Tag: facebook

• Don't Try to Fight the Web

  about 2 years ago

  Francis Reynolds in Novel Copy

  CNN president Jon Klein said yesterday that the competition he fears the most comes from social media sites rather than rival cable news channels: "I'm more worried about the 500 million or so people on Facebook versus the 2 million on Fox." Yet another sign that traditional news organizations don't ... Read More

• Media News Round-Up

  about 2 years ago

  Francis Reynolds in Novel Copy

  Facebook sends more users to broadcast news sites, while Google News sends more to newspaper sites. 10,000 Words argues that news media shouldn't wait to develop iPad apps, because the device "could present the viable distribution model that news media are looking for."Curtis Brainard discusses the ... Read More

• Tsunami Warning

  about 2 years ago

  Francis Reynolds in Novel Copy

  Days after Haiti's catastrophic earthquake this January, "fan pages" purporting to aid fundraising for emergency relief popped up all over Facebook. The pages said they would donate $1 for each person who joined, a seemingly ingenious harnessing of Facebook activism to altruistic ends. The problem ... Read More