From net to radio: adapting a third-world solution to a first-world problem
From a presentation by the director of ElFaro.net, at the annual meeting of the National Association of Hispanic Journalists: they are succeeding in the goal of reaching large audiences in the country with a very limited internet penetration.
The (shrinking) job board for broadcasters
Look at an actual job board at RTNDA@NAB. A sad sight. And not just because it is a traditional, cork-backed bulletin board. The question is: what are are the execs looking at, the buleting board on the wall or at the other wall, you know, in the social net?
Another charmin’ mobile app: potty train your phone
After everything you can rate, here comes the kicker: public toilets. This mobile application sponsored by Procter&Gamble’s Charmin brand combines location-aware services (the “you are here” type) with a collaboration tool (think Wikipedia for toilets). The concept is so simple that it is, well.. charming.
Homesick? Download this iPhone application
I just got a tip from a friend (thanks Claudio!) about this iPhone application that allows you to listen to radio stations from all over: iheartradio.
Crashing on Twitter
Talk about Twitter as an emerging tool for breaking news reporting… first Mumbay and now this: plane crash play-by-play.
You edit: CNN reporter sees Russia from Alaska
CNN’s Gary Tuchman went all the way to the part of Alaska from when one can actually see Russia but the story sounds so slanted that it invites some copy-editing.
The newspaper is dead. Long live the newspaper (…or whatever)!
Funding journalism: the overall theme seems to be related to divorcing content from the platform, even in this question about business models.
An Ethics Seal for blogs
Calling for an Ethic Seal for blogs and news sites at the Ethics Panel at ONA. Seems like a good idea, mostly about transparency. Sounds a little bit like purity rings…
Newspapers eating the broadcaster’s lunch?
According to the study the researchers are presenting on media convergence, “newspapers are eating the broadcaster’s lunch” in the run for the web. Really?
Old town lost, in digital pictures
Hurricane Ike rammed into my hometown of Gibara, Cuba. I have already seen images of the destruction, as some pictures are already making the rounds on the web since early Monday. Gibara used to be a prosperous old town, established in 1817. But the old charm may be hard to rescue this time.
