London bombings and the new media
Posted Friday, July 8, 2005 at 2:58pm in Blogging | Leave a Comment
The Media Guardian reports on how ordinary members of the public became cameramen and reporters in the terrible London bombings.
From claustrophobic mobile phone videos shot in smoke-filled, bombed out London underground carriages to bloggers posting personal experiences of the blasts directly onto the internet, the public’s contribution to mainstream media coverage produced some of the day’s most impactful material.
Read it here (subcription required but well worth it)
“Things you can do with RSS” wiki
Posted Thursday, July 7, 2005 at 9:40pm in Blogging | Leave a Comment
Here’s a wiki with a list of all the things you can do with RSS. From receiving your email to finding bargains on eBay to tracking Fedex packages. Started by Tim Yang.
Box.net RSS File sharing
Posted at 4:59pm in Blogging | Leave a Comment
Box.net is an online file-storage service that is now distinguishing itself by adding RSS distribution of links to uploaded files. When a user uploads a new file, every subscriber to that user’s feed receives a notice and a link. Pretty clever!
Reuters taps into RSS
Posted Friday, July 1, 2005 at 3:23pm in Blogging | Leave a Comment
August’s Live 8 concert, G8 Summit, and Make Poverty History march are being covered in a dedicated new section of the Reuters website.
The news company has introduced a text and video RSS feed for the coverage, designed to encourage bloggers to incorporate Reuters’ material into their own sites.