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The Boulder Example
I had the opportunity to spend some time in Boulder, CO yesterday after the Defrag 2011 conference came to an end. I have also had the pleasure to get to know some of the tech startups from that area over the past few years, and I must say I am impressed. As I walked through…
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Industry Royalties Org Offers “Subsidy” To Small Internet Webcasters; SaveNetRadio Says No Thanks grandstanding or honest attempt at compromise? (tags: copyright music internetradio) Blog Search is Dead and Google Killed It are the days of vertical search numbered? (tags: search VerticalSearch) Live Innovation Journalism Conference Notes: Private equity is biggest threat to journalism in Silicon…
Text Messaging Parents
Over in the UK, text messaging is taking on new importance as a way to communicate with the parents of school children. From LeedsToday.net: FOR 27,000 parents, a reminder of an upcoming teacher training day, or a message that a school trip is returning late, could soon arrive instantly by text message thanks to Leeds-based…
A Pluck-y Set of Tools for Publishers
Michael Arrington over at TechCrunch profiles a couple of new offerings from Pluck that are designed to help provide fuel to the citizen journalism fire and to make it easier for online publishers to get into the RSS game. I’m particularly intrigued by the effort to help enable community blogging, a move that could revitalize…
Internet as 3rd Party Launching Pad?
The LA Times’ Ron Brownstein offers his view of the Internet as a possible launching pad for a national candidacy: The Internet could allow an independent candidate to more easily identify an audience and financial base, just as it has allowed blogs like the liberal Daily Kos or conservative InstaPundit to find a community of…
Scripps and Shopzilla
Scripps bought Shopzilla recently. This article addresses some of the synergies for the companies: “Scripps officials say they’re happy with Shopzilla as a standalone business, but both sides clearly are excited about the possibilities of joining the two categories. By the end of this year, they said, you could see a link to Shopzilla on…