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Voices from NewsTools2008
We originally posted videos we gathered from NewsTools2008 on Ning group for the event. However, I wanted to pull some of the good ones over here.
Kevin Audleman came to explore ideas for spreading content for YES Magazine. In this interview, he shows that he gets it as he talks about allying with other sites to share articles and allow the community to offer feedback.
Find more videos like this on NewsTools 2008
While this next video has some overflowing enthusiasm that may be hard to relate to if you weren't there, David Cohn has some great thoughts on the constructiveness of this conference vs. the hand-wringing of other gatherings.
Find more videos like this on NewsTools 2008
The serenity Peggy Holman injected into her facilitation of parts of the conference set a great pace for a realistic, yet open outlook for what's to come in media. In this vid, she talks about good things moving forward.
Find more videos like this on NewsTools 2008
Finally, Josh Wolf offers some constructive criticism for the conference. He's right. Ending a three-day decentralized meeting model with traditional panel discussions did have a claustrophobia to it.
Find more videos like this on NewsTools 2008
We did try a lot of places to organize while we were at the conference. We had a Ning group, posted discussion group minutes to a wiki, Twittered, etc. I believe this matches the field we're playing in now where there are so many options of how to deliver information to people, the difficulty lies more in deciding on one thing.
David Cohn did a great job consolidating a lot of the media from the week and posted it to newstools2008.org. Check out his videos for some excellent interviews.
Kevin Audleman came to explore ideas for spreading content for YES Magazine. In this interview, he shows that he gets it as he talks about allying with other sites to share articles and allow the community to offer feedback.
Find more videos like this on NewsTools 2008
While this next video has some overflowing enthusiasm that may be hard to relate to if you weren't there, David Cohn has some great thoughts on the constructiveness of this conference vs. the hand-wringing of other gatherings.
Find more videos like this on NewsTools 2008
The serenity Peggy Holman injected into her facilitation of parts of the conference set a great pace for a realistic, yet open outlook for what's to come in media. In this vid, she talks about good things moving forward.
Find more videos like this on NewsTools 2008
Finally, Josh Wolf offers some constructive criticism for the conference. He's right. Ending a three-day decentralized meeting model with traditional panel discussions did have a claustrophobia to it.
Find more videos like this on NewsTools 2008
We did try a lot of places to organize while we were at the conference. We had a Ning group, posted discussion group minutes to a wiki, Twittered, etc. I believe this matches the field we're playing in now where there are so many options of how to deliver information to people, the difficulty lies more in deciding on one thing.
David Cohn did a great job consolidating a lot of the media from the week and posted it to newstools2008.org. Check out his videos for some excellent interviews.
Some Links Collected from the NewsTools 2008 Conference
One of the coolest things I experienced at the conference was the onslaught of interesting and relevant projects, websites and startups mentioned in the break-out sessions. Here are some of the links that I collected from various discussions at the NewsTools 2008 conference.
Microformats (web-based metadata-formatting)
OpenID (open source metadata platform)
SIMILE project at MIT (seeks to enhance inter-operability among digital assets, schemata/vocabularies/ontologies, metadata, and services)
OrgNet (social network analysis software and services)
Archive.org (not-for-profit internet library)
CurrentTV (Al Gore’s collective online-to-television media project)
Daylife (News, image, and quote aggregator)
All Voices (open news, image, discussion aggregator organized graphically by location or catergory)
TubeMogul (online video analytics and distribution)
ooVoo (video conferencing and IM application)
Yahoo Live (allows users to broadcast video in real time)
Mogulus (live online video switcher and streaming tool)
Operator11 (live online video switcher and streaming tool)
Citizen Media Law Project (law guide for citizen media creators with or without formal legal training)
Kiva (transparent lending platform to 3rd world entrepreneurs)
Job Openings at Mashable
Mashable is looking for a Co-Editor and a handful of investigative reporters
to be based in the Bay Area and New York.
Job Descriptions:
__________________________________________________________
CO-EDITOR FOR MASHABLE
With more than 160,000 RSS subscribers, Mashable.com is one of the world's
largest blogs focused on the latest Internet trends with a focus on social
media and Web 2.0 news. Mashable is currently hiring a Co-Editor who will
report directly to Mashable's Editor-in-Chief.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Assisting the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions
- Assigning stories to other members of the Mashable team
- Writing breaking news stories
- Reviewing new Web 2.0 sites and services
- Interviewing executives from companies that Mashable covers
- Routinely discovering scoops that are relevant to Mashable's audience
- Administrative duties (email, scheduling, etc.)
Requirements and Qualifications Include
- 3+ years of working in the social media space in an editorial role
- Exceptional writing skills and news judgment
- A strong social media presence (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Ability to source your own stories via your own network of contacts
- In-depth knowledge of key companies and figures in the Web industry
- Strong technical savvy and acumen that shows in your writing
- Familiarity with WordPress and Photoshop (or a comparable image software
package)
- Journalism degree preferred
______________________________
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FOR MASHABLE
With more than 160,000 RSS subscribers, Mashable.com is one of the world's
largest blogs focused on the latest Internet trends with a focus on social
media and Web 2.0 news. Mashable is currently hiring an Investigative
Reporter who will report directly to Mashable's Editor-in-Chief.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Writing breaking news stories
- Reviewing new Web 2.0 sites and services
- Interviewing executives from companies that Mashable covers
- Routinely discovering scoops that are relevant to Mashable's audience
- Administrative duties (email, scheduling, etc.)
Requirements and Qualifications Include
- 3+ years of working in the social media space in an editorial role
- Exceptional writing skills and news judgment
- A strong social media presence (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Ability to source your own stories via your own network of contacts
- In-depth knowledge of key companies and figures in the Web industry
- Strong technical savvy and acumen that shows in your writing
- Familiarity with WordPress and Photoshop (or a comparable image software
package)
- Journalism degree preferred
*For immediate consideration, please send resumes and cover letter to
adamo@mashable.com.
to be based in the Bay Area and New York.
Job Descriptions:
__________________________________________________________
CO-EDITOR FOR MASHABLE
With more than 160,000 RSS subscribers, Mashable.com is one of the world's
largest blogs focused on the latest Internet trends with a focus on social
media and Web 2.0 news. Mashable is currently hiring a Co-Editor who will
report directly to Mashable's Editor-in-Chief.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Assisting the Editor-in-Chief in making editorial decisions
- Assigning stories to other members of the Mashable team
- Writing breaking news stories
- Reviewing new Web 2.0 sites and services
- Interviewing executives from companies that Mashable covers
- Routinely discovering scoops that are relevant to Mashable's audience
- Administrative duties (email, scheduling, etc.)
Requirements and Qualifications Include
- 3+ years of working in the social media space in an editorial role
- Exceptional writing skills and news judgment
- A strong social media presence (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Ability to source your own stories via your own network of contacts
- In-depth knowledge of key companies and figures in the Web industry
- Strong technical savvy and acumen that shows in your writing
- Familiarity with WordPress and Photoshop (or a comparable image software
package)
- Journalism degree preferred
______________________________
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER FOR MASHABLE
With more than 160,000 RSS subscribers, Mashable.com is one of the world's
largest blogs focused on the latest Internet trends with a focus on social
media and Web 2.0 news. Mashable is currently hiring an Investigative
Reporter who will report directly to Mashable's Editor-in-Chief.
Job Responsibilities Include:
- Writing breaking news stories
- Reviewing new Web 2.0 sites and services
- Interviewing executives from companies that Mashable covers
- Routinely discovering scoops that are relevant to Mashable's audience
- Administrative duties (email, scheduling, etc.)
Requirements and Qualifications Include
- 3+ years of working in the social media space in an editorial role
- Exceptional writing skills and news judgment
- A strong social media presence (Blog, Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, etc.)
- Ability to source your own stories via your own network of contacts
- In-depth knowledge of key companies and figures in the Web industry
- Strong technical savvy and acumen that shows in your writing
- Familiarity with WordPress and Photoshop (or a comparable image software
package)
- Journalism degree preferred
*For immediate consideration, please send resumes and cover letter to
adamo@mashable.com.
Top 10 Twitter Tweets at NewsTools2008 Conference
10. @amylive: Good mix this session: videographers, citJ, nonprofit, journos, student, educator.
9. @amylive: How do you create a market for info that people need but don't nec. want? Learn how to make chocolate-covered broccoli!
8. @Digidave: @amylive is rocking the comments through newstools.
7. @joshwolf is averse to advertising, which limits options
6. time for a tequila!
5. @acensky: glad to finally get on Yahoo!s wireless network.
4. @amylive: WSJ on MS's hostile bid to take over Yahoo today: http://snurl.com/26tz4. & we're here! But forbidden to speak to Yahooers
3. @joshwolf: In drupal circles Civi-CRM is like the F-word was in elementary school... I think I have to sit on the wall at the next recess now...
2. @joshsprague: Did I just hear, "Today's media...is like pornography basically?" Did that refer to legacy media?
1. @kegill: i first read the name as "new stools" and went "what?!?"
