevant, why would it close?

The “future of journalism” discussion usually gets framed in the context of editorial content. We ask questions like: “how can we better connect with readers?” “how can we use technology to build communities?” “how do we ingrain ourselves into the conversation of existing communities?” or “how do we become a vital part of readers’ lives?” Some ...

Another great video about journalism

03.26.2009 · Posted in Business models, News, Web

This one is a bit longer but very awesome. Specifically check out the area starting at 9 minutes. The video is of Nick Bilton, Design Integration Editor for The New York Times and the User Interface Specialist & Lead Researcher for The New York Times Research & Development Lab to the O’Reilly Tools of Change for ...

How my generation thinks (kinda sorta)

03.25.2009 · Posted in Social networking, Web

I read a lot of articles about how my generation (1983-1987 ish) and younger are doomed because of social media and all the changes. We apparently have short attention spans and all that jazz. Well here's a video that puts that into perspective for all you 26 and olders (kind of).