On the day The New York Times outed a “senior fellow at the Institute of Nonexistence,” New Yorkers were passing around a special edition of the Times that declared the end of the war in Iraq. Thousands of free copies were distributed at subway stations and public squares throughout the city. I snared a collector’s […]
URL: www.innocentive.com What: An “open innovation community” founded in 2001, Innocentive applied theories of crowdsourcing and “the wisdom of the crowd” to re-invent how pharmaceutical and other science-based companies acquire and pay for basic research. Innocentive connects “seekers” and “solvers.” The seekers – companies with specific research needs – broadcast their needs to a global […]
Congo’s war children, a crowd-funded lifestream and Hollywood arrives on your desktop Here’s what members of the We Media Community have bee sharing and discussing: Documentary film maker Dan Baluff joined the community and posted an excerpt from his film about children and their suffering in war-torn Congo. Click here to learn more and watch […]
URL: www.blogher.com What: Reacting to blogging conferences and academic discussions dominated by techy men, three tech, marketing and publishing saavy women – Lisa Stone, Elisa Camahort Page and Jory Des Jardins – launched a blog conference in 2005 for women. The conference took off, a year later major advertisers flocked to hang out with the […]
NPR News in the US aims to double its online audience – in part by building a closer relationship with people who already love NPR. Dick Meyer, NPR Digital Media’s editorial director, calls them NPRistas. He says in the American Journalism Review: “Folks who listen to NPR think of themselves as NPR people … The […]
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 – but the newspapers just aren’t covering it? Imagine a world in which you, an ordinary citizen, could vote (with your money) on which stories get told. Imagine a whole new […]
The U.S. election is over. Next comes the first We Media presidency. What does that mean? Join us for a breakfast mixer and conversation on Nov. 13 at the Samsung Experience in New York to talk about how We Media – not THE media – will cover the Obama presidency. Speakers will include Amanda Michel, […]
We received 150 nominations from all over the world and have narrowed the field to 35 finalists for the 2009 We Media Game Changers Awards. Please check them all out. It’s an intriguing and inspiring collection of companies, projects, people and ideas. At the very least, the group reflects the sweeping scope of media in […]
This could be a game changer for book publishing. A new company called Offbeat Guides produces personalized travel books based on your itinerary and travel details. It was founded by Dave Sifry, a serial entrepreneur (and friend) from San Francisco who previously led Technorati and LinuxCare. Dave has participated in our We Media conferences for […]
The John S. and James L. Knight Foundation will make $5 million in grants in the next round of its News Challenge. The News Challenge supports innovative uses of media and technology to help meet the information needs of communities in the connected culture. Think fast. The deadline is Nov. 1. Apply here.
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 within their web sites, that is. All you have to do is register for a different web site, then add your feeds to include your content, which will appear […]
Owned by a church but proudly agnostic in its reporting, The Christian Science Monitor will still have a web site and a weekend print edition. So: There will still be something left to cut when this 100-year-old candle burns out completely. More via Rick Edmonds at Poynter.org.
The publisher of Fast Co. and Inc. magazines recently eliminated its digital division, laid off 20 employees and merged responsibilities for the company’s print and online publishing products. That doesn’t mean the company has lost faith in digital. John Koten, CEO of Mansueto Ventures, expects his company will grow through digital markets and a smarter […]
For developers and others interested in social media, SocialDevCamp East is this Saturday, Nov. 1, at the University of Baltimore. Details here. I can’t attend and no, I will NOT be following the event twitter feed – but I will look for a decent post-event summary.
Noted: Record traffic for U.S. political web sites, including Huffington Post, Politico, Drudge and Real Clear Politics. NY Times Co. chairman/heir Arthur Sulzberger Jr., speaking at a conference in California, asks, “Do we need all this news and information? Do we want all this news and information? Can we tolerate all this news and information?” […]