Daily Archives: Wednesday, February 28, 2007

A Wikipedia oops? Or, a New Yorker oops?

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Stephen Dubner points to the post-script editor’s note on this New Yorker magazine article (scroll to bottom) in which a Wikipedia administrator that was identified in the article as “a tenured professor of religion at a private university” with “a … Continue reading →

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Powerbook narcolepsy

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I just discovered a new term. It’s a term I would have preferred not to discover. The term is “Powerbook narcolepsy” and it refers to Mac PowerBooks that randomly shut down. (It’s similar to “MacBook narcolepsy,” another term I’ve just … Continue reading →

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This is a test of the WSJ.com embedded video code

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I’m using this post to check out the embedded video feature WSJ.com is using with the “video sidebars” it has started including with “free features.” This video accompanies a story about insurance-company provided driver-monitor cameras parents can put in their … Continue reading →

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Who’s winning the race on a local “breaking news” story

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 by Rex Hammock

My news-reader and e-mail radar just lit up with news about the divorce of Vanderbilt’s chancellor Gordon Gee and his wife, Constance. Just for the record, the student-run InsideVandy.com, broke the story at 10:06 a.m. and (the following link may … Continue reading →

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When old media use terms like ‘digital initiative’ they reveal how really old they are

Posted on Wednesday, February 28, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Yesterday, the Magazine Publishers of America reported that during 2006, their members (consumer magazine publishing companies) had announced over 150 digital initiatives. These “digital initiatives” include the launching of “online social networks, enabling user-generated content, and (introducing) more blogs, mobile … Continue reading →

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