January 2009
46 posts
RT@jangles Forget about the $100 laptop, a $10 laptop comes to India. http://tinyurl.com/ab4bgg
Turning newspapers into nonprofit, endowed institutions? From NYTimes: News You Can Endow. http://budurl.com/5wd5
From the Washington Post: In China, a Grass-Roots Rebellion. Interesting read. http://budurl.com/894s
RT@Pistachio Need courage for something? Ask. Want 2 encourage someone? Search for #courage and reply 2 someone. Have a great example? Share
“There’s No Delete Button on the Web!” http://budurl.com/wjtn
Happy Republic Day, India!
Absolutely fascinating. Visualize the buzz during the inauguration on Twittersphere. Watch for 12 pm, Tue, Jan 20! http://budurl.com/6l9k
Reading: I Really Do Swear, Faithfully: Obama and Roberts Try Again. http://budurl.com/8fmc. Watch their 1st attempt: http://budurl.com/nt6d
From the Washington Post: Staff Finds White House in the Technological Dark Ages. http://budurl.com/ldrg
is suffering from tag clutter! Not looking forward to tag cleanup on del.icio.us. Anyone used Cocoalicious?
RT@ jdlasica, @socialmediastat. 85% of college admissions offices now use social media to recruit students. http://budurl.com/fup7
Love the technology CNN is using. What do you think of Microsoft’s Photosynth technology? #inaug09
Reading New York Times’ Policy on Facebook and Other Social Networking Sites. http://budurl.com/l3g8.
Panoramic view of the Inauguration. Wow. http://budurl.com/q5sl
“A man whose father might not have been served in a restaurant 60 years ago can now stand and take the most sacred oath” Goosebumps.#inaug09
RT: @emilychang: Tag cloud of obama’s speech: http://bit.ly/lejN
Obama: Our patchwork heritage is a strength, not a weakness. #inaug09
Dear @Twitter, please don’t let us down and do keep the fail whale away. Counting on ya! #inaug09
Truly inspiring. RT@sreenet.Remembering that BHO spent his 1st night at columbia univ sleeping in an alleyway on w.109th st..amazing journey
RT @rollcall: #inaug09 Lincoln Memorial steps are full, but steps from reflecting pool to Lincoln are lightly populated.
Disappointed I cannot apply for Nicholas Kristof’s Win-A-Trip contest. Great opportunity for journalism students. http://budurl.com/wg9h
RT @rww: State of Innovation in India: 2009 http://bit.ly/11vSK. Very interesting read.
Any takers? http://twitpic.com/13trq
Sorry to see @ginatrapani go. You will be missed, Gina! Her goodbye post on Lifehacker: http://budurl.com/gtpq
RT @ Mashable. Hudson River Twitpic now has over 75,000 views. Wow. http://twitpic.com/135xa
is debating between a Kindle and a Sony Reader. Suggestions, anyone?
RT@ grader. Check out the latest cartoon from @hubspot “Social Media Marketing Madness”. http://hub.tm/?RHCDB
I’m compiling a list of Indian media outlets/reporters/editors using Twitter. If you have any suggestions, please send them to me
Interesting event:RT@Poynter. Interactive Inauguration:MM reporting best practice live chat feat. @acarvin @ericascott http://snurl.com/9vq3
Twitter Qwitter!
As usual, @robcottingham knows how to say it best!
Reading: The New Journalism: Goosing the Gray Lady. http://budurl.com/u8a3
Just entered to win a flip minoHD. Just follow @shoemoney and retweet. http://xr.com/fliphd
Reading NYT’s: For BlackBerry, Obama%u2019s Devotion Is Priceless. http://bit.ly/kdYj
Reading NYT’s: For BlackBerry, Obama’s Devotion Is Priceless. http://bit.ly/kdYj
Def recommend Frost/Nixon. Brilliant performance by Frank Langella as Nixon. Here’s an excerpt of the original interview: http://bit.ly/do9v
User privacy, anyone? RT @Slashdot. Google Researchers Warn of Automated Social Info Sharing http://is.gd/f65L
Didn’t know the origins of the @ and # convention on Twitter. Interesting. #columbiaj
Despite d attn that Twitter got during d Mumbai attack, very few media outlets in India have adopted it. Why do u think that is? #columbiaj
Waiting for Columbia Journalism School’s Twitter for journalists webcast at 1 pm today. Sounds very interesting. http://is.gd/eUSN #colu …
Suffering from Twitter withdrawal …Whats wrong with Twitter this morning?
Just what are they teaching future journalists? Take a look. http://budurl.com/vs4b
I’m compiling a list of Indian media outlets/reporters/editors using Twitter. If you have any suggestions, please send them to me…
The Power of Social Media During a Crisis
When Gary Vaynerchuk’s wine review website, Corkd, got hacked, he wasted no time and responded immediately with damage-control measures. Take a look as an obviously excited Gary explains how he took control of a situation that could have easily spiralled out of control.
Love the tip about leaving a video comment on TechCrunch. It’s amazing to watch the power of the online...
RT @Armano: OK, here’s the favor. It’s a big one. For big hearts. Please help. http://is.gd/eKbo Please retweet
RT @ Poynter: Useful Firefox Add-ons for Journalists, Part 1: http://tinyurl.com/8u2wog
Steve Jobs on his health: http://budurl.com/l5fc. Anyone going to be at the Macworld conference?