Tag: ITE
Did the New York Times just declare war on news aggregators?
It looks like the New York Times, Apple and the handiwork of some Stanford students, the Pulse News reader, are in the midst of moving around the copyright bar. A bit. At stake — just how much use can you make of an RSS feed before it becomes a copyright violation? Or is that a … Continued
June 23-25 “congress” gathering aims to establish trust, identity, commerce services for news
COLUMBIA, Mo. — Three U.S. newspaper trade groups and the Donald W. Reynolds Journalism Institute are teaming up to seed ideas and a possible solution to how news and other information can be managed and sold online. “From Blueprint to Building: Making the Market for Digital Information,” is being billed as a three-day “action congress” … Continued
Panel: Law and ethics in a changing media ecosystem
This panel looks at the challenges, both legal and journalistic, facing journalism ventures that seek to build and maintain online communities, from article comments to community forums and blogs. Including the role of Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act, dealing with and protecting anonymous commenters, and concerns regarding defamation and privacy. Patrick Carome – … Continued
AP promises news app will be ‘on the iPad’ when Apple delivers tablet next month
The Associated Press will have a news application on the iPad when Apple begins delivering the new tablet device next month, according to James Kennedy, the news cooperative’s vice president of strategy. “It will be on it when it comes out,” Kennedy disclosured during a talk to about 40 people convened by the University of … Continued
Consortium idea leads RJI iPad/E-reader symposium discussion on final day
U.S., Korean and Japanese news-industry strategists wrapup up today three days in Missouri to assess the impact of the soon-to-be-launched Apple iPad on the news business — and on the fast-changing “E-reader” marketplace. On Monday, they considered the possibility of forming a news-industry consortium, and that idea is on the agenda today. It’s been the spring meeting … Continued
INSIGHT: From Paul Gillin — Curation’s growing value
http://gillin.com/blog/2010/03/curations-growing-value/ *Paul Gillin’s Social Media Report**March 4, 2010* EXCERPT: “Curation is an increasingly important part of the information value chain . . . Trusted curators who point us to the most valuable sources of information for our interests will become the new power brokers. Matt Drudge figured this out many years ago . . . … Continued
FTC tackles economics, technology, ownership and antitrust in ‘workshop’-style hearings next week
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission will tackle economics, technology, ownership and antitrust as it convenes next week the second of two “workshop”-style hearings on the future of journalism. UPDATE: Here’s the link to the audio: The session entitled: “How Will Journalism Survive the Internet?,” will run from 10 a.m.-4:45 p.m. on Tues., March 9 and … Continued
Discussion finds pros and cons to new ownership forms
Putting journalism under non-profit ownership is no panacea for financing it, a six-person panel found during an 80-minute discussion at the New England Newspaper & Press Association annual meeting in Boston moderated by 2008-2009 Reynolds Fellow Bill Densmore. There are challenges to obtaining foundation funding. Local-news operations in New Haven, Conn., and Brattleboro, Vt., are … Continued
The value of privacy
Citizens need privacy as a shield against the state as well as corporate power. Legally, privacy is thought of a protection from other things. Contested commodities Research shows that people may be willing to part with what is known as contested commodities. People may be willing to trade private information for goods and services. In … Continued
Who’s who?
Jeff Vander Clute, President Jeff is founder of Semesphere, Inc., a Palo Alto, CA-based consulting firm that developed several social media and networking applications. Jeff has known and worked with Bill for 15 years, and provided the technical lead on “The Information Valet Project.” He was the principal developer of the Internet’s first mass-market social … Continued