The Power of Us

First Look: Spot.Us for Crowd-Funded Journalism

Posted by on Nov 7, 2008 in Business Models, Innovation, Journalism, Technology | 2 comments

Tired of reading the same old news day in and day out?  Feel like you’re missing out on a great story in your neighborhood –...

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Offbeat Startup: Custom travel books from Dave Sifry

Posted by on Nov 3, 2008 in Business Models, Innovation, Technology | 0 comments

This could be a game changer for book publishing. A new company called Offbeat Guides produces personalized travel books based on your...

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WashPost-Guardian partner via a … widget

Posted by on Oct 29, 2008 in Business, Deals & Dealmakers, Technology | 2 comments

Yes, you too can write for The Washington Post, and for The Guardian in the UK. For their web sites, that is. For an itsy-bitsy rectangle...

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The Flickering Wick: CS Monitor drops print

Posted by on Oct 29, 2008 in Business, Journalism | 0 comments

Owned by a church but proudly agnostic in its reporting, The Christian Science Monitor will still have a web site and a weekend print...

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Fast Co. Publisher: Voice trumps tradition

Posted by on Oct 28, 2008 in Business, Business Models, Journalism, Technology | 0 comments

The publisher of Fast Co. and Inc. magazines recently eliminated its digital division, laid off 20 employees and merged responsibilities...

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U.S. political web sites rising. NY Times Co. – not so much

Posted by on Oct 23, 2008 in Brands, Business, Power & Policy, Social Media | 1 comment

Noted: Record traffic for U.S. political web sites, including Huffington Post, Politico, Drudge and Real Clear Politics. NY Times Co....

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You Tube meets a Pulitzer. Can anyone win the prize?

Posted by on Oct 16, 2008 in Business Models, Community, Culture, Journalism, Social Media | 1 comment

Project:Report, You Tube’s partnership with the Pulitzer Center, is one of the most promising expressions of We Media to emerge...

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Will printing drive new business to Scrapblog?

Posted by on Oct 7, 2008 in Business Models, Creativity, Design, Innovation, Technology | 0 comments

One of the loveliest social media startups I’ve run across in the last few years is Scrapblog. I say lovely because it’s well...

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