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Scoop.it!
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The rich, diverse, free web that I loved — and spent years in an Iranian jail for — is dying. Why is nobody stopping it? 
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HuffPo UK editor Stephen Hull explains how the trend for longform is developing as online publishers seek to distance themselves from the 'viral' label
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Can anyone be a data journalist? Simon Rogers on what we can learn from a 1977 diagram
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Most journalists don't like chasing traffic -- or at least, they won't admit to it. Is that snobbery, arrogance, or a smart business decision?
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How not to edit a publication. Luke Lewis shares 28 great editing and layout fumbles. Via Jeff Domansky
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From
qz
There’s a lot of junk on the web. There is also a lot of good stuff on the web. And then there is the stuff that’s been lifted from the good and dropped amid the dross—the aggregation, the block-quotes, the straight-off copy-paste jobs. The extent of that duplication now has a number: according to Matt Cutts, a long time Google search engineer who developed Google’s family-friendly “SafeSearch” filter and who now leads Google’s web spam team, “something like 25% or 30% of the web’s content is duplicate content.” That’s not necessarily a bad thing. Not all of the duplication is plagiarized or hastily created traffic-seeking junk. Examples of inoffensive duplication include quotes from blogs that link back to the original blog, or the thousands of pages of technical manuals scattered across the web that are updated with small changes but remain largely the same.. Via Jeff Domansky
Deanna Dahlsad's insight:
25%-30% sometimes seems low; but then again, I do hate to find some splogger with my stuff so my ire may seem to weight those numbers.
Jeff Domansky's curator insight,
December 19, 2013 3:47 AM
Fascinating research and interesting reading for all content producers. 
rodrick rajive lal's curator insight,
December 19, 2013 4:26 AM
Yes, we have become the copy-paste generation because of the Internet! This, in itself makes it necessary to avoid plagiarism! A number of Universities in the US have disqualified researches that have had plagiarism issues.
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A friend of mine recently wrote with a request for help. He had just finished writing an article geared towards professionals in his field, but just didn’t know how to get them to read it.
Deanna Dahlsad's insight:
Quick thoughts: #2 *only* if you do as he says, i.e. not a commercial pitch #3 always blows people's minds; but it works! #5 & 6 may surprise, but, depeneding upon the audiece, they still work
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One of the things I now find myself doing in my consulting work is providing clients with a Writing Prompt Service. It was born, like any good service, from client needs. In working with my clients, it quickly became clear that whatever their reason for having a website or blog, writers, bloggers, marketers, etc. all struggle with coming up with fresh ideas to write about.
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Content - Just what the title says... along with an infographic and a host of examples, illustrations, and explanations. Via Kenneth Mikkelsen
Deanna Dahlsad's insight:
I think most of the items on this list are known (if somewhat debatable), but reading the reasoning may help some to identify which sort of content best fits their audience &/or business model.
Marco Bertolini's curator insight,
February 23, 2013 2:51 AM
L'ogre Google avale tout. Mais privilégie certains contenus : interviews, débats, listes, contenus régulièrement mis à jour, etc. A vous d'en tenir compte si vous voulez apparaître dans les résultats ! |
Curated by Deanna Dahlsad
An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
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Adventures in advertising and marketing - the contemporary, the historical, and the hysterical. http://deanna.dahlsad.com/
Antiques & Vintage Collectibles
Collecting old things; heirlooms and new to you things! Companion to http://www.inherited-values.com/
Colorful Prism Of Racism
Racism past and present. Companion to http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/category/colorful-prism-of-racism/
Consumption Junction
Consumerism meets marketing; who & what manipulates the free market of goods & services. See also: http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/category/ze-big-mouth-promotions-stuff/
Crimes Against Humanity
From lone gunmen on hills to mass movements. Depressing as hell, really.
Cultural History
The roots of culture; history and pre-history.
Dare To Be A Feminist
For Art's Sake-1
Art, crafts, and the people who make them. To inspire and purchase. Companion to http://www.ululating-undulating-ungulate.com/
Herstory
History as this woman sees it. The serious, the kitsch, the opinionated. Companion to http://www.kitsch-slapped.com/
In The Name Of God
Mainly acts done in the name of religion, but also discussions of atheism, faith, & spirituality.
Kinsanity
Let's just say I have reasons to learn more about mental health, special needs children, psychology, and the like.
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Mostly vintage and retro "badness" but you can decide how delicious it is. http://www.kitschy-kitschy-coo.com/blog/
Nerdy Needs
The stuff of nerdy, geeky, dreams.
Readin', 'Ritin', and (Publishing) 'Rithmetic
The meaning behind the math of the bottom line in publishing and the media. For writers, publishers, and bloggers (which are a combination of the two).
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Sexuality as a human right.
Vintage Living Today For A Future Tomorrow
It's as easy to romanticize the past as it is to demonize it; instead, let's learn from it. More than living simply, more than living 'green', thrifty grandmas knew the importance of the 'economics' in Home Economics. The history of home ec, lessons in thrift, practical tips and ideas from the past focused on sustainability for families and out planet. Companion to http://www.thingsyourgrandmotherknew.com/
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Travel based on grande ideas, locations, and persons of the past.
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Stuff that makes me smile.
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Links to (many of) my columns and articles.
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This is an excellent read. Hossein clearly articulates the problems while providing insightful context. A Must Read.