Topic: HuffingtonPost.com Inc.

New Media News 12.04.06

Enter Stage Left: Huffington Post Veers Into Original Reporting "Journalism just got more political. For the second time in as many weeks, a popular print reporter covering politics has jumped to a virtually new address. Online ...READ»

The Value of Reciprocity in Social Influence

In the digital age, reciprocity has never been more essential and evident than in the development of communities. Whether it's digging a friend's story, introducing a colleague on LinkedIn or adding a link to a fellow blogger on your blogroll, reciprocity is an integral part of online community development. In our Digital Influence in News and Politics Report, we found those with the greatest social influence heavily relied upon...READ»

Why Does the Mainstream Media Think We Can't Handle the Issues?

Anyoe else disgusted by the missed opportunity in the presidential debate? So much focus on trivia: the meaning of Wright's comments, or Barack's comment about bitterness. Hey, folks--we want to know your plans to end the war, ...READ»

How The Huffington Post Subtly Crowdsources Headlines

Crowdsourcing usually invokes an image of thousands of people contributing to a vast database--à la Wikipedia. But it needn't be so large scale: The Huffington Post uses a quick'n'dirty crowd system to test the popularity of its ...READ»

Opinion Exhaustion: Skittles, President Obama, and the Assault of Everyone

Something new is happening on Skittles.com. The company isn't putting its real estate to work as a marketing platform--singing the vast and socially beneficial aspects of Skittles. Instead, they have turned their homepage over ...READ»

Ad:tech Panel: Context is King – Finding Information in an Overcrowded World

A panel at ad:tech today entitled ‘Context is King’ featured Vivian Schiller, Senior VP and General Manager of the NYTimes.com; John Byrne, Executive Editor and Editor in Chief of Businessweek.com; Betsy Morgan, CEO The ...READ»

An Inconvenient Business

The Weather Channel thinks there's money in objective information about climate change. The forecast? Partly cloudy with a chance of controversy.READ»

Leadership is determined by Context

Can the rules of Business apply to government?READ»

Huffington Post Gets 'Social News,' but What Does It Mean?

The social networking bandwagon everyone's jumping aboard better get some new seats installed: The Huffington Post has hopped on today, with a "Social News" feature. Apart from the PR-friendly hype of the title, what's it all ...READ»

How Do You Serve?



Michelle Obama, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Shriver, Nancy Pelosi, Arianna Huffington, and Bon Jovi all told us how they serve yesterday at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service, the world's largest gathering of volunteer and service leaders from the government, non-profits, entertainment, academia, business and the media. 
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Why Don't More Americans Believe Climate Change Is Real?

As politicians around the world gear up for December's UN Climate Change Conference and the International Day of Climate Action moves closer, we should take note of a new study from the Pew Research Center for the People & Press ...READ»

The Central Park International Airport Hoax, Explained

The Internet raged in response to a shadowy organization's plans to raze New York's Central Park in favor of an airport, Strawberry Fields be damned. We unravel the mystery.READ»

Shell Admits Participation in Terrorism

I buy gas at Shell; Am I complicit in the terrorism? Probably.READ»

The Election and the Future of Print

This morning, I was standing in a line of six people outside a newsstand near Wall Street. All of us were waiting to buy a copy of the New York Times, on paper, as a sort of souvenir of the historic election. The woman next to me ...READ»

• Gawker Media

Thoughts on Women and Collaboration

There's something I observed at BlogHer '06 about women and collaboration that I didn't see mentioned in author and tech geek blogger Robert Scoble's post "What I Learned from BlogHer," where he sums up his experience there and ...READ»

Most Influential Women in Web 2.0

We've heard the stats before -- only a quarter of those involved in computer and mathematical occupations are women. And yet, in the ever-evolving world of Web 2.0, women have often been pioneers, redefining the way we interact online. We tracked down the most influential of these. Our list wasn't chosen by star power, nor by career altitude. Rather, we feature the biggest innovators.READ»

• The Most Influential Women in Web 2.0
• Marissa Mayer: The 2008 Fast 50
• Gina Bianchini: Ning's Infinite Ambition

Careers: Who Wants to Be a Political Pundit?

A political pundit is a thankless job - when you're right it was obvious and when you're wrong everyone points a fickle finger at you. But unlike a weatherman, who studies meteorology, science and maybe broadcasting communications, ...READ»

Women in Tech: The Bloggers

11 of the Web's most talented writers.READ»

• The Most Influential Women in Technology
• Women in Tech: The Executives
• Women in Tech: The Entrepreneurs

Craigslist's Craig Newmark Turns to Charity Promotion

Craig Newmark has a new gig: As well as working on his famously successful Craigslist, he's dabbling in philanthropy. But since he doesn't have Bill Gates' piles of cash, he's using a different asset--his voice.Newmark's just ...READ»

Top of the Market?

No offense to Arianna Huffington, who as far as I can tell is a very smart, decent and, needless to say, connected person. But the news of her new celebrity blog, The Huffington Post, strikes me as a sign that the blog phenomenon may ...READ»

Bikes Outsold Cars at the Start of 2009. Does It Matter?

Both automobile and bicycle purchases fell overall in the first quarter of 2009, but in a surprising twist, bike sales trumped car sales (2.6 million bicycles vs. 2.5 million cars). And while bike sales are down 30% overall from the ...READ»

What Does Your Moniker Reveal About You?

The Internet is an interesting place. It allows us to travel throughout the world without ever leaving our home town. It provides ways of building bridges without ever pounding a nail. It opens doors of opportunity to meet people who ...READ»

Facebook and Twitter Offer Businesses Opportunities and Challenges

Facebook and Twitter offer businesses both opportunities and challenges around the world: About 60% of users are outside the United States.READ»

• Mr. Social: Ashton Kutcher Plans to be the Next New-Media Mogul

Is Social Media Changing The World? Not yet.

Jared Cohen, a member of the policy planning staff at the State Department penned an essay on HuffingtonPost asking whether social media was really changing the world.  He has some good perspective, an interesting background, and ...READ»

Tony Soprano for President?

As FC's Danielle Sacks explored in this month's Fast Talk, much of the 2008 presidential campaign is being fought on the Web with the growth of online fund-raising, grassroots organizing, and viral video. This week's must-see clip ...READ»