After a huge dip, online advertising seems to trending up again -- at least in the last quarter. A bit of good news. From the Internet Advertising Bureau, IAB.net via MediaMemo, Wall Street Journal, All Things Digital … [Read more...] about Online Ad Revenues Rising Again
Lessons in Social Media – Guy Kawasaki
If you are searching for a model of how to integrate social media and content -- Twitter, Facebook and websites, Guy Kawasaki deserves some attention. Here are three versions of a story aggregated from ReadWriteWeb. Guy (actually a blogger who works for Guy, named Catherine Faas), serves up the … [Read more...] about Lessons in Social Media – Guy Kawasaki
Malcolm Gladwell “Why the revolution will not be tweeted”
In the pages of the New Yorker, author Malcolm Gladwell makes an interesting point about what could be called "cohesion" differences between hierarchical organizations and social networks, using Twitter as a case study. Several writers have made the point that Twitter paid a key role during the … [Read more...] about Malcolm Gladwell “Why the revolution will not be tweeted”
Digital Journalist’s Toolbox: Google Voice
When you register with Google Voice, the free virtual receptionist service, you get a phone number that you can use to make and record calls, receive voicemails and texts, and forward to any and all of your regular numbers.It also provides a host of features that could make it invaluable to the … [Read more...] about Digital Journalist’s Toolbox: Google Voice
The Coming Revolution in Web Readability — WOFF
Richard Fink, of ReadableWeb.com, has written a couple of really interesting posts over the summer (on his site and on AListApart.com) regarding online readability. At the moment, most sites play it safe using the three or four fonts that are universal on the web -- Courier, Verdana, Times Roman. … [Read more...] about The Coming Revolution in Web Readability — WOFF
The Coming Revolution: HTML5
It's tough for a layman to get excited about a change in browser-code specifications, but what the switchover to HTML5 means is few plugins, more audio and video, better graphics, crisper text, and faster-loading pages. This is what the Apple website says: These web standards are open, reliable, … [Read more...] about The Coming Revolution: HTML5
Tony Schwartz on Earning Excellence
Want to create a team that operates creatively and at peak efficiency? Tony Schwartz, author of "Be Excellent at Anything," offers six tips on improving performance through practice. When managing teams that require intense concentration to perform at peak -- think editorial or technical staff -- … [Read more...] about Tony Schwartz on Earning Excellence
Digital Writing: Jacob Nielsen on Usable Writing
The study of how people interact with websites has several branches. The inventor of one branch, called "usability," is Jacob Nielsen. I've been reading his column since the mid-nineties. In general, his advice is the same as any first-year journalism class, only intensified for the internet … [Read more...] about Digital Writing: Jacob Nielsen on Usable Writing