Andrew Sullivan Moving To 'Newsweek' And 'Daily Beast': 'Daily Dish' Leaves 'The Atlantic'

Andrew Sullivan Moving To 'Newsweek' And 'Daily Beast': 'Daily Dish' Leaves 'The Atlantic': "Andrew Sullivan is leaving The Atlantic and taking his blog, The Daily Dish, with him. The blog will find a new home on The Daily Beast in April, and Sullivan will also become a contributor to Newsweek. His two destinations are really one -- the media outlets are merging together under editor in chief Tina Brown."

MediaWatch India: Emerging picture on content shows pick-and-choose globalisation

MediaWatch India: Emerging picture on content shows pick-and-choose globalisation

“Good morning! Your paper is free of paid news!” « churumuri

“Good morning! Your paper is free of paid news!” « churumuri: "In this era of mercenary managers and predatory propreitors, brave is the editor who can actually stick his neck out—at least in public—and vouch for the virginity of his product. But Aditya Sinha, the new editor-in-chief of the Bombay daily Daily News & Analysis (DNA), clearly doesn’t mind taking the risk."

DNA drops its edit page; scribes react sharply

DNA drops its edit page; scribes react sharply: "In a surprising albeit bold move, English newspaper Daily News & Analysis (DNA) has dropped its edit page from the newspaper. Instead, it will be giving comprehensive news in different pages of the newspaper. Letters to the editor will now appear on Page 2."

How To Use Quora: A Comprehensive Guide

How To Use Quora: A Comprehensive Guide: "Quorais a continually growing user generated collection of questions and answers. All the questions and answers are created, edited, and organized by the people who use it. While many people use Quora as a resource for research, information, and general interest, some use Quora to ­add and build their social network. There are many well established question and answer sites, but Quora differ­s from its predecessors in three main ways: it puts a heavy emphasis on the quality of questions and, in particular, answers; it allows users to vote on answers and encourages accountability amongst users, and it allows users to follow topics that interest them."

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Hard questions about soft questions

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Hard questions about soft questions
On one pronouncement of his, you have to agree with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. His is not a ‘lame-duck government.' Cooked goose seems the more appropriate soubriquet. However, not a single new scam worth over Rs. 1 lakh crore has surfaced for 10 days now. So maybe things are getting better. Yet, even a doting corporate media find that the Professor did not come out looking good from his interaction with a few favoured students. That is, electronic media chiefs and editors who have mostly adored Dr. Singh for nearly two decades. If even the largely free ride they gave him left him unnerved and defensive, it's a measure of how much things have changed. Not that the editors emerged looking better. If asking the right questions is at the heart of journalism, then somebody had a bypass. At no point did it occur to them that the corruption they questioned him on with some passion, flowed entirely out of policies and from a policy altar at which they have worshipped for years.

India's dodgy 'paid news' phenomenon | Media | guardian.co.uk

India's dodgy 'paid news' phenomenon | Media | guardian.co.uk: "With all that in mind, a Sunday Times reporter contacted Medianet, a company suspected of offering 'paid news' deals. It was created by Bennett, Coleman and Co, which publishes many titles including The Times of India.

Last week, the reporter telephoned Medianet, as it reveals today, posing as the PR agent of a company wanting coverage for a party at an exclusive shopping mall in Delhi."

UberTwitter Bows to Twitter's Pressure, Changes Name - PCWorld

UberTwitter Bows to Twitter's Pressure, Changes Name - PCWorld: "UberMedia, after getting its popular UberTwitter and other mobile social media apps shut down Friday by Twitter for alleged terms of service breaches, is reportedly changing its name to UberSocial as part of its effort to meet Twitter's terms."

Media Companies Cash In, at Cost of Unpaid Contributors - NYTimes.com

Media Companies Cash In, at Cost of Unpaid Contributors - NYTimes.com: "There have been reports in The New York Times and elsewhere that Facebook is now valued at $50 billion, and The Wall Street Journal reported that Twitter had been in low-level talks with both Google and Facebook, with some estimates putting the value of the company at $10 billion. Tumblr, the short-form blogging service, is storming along a similar, if more demure path, while Quora, a site built on user-generated questions and answers, seems to be on its way. And at the beginning of last week, The Huffington Post agreed to be sold for $315 million to AOL."

Posterous vs. Tumblr - Technorati Technology

Posterous vs. Tumblr - Technorati Technology

Technolog - Power of Twitter, Facebook in Egypt crucial, says U.N. rep

Technolog - Power of Twitter, Facebook in Egypt crucial, says U.N. rep: "While 'Tipping Point' author Malcolm Gladwell and others pooh-pooh the influence social media has on social revolution in countries such as Egypt, American U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice recognized the 'enormous impact' of Twitter and Facebook on the world’s stage.
'Governments are increasingly cognizant of their power,' Rice said Thursday morning during a town hall meeting at Twitter headquarters in San Francisco."

BBC News - Slow erosion in India's trust in the news

BBC News - Slow erosion in India's trust in the news: "The reputation of India's media as a watchdog, exposing corruption and other wrongdoing, has taken a battering following allegations that some publications and broadcasters were being paid to print favourable stories during the 2009 general election.

Bumping along potholed cart tracks, standing in the back of an open jeep alongside a candidate driving to an election meeting, I asked him whether he had been asked to pay for coverage.
The candidate replied forcefully: 'I was asked to pay for what the journalists call 'packages'."

Most Google, Facebook users fret over privacy - USATODAY.com

Most Google, Facebook users fret over privacy - USATODAY.com: "Nearly seven out of 10 Facebook members surveyed — and 52% of Google users — say they are either 'somewhat' or 'very concerned' about their privacy while using the world's most popular social network and dominant search engine."

National Highway Authority of India on Facebook

National Highway Authority of India on Facebook: "The National Highway Authority of India is now on Facebook.

The page apparently features pictures of a a toll plaza at Dharwad, a bridge at Barwa and two highways (Delhi-Jaipur and Vijaywada-Eluru), and over 40 users ."

Al Jazeera News - The New York Times

Al Jazeera News - The New York Times: "Since its start in 1996, Al Jazeera has become one of the most influential broadcast networks in the Arab world. Its all-news and public affairs format reportedly reaches 40 million viewers from its base in the tiny Persian Gulf emirate of Qatar. American networks like CNN buy its footage and exclusive video.

Al Jazeera’s freewheeling broadcasts have long made it the bête noire of Arab governments, and in some earlier instances they have succeeded in reining it in. Western governments see it as shaping a narrative of popular rage against oppressive American-backed Arab governments (and against Israel) ever since its founding. That narrative has long been implicit in the channel’s heavy emphasis on Arab suffering and political crisis, its screaming-match talk shows, even its sensational news banners and swelling orchestral accompaniments."

7 Years of Facebook: A Retrospective

7 Years of Facebook: A Retrospective: "Facebook, one of the biggest websites on the planet, celebrates its seventh anniversary on Friday.

Through the years, the social network has transformed from a college-only social hub to the most popular website in the world. Five hundred million users, billions of pageviews and a never-ending supply of embarrassing status message updates after its launch, we’ve decided to take a trip down memory lane."

Censorship by 'pay-to-print' By P Sainath

The Hindu : Opinion / Lead : Censorship by 'pay-to-print': "The year 2010 saw journalists, their associations and unions hold more conferences and seminars on one professional issue than any other. And it wasn't on the Wage Board or the Radia tapes. Hundreds of journalists across the country attended these meetings. Dozens stood up and spoke of their own experiences of the subject. Of how it demoralised them and ruined their profession.

Yet, the main topic of their discussion found no mention in the very newspapers, magazines or television channels they work for. Sometimes, the fact of the meeting being held, perhaps as an event attended by a High Court judge, was reported. But the subject discussed was not. In newspapers and TV channels, choking with stories on corruption, this is the one story you are the least likely to see. The media are their own worst censors when it comes to reporting on ‘Paid News.'"

Special Report: The Facebook Phenomenon - News Story - KTVZ Bend

Special Report: The Facebook Phenomenon - News Story - KTVZ Bend: "'I probably check my Facebook page six or seven times an hour, at least,' the 24-year-old COCC student says.
She's been a Facebook member since it started in 2004 and she fesses up, she's put off school work to chat with friends.
'Even though I just checked it, I feel the need to check it again, so I can see what's new, stay in touch and feel connected,' Pulliam said."

Social media opens doors for u & me | mydigitalfc.com

Social media opens doors for u & me | mydigitalfc.com: "The most successful marketer becomes part of the lives of their followers. They follow back. They wish happy birthday. They handle problems their customers have with products or service. They grow their businesses and brands by involving themselves in their own communities.

— Marsha Collier, best selling author, customer service & social media influencer"

Facebook Averaged Almost 8 New Registrations Per Second In 2010

Facebook Averaged Almost 8 New Registrations Per Second In 2010: "Candytech, a Czech company that helps companies create and measure Facebook marketing campaigns, has gathered a wealth of Facebook-specific data over the years via its statistics portal SocialBakers.

The company has put together this great infographic, offering an overview of Facebook’s growth and population throughout 2010. Some key stats:

- Facebook ballooned from 337 million to 585 million users in 2010"