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Watching the news has always been a necessary evil. It seems filled with tragic and depressing stories. On occasion I have doubted the wisdom in showing what is shown. In an unofficial and unresearched opinion, it seems to me that the more murder suicide stories they show about a man and his family, the more that occur. Sick people are
Many people are still very simple in their use of the internet. They check email and a handful of websites on a regular basis. They are not users who follow large numbers of RSS feeds or use an RSS reader. For those people let me give you an option that I have used on occasion. I follow maybe six or
Check out this screenshot. Tell me why it's an Oxymoron: If you said "This is an Associated Press article - I CANNOT share it on Mixx, Buzz, Digg, Reddit, Facebook or Newswire", then you are correct! If you go to the A.P.s site, you do not see any sharing widgets. However, if you go to the sites that pay for
The origins of the Onion newspaper come from my hometown. In fact, I worked with a few of the staffers at other local University newspapers. I did do a couple "Satire" articles for the Onion, but nothing was published. Apparently, the Onion has a great reach - even to those who don't understand. Another article was re-published as actual news.
The truths: News is moving online. People want instant access to news without waiting until the next morning or afternoon. The recession has caused a terrifying drop in printed advertising causing a quick but low profit move online. The conclusions: Local news companies must move to quick unabbreviated news online that incorporates local business advertising. Local businesses must move online
Twitter offers more value to the writers of tech news than the readers.
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