Beyond Foursquare: Geolocation Services Proliferate, Mature
From left, screenshots of the new app Now, EyeEm and Gogobot. This is the second in an ongoing series on…
E-Books and Self-Publishing Roundup, February 28, 2013
1. Authors face change as Amazon tightens affiliate policy on free Kindle books (PaidContent.org) 2. The real cost of self-publishing…
Daily Must Reads, February 28, 2013
1. AOL poised to hire Susan Lyne to run all content brands but HuffPo (AllThingsD) 2. Cablevision sues Viacom in…
In Digital Ethics, Transparency Wasn’t Enough for CNET, CBS
The decision last month by CBS to bar its tech news site subsidiary, CNET, from reviewing certain products felt like…
Daily Must Reads, February 27, 2013
1. Variety drops pay wall in what it calls “end of an error” (PaidContent.com) 2. NASCAR explains the blocking of…
10 Proofreading Tips For Self-Publishers
If you are self-publishing, then proofreading your manuscript is a really challenging task — and you’ll kick yourself if you…
How Newsrooms Should Best Handle Public Data
This post was written by Ryan Graff of the Knight News Innovation Lab and originally appeared on the Lab’s blog.…
Journalism and Digital Education Roundup, February 26, 2013
1. University of Phoenix, purveyor of online as well as brick and mortar classes, faces probation from accreditor (The Chronicle…
Daily Must Reads, February 26, 2013
1. Despite Yahoo ban, most tech companies support work-from-home for employees (AllThingsD) 2. Proposed Florida law targets mugshot sites but…
How Malaysia Press Ignored ‘Gangnam Style’ Pratfall Ahead of Elections
KUALA LUMPUR — On Feb. 17, Malaysia’s still-influential former Prime Minister Mahithir Mohamed weighed in on an ongoing debate about…