Jen Lee Reeves » NYT

Google is trying to kill Facebook

Jen Reeves — Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:34:09 +0000

Wow.

That’s all I can say. Check this out: Google has created a new initiative called “Open Social.” I haven’t found a page on Google yet, but it’s all over the blogosphere. Even though the New York Times says it won’t happen, I really think that Google is planning to try and smoosh Facebook.

Here’s a summary. Google announced it’s going to share ways to let people openly share content in whatever way they can think of… And that code will be open for all to use. That’s not the case with Facebook. When you create a Facebook application, it’s for FB only. As I’ve said before. I’m a geek for information sharing in whatever form you can find. I can’t wait to see how this works.

I love it when my students find good links

Jen Reeves — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 03:13:08 +0000

One of my students found an article in Time magazine that is pretty appropriate to think about when it comes to teaching people about new media. As technology is more transparent, media blends together better. A little first person article mentions how life is changing in a common household. Attention spans are different now.

Plus… I just found out about this. Super dooper cool. Journalists are opening up. I attended a meeting today and quickly learned that the work I’m trying to do really matters. When the New York Times is buying into the idea of delivering news in whatever format a person wants it… It must mean I’m on the right track.

What am I talking about, you ask? I love news. I love delivering the news. I have spent most of my career finding ways to share news abd information to a broadcast audience. When I realized there were SO many ideas on news delivery using technology. That’s why I jumped into this new media world. I wanted to help find ways to share and create information delivery methods. When I started this, I never realized how fast technology would advance and how seamless it could be to share information. And things are only getting started. I’m excited to see the simplicity of sharing information on social networks, how easy it is to build personalized news feeds… I could go on. Either way, it’s great to see the big guys jumping into this fun world in a way I can’t.

A perspective to keep in mind

Jen Reeves — Sun, 14 Oct 2007 04:06:54 +0000

With all of the advances in technology, it’s sometimes hard to remember the “old days.” Today an article in the New York Times says a lot about why media can’t forget the traditional delivery methods outright. The NYT reminds us all about the Iowa caucus. Reporter Julie Bosman reports how most people who are going to participate in the caucus don’t visit candidate websites. I’m working on a massive election project with the goal of providing my market a “one stop shop” of election material. It’s hard to imagine anyone who would pass up the opportunity to visit the site. But there are a lot of people. Since I’m in the middle of Missouri, there are a lot of people who are still on dial up or don’t even have access to the web! The numbers are changing rapidly, but I know there will be many people in a year who will need the stories we report on the air and the election material in the newspaper and on the radio. The old way of learning about the election season will remain important for many, many people.