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When everyone talks with a megaphone, no one can hear anyone else.

April 3, 2009

Image via CrunchBase I’m not sure whether he meant it this way, but Om Malik unwittingly hits the nail very much on the head: “A few weeks ago, I told Jemima Kiss of The Guardian that Twitter was like a megaphone for everyone on the planet. And that’s what makes it so powerful.” When everyone [...]

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A Twitter workshop for journalists

April 2, 2009

I’m sure many of you read Mathew Ingram (and if not, you should), but just in case you missed it Mathew did a workshop for journalists on using Twitter. He’s put the slide deck on SlideShare, too, and they’re well worth a look through.

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Twitter as super-fast news network: Get over yourself!

March 10, 2009

Regarding the new API from The Guardian (which looks rather neat), one of my friends Twittered this: “Twitter fastest with the news, even in their building. Reading about the product online before they’ve announced it in the room!” At which point, to my shame, I lost my Twitter-temper: “Oh yawn. Can we not just get [...]

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Print is dying, right? Not so fast

June 20, 2008

Don’t expect this story to get coverage from those who always seem to be claiming that print media is dying. The Economist, the venerable newspaper (which looks like a magazine) has seen revenues, profits and print circulation all rise: "The Economist Group’s chief executive, Helen Alexander, has signed off from her 11-year leadership of the [...]

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