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Comment on Getting the inside scoop by way of sociology by Bookmarks about Sociology

Bookmarks about Sociology — Sat, 10 Jan 2009 07:30:34 +0000

[...] – bookmarked by 5 members originally found by octonio on 2008-12-24 Getting the inside scoop by way of sociology http://www.katemartinonline.com/blog/2008/07/02/getting-the-inside-scoop-by-way-of-sociology/ – [...]

Comment on Top 3 fun stories of 2007 by Electric Fishwrap » Blog Archive » Top three fun stories in 2008

Electric Fishwrap » Blog Archive » Top three fun stories in 2008 — Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:31:45 +0000

[...] I’ll post the top three fun stories of 2008. I wrote a post about this last year. The goal is not to write about the best stories I wrote, but the stories where I had the most fun [...]

Comment on SPJ workshop: inspiring video training by Ed

Ed — Tue, 16 Dec 2008 00:40:28 +0000

I am not in the news business. But I really like this approach of keep it simple and inexpensive. Yeah, there are some issues with lighting and sound I’d like to see addressed but for run-and-gun news reporting, I think this is exactly how it should be for newspaper online media. I’d rather see more good stories, than just a few perfectly executed stories. Most people don’t care about the sound and video quality nearly as much as those in the video business care about it.

Web user interface research does indeed show that multimedia keeps visitors on web sites for much longer. When the business is about selling eyeballs to advertisers, that is critical. I hope this approach is continued at other paper sites too.

Comment on About Kate Martin by Vegard

Vegard — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 15:29:03 +0000

Hi, Kate

You’ve got a nice blog. I’m also a great fan of Colin Mulvany’s Mastering Multimedia blog. I wrote a comment to your comment on his post ‘I’m feeling lucky’. Feel free to check it out.

http://masteringmultimedia.wordpress.com/2008/12/01/im-feeling-lucky/

Best,
Vegard

Comment on Skagit County mourns dead, information essential in times of tragedy by Aaron Burkhalter

Aaron Burkhalter — Fri, 10 Oct 2008 17:52:38 +0000

I’m so behind on your blog, SO BEHIND!

But I’m glad you wrote about this. I’m still really processing the entire incident and what it means for our career. But really also what it means for myself internally. It was quite a week, and emotionally taxing to say the least.

Comment on Knight News Challenge ramps up for another year by Digidave

Digidave — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 05:04:48 +0000

I’m glad you like the idea for spot.us.

Bottom line: There is no reason not to apply to the Knight News Challenge grant. I’m certainly glad I did – it’s been a great opportunity for me to explore what otherwise would have been just an idea.

Comment on Diablo Lake dam tour video by Kate Martin

Kate Martin — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 19:05:23 +0000

Thanks Keith! Hope college is going well so far.

Comment on Diablo Lake dam tour video by Keith

Keith — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 00:24:26 +0000

“very nice…”

Great job, way to use one audio track of the tour guide throughout, and good clips, now about that wind…

Talk to you later,
Keith

Comment on Video on a budget by Carlos V.

Carlos V. — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 21:29:01 +0000

Capturing audio with an ipod and a mic isn’t something I would have thought about but it is a great idea since most, if not all, cameras in and around the Flip price range don’t have a mic input. Needless to say, the built-in mics are horrible. I’d be interested to know if there if the audio captured on the iPod slips out of sync with the video. My understanding is that some of the digital audio recorders record at a different “frame rate” than most cameras. Regardless, it is a great, innovative way to produce video content on the cheap.

Comment on Multimedia roll out at Skagit Valley Herald by Ralph Schwartz

Ralph Schwartz — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 13:27:48 +0000

Apology accepted, but not really necessary. I respect what you’re doing, chronicling the change in our media environment. I believe it was an appropriate literary device, to set up my offhand comment as a foil for Don.

I’ll be interested to follow your reporting on this blog and on MediaShift.