Comments on: TimesPeople: An important first step http://bydanielvictor.com/2008/06/19/timespeople-an-important-first-step/ How one reporter uses blogging, social networking and the rest of the Web Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:03:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: TNTJ: Review of The Journal and Courier Web site | blogHarrisburg http://bydanielvictor.com/2008/06/19/timespeople-an-important-first-step/#comment-459 TNTJ: Review of The Journal and Courier Web site | blogHarrisburg Mon, 08 Sep 2008 20:49:15 +0000 http://bydanielvictor.com/?p=76#comment-459 [...] leave him messages. Doesn’t look like the community has really caught on to its usefulness, but as I’ve written before, it’s important to develop these profile pages. They’re going to be a key part of the future. [...] [...] leave him messages. Doesn’t look like the community has really caught on to its usefulness, but as I’ve written before, it’s important to develop these profile pages. They’re going to be a key part of the future. [...]

]]> By: Tomorrow’s News, Tomorrow’s Journalists » Blog Archive » Journal and Courier hits the basics, but needs to push forward http://bydanielvictor.com/2008/06/19/timespeople-an-important-first-step/#comment-347 Tomorrow’s News, Tomorrow’s Journalists » Blog Archive » Journal and Courier hits the basics, but needs to push forward Thu, 04 Sep 2008 16:07:29 +0000 http://bydanielvictor.com/?p=76#comment-347 [...] look like the community has really caught on to its usefulness, but as I’ve written before, it’s important to develop these profile pages. They’re going to be a key part of the [...] [...] look like the community has really caught on to its usefulness, but as I’ve written before, it’s important to develop these profile pages. They’re going to be a key part of the [...]

]]> By: TNTJ: Review of The Journal-Courier Web Site | By Daniel Victor http://bydanielvictor.com/2008/06/19/timespeople-an-important-first-step/#comment-346 TNTJ: Review of The Journal-Courier Web Site | By Daniel Victor Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:45:20 +0000 http://bydanielvictor.com/?p=76#comment-346 [...] look like the community has really caught on to its usefulness, but as I’ve written before, it’s important to develop these profile pages. They’re going to be a key part of the [...] [...] look like the community has really caught on to its usefulness, but as I’ve written before, it’s important to develop these profile pages. They’re going to be a key part of the [...]

]]> By: Rob Ehrmann http://bydanielvictor.com/2008/06/19/timespeople-an-important-first-step/#comment-92 Rob Ehrmann Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:55:36 +0000 http://bydanielvictor.com/?p=76#comment-92 Then again, in rereading the article, he still misses the fundamental possibility of the network as a social connection point. I guess my point was that it appears that there's an awareness that change is necessary, but I think that until a model actually works for a newspaper as well as say Daily Kos (user generated content, sense of community interest, diversification of specialties etc.) or some of the other blogs I read, the traditional media will remain a secondary source of breaking news for me: nice and typically accurate, but slow and not tailor-made to the digital era. Newspapers have the potential to bring that special sense of shared place (geography, culture, regionalism etc.) that I think many of the "big" blogs lack, but they're definitely not there yet. Well that's my 2 cents and more. Then again, in rereading the article, he still misses the fundamental possibility of the network as a social connection point. I guess my point was that it appears that there’s an awareness that change is necessary, but I think that until a model actually works for a newspaper as well as say Daily Kos (user generated content, sense of community interest, diversification of specialties etc.) or some of the other blogs I read, the traditional media will remain a secondary source of breaking news for me: nice and typically accurate, but slow and not tailor-made to the digital era. Newspapers have the potential to bring that special sense of shared place (geography, culture, regionalism etc.) that I think many of the “big” blogs lack, but they’re definitely not there yet.

Well that’s my 2 cents and more.

]]> By: Rob Ehrmann http://bydanielvictor.com/2008/06/19/timespeople-an-important-first-step/#comment-91 Rob Ehrmann Thu, 19 Jun 2008 19:43:32 +0000 http://bydanielvictor.com/?p=76#comment-91 Danny (not sure if you still go by that but whatever) I subscribed to your blog on my google reader. Just thought you'd like to know that you've got a reader in SLC. Anyway I was reading my favorite op-ed writer today (Leonard Pitts, gotta love him) and came across this: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/story/574088.html seems like there may be more support out there on this topic. Anyway, just thought I'd share. Rob Danny (not sure if you still go by that but whatever) I subscribed to your blog on my google reader. Just thought you’d like to know that you’ve got a reader in SLC. Anyway I was reading my favorite op-ed writer today (Leonard Pitts, gotta love him) and came across this: http://www.miamiherald.com/living/columnists/leonard_pitts/story/574088.html

seems like there may be more support out there on this topic. Anyway, just thought I’d share.

Rob

]]> By: Daniel Victor http://bydanielvictor.com/2008/06/19/timespeople-an-important-first-step/#comment-90 Daniel Victor Thu, 19 Jun 2008 17:04:25 +0000 http://bydanielvictor.com/?p=76#comment-90 I actually think the social network model would work better for the mid-sized and smaller papers, as opposed to the NYT. I can understand why you wouldn't want to compete head-on with Facebook. I absolutely think it's a step in the right direction, and a nice tool in itself, too. I particularly enjoy the seamless Facebook application. I actually think the social network model would work better for the mid-sized and smaller papers, as opposed to the NYT. I can understand why you wouldn’t want to compete head-on with Facebook.

I absolutely think it’s a step in the right direction, and a nice tool in itself, too. I particularly enjoy the seamless Facebook application.

]]> By: michael http://bydanielvictor.com/2008/06/19/timespeople-an-important-first-step/#comment-88 michael Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:50:41 +0000 http://bydanielvictor.com/?p=76#comment-88 I think its important to note that NYT has said all along that it is not (and does not want to be) a social platform. Its not out to be the next big social networking site - that would miss the point. However, if you're going to use that idea then I would think Twitter, not Facebook. I think the big picture is freeing the data - allowing the portability of your interactions to used elsewhere. Regardless, I hope you'll agree that its a step in the right direction. I think its important to note that NYT has said all along that it is not (and does not want to be) a social platform. Its not out to be the next big social networking site - that would miss the point.

However, if you’re going to use that idea then I would think Twitter, not Facebook.

I think the big picture is freeing the data - allowing the portability of your interactions to used elsewhere.

Regardless, I hope you’ll agree that its a step in the right direction.

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