Monthly Archives: November 2008
In economic struggles, newsrooms should turn to the web
It’s old news: the Internet makes life easier. Yet, still, I’m always astonished to find that some professionals still don’t consider it a serious, practical, and usually ideal solution to budget cut problems. Let me explain… As a member … Continue reading
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Why Gmail themes don't work for me
I’m not one to criticize Google for anything. I love what they do and any innovation is accepted with arms wide open. But Gmail themes just aren’t hitting the spot. We live in an increasingly visual-based society. That’s why the … Continue reading
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Talks with a Yahoo news guru
Steve Enders, Cal Poly alumnus and senior product manager at Yahoo! News, gave a keynote lecture Thursday at Cal Poly’s journalism week and shared some interesting perspectives. A few things Steve emphasized: “I never thought I’d be where I’m at … Continue reading
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Plug into now
How many people are stuck in an elevator right now? What about square acres of forests being cut or the amount of workers on sick leave at this very moment? Through a brilliant marketing campaign that caters to Internet users’ … Continue reading
Mustang Daily multimedia coverage of the election
We dedicated out front page to the election all day, with continuous updates as it all progressed. An overview: Exit poll audio slideshow 8 a.m. Exit poll audio slideshow 1 p.m. Exit poll audio slideshow 4 p.m. Exit poll audio … Continue reading
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Random flickr things
Web engineer John Allspaw from photo-sharing Web site Flickr gave a seminar at Cal Poly Tuesday that was mostly focused on capacity planning. While most of the technical stuff went over my head, a few interesting/funny moments from the evening: … Continue reading
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