There’s a social network for designers: design:related. It’s still in beta, and doesn’t yet recognize us media-design folks, but there’s still inspiration to be found. Posts take on a blog-like form and allow users to post portfolios (which can be sorted into projects).

I am no longer a hypocrite. Last week, I complained that too many news sites do not allow readers to easily share what they’re reading with others — not to e-mail stories, but to actually bookmark them so other readers can find the same story. But I didn’t have bookmarking set up for this blog [...]

AP’s finally figured out that you can break news, too. Send breaking-news videos or photos to SendToAP.com via computer or text message. Quite smart. (Several newspapers allow you to send in photos, but not many have caught on to the immediate send-it-from-the-phone concept.) RELATED: CNN is expanding … in Second Life. Starting next week, the [...]

As announced via Twitter earlier (because I had no Internet service at home), Tribune and Gannett are teaming up to create Metromix sites in 30 markets. Metromix is now available in Chicago (the original), New York, Los Angeles, South Florida, Orlando, Baltimore, Connecticut (the entire state, I guess?) and Hampton Roads, Va. No word on [...]

On Sunday, the Post-Dispatch announced that the TV book (PD TV) will only be available to subscribers. It’s a move that makes sense — most of our circulation is subscription anyway. The other PD, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, recently made the same move and they’re now dealing with the fallout. (I haven’t heard how much [...]