Mediatwits #121: Does Twitter Have a Growth Problem?
Proclamations of Twitter's stumble toward oblivion poured out this week after the employee stock lockup expired on Tuesday. The market reacted with a…
Daily Must Reads, May 9, 2014
1. Dish aims to launch web TV service by year's end (Ryan Nakashima / Associated Press) 2. Yahoo deal to…
Learning When “Intern” and “Advocate” Collide
In October 2011, Caitlin Curran was fired from her part-time position as a freelance web producer at WNYC Radio and…
Journalism & Digital Education Roundup, May 8, 2014
1. Journalism education debate: Getting beyond ‘the typical BS in J-school classes' (Dan Reimold / College Media Matters) 2. What…
Daily Must Reads, May 8, 2014
1. More ad dollars flow to pirated video (Jack Marshall / Wall Street Journal) 2. Beyond responsive: Three mobile website…
Freelancers in Conflict: A Guide for Assessing the Risks
The following is a guest post. See more information about MediaShift guest posts here. The market for freelance journalists is…
Digital Book World E-book Bestsellers; Week Ending 5-3-14
For the second week in a row, a Hachette title tops the DBW E-book Bestseller List. "The Target" by David Baldacci…
Are You Against Gender Discrimination in Tech? You May Be a Spartaca
A few years ago, a close friend (not at MIT) asked for my advice. Work colleagues had been sexually harassed,…
Blurb Offers New Tools for Color Book Authors
Blurb has long been known for its focus on high-quality, full-color, print-on-demand books, and it also has arguably the easiest-to-use…
Three Lessons From the 2014 Digital NewFronts
It’s the third year for the Interactive Advertising Bureau's Digital NewFronts event, and the lineup puts on display the difficult…