Twitter gives CNN a smack of reality

At one time I was a big fan of CNN. Walk into our home and you could probably find it playing on one of the two televisions we own, much to my wife’s irritation. ... continue

The AP paints itself further into a corner

I might not be the biggest Google fan around but there are some arguments used against the search giant that, even at face value, are ridiculous. Such is the case with the fight between ... continue

Vernal Equinox 2009: The Start of Spring

The vernal equinox 2009 happens tomorrow, March 20, bringing in the official start of spring. The spring equinox happens at 7:44 a.m. EDT. Vernal Equinox 2009: What Is It? The vernal equinox occurs when the sun passes directly over ... continue

News is free – packaging it isn’t

It’s a simple inescapable fact – news is free. It will happen at any time of the day and at any point in the world. It use to be that distance is what made ... continue

The danger of ‘right now’ news

The real time web. The most current news and information always available at our fingertips. Thirty minute old news is no longer important – it has to be the news that is happening ... continue

The dismantling of CNN

It is one thing to hear about old media slashing budgets and tossing good people to the curb like yesterday’s garbage but it is another to watch as a major news organization seems to be dismantling itself ... continue

The greater failure of old media

I am not a big reader of Seth Godin even though he is said to be one of the smartest folks in this realm we call new media. Every once in a while though I'll catch one ... continue

SkyGrid Gets Millions, Goes Offline

In an ironic twist, news aggregation service SkyGrid closed $11 million in funding this morning -- then promptly bit the dust. The service -- which offers customizable views of both mainstream and alternative media stories, filtered by reputation ... continue

Allvoices Aims To Become “People’s Media”

A newly launched Web startup is working to bring the worlds of traditional and citizen-based journalism together. Allvoices -- making its formal Internet debut this week -- offers a diverse mix of text, image, and video ... continue

Newser Adds The New York Times; Needs Timely Aggregation Though

News aggregator Newser is now providing summaries of stories from The New York Times. With this, Newser searches The Times for what its editors would deem as must-read stories. It is then presented in summary grid, ... continue