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College Essay Vs Personal Statement

Usually colleges have their own guidelines when it comes to college essay for admission or personal statements. It depends on what the actual college requires. You should consider that the colleges look at more than just college essays for admission statements; they look at your grades, GPA, class standing, extracurricular activities, and school service before the… Continue

Added by Maria Pittman on October 26, 2009 at 10:33pm — No Comments

$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

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

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

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

Ellin O'Leary of Youth Radio

Ellin and I chat about Youth Radio, her expectations of the conference, and the culture of these internet things. Continue

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

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

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

Joe Grimm and Annalyn Censky talk about internships

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

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

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

"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

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

"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

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

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

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

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

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

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College Essay Vs Personal Statement

$3000 Daylife Developer Challenge

Top 10 Twitter Tweets of NewsTools2008 Conference

Ellin O'Leary of Youth Radio

Newstools 2008 Flickr Photos

Joe Grimm and Annalyn Censky talk about internships

Go play Deadline and then go make more stuff like it

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

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

ReelChanges.org website Beta Debut

Meet Tom Stites, self-proclaimed 'democracy nut'

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