- What if newspapers and reporters used Git & GitHub? What if newspapers used a version control system to author, collaborate and publish all of their work? Would that be possible?
- When breaking news happens on Twitter Today was a sobering and somber reminder of what the immediacy of Twitter can be.
- My advice to kids: learn to type, then code The person who knows how will always have a job. The person who knows why will always be his boss.
- I hate snakes, but I'm learning to like Python Indiana Jones and I don’t have a lot in common other than our mutual disdain for snakes. “Snakes, why’d it have to be SNAKES?” Indy, you are my hero!
- Commute times in South Carolina by zip code Another day, another stab at a data visualization. Today we are looking at commute times by zip code for South Carolina.
- What state has the most PPC & SEM job listings? Visualizing jobs from indeed.com using Indeed’s API and importXML with Google Spreadsheets.
- I’m a failed entrepreneur and that’s okay Admitting that you’ve failed at a project is not a sign of weakness. It’s a chance to realize your mistakes, make corrections and move forward.
- Facebook Home: Home of the B&B Facebook’s new home app is interesting, but will it be useful?
- Seven ideas on how journalism needs to change Seven ideas that journalism should adhere to if they want to change and save their future.
- Back to blogging: Focus on passion and keep it short Rambling thoughts about posting more and the future of online only newspapers.
- Newspapers and photographers: Check who's pinning your work If you’re in the social media world, you can’t ignore its newest darling, Pinterest.
- Are news organizations selling patronage? In the day of free and readily accessible information are news organizations selling exclusivity and patronage?
- 'Osama Bin Laden has been killed' This morning started out as a very cold and dreary day, but ended with the announcement by President Barack Obama that Osama Bin Laden had been killed and I was in D.C. to see the celebration.
- Data Viz: Farmers Markets in South Carolina Farmers Market locations throughout South Carolina.
- Using custom segments to gain reader insight While it is easy to look an overall “All Visits” metric in website analytics, it actually does not reveal the true intent of readers.
- Designing sites with screen resolutions in mind When you design your site, do you consider your readers wants and needs or do you pick a design based purely on aesthetics?
- 2010: A Year in Review A retrospective look at 2010 and what could easily be called ‘The year of firsts.’
- The death of pageview journalism While current metrics give you some very basic ideas of what’s going on around your site, they only answer the Who, What, When and Where. What’s missing from this equation? The Why
- The problem with more data: cliff notes edition Hopefully this will serve as a reference guide for those looking to post their data such as check registers online.
- The problem with more data: cliff notes edition Hopefully this will serve as a reference guide for those looking to post their data such as check registers online.
- The problem with 'more data' Just because we have more data, doesn’t mean we’re a better informed society. All data is ‘dirty’ and all data needs context. Once data is good to go, what’s the next step?
- Putting Americans to work through technology It’s time we take a serious look at creating a modern day tech version of the WPA. The WPA and CCC worked in the 1930’s now it’s time to create a new investment act to push all government entities into the next century of computing.
- Advice to newspapers: Just link it! Most people reading about linking out are missing the point. It’s time to stop reading and start linking to supporting sites and documents at newspapers.
- The next chapter: I'm joining the SC Policy Council I’ll be joining the South Carolina Policy Council next week in a full-time capacity.
- Google TV: a solution for newspapers video woes? Google’s TV announcement yesterday could be a potential solution for video woes at Newspapers.
- Your news site is not a portal “There’s really no justifiable reason for newspapers to continue on as portal sites.”
- Why I'm the person for @stevebuttry's next job I think I’m the best person for Steve Buttry’s social media producer position. Here’s why and I think we should let him all know!
- My goodbye note Everyone sends out a goodbye note when they leave. Here’s mine:
- Through the Lens: A Year in Review A look back at 2009 in photos.
- Why S.C. media isn't ready for Twitter Media outlets have done so poorly at Twitter because they haven’t taken the time to learn and adopt to these new tools and because they try to apply their old set of standards and control to this new tool.
- Retaining institutional knowledge What happens to newspapers institutional knowledge when layoffs happen? What can be done to retain that information? enter the wiki.
- Technology strikes again Technology strikes again in the newsroom. This time it’s with Google Voice.
- Using data and augmented reality to help define local news This is a pretty new area for newspapers to start exploring and I would like to see more attention paid to local advertising using LBS.
- One small step for man Mark your calendars, we used a bit.ly link in the paper today!
- Tracking their reactions This is my attempt to track the reactions of University of South Carolina football fans as they take on the Alabama Crimson Tide. Are they general loyal fans or do their reactions ebb and flow with the Gamecocks performance? Let’s see. For this experiment I’m using Cover it Live and keyword searches on Twitter. This experiment would be more interesting if I were able to use Twitter’s Geo-location API to hone in on the exact location of the stadium.
- How long will it be business as usual? Can newspapers really change or will it always be business as usual?
- Building tomorrow's news today A look at today’s SMC Columbia meeting and an idea for charging for news without putting your content behind a paywall.
- The future of news: location When will news companies realize that the outdated idea of a dateline doesn’t work in the digital world? All stories should be geotagged for location based services.
- Two issues facing newspapers The two main issues keeping newspapers from moving forward are control and education.
- Where's the short url love? “Newspapers who send offline readers to their site should use bit.ly links to monitor if the readers actual visit the site.”
- Welcome to my new site! Welcome to my new site. Now that you’re here, what are you going to do?