Tablet owners are almost as likely as PC and laptop owners to use their tablet device to buy things, according to new research on understanding mobile audiences. According to Cambridge, Mass.-based Jumptap, 63 percent of tablet owners make purchases on those mobile devices. this compares with 83 percent of PC owners who use their computers [...]
When I read John Funk’s piece in the Cleveland Plain Dealer, I couldn’t help but think of “The Beverly Hillbillies,” the classic show featuring a family that strikes oil and loads up “the truck to move to Beverly… Hills, that is.”
I’m a big fan and a voracious follower of journalism practice blogs. On one of those blogs, I learned about the monthly Carnival of Journalism. The brainchild of David Cohn, founder of Spot.Us, a fellow at the University of Missouri’s Journalism school at the Reynolds Journalism Institute and a Reynolds Center presenter, the carnival is [...]
Kevin Roose takes readers of The New York Times to Oberlin, Ohio, to discover there are other options for mowing the lawn. He writes: “Mr. [Eddie] Miller, 23, is the founder of Heritage Lawn Mowing, a company that rents out sheep — yes, sheep — as a landscaping aid. For a small fee, Mr. Miller, [...]
The pre-dawn events of the day after Thanksgiving may cause some reporters’ adrenaline to jump as they attempt to cover the door-busting frenzy in their respective hometowns. For other business reporters, it seems that no two words stir more sickly feelings of dread than “Black Friday.” Some veteran journos say they loathe covering the post-Thanksgiving [...]
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is currently operating under a record 22nd authorization funding bill, which is set to expire March 31. The agency even had a partial shutdown back in July, forcing it to furlough 4,000 workers after Congress failed to pass another funding extension. One of the big hold-ups in getting a permanent [...]
This past April the world’s largest fast-food chain, McDonalds, hosted a “National Hiring Day” with the hopes of filling 50,000 positions within their company. Various media platforms ate the story up, providing, in essence, amazing marketing and advertisement to not only bolster their staff, but to show to the U.S. that positive economic times are [...]
I am one of those who is always looking for the latest tools and technologies that will help me do my job as a journalist. Several of my journalist friends told me about the wonders of Tumblr, a blogging platform that allows users to “post text, photos, quotes, links, music, and videos, from your browser, [...]
Matt Assad of the Morning Call takes us into the battle of the casinos as New Jersey fights Pennsylvania to maintain its reign as a gambling destination. My favorite line from the story: ‘“That’s right, we’re getting the naked circus for Christmas,’ Resorts casino owner and CEO Dennis Gomes said. ‘You won’t find that in [...]
