European media is a step ahead. The BBC is broadcasting a TV show in Second Life. Sky News is already part of Second Life. And the Press Association used Second Life and Twitter to cover the 2007 Budget. U.S. media could (and should) be first to jump on board and create widgets, though. And then [...]

During the (very strange) budget meeting Monday, someone questioned why a story on MySpace was big news — more important, why it warranted a position on A1. I tried to explain that MySpace was the largest social networking site. Proof from Hitwise: • MySpace has 5.86 percent of the total market share. Google is No. [...]

Newspapers must create networks, not “destinations”: The kind of network I’m referring to is a web of interconnections — links between content and between people. In essence, I’m arguing that on the Web, news organizations — perhaps, all media — should focus on building themselves “into the clickstream.” The goal: make your Web site a [...]

Christy just had a baby. And a foal, but that’s unrelated. Now another friend is pregnant. With twins. (Congratulations, Ursula!) Today they make me feel old and immature and a bit desperate/pathetic. (And it’s a chance to point out that the most popular names for twins start with the same letter.) Google is experimenting with [...]

Ah-ha! Tag clouds on the first Democratic presidential debate. It’s interesting to go through and see what each candidate focused on. Well, while it’s probably not a real look at what each focused on, it’s a quick look at what word each said most often. I’m looking for a project to create tag clouds — [...]