Save the Media

Tweet It almost seems you can’t read a journo blog these days without finding a metaphor or simile about the state of the news business. The news business has been compared to lemmings, railroads and, of course, the horse and buggy.  (Read Nick Bergus’ post on the topic for an entertaining list of many such metaphorical comparisons.) People, including [...]

“To truly have influence on Twitter, you must retweet other newspapers’ stories and blogs that aren’t affiliated with news organizations; you must really join the conversation.”

Tweet Now, finally, I’m back to my series on how journalists can use social-networking sites. Today’s topic is Linked In. (Be sure to check out my posts on using Facebook and MySpace.) Linked In is a bit different than Facebook and MySpace in two significant ways: It’s geared more toward professionals. You can’t “connect” with [...]