A recent post in the New York Times entitled “Copyright Challenge for Sites That Excerpt” has caused a controversy on the Web. The article, by Brian Stetler, talks about the frustrations of copyright holders, specifically large media companies, with sites such as the Huffington Post and ...

It’s funny how various online communities see themselves and each other so differently. Check out this matrix of Reddit, Digg, and 4chan users’ perspectives on each other. How do your favorite online hangouts stack up? (Chart by Andy Sauter.) Related Posts: Digg Loves Jesus King of Digg ...

Delicious, a powerful social bookmarking tool, has been around for what seems like forever, and while it may not get as much press as Digg, it still has an extremely active and loyal group of users. There are a number of tools out there that cater to these users, some of which still even stick by t...

Over 4 weken gaan de studenten van de opleiding Medewerker Beheer ICT van de ICT-Academie een Mediawijsheid en Web 2.0 week beleven. De week start met een algemene presentatie over Web 2.0 om vervolgens dieper in te gaan op: Webloggen, RSS en Social Bookmarking. De algemene presentatie vind je hier:...

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THE IMMACULATE PERCEPTION Pam Meister TonyfromOz prefaces ….. One Dictionary defines the word ‘Kahuna’ thus: Priest, sorcerer, magician, wizard, minister, expert in any profession. The inauguration is upon us. Washington D.C. is festooned with porta potties, doughnut chains are off...

digg_url = 'http://pointlessbanter.net/2008/12/22/is-digg-sexist/'; (From time to time I open up the blog to a guest post. Here is a guest post from Elidet.)  Is Digg Sexist? That is the question that has never crossed my mind since I started diggin’.   And honestly - from what I’ve se...

Facebook has added a small but useful feature that makes Posted Items a bit more interesting. Now, when you click on a friend’s Posted Item, you’ll get a Facebook navigation bar “layered on top of the page you arrive on,� (in a new tab) as you can see in the example below. The value here is ...

Social media success is built around momentum. This driving force can come in many different formats and can be harnessed (or created) in a variety of fashions. In my experience participating in social media, the momentum behind the stories is much more important than the “hook� or actual conten...

I’ve been thinking about the future of newspapers a fair bit over the last few weeks, because we’ve been preparing a panel event on just that topic. It’s involved a range of reading and on-record and off-record conversations with a load of people involved with newspapers - readers,...