Here’s the latest 4MR audio report from MediaShift. In this week’s edition, I look at the way social media and text-to-donate has helped to transform charitable giving in Haiti after the earthquake. Plus, Google announced it would stop censoring its search site in China after having Gmail accounts of dissidents and free speech proponents hacked there. And I ask Just One Question to Tribune Media’s Kate O’Hare (@KateOH) to see if time slots still matter for TV shows.
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Background music is “What the World Needs” by the The Ukelele Hipster Kings via PodSafe Music Network.
Here are some links to related sites and stories mentioned in the podcast:
Haiti in Rubble – Marketers, Aid Groups Rush To Help at MediaPost
Mobile giving to help Haiti exceeds $7 million at MSNBC
In Haiti earthquake coverage, social media gives victim a voice at Guardian
Haiti and New Media – How NPR is Using Twitter and Facebook To Report on the Earthquake at BayNewser
Social media help find quake survivors at CBC
Haiti – Search for missing loved ones leads friends and relatives online at LA Times
Best Online Resources for Following Haiti News, Taking Action at PBS MediaShift
A new approach to China at the Official Google Blog
What’s at Stake With Google’s Threat to Withdraw From China? at ClickZ
Why Google Wasn’t Winning in China Anyway at AdAge
White House, Beijing Joust Over Censorship at WSJ (paid subscription required)
Why Google is quitting China at Silicon Dragon
Conan O’Brien Statement – I Will Not Follow Jay at Huffington Post
Here’s a graphical view of the most recent MediaShift survey results. The question was: “What do you think about 3D TV?”
Also, be sure to vote in our poll about Google and China:
Mark Glaser is executive editor of MediaShift and Idea Lab. He also writes the bi-weekly OPA Intelligence Report email newsletter for the Online Publishers Association. He lives in San Francisco with his son Julian. You can follow him on Twitter @mediatwit.
