tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.comments2023-10-22T03:45:04.749-05:00the Constant ObserverTish Grierhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comBlogger967125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-25931851065059956562012-04-09T00:06:39.509-05:002012-04-09T00:06:39.509-05:00Some topics over net is really cool and good to re...Some topics over net is really cool and good to read your topic is also good and I am very happy to read it.Rapid Prototyping Serviceshttp://www.rapidprototypingservices.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-82672517714166582512012-04-01T20:37:26.476-05:002012-04-01T20:37:26.476-05:00This blog helps me a lot.Thx.This blog helps me a lot.Thx.wall painthttp://www.gomixcoat.com/company-profilenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-76220084454655419542012-02-08T12:58:42.302-05:002012-02-08T12:58:42.302-05:00I guffawed at Miss Suburbia's comment! I live...I guffawed at Miss Suburbia's comment! I lived in Northern Virginia twice - in my 20s, when I loved it (being my first time away from home, independent, and too cool for words), the second time in the 2000s, when I was well into my 30s, and asking "what was i thinking? this place sucks!".<br />Pittsburgh, PA, my home now, is actually a very good city for quality of life. Like a lotAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-85498330297557045202011-11-27T16:57:29.471-05:002011-11-27T16:57:29.471-05:00I really enjoyed reading this article. I Live in ...I really enjoyed reading this article. I Live in a city neighborhood and find it nice to chat with my neighbors who live twenty feet away, usually while gardening or some other outdoor chores. I drive my son to pre k, work full time, etc. I average 800 miles a month on my car. Every weekend we drive to the country 25 miles away, for hiking, biking, swimming, etc. I enjoy the respite that Miss Laurenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07994234978993246906noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-36145123205426697032011-06-20T13:25:53.292-05:002011-06-20T13:25:53.292-05:00Thank Matt!
and thanks, too, for posting that li...Thank Matt! <br /><br />and thanks, too, for posting that link to the Neiman Lab post...<br /><br />Would love to come down and have a chat with you about the News Cafe, what's going on there, etc. Also very glad to hear you've hired a full-time curator. Curation at the level you need it is something that can't necessarily be left to everyone else to do. <br /><br />Overall, thoughTish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-12420703092343717012011-06-20T13:11:47.404-05:002011-06-20T13:11:47.404-05:00Thanks for tackling this topic.
First of all, I t...Thanks for tackling this topic.<br /><br />First of all, I think Torrington's such an interesting example of an "open newsroom" and partnering with your audience because we are such a small, community daily newspaper. We don't have layers of editors and bureaucrats with time to sit around and ponder the future of journalism. We scramble to figure out who's going to cover Matt DeRienzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11153745620286618255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-13938300877937775202011-04-20T07:09:01.128-05:002011-04-20T07:09:01.128-05:00There is too much of this 'content scraping...There is too much of this 'content scraping' going on on the web. The google 'Panda' update is designed to stop a lot of stealing material in this way and not before time in my humble opinion!!!david millerhttp://www.lovinglinks.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-33939677961120599992011-02-25T18:17:26.113-05:002011-02-25T18:17:26.113-05:00I found your site roundabout through a link that w...I found your site roundabout through a link that was 3 years old, so I was thinking this post was at least that old, too.<br /><br />I am shocked to see that an editor would even imagine that copyright doesn't matter. Will follow up with them straightaway.<br /><br />You don't have to guess about copyright - look up on wiki, but it's automatically copyrighted the minute you put Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-28255161333301465442011-01-29T12:23:46.555-05:002011-01-29T12:23:46.555-05:00"...Honestly Monica, the web is considered &q..."...Honestly Monica, the web is considered "public domain" and you should be happy we just didn't "lift" your whole article and put someone else's name on it! It happens a lot, clearly more than you are aware of, especially on college campuses, and the workplace. If you took offence and are unhappy, I am sorry, but you as a professional should know that the Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-63521687156503575202011-01-22T19:24:40.501-05:002011-01-22T19:24:40.501-05:00I hate the suburbs too! I live in the Northern Vi...I hate the suburbs too! I live in the Northern Virginia area of Washington, DC. This place is full of people who want to tuck themeselves deeply away from all the "scary things" in life. I have documented some of my experiences of living in the area. I hope you find them to a funny and interesting read at www.misssuburbia.wordpress.comMiss Suburbiahttp://www.misssuburbia.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-49702881813656606972011-01-21T04:13:09.745-05:002011-01-21T04:13:09.745-05:00I think teens are more on Facebook nowadays, altho...I think teens are more on Facebook nowadays, although some of them are on twitter too because of the celebrities they follow. Twitter or FB, I also think parents should be aware of their teen's activities online since it's where most negative stuffs are learned from.Bogs @ Turning Windshttp://turningwinds.businesscard2.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-55037299795493233702010-12-31T14:09:20.565-05:002010-12-31T14:09:20.565-05:00Great blog, Tish. We've had issues of a simil...Great blog, Tish. We've had issues of a similar nature on Yahoo! Associated Content. 'Someone' created a website consisting of lifted articles with no permission or credit given. I am understanding more and more what a troll is.Alethea Papenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-63393468305100473522010-11-18T06:14:21.526-05:002010-11-18T06:14:21.526-05:00The latest weather and snow report from your favou...The latest weather and snow report from your favourite ski or snowboard resort or the destination of your next snow holiday you will find it here. We have reporters sending Click4snow weekly up dates from all major resorts in Australia and New Zealand. We will read all the chart, predicted snowfall, and all the boring stuff that you could spend hours work out if it's going to snow and writedineshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04549625858311310812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-71745207495191994192010-11-08T15:12:04.815-05:002010-11-08T15:12:04.815-05:00If it makes you feel any better, Tish, disillusion...If it makes you feel any better, Tish, disillusionment with Foursquare seems to be cutting across genders. My good friend and fellow librarian Justin Hoenke recently had a post about this on his blog.<br /><br />http://justinthelibrarian.wordpress.com/2010/10/29/im-sorry-foursquare-im-just-not-that-into-you/Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09129772985016857146noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-14998805356339933022010-11-05T08:56:03.503-05:002010-11-05T08:56:03.503-05:00Thanks for that tip on the coupons Denise! I like...Thanks for that tip on the coupons Denise! I like the coupons, but most of the brands that I'm loyal to are "luxury" brands (like Chanel.) No coupons there! I'm just happier not giving away my location. (and I hope that Facebook doesn't start sneaking that location stuff in. It creeps me out.)Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-23413365201110457652010-11-05T07:33:02.569-05:002010-11-05T07:33:02.569-05:00Good post, Tish. I know a lot of women worry about...Good post, Tish. I know a lot of women worry about their safety when using geo-location services. I'm not one of those women. I use it all of the time.<br /><br />One thing I would like to point out, you can still use foursquare, get the discounts that might be available (and tips from others who've checked in to those locations) without disclosing your whereabouts on Facebook and TwitterDenisehttp://www.blogher.com/blog/denisenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-16248860219761884692010-10-06T08:53:08.735-05:002010-10-06T08:53:08.735-05:00Hi Linda, and thanks so much for your very thought...Hi Linda, and thanks so much for your very thoughtful comment--and for the wonderful compliment. <br /><br />I totally agree with you re Fowler and "citizen journalist." I know lots of citizen journalists--some of them journalists who've started their own sites, and others are private citizens who do their best to find the heart of a story and write well about it. IMO, Ms. Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-47307376553861157382010-10-06T00:39:13.854-05:002010-10-06T00:39:13.854-05:00Tish, an absolutely spot-on observation about Fowl...Tish, an absolutely spot-on observation about Fowler and her troubling (and troubled) take on journalism.<br /><br />You may not have gone to J-school, but you write like a true journalist, degree or not.<br /><br />I just had a back-and-forth email exchange with Ms. Fowler that had me biting my cheek. I was interested in an interview on this very issue -- the transition from unpaid to paid, and Linda Lowennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-17896057659062218172010-05-06T18:22:57.198-05:002010-05-06T18:22:57.198-05:00Godspeed to you Tish!Godspeed to you Tish!Danny Sanchezhttp://journalistopia.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-43603339840935094872010-04-22T07:57:53.696-05:002010-04-22T07:57:53.696-05:00Hi Colin,
thanks for stopping by...and definitely...Hi Colin,<br /><br />thanks for stopping by...and definitely appreciate your comments.<br /><br />IMO, we (as in a collective, societal we) should be thinking about how perhaps different understandings of what the two are, or aren't, impact those who are producing the writing. Are they being paid a fair wage? Will they be able to use what they produce for content houses (don't like the Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-9621067419307486462010-04-21T12:16:47.812-05:002010-04-21T12:16:47.812-05:00Tish, you make good points but I believe there'...Tish, you make good points but I believe there's a false set of alternatives between "journalism" and "content" (which seems to be, "everything that's not journalism"). <br /><br />What we traditionally read in newspapers is an aggregation of a whole lot of content, all with different production, cost, engagement and reader traits. The Pentagon Papers is not Colin Mathewshttp://colinrmathews.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-59122594841035018542010-03-31T05:35:58.083-05:002010-03-31T05:35:58.083-05:00Really loved this article, Tish -- such an insight...Really loved this article, Tish -- such an insightful comparison.Kris Halpinnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-68946024864768920952010-02-24T06:00:20.977-05:002010-02-24T06:00:20.977-05:00Hi Jessica,
thanks for stopping by--and you make ...Hi Jessica,<br /><br />thanks for stopping by--and you make a good point about local ad dollar wars. It could definitely be a boon to local merchants. <br /><br />and took a look at your site. Very nice! IMO, there are going to be lots and lots of news startups in the next couple of years, so you're going to have a whole lot to review :)Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-81337212306030747832010-02-22T12:32:00.366-05:002010-02-22T12:32:00.366-05:00Hi Tish. I've been enjoying your thoughts on t...Hi Tish. I've been enjoying your thoughts on the AOL expansion. I've been watching that company, too. <br /><br />I founded a directory last year of independent, online news start-ups (I have more than 60 listings now, with more to add), so I've been tracking the numbers on start-ups and the nuances, and I'm interested to see how the Patch expansion could change the local news jessdrknhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15138743105738168018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12673673.post-62201344050000569002010-02-21T12:30:38.489-05:002010-02-21T12:30:38.489-05:00Corrected that Jeff--
Still, the idea of "wh...Corrected that Jeff--<br /><br />Still, the idea of "white space" is an "if you build it, they will come" thing, and doesn't necessarily work all that great.Tish Grierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15657229618222899908noreply@blogger.com