Denver paper latest victim of declining readership, ad revenue
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“It’s in a free fall and nobody knows where the bottom is,” media critic says
As readers shift to online news, newspapers get by with layoffs, cutbacks
Rocky Mountain News’ closure leaves Denver with one major paper, The Denver Post
Scripps exec tells newsroom the economy, industry turmoil sealed paper’s fate
(CNN) — After nearly 150 years in business, the Rocky Mountain News published its final edition Friday, the victim of a bad economy and the Internet generation.
My comments: This is a case of failure to adapt to the changing market. If people are going on line to read their news, then offer the customer more on line news. Use the ad money to build a better website and include the advertising. Increase the readership with the editorial staff, cartoonists and bloggers. This market is tough, but adaptation is the key to staying in the game.
Facebook backs down, reverses on user information policy
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Facebook this month changed its policy to say user content belonged to Facebook
Outraged members canceled their accounts or created online petitions
On Wednesday, Facebook reviewed user “feedback,” and reverted to its old policy
(CNN) — Under fire from tens of thousands of users, the social networking site Facebook said early Wednesday it is reverting to its old policy on user information — for now.
Backlash against Facebook began after a consumer advocate site flagged Facebook’s policy change.
Be careful what you post anywhere, they will try to say they have right to your content for using their service.
From FaceBook:
Facebook Terms of Use Update
Over the past few days, we have received a lot of feedback about the new terms we posted two weeks ago. Because of this response, we have decided to return to our previous Terms of Use while we resolve the issues that people have raised. For more information, visit the Facebook Blog.
USA TODAY’s Jefferson Graham interviews Google engineer Matt Cutts on how to get your site to the top of Google with 5 basic, common sense SEO tips. This is a YouTube Video of the interview:
I found a few YouTube Videos that reviews the new Google Earth product.
Google Earth 5 – Historical Imagery
The new Google Earth 5 has a great new feature letting you turn back the clock on aerial/satellite imagery. Here’s an example looking at the building of the Beijing National Stadium
