Archive for January, 2011|Monthly archive page
Africa, community, groupon, hyperlocal, LocalGov, web2.0
links for 2011-01-29
In Daily Links on January 30, 2011 at 1:01 amhyperlocal, japan, journalism, linked in, older, Social Media, usa
links for 2011-01-28
In Daily Links on January 29, 2011 at 1:02 am-
Comcast's COO, Stephen Burke, who will soon become CEO of NBC Universal, says " "We would like to see the local NBC stations brought back to the position of strength they were in a decade ago, and a big part of that will be local news," according to an article by David Lieberman in USA Today.
Says the story, Comcast's COO, Stephen Burke, who will soon become CEO of NBC Universal, says " "We would like to see the local NBC stations brought back to the position of strength they were in a decade ago, and a big part of that will be local news," according to an article by David Lieberman in USA Today.
Says the story, "The most promising opportunity seems to be hyperlocal news: Comcast could feed stories produced by its local stations to channels or websites that would be distributed through Comcast's cable and broadband services." Comcast could feed stories produced by its local stations to channels or websites that would be distributed through Comcast's cable and broadband services."
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2008 and 2009 saw an explosion in the number of hyperlocal news media around the world. Since then, hyperlocal media has matured and many news sites now offer similar features that both distribute and aggregate news from their respective communities.(tags: hyperlocal)
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Report sees the media industry stabilizing; layoffs and closures slow, digital and mobile see growth, Patch.com sites pressure competitive local news
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The number of LinkedIn shares to be offered and their price range have not yet been determined, according to its Securities and Exchange Commission prospectus. But private shares in the company changed hands at an implied valuation of $2.5bn (£1.6bn) on Friday's SharesPost market.(tags: linkedin socialmedia)
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More than a quarter of shoplifters arrested in Japan in 2010 were over the age of 65, police have said, as the number of pensioners committing the crime hit a record high
Africa, blogging, change, community engagement, development issues, digital champions, foursquare, Guardian, inspiration, LBS, leadership, local government, LocalGov, pakistan, Social Media, video, web, youtube
links for 2011-01-27
In Daily Links on January 28, 2011 at 1:01 am-
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Put together a business case, hold some workshops, engage with stakeholders and set up a panel. Then rattle it off in two minutes flat(tags: localgovernment blogging)
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Aggregators, apps, Audioboo, Delicious, exercise, Facebook, fitness, Flickr, food, Google Advanced Search, hyperlocal, journalism, Picfog, resources, RSS, running, Search, Social Media, trends, Twitter
links for 2011-01-26
In Daily Links on January 27, 2011 at 1:04 am-
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Six ‘slideshows’: Google Advanced Search, Delicious, Aggregators and RSS, Facebook, Twitter and Image & Audio tools: Flickr, Picfog and Audioboo
apple, apps, infographics, linked in, Social Media
links for 2011-01-24
In Daily Links on January 25, 2011 at 1:04 am-
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blogging, career, cpd, Facebook, hotel accommodation, house swapping, linked in, Research, Social Media, Social Networking, stats, travel, Twitter
links for 2011-01-23
In Daily Links on January 24, 2011 at 1:01 am-
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2011, advertising, america, analytics, apple, apps, blogging, data, deals, Facebook, Guardian, hyperlocal, infographics, ipad, journalism, memories, mobile, news, patch, predictions, social, Social Media, subscription, trends, Twitter
links for 2011-01-20
In Daily Links on January 21, 2011 at 1:02 am-
TestKing has created this great infographic that literally tells you everything you need to know about social networking.
It’s like a infographic crib sheet with facts about Facebook and Twitter as well as social networking around the world.
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Deloitte predicts that in 2011 social networks are likely to surpass the breathtaking milestone of one billion unique members. Also, they may deliver over 2 trillion advertisements.(tags: socialmedia advertising)
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"Quality of content and community is diametrically opposed to mass market success," says Burbidge. "Having worked on Answers, I can tell that the level of quality is going to drop from the very high level it is at now as more people sign up."
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The mobile application marketplace will reach $25 billion by 2015, according to a new report from World Mobile Applications Market, a U.S.-based market research firm. It's yet another confirmation of the huge worldwide trend that is the proliferation of app stores.
The mobile app market was $6.8 billion this year, the reports says, but will grow steadily over the next four years to reach $25 billion. And out of that $25 billion, Apple's App Store will account for 20.5% of total revenues.
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Well, some bad but not particularly surprising predictions from The New Yorker’s Ken Auletta in a six-page spread about Tim Armstrong‘s attempted turnaround of AOL: the “content first” strategy that has involved hiring so many hundreds of journalists may not be working.
Data point number one: Patch, which has 750-plus locations across the country and has provided jobs to countless numbers of journalists, is too much like a “digital Yellow Pages” and not enough like, well, journalism. It also, says PaidContent, summarizing Auletta’s piece, is likely too expensive to be sustainable, at $30 million a quarter.
3D, data, DCMS, DCMS hyperlocal, hyperlocal, mobile, online, regulation, Social Media, technology, tv, tv news, tv regulation
links for 2011-01-19
In Daily Links on January 20, 2011 at 1:01 am-
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Africa, Android, development issues, Google, Hulu, iphone, kinect, Microsoft, mobile, newspapers, paperli, population, poverty, Search, stats, xbox
links for 2011-01-14
In Daily Links on January 15, 2011 at 1:03 am2011, 2011 predictions, advertising, digital marketing, internet, Richard Watson, Social Media, stats, technology, trends
links for 2011-01-07
In Daily Links on January 8, 2011 at 1:02 am-
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Gartner Predicts 2011 details the shifting role of IT as technology is more tightly linked to business outcomes. More than 50 Predicts reports cover a range of topics, from cloud computing and tablets in the workforce, to supporting revenue growth and deployment of social media.(tags: trends)
Damian Radcliffe: This Much I Don't Know 