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posted on
July 6th, 2010
by
Lisa

Is it a good idea? Sifting through good project ideas to find the great ones

I had lunch with Erica Noonan who, among other things, runs the mom blog for the Boston Globe. We were discussing the fact that these days everyone really has to take charge of their own career -- no employer or client will pay you for the kind of work...

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posted on
June 18th, 2010
by
Lisa

Grassroots mapping of the Gulf oil spill

Jeff Warren of the MIT Media Lab has launched a project which has mapped miles of the Louisiana coastline using digital cameras attached to kites towed by boats. Not only does this technology produce maps quickly and inexpensively where they're needed, they are now the most high-resolution maps of...

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posted on
June 16th, 2010
by
Lisa

Free training series for news entrepreneurs

Today, the Knight Foundation will announce this year's winners of the Knight 21st Century News Challenge, a program which funds innovative ideas that will have an impact on the future of news. Placeblogger's seed capital came from the News Challenge. Since then, we have worked...

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posted on
June 1st, 2010
by
Lisa

Placeblogger Angel Fund recipient Oakland Local covers high-profile trial

Placeblogger Angel Fund recipient Oakland Local begins live coverage on the trial of former transit officer Johannes Mehserle. Mehserle is on trial for an incident involving the death of Oscar Grant, a 22 year old black man who was shot while face down and in handcuffs on an Oakland...

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posted on
May 5th, 2010
by
Alison.McCall

Gulf Spill

Bloggers and Tweeters weigh in on the Gulf Coast oil spill from every angle. The Sayfie Review (http://www.sayfiereview.com) has a long list of entries on their site. Search Gulf Coast Oil Spill to access them. In this one (http://jacksonville.com/opinion/blog/401574/abel-harding/2010-05-03/bp-p...) newspaper Jacksonville.com says BP is pressuring fishermen to sign agreements capping compensation...

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