| Jon Garfunkel: Crowdsourcing a crutch for (some) lazy reporters
Steve is "crowdsourcing" the new version of the "Rise of the Blogs" article. Jon Garfunkel says that crowdsourcing is a crutch for lazy reporters. So, isn't Jon calling Steve lazy? Ok, I'll admit it: I was typing a post reply here when I got the inspiration to punch out that article. But I've been helping Steve and Heather on the the 2005 update exercise. I think it's a good idea (and I find it humorous that when I Google OhMyNews to find out more current financials, I end up turning to... a BusinessWeek article.) Also, I've been thinking about this notion of "post facto" journalism for a while. Strangely, here I was talking about this with Heather two years ago. So let me take the time to clarify the above. My definition of post facto was not meant to overlap very much with the concept of crowdsourcing-- where the author directly asks his or her readers for help in preparing a story.
April 2007
It has been two months since the selectmen restricted provisions of the entertainment license for the Muse nightclub, but the issues that led to that event may be resolved at tonight's board meeting. The restrictions that took effect Feb. 21 banned any music after 11 p.m. Halberstam remembered for his grace, compassion He filled a room with his voice, with his presence, and he captured the island with his heart. As the reality of David Halberstam's untimely death sank in, islanders and those who knew him through Nantucket remembered a life well-lived, and one that was tragically cut too short. Read the rest of The Independent here. .
Special YouTube channel to host marriage-proposal contest
"Engaging the consumer" is a popular phrase in marketing, particularly as the public shifts its attention from television to interactive media like the Internet. This Valentine's Day, engaging consumers – or getting consumers engaged – is precisely what the online floral retailer 1-800-Flowers.com aims to do. As the first component of a yearlong partnership with Google, the company is holding a "Will You Marry Me?" contest to find the season's most intriguing marriage proposal. Love-smitten users can log on to a special 1-800-Flowers.com YouTube channel starting on Monday and submit a video of themselves proposing. The winning video will be on YouTube's front page on Feb. 11. The winner will receive a wedding at a Sandals Resorts property, with transportation provided by American Airlines and an engagement ring from the Internet jeweler Blue Nile.
UB Libraries Promote New Yorkers' Geography Awareness
BUFFALO, N.Y. -- You're curled up in bed with three down pillows and a plush replica of Flower the meerkat when suddenly you're jerked bolt upright by the realization that you don't know how many waterfalls there are in the state of New York. You go online. Google tells you there are 163 falls and where they are, but now you're wondering about the state's reservoirs and designated forests and how many canals, hospitals, grassy flats, swamps, schools and streams it has, not to mention islands in St. Lawrence County. Fortunately, Michele Shular, geosciences specialist in the UB Sciences and Engineering Library, shares your obsession. She has developed the "NYS Gazetteer and GeoData Collection," a database of digital topographical maps and gazetteer information that makes it possible to easily search and locate 38,000 places, features, and other geographic sites in New York State from your laptop.
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