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Long form on the Web is “not working”

Jeffrey — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 16:00:31 +0000

Beet.TV: Long form journalism on the Web is “not working,” TIME.com Managing Editor.

Jeffrey Zeldman on Content-Focused Redesign

Jeffrey — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:00:48 +0000

Jeffrey Zeldman on content-focused redesign (via Warren Parsons)

Everything You Wanted to Know About Semantic Technology, But Were Afraid to Ask

Jeffrey — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:00:27 +0000

Courtesy of colleague Rachel Lovinger, a reading list of event coverage from the recent Semantic Technology 2009 conference:

Karen Meyers’ recap
Ivan Hermans’ recap
Everything You Wanted to Know About Semantic Technology, But Were Afraid to Ask
Semantic Technology Conference kicks off with Keynotes from Open Calais and Siri | ZDNet.com
NYT Embraces Linked Data | ZDNet.com
Nova Spivack interviews Wolfram Alpha’s Russell Foltz-Smith | ZDNet.com

Packaging Makes All the Difference

Jeffrey — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:24:19 +0000

The sizzling reception Wonderwall has received — advertisers include CoverGirl, Disney’s bridal business, Frito-Lay and Dove — shows how fast a mature corner of online media can change. Because celebrity sites compete with essentially the same photos and news nuggets, packaging makes all the difference.

via Upstart Gossip Site Wonderwall Is Making a Big Splash – NYTimes.com

Kenneth Lerer: How We Got Here and How We Get Out of Here

Jeffrey — Sat, 02 May 2009 22:35:12 +0000

Kenneth Lerer: How We Got Here and How We Get Out of Here

Kenneth Lerer delivered this speech at the Columbia Journalism School Annual New Media Lecture Series on Thursday, April 23, 2009.

‘The Economist’ Gets Into the Editorial Tie-In Event Business, Joining The New Yorker and Many Others

Jeffrey — Thu, 02 Oct 2008 09:20:00 +0000

‘The Economist’ Gets Into the Editorial Tie-In Event Business, Joining The New Yorker and Many Others

CFR.org and MediaStorm win Emmy for Crisis Guide: Darfur

Jeffrey — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 13:53:04 +0000

CFR.org and MediaStorm win Emmy for Crisis Guide: Darfur

On Balancing SEO and Editorial Integrity

Jeffrey — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 12:41:19 +0000

Publishing a news story at multiple URLs without a proper publication date in the era of search engine optimization, or SEO, seems just a bit irresponsible for a major news organization doesn’t it? Perhaps not as irresponsible as publishing that story to a financial newswire without reading it or, you know, confirming it–but irresponsible nonetheless.

(via All Things D: John Paczkowski on the fallout over the United Airlines editorial error)

Observing NYT’s stock plummet, Nick Denton sticks a fork in Timesman Arthur Sulzberger

Jeffrey — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:00:00 +0000

Observing NYT’s stock plummet, Nick Denton sticks a fork in Timesman Arthur Sulzberger

Magazines 24/7: February 2008 Program Highlights

Jeffrey — Sat, 17 May 2008 14:56:06 +0000

Magazines 24/7: February 2008 Program Highlights