tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post4155813794857504883..comments2023-10-22T03:45:04.749-05:00Comments on the Constant Observer: Businessweek's Soc. Media Strategy--What's in it for the community?Tish Grierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-90678772990841906152008-09-07T20:56:00.000-05:002008-09-07T20:56:00.000-05:00Hi tm...good question! Here's a quick explanation ...Hi tm...<BR/><BR/>good question! Here's a quick explanation of how it works:<BR/><BR/>Each story at NewsTrust is submitted by either one of the editorial staff or by a community member in good standing. When the story is submitted, it is marked news or opinion. If something is from the editorial page of a publication, or is someone's column, or particular kinds of blog posts, then it is Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-57875641344184869592008-09-07T17:21:00.000-05:002008-09-07T17:21:00.000-05:00Nice post. You mentioned NewTrust separates 'objec...Nice post. You mentioned NewTrust separates 'objective' news and editorial. How is this possible? Is it manual? If so, doesn't it come down to the NewsTrust editor's own biases/judgments as to whether something is an opinion piece or not. Just curious...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-35014043307653289052008-09-01T23:05:00.000-05:002008-09-01T23:05:00.000-05:00Thanks, Bill, for the very thought-full commet... ...Thanks, Bill, for the very thought-full commet... <BR/><BR/>What I found most odd about was the blatant--or is the term "transparent"?--acknowledgement by the Businessweek guy in the NYT post that what BW is doing is purely marketing. He didn't even try a little carefully worded lipservice to make it *sound* like they care about creating community for their readers! <BR/><BR/>And you're right Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-45811291792107338332008-09-01T11:20:00.000-05:002008-09-01T11:20:00.000-05:00Tish, informative and thoughtful post -- I like it...Tish, informative and thoughtful post -- I like it!<BR/><BR/>But is it really surprising that online and interactive social media is used by commercial enterprises for commercial purposes? I've been running a Google alert on "social web" for over a year and the results are overwhelmingly focused on marketing.<BR/><BR/>Lee Siegel, in <A HREF="http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154799776" REL="nofollow">Bill Andersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09414595906270498300noreply@blogger.com