With the internets ever-increasing content, finding an article you want to read is increasingly difficult. Without search engines like Google and social linking sites like del.icio.us how is anyone expected to dig up something relevant to what they are looking for.
After reading the Poynter Online blog post, I believe that the Orlando Sentinal made an extremely intelligent choice when they joined the social networking website Facebook to link their story in related groups. Their website traffic increased and they were hitting their target audience without the audience even having to try. There is no doubt that the Sentinal's story would not have gotten read by the angry teens had it not been for their link in the Facebook group.
Any author who does not want sites such as Digg and del.icio.us to link their stories does not want to get read. Site such as these do nothing but help stories get read. Digg also helps authors because when you sign up for the site their is an option which allows members to receive e-mail alerts when an article of their relevance is posted. This is obviously good for authors. For more information regarding Digg and it's filtering options check out The NY Times Story, News Site Digg Adds Filtering Option.
I encourage linking websites to digg my stories!
Thursday, September 27, 2007
Tuesday, September 25, 2007
Biography
Media and technology go hand in hand. With every technological advance comes a new form of media and media consumption. In my lifetime alone media has changed from television and radio programs to internet weblogs and text message updates. In this fast paced and changing media world you must be highly equipped with the resources needed to hold your own, and keep up with the changing landscape.
I was born in San Francisco, California and since then have moved all over the United States over 15 times. Before choosing the University of Tennessee's school of Journalism and Electronic Media program, I considered several schools in the South East including Auburn, Ole Miss and the University of Florida. I was also accepted into UCLA and the University of Utah but neither of these schools had a very good program for what I wanted to do.
When I first began at UT I did not know what kind of career I wanted to pursue, but one thing I did know is it had to be in the school of journalism. No matter what I ended up doing after graduation I knew I had to involved with the growing world of media.
I am in my final year at the university and have had many opportunities to jump start a career in journalism and electronic media. After working with UT's journalism magazine, Scoop, for over six months I now currently work with the Journal Broadcast Group as a sales intern. The Group has opened a lot of doors for me in the world of media and has helped me get several promising interviews with employers around the country. My childhood dreams of working in the media are beginning to take flight.
I was born in San Francisco, California and since then have moved all over the United States over 15 times. Before choosing the University of Tennessee's school of Journalism and Electronic Media program, I considered several schools in the South East including Auburn, Ole Miss and the University of Florida. I was also accepted into UCLA and the University of Utah but neither of these schools had a very good program for what I wanted to do.
When I first began at UT I did not know what kind of career I wanted to pursue, but one thing I did know is it had to be in the school of journalism. No matter what I ended up doing after graduation I knew I had to involved with the growing world of media.
I am in my final year at the university and have had many opportunities to jump start a career in journalism and electronic media. After working with UT's journalism magazine, Scoop, for over six months I now currently work with the Journal Broadcast Group as a sales intern. The Group has opened a lot of doors for me in the world of media and has helped me get several promising interviews with employers around the country. My childhood dreams of working in the media are beginning to take flight.
Sunday, September 23, 2007
My media and news consumption
12:00 p.m. - Wake up and get on the computer. Go straight to Facebook, play on their for 20 minutes then go to the superficial and read every new blog post I have not seen yet.
3:00 p.m. - Check my Facebook again.
4:00 p.m. - Check Myspace and Facebook again before going to work. Check my astronomy blog.
11:00 p.m. - Watch the news on channel 9 (NBC) for a minute after Sex and the City
12:00 a.m. - Check Facebook.
My news habits and media consumption have changed a lot from when I was a kid. Up until college I rarely watched the news on tv and I don't really now either. I do, however, check online news from CNN.com once and a while. I also never checked any blogs until this year, mostly because blogs did not exist until recently.
I think as I get older my media consumption will change a lot. I will watch news channels a lot more and check news blogs too. Also, I think media will change so my media habits will change with it. News alerts will come to me via text and I will be able to pick and choose what media I want to read on my phone. Mini computers will become the norm and the tv, computer, phone and radio will all be one.
As I become older my choice in media will change too. I don't think I will be reading celebrity gossip blogs in a few years, but who knows?
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