I think most Google Reader users had this same reaction when they learned the service would be discontinued…
Hitler finds out Google Reader is shutting down
STUDY: More people than ever use apps!
STUDY: Smartphone users rely on GPS and map functions so they won’t get lost.
STUDY: Small but growing number of people use their tablets as coasters for cold drinks.
STUDY: Men consume a whole lot of porn.
STUDY: More people than ever use emoticons in text messages.
STUDY: Consumers compare prices online while shopping at big box retail stores.
STUDY: Majority of Americans can’t find Mali on a map.
STUDY: Tech blogs and newspapers always happy to publish results of inane studies.
Adam Penenberg offers alternatives to a recent and unnecessary study which finds that people like to play on their phones while watching TV. (via futurejournalismproject)
(But sometimes “common knowledge” is not supported by hard research, and when it becomes true then there are usually some surprises to the news. Also, I may be guilty of writing a few like these…)
How Americans react to the cognitive-dissonance of Fox News…
h/t sbolen:
Today in Fox News irony
Boom.
Heh.
Why it’s hard to take the Wall Street Journal more seriously as a paper of record, not just a news source for some business people…
Ironic that I didn’t read anything about this in the news today…
New York Times Staffers Stage Walkout Over Contract Negotiations
Huffington Post with the story.
For background, see Jim Romenesko here and here.
One of the oddities is that the Times, after working to combine its print and digital operations, is proposing separate contracts for print and digital reporters.
In a memo to colleagues, the Newspaper Guild at the New York Times writes, “Any proposal to dismantle the decade of work that has been done to unify the newsroom, securing its place as the world’s premier news organization, could be laughed off as far-fetched legal gimmickry. After all, that would be an act of self-immolation. But even if it’s not worth serious consideration, it has landed just we are heading at full speed toward a crisis over genuine issues like our pay and benefits.”
Front page headlines: comparing top U.S. News websites headlines following the Supreme Court’s decision on health care laws today.
For the full list of Top News websites in the U.S., check out this list on Nielsen’s blog.
These are fictional magazine covers from Blade Runner. They were created by production illustrator Tom Southwell in 1980-1981 and appeared in the background on a magazine stand in the city streets. (!!!!)
Meet the future of (fake) journalism
A #BreakingNews ticker for every TV channel
via breakingblog:
We’re all familiar with TV news tickers, scrolling along the bottom of news channels. But what if a ticker only appeared for a few moments when a story breaks? And what if it worked across all live TV channels? Here at BreakingNews, we’ve created a connected TV app that does just that.
What News Sites People are Reading, by US State
Words Journalists Use That People Never Say
Among my favorite cliches that people never use in natural conversation:
Critics contend
Strib: “Critics contend that young, developing businesses and smaller websites could be saddled with expensive litigation costs.”Journo Dad: “Critics contend that you kids don’t hop into the tub when you’re supposed to.”
