Links for August 15th: The Google/Motorola deal & why it matters

August 15, 2011

As a very recent Android owner (Motorola Atrix, to be exact) and very happy purchaser of not one, but two Motorola accessories for said phone in the last week, I sat up and took notice of today’s blockbuster deal. Then I realized – every single usable device I’ve gotten for my mobile phones – from [...]

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Episode 59: Betsy’s media doldrums

August 12, 2011

August media blahs hit Betsy on this week’s Redoing Media show, but Robert steps in with show topics ranging from Britain’s attack on…social media?, DIY producers on YouTube and Amazon’s new Kindle Cloud service.

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Help me get my media mojo back…

August 11, 2011

I don’t know if I’ve just caught the typical ‘dog days of summer’ malaise. Or I’m burned way out from spending most of my waking hours staring at screens reading stuff. Or if the news just isn’t, um, exciting enough for me. All I know is that I’ve run smack dab up against a wall. [...]

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Episode 58: @robwagpdx as journalist: Hell has frozen over…

August 4, 2011

Why does Betsy think Hell has frozen over? Because her co-host Robert Wagner just launched All Things Critical today. Yes, a site that smells like it’ll be practicing journalism to her. And Robert doesn’t *do* journalism, don’t you know. Or does he now????

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Episode 57: Smart, sexy, stupid…or shameless? You decide

July 21, 2011

Is smart the new sexy? Shameless replacing stupid? (Or vice-versa…) Betsy & Robert pull examples from recent media stories about Borders, Time Magazine, the National Association of Newspapers, growing online communities, the demise of the big box & rise of eBooks, and business coverage in Portland, Oregon.

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Even more links for July 21st: Smart, sexy – or stupid? You decide…

July 21, 2011

I’ve tagged these links for possible show topics/background notes on July 21st: Editor & Publisher: The Smart and Sexy Story of Newspapers – Presenting the PR piece…er, article….without comment. The juiciest paragraph? "The NAA (Newspaper Association of America) enlisted the services of The Martin Agency, based in Richmond, Va. A creative partner in previous NAA [...]

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More links for July 21st: Readers without Borders

July 21, 2011

I’ve tagged these links (and borrowed the headline from the Slate article referenced below) for possible show topics/background notes on July 21st: Slate: Borders bankruptcy: Done in by its own stupidity, not the Internet – Annie Lowrey rubs the lemon & salt in those self-inflicted paper cuts she references… "Other companies have adapted to the [...]

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Links for July 21st: Want to read that mag? You’ll have to PAY…

July 21, 2011

I’ve tagged these links for possible show topics/background notes on July 21st: AllThingsD: Time Magazine Builds Web Pay Wall – Is anyone reading Time magazine any more? Will anyone care? Peter Kafka breaks down the latest print/digital bundle from Time-Warner: "Time magazine is making it easier for readers to subscribe to its digital and print [...]

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Episode 56: Evil, Clueless – or just plain cool?

July 15, 2011

Yes, it’s another new show! Is Aggregation Evil? And why is curation okay where aggregation isn’t? Where does amplification fit in? Betsy & Robert discuss the evils of aggregation along with the pitfalls of properly labeling content, using recent examples from the Huffington Post vs. AdAge and the Oregonian News Network vs. Willamette Week. Fun [...]

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Links for July 14th: Spotify is HERE; Betsy is in LOVE

July 14, 2011

I’ve tagged these links for possible show topics/background notes on July 14th. And after 10 minutes with Spotify? I’ve canceled my Rdio account, for starters…: The Next Web: Happy days. Spotify to launch in the US tomorrow today (Thu) – Yep, Spotify is HERE! Spotify: Hello America. Spotify here. – From the site: The award-winning [...]

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