Brand-focused contests: not journalism, but still a form of citizen media
Social media and marketing are merging more and more. The latest example is soon-to-launch Shycast, a brand-focused site featuring sponsored contests where people are asked...
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And the winner is…
Bubblare.se: The Guldbubbla of the year – best video uploaded to video clip site bubblare.se (see my previous post) – goes to John Martinsson and...
EFIT 2007-01-23
Här är min EFIT-dag. Jag lägger upp bilderna löpande. Det blir ett lite ojämnt flöde – vissa timmar flera bilder, andra inte någon. Men så...
Ett foto i timmen idag!
En liten påminnelse till er som deltar i EFIT, Ett Foto I Timmen, på http://www.fototimmen.org. Idag är januaris andra EFIT-dag. Jag missade tyvärr den första,...
From national to local
Today Aftonbladet‘s launching nine new local sites, which along with the three that was already up, makes up Sweden’s 12 largest cities. Yet one more...
Last.tv: Last.fm marries YouTube, and they're a great pair
I recently discovered Last.tv, a mashup that lets you fill in your Last.fm username (or someone else’s), and then watch music videos from YouTube based...
Swedish YouTube clone to share half its profits with users
A few days ago, yet another YouTube clone was launched in Sweden, though this time in English and targeted to an international audience. The site...
MySpace claims to have replaced MTV
In an interview in Der Spiegel, social media site MySpace‘s co-founder Tom Anderson says: I think we have replaced MTV. MySpace is more convenient. You...
Resources for citizen journalism training
Here are some resources which might answer Lisa Sabater’s question about what citizens need to become full-fledged citizen journalists. It’s the blog Journalistopia that has...
BBC to open up journalism training site to the public
Speaking of what bloggers need to approach journalism… The BBC are doing what they can to bridge the gap and educate citizens about the rules...
We Media online film festival – submit video clips on "My Community"
iFocos has announced an online We Media film festival at the We Media conference in Miami in February. Any vlogger can participate by submitting a...
Making the renaissance look like the Dark Ages
Take a look at this guy. His name is Zak George, a 28 year old dog trainer who travels around the States and performs with...
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