Skype session with Burt Herman

February 22nd, 2011  Tagged , , , , , , ,

This is Burt. This is the website he co-founded. Courtesy of bertherman.com: He is an “Entrepreneurial journalist stoking media revolution. CEO and co-founder of Storify, building the future of journalism. Founder of Hacks/Hackers, bringing together journalists and technologists.” Great introducation on Burt- now for the BIG news! He skyped with us today from somewhere on the west coast. […]

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Briggs Chapter 2

February 8th, 2011  Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Advanced Blogging The rules are different with blogs. Blogging reporters play off other information they find online, even linking stories and blogs that might have been thought of as competition just a few years ago. Three characteristics define a blog: Frequently updated (recently updated stuff on top) Entries are called, “posts” and each have a […]

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