Jeff Howe on Crowdsourcing
In 2005, journalist Jeff Howe was writing a story about MySpace. He wasn’t interested in the site so much as a social network, but as… Read More »Jeff Howe on Crowdsourcing
...My heart's In Accra
Ethan Zuckerman’s online home, since 2003
Politics and new media, or “Should I really tweetspam Congress?”
I lectured in my friend Jonathan Zittrain’s class at Harvard Law about ten days ago. I shared the stage with Nicco Mele, internet strategist for… Read More »Politics and new media, or “Should I really tweetspam Congress?”
Introducing MediaCloud
We’re launching a very cool new project at Berkman today, Media Cloud. Basically, Media Cloud is a platform to help researchers find quantitative answers to… Read More »Introducing MediaCloud
WSJ on online ad efficiency – more bad news for newspapers
I wrote about the pricing disparities between print and online media a few weeks ago, curious why my local newspaper was able to charge a… Read More »WSJ on online ad efficiency – more bad news for newspapers
Rest in Peace, Rocky Mountain News
I’m reading stories about the closing of the Rocky Mountain News in Denver with a great deal of sadness. I wasn’t a reader of the… Read More »Rest in Peace, Rocky Mountain News
The final word on the death of newspapers?
Some sort of secret signal went out, and everyone and their neighbor has posted a “death of newspapers” story since the beginning of the year,… Read More »The final word on the death of newspapers?