That works out to five articles a day. Most journalists spend days or weeks on one article, doing research and interviews, if needed. A person banging out five a day won't have time to do anything else (kiss the marriage goodbye, if applicable).
I don't see how a person can do five a day, and have some semblance of quality content, unless they are very knowledgeable and can produce fresh articles every time, in which case they could most likely get a position with one of the print publications. The people being hired are 'bloggers, and most 'bloggers are not professional journalists. I know, I 'blog:) A very small percentage of 'bloggers are what I would consider professional, IMHO.
Another aspect is the pay. A person submits 150 articles a month, for $1000.00. That works out to $6.66 an article. What is the salary for a writer over at the Post, or Times? At that pay rate, dinner will either be beans and rice, or rice and beans, every night.
Most topics of discussion are news driven. I can check the referring search terms in Chatmag, and tell what's hot by the number of hits to a particular term. Keeping up with the hot topics is not an easy task, and in some cases, it takes some guesswork to determine what will be hot in order to provide links to those discussions. They can pay for articles, but will they be something people want to see, or just take up server HD space?
According to Alexa, news.netscape.com has 1% of total viewers to Netscape.com Still a large amount of eyeballs on pages, but will it work in the long run, I doubt it.
This whole thing is another example of Web 2.0 mania. What is it they are trying to do? Create an article and open it for discussion. That is being done now, in hundreds of thousands of discussion forums. The format is slightly changed, rather than posting a topic and commenting, a short article is created, and discussed. There is little difference between the two, and in the end produces the same result. Nothing new has been invented.
"Social Networking" sites is just a buzzword term for a variation of Internet chat channels and forums. People have been doing that for years. That was one of the original concepts behind the Internet, communication.
The social networking sites offer a few other features, but in the end it's just people wanting to talk with each other.
I'd like to see "Godzilla versus Myspace"; "The Day the Earth Stood Still-The Microsoft Story"; "Twenty Thousand Leagues under Paper-How Your Government Works".
"My ISP is being strong-armed into a two-year archive of each action I take online under the guise of catching pedophiles"
If you are a member of Perverted Justice, you are a vigilante
, and have no standing as a law enforcement officer. Your records of posing may mean you are under investigation for a copy cat crime
, after using the Dateline special
as your guide.
If you get your kicks online by posing as an underage girl in the guise of "catching pedophiles", go right ahead, but don't claim your legal rights are somehow being violated.
I"m going to coin a term here, or give it a good try.
Adsense shotgunning. AdSense ads that appear on landing pages of domain names that have expired, and subsequentially bought by individuals or companies, showing a listing of related links, and targeted AdSense ads, designed for the sole purpose of getting AdSense clicks. We've all seen these when doing searches. What looks like a directory page turns out to be one massive AdSense page.
As an example, a domain Miraclewebva.com I owned some years ago, now a landing page for AdSense ads. Notice the "Results for miraclewebva.com", actually they are AdSense ads. The term shotgunning refers to buying a bunch of domains in the hopes of hitting AdSense clicks from a search for a large variety of keywords.
There is nothing illegal about that practice, but it does pollute search results, and is misleading, so, while Congress is at it, maybe they need to look into this practice also.
If anyone has heard of another term used for this practice let me know. Otherwise, I'm claiming credit for defining the practice. (hey, would this qualify for a "first post"??):)
I just came across a similar service a few days ago that has some promise. Talkshoe.com combines a radio talk show with voice, podcasts, and Internet participation.
I was alive in the sixties. 1968 was the year I went into the Army. I just thought it was a good comment on the appearance of the mirror. But to imagine being stoned, and walking by that mirror, now thats spooky!
Without a doubt the sixties had a profound impact on society, perhaps as much or more as the 1940's, and World War II in particular. Would I want to return to the sixties? Nope, I like it here just fine:)
I found myself and Chatmag.com in the middle of an argument over one of the more controversial Wikipedia entries, that of the online vigilante group Perverted-justice.com
Even though the controversy has not fully ended, it has slowed to the point that we reported it as concluded
I am convinced that the discussion feature works in that all parties involved have had more than their share of chances to defend their positions. The self correcting format of Wikipedia, in both the editing and discussions, sets Wikipedia in a class of its own.
I'm close enough to see the space shots, and there were some storms west of the Cape this afternoon, a few more out to sea. Forecast for tomorrow is less of a chance of thunderstorms in the area and downrange.
I have my thermos of coffee ready. "I always have coffee when I view radar". (Dark Helmet, Spaceballs.)
I did a search for "kids chat" in Kinderstart, and did not find my Kids chat listings. Google shows my site at #14 on the results for "kids chat".
I don't have a problem with Google, but...anyone know a good lawyer? I have this new girlfriend who is teaching me the meaning of "high maintenance", and I figure Kinderstart may be good for a few bucks.
Bob Parsons, owner of GoDaddy, contributed $10,000.00 US to Perverted-Justice.com, an online vigilante group. Perverted-Justice is the group involved with Dateline NBC. Media groups and journalism scholars have taken Dateline NBC to task for journalism ethics violations regarding their involvement with Perverted-Justice.
I remember the NY Worlds Fair from 1964 and the technological exhibits that showed us the world of the future. And what about EPCOT? Another prediction of how we'll all live in the future. Most of the predictions didn't come true, yet it did cause us to think of what was possible.
Edison said every failed project taught him what did not work, in order to find those projects that did work.
Just one example of what may work. The fruit laced with drugs. That may work in countries where a particular drug would have to be refrigerated, but cannot due to the lack of infrastructure. Perhaps the drug would be able to be administered without losing its effectivness via a native fruit which needs no refrigeration.
Slashdot Mirror
That works out to five articles a day. Most journalists spend days or weeks on one article, doing research and interviews, if needed. A person banging out five a day won't have time to do anything else (kiss the marriage goodbye, if applicable).
:) A very small percentage of 'bloggers are what I would consider professional, IMHO.
I don't see how a person can do five a day, and have some semblance of quality content, unless they are very knowledgeable and can produce fresh articles every time, in which case they could most likely get a position with one of the print publications. The people being hired are 'bloggers, and most 'bloggers are not professional journalists. I know, I 'blog
Another aspect is the pay. A person submits 150 articles a month, for $1000.00. That works out to $6.66 an article. What is the salary for a writer over at the Post, or Times? At that pay rate, dinner will either be beans and rice, or rice and beans, every night.
Most topics of discussion are news driven. I can check the referring search terms in Chatmag, and tell what's hot by the number of hits to a particular term. Keeping up with the hot topics is not an easy task, and in some cases, it takes some guesswork to determine what will be hot in order to provide links to those discussions. They can pay for articles, but will they be something people want to see, or just take up server HD space?
According to Alexa, news.netscape.com has 1% of total viewers to Netscape.com Still a large amount of eyeballs on pages, but will it work in the long run, I doubt it.
This whole thing is another example of Web 2.0 mania. What is it they are trying to do? Create an article and open it for discussion. That is being done now, in hundreds of thousands of discussion forums. The format is slightly changed, rather than posting a topic and commenting, a short article is created, and discussed. There is little difference between the two, and in the end produces the same result. Nothing new has been invented.
G.M. is in a lot of trouble, using Google as a verb
"Social Networking" sites is just a buzzword term for a variation of Internet chat channels and forums. People have been doing that for years. That was one of the original concepts behind the Internet, communication.
The social networking sites offer a few other features, but in the end it's just people wanting to talk with each other.
"There are many options for Internet access, whether it's dial-up or broadband."
How long did it take AOL to admit that? I'll bet he's in therapy.
thatcantalk
like
James T.
Kirk?
I'd like to see "Godzilla versus Myspace"; "The Day the Earth Stood Still-The Microsoft Story"; "Twenty Thousand Leagues under Paper-How Your Government Works".
"My ISP is being strong-armed into a two-year archive of each action I take online under the guise of catching pedophiles"
If you are a member of Perverted Justice, you are a vigilante , and have no standing as a law enforcement officer. Your records of posing may mean you are under investigation for a copy cat crime , after using the Dateline special as your guide.
If you get your kicks online by posing as an underage girl in the guise of "catching pedophiles", go right ahead, but don't claim your legal rights are somehow being violated.
I"m going to coin a term here, or give it a good try.
:)
Adsense shotgunning. AdSense ads that appear on landing pages of domain names that have expired, and subsequentially bought by individuals or companies, showing a listing of related links, and targeted AdSense ads, designed for the sole purpose of getting AdSense clicks. We've all seen these when doing searches. What looks like a directory page turns out to be one massive AdSense page.
As an example, a domain Miraclewebva.com I owned some years ago, now a landing page for AdSense ads. Notice the "Results for miraclewebva.com", actually they are AdSense ads. The term shotgunning refers to buying a bunch of domains in the hopes of hitting AdSense clicks from a search for a large variety of keywords.
There is nothing illegal about that practice, but it does pollute search results, and is misleading, so, while Congress is at it, maybe they need to look into this practice also.
If anyone has heard of another term used for this practice let me know. Otherwise, I'm claiming credit for defining the practice. (hey, would this qualify for a "first post"??)
I checked my profile on MySpace. Would someone more familiar with databases explain why the "Last Logged In" is 1/1/0001 ?
Chatmag's MySpace profile.
"It could be tomorrow, but most likely it'll be 1,000, 10,000, 100,000 years from now," says Jeno Sokoloski.
I'll never complain about lag on IRC again!
And in other, other news...only 5% of the stated 5% is true, but only 5% of the time. :)
I just came across a similar service a few days ago that has some promise. Talkshoe.com combines a radio talk show with voice, podcasts, and Internet participation.
I don't care about modding this thread funny or not, I'm dying laughing here!!!!! You all are good!
Neanderthal man did not run on Linux.
I was alive in the sixties. 1968 was the year I went into the Army. I just thought it was a good comment on the appearance of the mirror. But to imagine being stoned, and walking by that mirror, now thats spooky!
:)
Without a doubt the sixties had a profound impact on society, perhaps as much or more as the 1940's, and World War II in particular. Would I want to return to the sixties? Nope, I like it here just fine
That reminds me of James Earl Jones, in "Field of Dreams"
"Oh, my God, you're from the Sixties! Out! Back to the Sixties! Get back! There's no place for you here in the future! Get back while you still can!"
Tell me that mirror is not drug inspired.
No help desk or support site would be complete without a showing of the classic Internet Help Desk to all employees/volunteers.
I found myself and Chatmag.com in the middle of an argument over one of the more controversial Wikipedia entries, that of the online vigilante group Perverted-justice.com
Even though the controversy has not fully ended, it has slowed to the point that we reported it as concluded
I am convinced that the discussion feature works in that all parties involved have had more than their share of chances to defend their positions. The self correcting format of Wikipedia, in both the editing and discussions, sets Wikipedia in a class of its own.
Here is the link to the radar image for Melbourne, Florida
I'm close enough to see the space shots, and there were some storms west of the Cape this afternoon, a few more out to sea. Forecast for tomorrow is less of a chance of thunderstorms in the area and downrange.
I have my thermos of coffee ready. "I always have coffee when I view radar". (Dark Helmet, Spaceballs.)
I did a search for "kids chat" in Kinderstart, and did not find my Kids chat listings. Google shows my site at #14 on the results for "kids chat".
I don't have a problem with Google, but...anyone know a good lawyer? I have this new girlfriend who is teaching me the meaning of "high maintenance", and I figure Kinderstart may be good for a few bucks.
I find Alexis Smirnov.
What a great opportunity for a "In Soviet Russia..." post.
would be the doggie bag for leftovers.
Bob Parsons, owner of GoDaddy, contributed $10,000.00 US to Perverted-Justice.com, an online vigilante group. Perverted-Justice is the group involved with Dateline NBC. Media groups and journalism scholars have taken Dateline NBC to task for journalism ethics violations regarding their involvement with Perverted-Justice.
First, no old jokes.
I remember the NY Worlds Fair from 1964 and the technological exhibits that showed us the world of the future. And what about EPCOT? Another prediction of how we'll all live in the future. Most of the predictions didn't come true, yet it did cause us to think of what was possible.
Edison said every failed project taught him what did not work, in order to find those projects that did work.
Just one example of what may work. The fruit laced with drugs. That may work in countries where a particular drug would have to be refrigerated, but cannot due to the lack of infrastructure. Perhaps the drug would be able to be administered without losing its effectivness via a native fruit which needs no refrigeration.
I gave it a try, and googled just about anything
The third result is the porn site, how to bang just about anything around the home.