Tag: Chris Messina
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The Bottom Line Of CrowdSourcing
Wired News Gannett to Crowdsource News By Jeff Howe […] According to internal documents provided to Wired News and interviews with key executives, Gannett, the publisher of USA Today as well as 90 other American daily newspapers, will begin crowdsourcing many of its newsgathering functions. Starting Friday, Gannett newsrooms were rechristened “information centers,” and instead […]
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Goodbye Austin and SXSW2006
Well, it took me until today to be able to write my goodbye to Austin. Man, that town and conference kicks some serious ass. Some of my favorite moments from this past week: Bruce Sterling‘s closing remarks on the state of the world. I’ve never been moved to tears by a public speaker before… I’ve […]
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SXSW2006 Day 4: Microformats – Evolving The Web
Moderated and kicked-off by Tantek Çelik. Microformats Process: Pick a simple problem and define it. No frameworks. Document what existing web pages are doing and find patterns for a specific microformat Trying not to create standards or formats. Brainstorm a set of fields to define microformats Post findings, get feedback and iterate. A Microformats Exercise […]