5 posts tagged “news”
Digg.com
Revision3.com
Diggnation show
Disclaimers:
- digg.com scales well. That is no small achievement.
- Kevin Rose and Alex Albrecht do seem like Nice Boys.
- Alex makes appearances on his friend Liam Lynch's show Lynchland.
- I was a digg user at one time, but not a submitter or "power user."
- I have no "business" credentials.
Update: Kevin Rose starts false "RIP Jared" story on Twitter.
Another reason not to use Digg.com, as some founders apparently have a very loose definition of "news."
Summize search on "RIP Jared kevinrose"
Invention
Digg.com has developed an algorithm (secret sauce) that controls the front page. The front page is the Holy Grail for heavy digg users.
Inception
I understand the genesis was some sort of observation like:
Profitslashdot.org is cool but wouldn't it be great if we could vote on the submissions?
Stating the obvious, Digg.com is a privately held for-profit business that encourages you to spend a lot of time with their community. Less clear is whether any Digg users are paid or bribed for front page access. Diggnation the show is produced and hosted by another for-profit privately held business Revision3.com, run by Jim Louderback.
Power Users
@MrBabyMan is one of if not the top Digg contributor. Angry (jealous?) Digg users accused him of nefarious digging and he was subjected to personal attacks. MrBabyMan does his digging in addition to a full-time career.
Algorithm Fiddling
The Invention is continually fiddled with to prevent "gaming" and to provide at least the appearance of "fairness."
Motive
This is where I part company with many digg users. The only question I think interesting is "do I want a job at digg.com?" My answer to "Why should I use or contribute to Digg?" is "You shouldn't."
The Success
That one's the easiest of all. New York Times LA Times Washington Post Wall Street Journal... hello!
The Fail
The answer to the obvious question "Why should I spend time making certain individuals wealthy (wealthier)?" has not been addressed, and so again my answer must be "You shouldn't."
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Brian Lehrer, the popular host of WNYC's Peabody Award-winning "Brian Lehrer Show," hosts a live, hour-long weekly television program web-extravaganza through CUNY TV.
The Brian Lehrer Show on WNYC was cited for being true "community-building radio," a shrewd blend of news analysis, civil conversation and call-ins that brings together the city`s wildly diverse citizenry.
Just like the WNYC show, Brian Lehrer Live on CUNY TV will be trying to get at the truth about life and politics in New York City. But unlike the radio, we are focusing through the lens of the new media empire forming on the web: Bloggers, reporters and pundits forming an unprecedented level of access to information and a whole new set of news challenges. The show examines the affect that internet has had on our daily lives, from candidates fund-raising online to community groups e-organizing, and we want you to come participate in carving out a niche in how the web affects the news. The show will continue to provide the direct access to major news makers that you've come to expect from someone like Brian Lehrer. We'll also invite people to send in photos and original videos that say something meaningful about life in New York today. And, as on the radio, we'll find our ways to sneak in some fun!"
The program is cablecast in New York City on Wednesdays from 7: 30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., and is simulcast live and archived online at www.cuny.tv. We want your original content! Submit an idea for a segment, a guest, or your own home grown video to us through our website at http://bllblog.org
To interact with guests and offer your opinion about topics discussed on the show, call (212) 251-0801 on Wednesday evening from 7: 30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
I listen to Brian Lehrer... Wow, I love that guy. I love the show. – Jon Stewart (in a speech at a New Yorker Magazine forum)
Usually a pretty fair and smart guy – Bill O'Reilly (on his show)
You are it. You are the man. – Thomas Friedman (on "The Brian Lehrer Show")
Unheard Radio: Brian Lehrer Show (WNYC, news & analysis)
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One of WNYC's original programs, this show is not broadcast nationally, more's the pity.
Brian Lehrer is the best moderator working in current U.S. media, in my opinion.
The Brian Lehrer Show allows embedding of program segments with their extremely elegant audio widget:
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Adrian Holovaty, a programmer and friend who brought us Chicagocrime.org, has just launched a new site funded by the Knight Foundation: EveryBlock, a site that tells you what's happening in your own neighborhood. They're starting out in New York, San Francisco and Chicago.
From their announcement:
We aim to collect all of the news and civic goings-on that have happened recently in your city, and make it simple for you to keep track of news in particular areas. We're a geographic filter -- a "news feed" for your neighborhood, or, yes, even your block.
Today we're launching in three American cities: Chicago, New York and San Francisco. On each site, you can type in any address to read local news and public information near you...
Fascinating. Check it out. This is terrain that local newspapers should own, but don't.
One person was killed and two were injured at the zoo on Christmas day.
A large tiger escaped and was later killed as it mauled a victim. Police are continuing to search the area for other possible victims. The zoo is closed today.
San Francisco Chronicle -
Investigation continues into fatal tiger attack at S.F. zoo
