11 Twitter Commandments: The Basics
Region: United StatesUsing Twitter to promote a startup or brand? Here are the basics. 1. Every tweet should have a link. (Instead of 'We just published our 500th post!' Try 'We just published our 500th post! Check it out: http://bit.ly/a8Du... more
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The Hyperlocal News Market: Funding and Production Models
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New media guru Jeff Jarvis calls it the"Holy Grail." Michael Gluckstadt wrote a Fast Company feature questioning its '$100 Billion Potential.' So what does 'hyperlocal' news look like today in the United States? As newspa... more
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7 Tips on How Not To Write a Cover Letter
Region: United StatesRecent graduated looking for a job? Not to worry. Keep the following tips in mind as you send out cover letters and resumes, and you'll have a leg up on the competition. The following tips are compiled from a ... more
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'Economist' Magazine Announces Pay Wall
Region: United States
Today, Economist editor Ben Edwards announced a new pay wall, effective October 13th, on all future content in the renowned global affairs maagazine. As part of the plan, coverage from the past year will remain "fre... more
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Mayor Bloomberg Launches $20K NYC BigApps Contest
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Mayor Bloomberg announced today the NYC BigApps competition, a contest to build the most useful software application for the city of New York. The highest prize if $5,000 and dinner with the Mayor-- though substantia... more
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9 Tips on How To Use Twitter for Marketing
Region: United StatesIn this month's issue of Publisher's Weekly I wrote a piece titled "Creating Your Viral Loop on Twitter," all about how to market your book to the social web. But the advice applies to anyone who wants to market some... more
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Honduras Imposes 24-Hour Curfew, Fearing Riots
Region: HondurasIn the wake of ousted President Zelaya's return to Honduras, the government has ordered a curfew running from 5:30 PM today to 6 PM tomorrow--more than 24 hours. According to local reports, supporters smuggled Zelaya into... more
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Martial Law Declared in Honduras
Region: HondurasMartial law has been declared in Honduras, according to a correspondent currently visiting the country. The reporter, whose identity is being kept anonymous for his safety, is currently traveling for work and was informed... more
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Videos of Fresh Iran Protests Flood YouTube
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As Iran erupted in fresh protests today, videos of the demonstrations shot by citizen journalists began to flood YouTube. Below, on-the-ground videos of Iran's protests. Thousands rallied against the orders of Ayatollah K... more
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With Obama as Medium, School Speech Message is Revolutionary
Region: District of ColumbiaPresident Obama's administration released the transcript of his hotly contested school speech today at noon, sending media pundits into a tizzy. Conservatives searched for subversive messages and liberals declared the who... more
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Rachel Sterne is CEO of GroundReport.com, a global citizen news platform that empowers anyone to publish and earn money from original, intelligent reporting. She founded the platform in 2006 with the mission to democratize the media and help the world share its stories.
Prior to founding GroundReport, Rachel worked in Business Development at peer-to-peer platform LimeWire and as a Political Reporter on the Security Council for the US Mission to the United Nations. Her experience observing political inertia at the UN during the Darfur crisis inspired her to launch GroundReport, a tool that empowers people to share on-the-ground reports and opinion, and discover what's really going on in the world.
Rachel has discussed GroundReport and citizen journalism for BusinessWeek, CNNMoney, NBC Universal, FOX News, The Aspen Institute, and dozens of other organizations. Rachel has acted as a consultant on digital media for startups, corporations and government agencies, applying GroundReport's expertise in social media, user-generated content and trust systems. She is a co-founder of the Citizen Journalism Think Tank.
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