Links of Note: April 18, 2007
Journalism: The Now Infamous Virginia Tech Video (New Assignment)Steve Fox offers a thoughtful take on the ubiquitous Virgina Tech video. "Is such video responsible journalism? Are these the types of Citizen Journalists that people want to see? Are we doomed to create “citizen journalists” to play the I-patsies for cable television?"
Journalism: Q&A: Jay Rosen and Assignment Zero (OJR)
"I can write 10 blog posts about how open source journalism could work should work but if I can send people one URL where a smart editor is organizing a group of people they will get it like that," Jay Rosen.
Tech:
PC makers walk fine line with 'crapware' (CNET)
Ever wonder how much PC makers get for loading your new system with useless software? "Even if the companies get less than $1 per software program that they include on a PC, that can still add up to $10 or $20 in revenue." Related: Apple's new "Stuffed" ad.
Tech: Advice from Google-YouTube (Lost Remote) “Just as there’s a long tail of content, there’s a long tail of advertisers,” Google's David Eun, speaking at the Web 2.0 conference. While I agree with the sentiment, I sure hope advertisers catch on to the long tail sooner rather than later -- I could use a few longtailers.
Tech:
At the first Web 2.0 Expo (Social Media)
New user stats from the Web 2.0 conference suggest 80-20 needs to be replaced by "1-9-90." JD Lasica: "Spread across the Web, generally 1 percent of visitors are creators and producers, 9 percent are 'highly involved participators' (don't ask me why the word 'participants' isn't good enough), and 90 percent are consumers or viewers."
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