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Test weather

2011-01-20T18:22:00.002-05:00

http://www.freemeteo.com/weather.fm?key=2A6144DCB13B14D6E0B3BAA783D99D4E81768

Long Tail? Hmm

2010-09-24T12:29:00.000-04:00

A quote I missed before in the Wired story, but which seems to illustrate consolidation of power and audience on the Web:

The Web Is Dead. Long Live the Internet | Wired Magazine: "According to Compete, a Web analytics company, the top 10 Web sites accounted for 31 percent of US pageviews in 2001, 40 percent in 2006, and about 75 percent in 2010. “Big sucks the traffic out of small,” Milner says"

Delaware GOP Candidate: Ask Liberals Why They're Nazis

2010-09-23T18:18:00.000-04:00

Here's what a candidate identified as for the Tea Party says on the YouTube video in this TMP story Delaware GOP Candidate: Ask Liberals Why They're Nazis in answering a historian who said the separation of church and state first came from Thomas Jefferson:

"'Do you know, where does this phrase separation of Church and State come from? Does anybody know? ... Actually, that's exactly, it was not in Jefferson's letter to the Danbury Baptists. He was reassuring that the federal government wouldn't trample on their religion. The exact phrase 'separation of Church and State' came out of Adolph Hitler's mouth, that's where it comes from. Next time your liberal friends talk about the separation of Church and State ask them why they're Nazis.'"

And here's the text of the letter, provided by the Library of Congress. The relevant phrase from Jefferson:

" I contemplate with sovereign reverence that act of the whole American people which declared that their legislature should "make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," thus building a wall of separation between Church & State."

So, have we reached a point there the Library of Congress, the Congress for which this gentleman is running to serve in, is not considered a reliable source?

Happy Delusionals

2010-09-18T11:19:00.000-04:00

Woody Allen on Faith and Fortune Tellers - Question - NYTimes.com: "We need some delusions to keep us going. And the people who successfully delude themselves seem happier than the people who can’t."

shane dawson video

2010-09-13T15:44:00.000-04:00

2010-03-26T09:39:00.001-04:00

Great publishing job in CT or NY for hard worker interested in #socialmedia (client) http://ping.fm/vEzkZ

2010-03-13T08:43:00.001-05:00

Achieving Your Business Objectives With #SocialMedia seminar in NY this morning at Professional Women #Photographers http://ping.fm/kp9P4

2010-03-12T12:38:00.001-05:00

Excited to be prepping session 2 on social media for photographers' group http://ping.fm/6JUYo

2010-03-12T12:37:00.001-05:00

Excited to be preparing session 2 on social media for photographers' group http://ping.fm/ftD2E

2010-03-09T20:50:00.001-05:00

What should I ask Associated Press CEO Tom Curley tomorrow afternoon? http://ping.fm/hGwBj

2010-03-09T17:11:00.001-05:00

Can Ad Networks & Exchanges Help Increase Ad Prices (Instead of Driving Them Down)? (by me) http://ping.fm/atj0h

2010-03-01T11:19:00.001-05:00

Looking for digital ad sales person in Fairfield County, CT. Know anyone good? Pls RT. http://ping.fm/AjkmD

2010-02-27T13:30:00.001-05:00

Testing My Blog Through Twitter and Facebook #2: Does this work for Twitter and Facebook? Does this work for Tw.. http://bit.ly/bkjOVW

2010-02-19T15:52:00.001-05:00

Talk w/ Slate EIC @jacobwe #pc2010 reminded me piece I wrote 2 then-Slate EIC Kinsley that long-form can work on Web http://bit.ly/bdpII8

2010-02-12T13:46:00.001-05:00

News orgs need to diferentiate their stories, as consumer brands differentiate their products: http://bit.ly/bZ0Tlc (by me)

2010-02-09T12:36:00.001-05:00

So i have to now live w/out connection until @verizon reconnects me. For a communication company, they have crappy communication. I am livid

2010-02-09T12:35:00.001-05:00

.@verizon is doing a port change to "fix" my service tho I told them not to right now. #customerservice 's "Ash" in Manila apologizes but...

email subscription test - FeedBlitz

2010-02-08T14:27:00.002-05:00

2010-02-05T16:50:00.001-05:00

Daughter just got into Bronx High School of Science. Couldn't be happier, more proud. Second generation, too.

test twitter

2010-02-03T08:54:00.002-05:00

follow me on Twitter

form test

2010-02-03T08:39:00.001-05:00

2010-02-02T16:21:00.001-05:00

my first for #mediashift RT @CraigSilverman: Great post from @dbenk: Email is Far From Dead http://bit.ly/9ByIMQ Notes how it still works

2010-01-26T20:13:00.001-05:00

Did Microsoft really think we wouldn't notice what the social media stream really says about Windows 7? http://bit.ly/94OmiQ

2010-01-19T11:54:00.001-05:00

Information "activists" aid Haiti thru technology (Idealab) http://bit.ly/55Hdgt and @causeshift looks for new ways to think about crisis

2010-01-14T21:26:00.001-05:00

Editor and publisher to resume publishing http://bit.ly/4zvd9l

2010-01-12T10:59:00.001-05:00

.NAA_Community (Newsp Assoc America) picks from me as "quote of the day" http://bit.ly/6nLMFZ Thanks , NAA.

2009-12-09T10:12:00.003-05:00

Send your questions for Blip.TV's Dina Kaplan or Magnify's Steve Rosenbaum. #nakedmedia OR at http://ping.fm/jYjQs Starts 11:30a ET.

2009-12-09T10:12:00.001-05:00

Send your questions for IAB's Randall Rothenberg (@r2rothenberg). Hashtag #nakedmedia or http://ping.fm/iDUHc Starts 11:30a ET.

2009-12-09T10:11:00.001-05:00

Send your questions for IAB's Randall Rothenberg. Hashtag #nakedmedia or log onto http://ping.fm/2uTv9 starts 11:30a ET.

2009-12-09T08:53:00.001-05:00

Creativity, $$, Shallow Thoughts, Comcast/NBC & more with @r2rothenberg @magnify and @dinakaplan at 11:30a ET http://bit.ly/NakedMedia_live

2009-12-08T11:25:00.001-05:00

More details on how Aol plans to execute new content push with tech efficiencies and, they say, high quality. by me. http://bit.ly/5CUPyA

2009-12-04T15:58:00.001-05:00

Next Naked Media: @r2rothenberg of IAB, @dinakaplan of Blip.TV and @magnify (Steve Rosenbaum) of Magnify.net. http://ping.fm/UiNIT

2009-11-30T13:59:00.001-05:00

RT @Poynter: .@dbenk attaches a $ figure to the Microsoft-Murdoch Deal & explains how he got it: http://bit.ly/8Ok6Uk

2009-11-24T16:51:00.001-05:00

how marketers are attracting their own audiences w/o having to rely as much on news sites: http://bit.ly/5lQlGm

2009-11-19T10:49:00.001-05:00

What happens when u take new business models for news and modify the assumptions? I run the numbers and analyze http://bit.ly/3TqoGT

2009-11-10T10:34:00.001-05:00

Lessons for news orgs from UK Times' falling short on Agassi book excerpts http://ping.fm/gNw4c (by me)

2009-11-05T11:06:00.001-05:00

NYTimes and others' plans with Augmented Reality. By me: http://ping.fm/d0alE

2009-10-26T10:27:00.001-04:00

My new story on Poynter: "Online Publishers Should Watch Looming Battle over Online Privacy http://ping.fm/EkbWp

2009-10-22T12:04:00.001-04:00

Naked Media "Shallow Thoughts" and video of #mediaconvergence opening panel on The Future of Media http://ping.fm/MF6ep

2009-10-20T16:39:00.001-04:00

Just finished NakedMedia.org @ Economist #mediaconvergence conf. Craig Newmark & top execs at Sony, Discovery, FT Newssift. On demand soon.

2009-10-15T11:10:00.001-04:00

The next Naked Media, live from The Economist Media conf: Craig Newmark, top execs of Sony, Discovery and FT's new search http://ping.fm/7MiHB

2009-10-09T09:43:00.001-04:00

Reading the Wired article on Craigslist http://bit.ly/Z2Ale to prep for Naked Media http://bit.ly/lTk0V at Economist Media Convergence conf

2009-10-04T21:31:00.001-04:00

My piece on lessons from Ad Week, for journalists: http://ping.fm/H2Wy2 with a sidebar on some of the technology #adwk

2009-09-20T09:56:00.001-04:00

vote for my daughter's elementary school and help it win 20,000. EVERY vote counts. Thanks! http://ping.fm/ZKxlJ

2009-09-18T09:19:00.001-04:00

My thoughts on Google, privacy and the First Amendment, pegged to "skank" and TCI Journal cases. for @poynter http://ping.fm/T6zpj

testing Vitamin Water widget

2009-09-10T08:57:00.001-04:00

2009-08-31T09:12:00.001-04:00

More tips for implementing that Facebook strategy, for journalistic and other organizations. On Poynter's e-media tidbits. http://ping.fm/lIQBM

2009-08-24T15:20:00.001-04:00

RT @mediatwit: Thrilled to announce that Dorian Benkoil (@dbenk) at Teeming Media will be MediaShift's new marketing and sales manager.

2009-08-14T13:19:00.001-04:00

Why News Organizations Need a Facebook Strategy http://ping.fm/pkyOB

2009-07-30T16:09:00.001-04:00

How to figure out your expenses, and get to profitability, for starup journalists. http://ping.fm/nDheV and http://ping.fm/Y8OZ1

2009-07-24T16:30:00.001-04:00

Touching up more pointers on how to make business out of a news website. This installment: direct sales. http://bit.ly/4kHDBH

2009-07-22T21:13:00.001-04:00

Exec coaching workshop 40% discount from a friend. At JulyEvent.com use code DOR40. If you know me, for real, get in touch for more on it.

2009-07-15T11:57:00.001-04:00

Naked Media with Avner Ronen and Betsy Morgan in 5 minutes. Live on Naked Media: Live.ScribeMedia.org

2009-07-15T09:05:00.001-04:00

Questions for Boxee CEO Avner Ronen or former HuffPost CEO Betsy Morgan? Send to me or log on: http://ping.fm/Lan1M Naked Media, Noon ET

2009-07-06T14:17:00.001-04:00

Former Huffington Post CEO Betsy Morgan, and Boxee CEO Avner Ronen on Naked Media, July 15. Register and ask questions http://bit.ly/7NeJT

2009-06-30T18:50:00.001-04:00

The Media Consumer's Bill of Rights http://ping.fm/y9qYy

2009-06-24T20:44:00.001-04:00

More for Reynolds' Journalism Inst's Business Assessment tools: How to figure out possible ad revenues: http://bit.ly/1ayzBB

2009-06-16T15:23:00.001-04:00

Next Naked Media: designer Roger Black and Complex magazine's Rich Antoniello. June 30, noon ET. Register here. http://ping.fm/hZ7b9

2009-06-15T11:08:00.001-04:00

Writing material for the Business Assessment Group at RJI. How to decide of a news operation is a business. http://ping.fm/gdUoZ

2009-05-22T07:14:00.001-04:00

Help with evaluating business viability of new news ventures. http://is.gd/Ckzc

2009-05-21T15:19:00.001-04:00

The Naked Media measurement jingle: http://ping.fm/KLUeo with Jon Gibs of Nielsen and Todd Juenger of TiVo discussing the serious aspects of measurement

2009-05-18T18:16:00.001-04:00

Spent day doing what may be the world's first ever ditty about media measurement. On tomorrow's Naked Media. Noon ET. http://is.gd/B6P2

2009-05-15T11:46:00.001-04:00

Looking for journos, students and social media pros for a blog, social space I'm helping produce for Internet Week http://is.gd/AaST

2009-05-13T10:50:00.001-04:00

The next Naked Media: Sorting out media measurement, with TiVo, Nielsen (and you?) http://ping.fm/kdYgi

You Can't Always Get What You Want

2009-05-06T08:26:00.000-04:00

2009-05-04T14:47:00.001-04:00

Content Management Systems sorted and explained. Plus discount on our paper. Wednesday, noon, MPA HQ, NY, or on Web. http://bit.ly/7kaDM

2009-05-01T19:59:00.001-04:00

The Value of a User. Chart . Plus, presentationon "Virtuous Cycle": How to create value in digital media. http://bit.ly/qEsq5

2009-05-01T14:42:00.001-04:00

Brainstorm on how to use technology and social interaction to make trade shows, events more invigorating http://bit.ly/18KPlh

2009-04-27T17:14:00.001-04:00

Larry Kramer hints at his next venture: financial news, again? http://ping.fm/IXEVX

2009-04-27T14:56:00.001-04:00

Larry Kramer on Naked Media Including "Shallow thoughts", the news business can thrive and how Jib Jab can make a profit. http://ping.fm/HdxT4

2009-04-21T18:58:00.001-04:00

RT @bMunch: naked media videos are now available in iTunes. hosted by @dorianbenkoil . http://bit.ly/RrEfL . audio only versions soon.

2009-04-18T10:13:00.001-04:00

beautiful Saturday

2009-04-13T20:44:00.001-04:00

Watching previous invu's with Larry Kramer preparing for tomorrow's Naked Media. Noon ET. Got questions? http://ping.fm/wTgWh

2009-04-10T12:55:00.001-04:00

Excited about Larry Kramer on Naked Media, Tuesday, noon ET. Send me any questions you have for Larry. http://ping.fm/UGml1

2009-04-07T10:54:00.001-04:00

"How to Choose a Web Publishing Tool" postponed to May 6 http://ping.fm/TJlBQ

2009-04-06T09:03:00.001-04:00

Help us decide how to price our Finance for Media Professionals video - very open post from partner Peter Cervieri http://ping.fm/J5TEV

2009-04-03T16:47:00.001-04:00

Marketwatch founder Larry Kramer on Naked Media, April 14, noon ET. Send questions! (and tune in - NakedMedia.org)

2009-04-03T09:56:00.001-04:00

Online News Association (ONA) offering two awards, including $4,000 prize, in the non-English category. http://ping.fm/aOwby

2009-04-02T09:00:00.001-04:00

Off to the Scribe studios to help edit "Finance for Media Professionals" video seminar. Ready soon! http://ping.fm/QASTi

2009-04-01T11:51:00.001-04:00

Off to Advertising Research Foundation "Re:Think" conference to see Nielsen's Jon Gibs, others

2009-03-31T13:37:00.001-04:00

Prepping for next week's Apr. 7 seminar on Web publishing tools with our CMS paper at Mag Publishers of America in NY. http://bit.ly/7kaDM

2009-03-31T13:35:00.001-04:00

Just entered a whole bunch 'o networks on Ping.FM. How's she working?

My Widget Test

2007-11-12T19:02:00.001-05:00

Forbes Widget

2007-10-12T10:43:00.001-04:00

Test Post for Video

2007-10-12T10:38:00.000-04:00

Google Tops Ad Survey, Shunned by Radio

2007-10-01T13:51:00.000-04:00

It's not surprising that the NAB has greeted Google's radio plans with skepticism, or perhaps confusion. The Google workup I saw gives advertisers the ability to buy spots via an algorithm, target inventory and audiences, and largely cut out media buying agencies. That's what Google does, right: Cut out the middle man. And so it's not surprising the folks on the traditional side would point out all the flaws in what Google's doing.

And, yet, a survey by Jack Myers (for whom I write) find that Goog knows better than any other Web site how to handle clients. So, apparently, they know how to be a middle man, too. (And the gobs of hiring they've been doing is apparently not for naught.)

test photo

2007-09-28T08:42:00.001-04:00

The Future of News

2005-05-19T15:45:00.000-04:00

I've finally had time today to read Merrill Brown's piece for Carnegie on the "future of the news business" that Rupert Murdoch and others have cited. (Perhaps you're going to the related gathering at Museum of TV and Radio tomorrow?).

A lot is stuff that's obvious and been around, but it's also a good, comprehensive amalgamation, and I think contains the important issues for every news executive to consider. I am, frankly, heartened by the pro-activeness of many of the quotes compared to a sort of "pooh-pooh" attitude I've seen in the past about the news consumption habits of young folks. Are we finally moving away from the "eat your spinach" mentality and considering that the consumer may deserve the news as s/he wants?

Been Away

2005-05-19T15:35:00.000-04:00

Apologies for not posting more on this blog in the past month. My bad. I was, though, blogging last week for "the brilliant Rafat Ali's" PaidContent.org, on a paid subscription conference. I had thought the conference might be morose, but it was instead quite optimistic. People are making money again. I'll let my coverage on Rafat's site speak for my conclusions.

Blackberry Causes Clown Envy

2005-04-13T15:48:00.000-04:00

Posted today's entries from the National Magazine Awards luncheon from my Blackberry, many while sitting at table with luminaries such as Robin Blackburn, who runs the awards from Columbia U. Her husband, a clown -- in the real, not metaphorical, sense for NY-based Big Apple Circus -- was suffering Blackberry envy. Also at the table was Internet luminary Omar Wasow, whom I first met while judging the General Excellence for Internet awards. He was, for fun, handicapping the awards as they were being announced.

Gen Excellence 500K-1 Million

2005-04-13T13:41:00.000-04:00

It's Wired. Editor Chris Anderson thanks magazine magnate Sy Newhouse, ultimate boss of a lot of people in this room. Not Sy's first time getting thanked today.

And the Winners Are

2005-04-13T13:21:00.000-04:00

General excellence, 250-500K, Martha Stewart Weddings. Guess who accepted with her editor? Who looked very good and was smiling a lot. "Nobody knew I would come," she said then thanked her staff and ASME. Couldn't see if she was wearing an ankle bracelet.

Schmoozing and Seating

2005-04-13T11:57:00.000-04:00

At the National Magazine Awards luncheon reception at the plush and chandeliered Grand Ballroom area of the Waldorf Astoria. Biggest activity is schmoozing. A few folks standing off on tthe sides, like me playing with their Blackberries. The biggest parlor game is checking the 30-page photocopied seating chart we were all given to see who's sitting with whom -- terribly important, it would seem in the NY magazine publishing world.

Nice Video, Bad 404s

2005-04-07T14:47:00.000-04:00

Was at the offices of a major tech journalism company in Manhattan. Met some very smart people who really know the ropes. In their reception area, they had a nice flat screen TV with an application that flipped through pages of their Web sites.

Very nice. Brilliant, even. Except that it, apparently randomized, would every 5-10 screens show a "page missing." That's probably not what you want to show off to visitors.

... But Why No blogs?

2005-04-07T13:58:00.000-04:00

'Course, I didn't really blog the New Media World conference myself, just wrote an observation the day after, but if blogs are SUCH a phenomenon, was no-one blogging the conference? (Then , again, who has time?)

New Media World: 'Blogs are Good'

2005-04-06T17:06:00.000-04:00

Back from New Media World conference, the digital component of America East, a newspaper trade show. The mantra was "link out / link in." Meaning, let a thousand blogs flourish, link to them, let everyone in your community write on your site, link to their sites, get them to link to you, so that your local newspaper site either a) rises naturally in search results and becomes the site that comes up when someone in a search engine types, say, "Hershey, Pa. shoes" or "Fredericksburg Wine" (keynote address of Lincoln Millstein of Hearst digital, though he didn't mention those places specifically) or b) the local portal for everything in the community (a major point of Andrew Langhoff of Ottaway Newspapers in his keynote a day later).

I do wonder, though, what the place then is for learned journalism and analysis or if there's a place for subscriptions -- either for an entire site or part of it.

The audience was made up mainly of executives and editors from small-to-medium size newspapers, many of whom are (still!) struggling with what to do on the Web. The other part of the mantra, from Millstein, Langhoff and the wrap-up address by Elizabeth Osder was that small papers, rather than fighting the Web, should "leverage" it. As the trusted local voice, they should be the first place people come to for anything local.