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Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
Global Intelligence for the Digital Transition
Malaysian media powerhouse Catcha Media didn’t leave anyone guessing why it was merging two of its businesses with social news aggregator Says.com. The groups believe that the combination will allow them to dominate the Malaysian digital…
//May 16 / 2013 //read moreMore than a half dozen major news organisations including Reuters, Al Jazeera, the BBC and The Guardian have had their Twitter accounts taken over by hackers in the last year, and outlets in emerging democracies could be next. Twitter is…
//May 2 / 2013 //read moreTwitter has a number of advanced search options that will help journalists find updates and photos to help them illustrate their stories. It can help them zero in on updates with photos, as well as finding updates by location so they can…
//April 18 / 2013 //read moreIn the third of our UGC series, we’ll look at advanced image search techniques that will help find photos that you can use in your news coverage and just as importantly keep you from publishing fake photos that spread quickly during large…
//April 4 / 2013 //read moreNews organisations have added depth to their journalism by embracing user-generated content, whether that is news tips, photos, videos and eyewitness accounts of breaking news stories, or comments on stories of the day. To create…
//March 22 / 2013 //read moreNews organisations are using a variety of content from their users in the form of photos and video shared via social media, blogs written by members of the public and comments on content. User-generated content clearly offers great…
//March 22 / 2013 //read moreWith people creating and sharing more photos, videos and social media updates, the challenge isn’t finding content but sifting through the vast quantities of it for items of interest and quality. Developing an editorial process to filter…
//March 21 / 2013 //read moreFacebook never stands still. It is constantly adding features – as well as adapting ones from competitors – changing its design and tinkering with its privacy settings. The social network just announced major changes to its news feed that…
//March 12 / 2013 //read moreEvery social media agency and self-anointed expert has advice on how to increase the number of people who follow you on Facebook and Twitter, but at least when it comes to Twitter, we now have some scientific research on what wins…
//March 1 / 2013 //read moreMontenegrin newspaper and online portal Vijesti saw a sharp spike in their Twitter followers and Facebook fans when their journalists used social media and a Twitter hashtag to cover protests last year, and now the news group uses social…
//February 7 / 2013 //read more