TechCrunch posted about CNN’s twitterings the other day: Apparently, the feed’s followers were upset about a tweet that spoiled their Olympic viewing experience by revealing golden boy Michael Phelps’ latest feat shortly after he kicked the aquatic asses of the world’s other really freakin’ fantastic swimmers.
But it wasn’t CNN that tweeted. It was cnnbrk, [...]
I just had an interesting chat with Daniel X. O’Neil, EveryBlock’s People Person, and he confirmed my suspicions…
Two (maybe three) *totally amazing* things happened on chicagotribune.com today.
They silently released a new “(beta test)” feature, an EveryBlock-enabled police blotter. Gaper’s Block got the scoop, from, get this, a tweet by the Tribune’s twitter persona, according to [...]
Also tagged Chicago Tribune, Daniel X O'Neil, Digg, EveryBlockRyan Thornburg has posted a quiz for his readers — an excerpt:
Could you explain how Twitter.com spread like wildfire the rumor of the death of Subway spokesman Jared Fogel? (And why it will be important for every political journalist to monitor the site on Nov. 3?)
Could you use Wikipedia’s revision history to see who edited [...]
The Cure for Content-Delay Syndrome — A List Apart
We have lots of “brand identity guidelines,” but not so many “style guides” (for content, at least). We have “strategists,” but no “commissioning editors,” and we more often “go live” than “publish.” Hence, we tend to first think “copywriter” when trying to get our content sorted, whereas [...]
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