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digital_mojo: May 2010
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Wednesday, May 12, 2010. It has been very exciting and busy of late. A friend and colleague of mine, Colin Mulvaney. Asked me to help critique work on a new multimedia web site, Finding the Frame. The neat idea is for producers to share their work, get feedback and criticism that they might normally not be able to receive. More on this to follow. Seth Godin was up to his tricks again with the interesting idea that " surfing is the new career. Alan Webber of ' Fast Company. Posted by Michael Fagans.
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digital_mojo: July 2007
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Thursday, July 19, 2007. Now that I have entered the 21-century here in CA, we do video for our newspaper. We primarily work on three different editing programs, Windows Movie Maker, iMovie and Final Cut Pro. As you can guess, the only PC’s in our Mac building have WMM, the photogs and web team have Macs and two higher end Macs have FCP. As with anything so varied the standards vary from reporter to reporter, editor to editor and content from story to story. Next entry…how to raise the quality level.
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digital_mojo: January 2009
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Thursday, January 22, 2009. After much thought I am starting back up again. Until newspapers are able to answer some vital questions about their purpose as news gathering organizations or how they will fit into the future, it doesn't do me much good to write, review and think about multimedia. So with that in mind I offer up Ryan Sholin's 10 obvious things about the future of newspapers you need to get through your head. And its folo One Year Later. The basic outline is:. 10 Okay, here comes the big one:...
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digital_mojo: January 2008
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Thursday, January 3, 2008. In 2007 The Bakersfield Californian went over the 1 million videos viewed mark, just under the wire in December. The actual number is something like 1.12 million, but let us not pick nits. So, in recognition of this and because we like to have fun, we presented the Top 10 videos as viewed by our readers/viewers. And our staff picks. It is an interesting contrast between what got hits versus what we liked or thought was good video. Let me know what you think.
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digital_mojo: the iPad
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Thursday, January 28, 2010. Unless you have been living under a rock somewhere in the High Sierras, you might have heard that Apple announced their new iPad. With Jony Ive and Phil Schiller is quite sharp. Ive is worth tuning in for alone because of how he conceptualizes design. The reviews are starting to trickle in, some good, some OK. Two of the news feeds I tune into had their own reviews: truthdig. As remarkable as the product is, imagine any of these marketing campaigns that Apple could launch:.
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digital_mojo: April 2009
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Monday, April 20, 2009. Grad school strikes again. The Bill Moyers interview. Of David Simon dovetails with a number of things I have been thinking about recently. The current situation that most news on paper organizations have found themselves is an interesting combination of two classic graduate school thought exercises. The "Free rider problem" and "The tragedy of the commons.". The wiki definition of Free riders. The 'Tragedy of the Commons'. So what do we have going on in the news industry? David S...
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digital_mojo: e-book
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Friday, January 15, 2010. Also over the holidays, Seth Godin 'published' this e-book. That is a thought-provoking read. He was able to pull together a diverse group of people to provide short essays on 'what matters now.' It is worth the time. If you did not catch Godin's innovative launch of 'Linchpin' you missed a fascinating idea explored to its fullest. Instead of launching off on a book tour, Godin provided preview copies of the book to fans who donated money to the non-profit Acumen. Legal mumbo ju...
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digital_mojo: where is this going?
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Thursday, January 28, 2010. Where is this going? I can hear a number of questions from from friends and colleagues. Q: Mike, what is up with the shift toward business and marketing coverage? A: After looking long and hard at the news-on-paper business, I have realized that the major issues facing our business as a whole are on the business end, not the content end. Posted by Michael Fagans. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). I am currently the assistant photo editor at The Bakersfield Californian.
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digital_mojo: news biz
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Wednesday, February 3, 2010. So why all the business talk you ask? Well, it has occurred to a number of us in the journalism field and in the business community, that it is the structures of news organizations that have to adapt to the new world we inhabit. If you want a good introduction to how pricing has/is changing in the world, read this easy to understand e-book. Mediocre will not stand out in the crowd. On a side note: Here is a great documentary on making lemonade. Posted by Michael Fagans. Basic...
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