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Content curation is nothing new to journalists. They’ve been scanning news wires and selecting the best to share with readers before Al Gore invented the Internet. So when a journalist from the Poynter Institute shares advice on content curation, pay attention. Julie Moos has great insight on balancing originality with curation and inclusion vs. exclusion. […]
I ask because I’m going to be speaking about blogging at the next Social Media Breakfast. Also on the agenda is Rich Brooks and Chantal Young. Here’s what they have to offer: Rich Brooks is founder and president of flyte new media, a Web design and Internet marketing firm in Portland, Maine. His monthly flyte […]
While I was on on holiday, I managed to get a couple columns published at WorkAwesome.com: 3 Tactics for Battling Procrastination What to Do With Your Delicious Bookmarks Also while on vacation, I finished reading Priceless: The Myth of Fair Value (and How to Take Advantage of It). Lots of good stuff to share about […]
If you want an example of how social media is changing how information gets distributed, look at the National Football League. Consider these paragraphs from an Associated Press roundup of NFL action (The added emphasis is mine): Running back Tashard Choice apologized via Twitter to anyone bothered by him asking Eagles quarterback Michael Vick for […]
Sometimes if you’re not solving the problem, you’re making it worse. The trouble is that we don’t always know how to tell the difference between solutions and complications. Seth Godin noted this very succinctly in an eye-opening post: I was talking to a colleague about all the noise out there in the world, all the […]
Last week I was listening to Doug Hall motivate the MaineBiz Momentum Convention to innovate and strive to be meaningfully unique. There was a lot of good stuff there. While Doug was explaining how fear of failure got in the way, I got a text from the Pittsburgh Steelers that said: “Emmanuel Sanders is AFC […]
Everyone knows bloggers are lazy. Either we’re just making this stuff up or we don’t bother to do any real reporting. Today, Mike Wise of the Washington Post proved it. Wise is a real journalist. His columns get printed onto paper and thrown into puddles in people’s driveways. So he has to be practicing the […]
George Smith takes a swing at a recent report that recommends investing in experiential tourism. On a broad stroke I have to say that I agree. Invest in roads and communications so visitors have easier access to rural areas. A new report issued by the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) once again touts ecotourism […]
The New York Times has a fascinating story about the effect of multitasking, digital communication and nature on the brain. Here’s the premise: It was a primitive trip with a sophisticated goal: to understand how heavy use of digital devices and other technology changes how we think and behave, and how a retreat into nature […]
Pro Football Talk Daily doesn’t assume Ben Roethlisberger. only will serve four games of his six game suspension. This is still Roethlisberger’s to lose. Mike Florio also wants him to start talking to the media. He appreciates being careful. But Roethlisberger needs to address his fans. There are two things that will win fans back. […]