Senin, 05 September 2011

CyberJournalist.net

CyberJournalist.net

Celebrities react to East Coast earthquake

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 08:18 AM PDT

As soon as a 5.9-magnitude earthquake struck the East Coast today, Twitter users jumped online. Web analytics company Chartbeat, which tracks traffic on hundreds of news sites, said it quickly broke previous records for web traffic across its sites, with more than 4.6 million visitors across them and 400,000 in about 15 minutes. BreakingNews.com set an all-time record for simultaneous visits in the moments after earthquake, according to The New York Times’ Brian Stelter.

Celebrities were among those posting reaction and prayers — here is what they had to say.


Know of other celebrities Tweets about today’s earthquake? Post in the comments below and we’ll add to the timeline.

The Three Elements of Social Design

Posted: 23 Aug 2011 09:36 AM PDT

Now that that social media has become an unavoidable part of digital life, product designs need to adjust the way they approach their jobs. Facebook has put together a few tips about how to think about social design, which it describes as “a way of thinking about product design that puts social experiences at the core.”

One way to model a social product is by working from the inside out: allow people to create an identity, let them share it and build a community over time. Facebook began this way. However, if community is already curated, as it is via Facebook Platform, you can instead work from the outside in: utilize the existing community users have built, define new conversations and let them continue to build their identities further.

Here is what Facebook considers the Three Elements of Social Design

1. Utilizing Community

Facebook profile data can be used to personalize the user experience in your app so that it feels familiar, relevant and trusted by default.

2. Building Conversations

Build tools and experiences that give people the power to connect and share, allowing them to effectively listen and learn from each other.

3. Curating Identity

Users share and interact with others because self expression feels good and rewarding. Help them learn more about themselves and curate their identity.

 

The secrets to The Onion’s social media success

Posted: 18 Aug 2011 10:24 AM PDT

The Onion is doing a fantastic job when it comes to social media and Twitter in particular — in many cases rising ABOVE real news outlets on Twitter searches even when it comes to real news. What are its secrets? “During the State of the Union address in January,” Mashable points out, “the first Twitter search results for #SOU were not tweets from likely suspects such as CNN, The New York Times, Time or The Economist. Rather, they came from satirical news source The Onion.”

The Onion live tweets events like the Oscars and the Super Bowl from its various accounts. Sometimes it queues up jokes in advance, but for unpredictable events like the Super Bowl it has writers contribute in real time. It also uses the platform to report on developing stories, both made up or real. In May, when The Onionreported that a 500-foot-tall Osama bin Laden had emerged from the sea, for instance, the Twitter account kept the public updated with Twitpics and quotes from government officials exclusive to Twitter. The method is not unlike that of a legitimate news outlet's Twitter stream during breaking news situations…. The Onion's most recent Twitter-generated content certainly does fit in with that of major real news outlets. Just as broadcasters are increasingly using Twitter to highlight reactions to news, The Onion has started incorporating Tweets into its video newscast, The Onion Review. "We really try to engage our users even though The Onion doesn't really care about our users — that's kind of our line," Kirsch says.

Another great social media job

Posted: 17 Aug 2011 12:22 PM PDT

Msnbc.com is looking for an editor to help drive its real-time platform at www.breakingnews.com and edit the site’s social-media feeds on Twitter, Facebook and elsewhere.

The site is looking for people who “understand the social-media landscape, have a genuine enthusiasm for citizen media and are prepared to work weekend and off hours.”

More details on the job and how to apply here.
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