Daily Archives: Sunday, June 17, 2007

Facebook tone-deafness

Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Dave Winer introduced the term “tone-deaf” yesterday to describe how Facebook has not yet displayed that it’s something more than a social network for students. “Why is their network so tone-deaf to the lives of adults?” he asked. He follows … Continue reading →

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The New York Times review of Bonnaroo

Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Bonnaroo, the annual music festival held about 60 miles from Nashville gets reviewed in Monday’s New York Times. Favorite line: “Bonnaroo’s weekend in the sun for hippie types who never saw the 1960s has its silly moments. But compared with … Continue reading →

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How to save newspapers? Launch magazines

Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2007 by Rex Hammock

Interesting headline in Advertising Age: Top Two U.S. Newspapers Want to Be in Magazines. Quote: “Both The Wall Street Journal and USA Today are developing glossy magazines for distribution within their traditional newsprint flagships, according to company executives and media … Continue reading →

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Hope for math-challenged reporters

Posted on Sunday, June 17, 2007 by Rex Hammock

I won’t review the history of my reporter-math peeves, however, I think one of the big (downward) turning-points in my hope for the future involved a news item years ago about a debate over the need for a statistics course … Continue reading →

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