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vineet gupta $3000 Daylife Developer Challenge

My Newstools08 comrades, Hope everyone is building something that is going to rock the world! It was a great experience to meet you all at the conference and hear and learn about so many perspectives of the news industry. I wanted to make a small announcement to the very news-receptive folks here about a developer contest (http://developer.daylife.com/contest) that Daylife is organizing this month. Build something that uses the Daylife news AP… Continue

Posted by vineet gupta on June 12, 2008 at 7:28am — No Comments

jburas Top 10 Twitter Tweets of NewsTools2008 Conference

10. @amylive: Good mix this session: videographers, citJ, nonprofit, journos, student, educator. 9. @amylive: How do you create a market for info that people need but don't nec. want? Learn how to make chocolate-covered broccoli! 8. @Digidave: @amylive is rocking the comments through newstools. 7. @joshwolf is averse to advertising, which limits options 6. time for a tequila! 5. @acensky: glad to finally get on Yahoo!s wireless network. 4. @amylive: WSJ on MS's hostile bid to take over Yah… Continue

Posted by jburas on May 3, 2008 at 9:57am — No Comments

Kahley Emerson Ellin O'Leary of Youth Radio

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Posted by Kahley Emerson on May 3, 2008 at 9:35am — No Comments

Kahley Emerson Newstools 2008 Flickr Photos

Here are some pictures that I have taken from what Josh Wolf calls "a hippie lovefest" at the Yahoo headquarters Also check out the Flicker tag for a ton more! Continue

Posted by Kahley Emerson on May 3, 2008 at 9:00am — No Comments

Kahley Emerson Joe Grimm and Annalyn Censky talk about internships

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Posted by Kahley Emerson on May 2, 2008 at 7:36pm — No Comments

Josh Sprague Go play Deadline and then go make more stuff like it

Deadline is a fun game. It's actually really fun, and at the same time, it's about the news. Well, it's not just about the news, it is the news. It's just delivered differently. Deadline is a game played through facebook that tests the player's knowledge of the news. The first time I encountered it, I was knee deep in school work. Yet, this facebook app managed to steal over an hour of my time. It was a fair trade though as… Continue

Posted by Josh Sprague on May 2, 2008 at 3:07pm — No Comments

Ann Censky "If I really wanted traffic, I'd post porn."

Tuning into the NewsTools2008 conference has been an inspiring experience to say the least, as journalists and tech geeks combine brainpower to brainstorm new ideas about the future of journalism. But at the end of the day, I can't help but think... is all this brainstorming, time and effort all worth it? Will our audiences actually care? Let's look at two questions I discussed with some bloggers yesterday: 1) Did you get the audience? 2) Did you get the advertising dollars? Read more of th… Continue

Posted by Ann Censky on May 2, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Ann Censky "If I really wanted traffic, I'd post porn."

Tuning into the NewsTools2008 conference has been an inspiring experience to say the least, as journalists and tech geeks combine brainpower to brainstorm new ideas about the future of journalism. But at the end of the day, I can't help but think... is all this brainstorming, time and effort all worth it? Will our audiences actually care? Let's look at two questions I discussed with some bloggers yesterday: 1) Did you get the audience? 2) Did you get the advertising dollars? Finish reading… Continue

Posted by Ann Censky on May 2, 2008 at 3:00pm — No Comments

Hal Plotkin ReelChanges.org website Beta Debut

ReelChanges.org sample project demonstrating how a new Audience-Funded Media (AFM) business model can support and sustain high-quality journalism. ReelChanges.org facilitates tax-deductible public microfinancing of quality-screened documentary projects. We are currently accepting project submissions from journalists, documentary makers and news media di… Continue

Posted by Hal Plotkin on May 1, 2008 at 7:00pm — No Comments

tom abate Meet Tom Stites, self-proclaimed 'democracy nut'

(I posted a very slightly altered version of this on my personal blog, MiniMediaGuy.org and I couldn't figure out anyplace else to put this. If it is in the wrong spot please email me at tomabate_book AT hotmail.org, and tell me where to redirect it; Tom Abate, aka MiniMediaGuy) As one of the 200 or so people who will meet in Silicon Valley for the New Tools 2008 conference meant to foster “innovation, democracy and a new ecology of news" I was assigned to introduce fellow participant Tom Stite… Continue

Posted by tom abate on April 27, 2008 at 11:05am — No Comments

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