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TravelingGeeks.com
Traveling Geeks, a group of Bay Area bloggers (including Susan Mernit) is blogging the world, starting with Israel. |
Twitter is becoming an internet utility, or, why we live in the shtetl (Susan Mernit): Lessons from a recent blogger trip to Israel: "A) People from all over the world talk online 24/7, B) Thus forming strong ties and virtual communities, and C) Twitter is a key tool supporting A and B -- but blogs,
Friendfeed, IM, Skype, e-mail, and Flickr all contribute as well."
Knight Commission on the Information Needs of Communities in a Democracy (Press release): New research project will "look into whether the information needs of 21st century American citizens and communities are being met and make recommendations for public policy and private initiatives that will help better meet community information needs."
The Web is the center? Maybe just one of the centers (Steve Yelvington): "Newspapers should use the net to execute a Google-like, open-source-inspired, conversational approach to journalism, while remaking print around focus, quality, depth and thought-provoking discovery."
Building an Online Community (NewsWire): "Interesting discussion about improving Environmental News Online (ENO) as a brand, and improving its community. This is due to the fact that the level of content on the site is steadily declining -- something we need to address."
Senate Hearing: FCC Chair Condemns Comcast (MediaPost): "FCC Chair Kevin Martin said the FCC is still investigating pending complaints, but left little doubt that he would favor some sort of action against Comcast, if the company violated the FCC's 2005 net neutrality principles."
Newspaper advertising drives online traffic (NAA): "Among people who research products and services after seeing them advertised in newspapers, two-thirds (67 percent) use the Internet to find more information. Of that group, nearly 70 percent of consumers actually make a purchase following their additional research."
