YouTube Goes Bigger but Stays Shorter

If there was any doubt that the traditional print media industry is in trouble, new statistics from Nielsen paint a very clear picture of that trouble (via BrandWeek)

As we've known in the news business for decades tagging news content makes it more valuable. Adding things like category codes, PeopleTickering, company stock tickers and other forms of tagging is extremely valuable for helping people find what they need.

As an online content publisher, you spend a lot of time creating Authoritative Content that is useful to your audience. You also spend time ensuring that your website or blog, where your online content is published, is well-designed.

What's your blogging process? That's a question that Mitch Joel of Six Pixels of Separation asked blogging pros to answer recently, and the result is a collection of fantastic insights from seasoned bloggers.

TheDailyBeast.com is a site that curates content from other sources, adds commentary, and focuses on breaking news. It's a very popular site that allows people to quickly catch up on the news that interests them.

When Andrew Sullivan---former blogger for Time and The Atlantic and best known for blogging for The Daily Beast and The Daily Dish---announced last week that he was retiring from blogging to focus on other things, the media world took notice.

Blogging All-in-One for Dummies Second Edition by Susan Gunelius (Newstex marketing consultant) was just released, and the new version has been completely updated with new tools, tips, and more.

In an amazing story breaking in the past 24 hours which many are calling a "scandal," a reporter from the obscure conservative Web site Talon News, who had been using a false name, obtained highly coveted White House press credentials.

In a recent YouGovsurvey, respondents showed lack of understanding and consensus aboutthe laws regarding blogging and User Generated Content (UGC). It's interesting reading as over 77% of the bloggers surveyed are unclear on the legal liability issues.