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Web turns marketing and communications on its head

Via Gerry McGovern Traditional marketing and communication is about getting people to do things. Web marketing and communication is about helping people do things. “If you don’t like a particular ad on your screen, just throw it in the bin … Continue reading

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Pulitzer Prize Makes Nice With The Web As Print Media Stumbles

Via Tech Crunch by Jason Kincaid on December 8, 2008 The Pulitzer Prize Board, the governing body behind American journalism’s highest honor, has announced that online-only newspapers will now be eligible for the Prize. The announcement comes as many traditional … Continue reading

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2008 on the Web: The 20 Key Events

Via Mashable December 6, 2008 – 11:16 pm PDT – by Sean P. Aune While 2008 has turned out to be quite an eventful year in tech, there were 20 key events that stood out and got people talking for … Continue reading

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How Web is different from print

Via Gerry McGovern Of all the things that make the Web different from print, linking is the most important. Are we tool-making animals or are we animals made by tools? It’s an old question. How much did the quill shape … Continue reading

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What The Web Can’t Help You Do

Via Mashable November 9, 2008 – 1:12 pm PDT – by Paul Glazowski The answer is nothing. Nada. Absolutely nil. I can’t conjure up one measly scenario in which the Web can’t be of guidance in some way or another. … Continue reading

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The Language of the Web: U So Pretty

Via Mashable October 26, 2008 – 9:50 am PDT – by Paul Glazowski 6 Comments Here we are in 2008, more Web-connected than ever. It’s pretty great, right? You betcha. The ease, the speed, the mobility. To quote a famous … Continue reading

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Opera study: only 4.13% of the web is standards-compliant

Via ARS Technica By Ryan Paul | Published: October 15, 2008 – 09:08PM CT Browser maker Opera has published the early results of an ongoing study that aims to provide insight into the structure of Internet content. To conduct this research project, … Continue reading

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Goodbye, Privacy. Hello, 1984

Via Mashable October 16, 2008 – 4:47 am PDT – by Stan Schroeder The Communications Data Bill, suggested by UK Home Secretary Jacqui Smith, proposes that all UK residents’ mobile and Web communication should be stored by the ISPs and MSPs in … Continue reading

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