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Twitter is not exactly new to the Web, but it's popularity isn't to the level of Myspace or Facebook.
What is Twitter? It is a social networking site that lets you follow a user's updates via text messages to your phone or via the Web.
Twitter basically works like this: Users update their...
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What happened to unfettered access? I suppose we did. What does your network do when you try to access a restricted website. The last company I worked for had this "shocker" red pop-up screen, with an ominous warning that one had attempted to access the dark side, and that the...
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You may have missed the small item in Monday's paper and online about the Advocate's Texas Associated Press Managing Editors awards, but they're a big deal to us.
And we have you to thank for one top honor: the best Web site in Texas for newspapers with circulations from 30,000 to 124,999....
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In the digital world, newspapers find themselves routinely facing situations they never saw before the advent of the Internet. Almost 400 years of newspaper history didn't necessarily prepare journalists for the digital future.
Among the questions raised by these new situations:
- How...
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Some readers have noticed our Ranging Reporters, our new effort to take the fullest advantage of what technology allows us to do.
In many ways, Ranging Reporters are a throwback. The idea is as old as reporting: Go where the people are and talk to them. Our laptops, cell phones and video...
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We were pleased this week to learn the Advocate's Web site is a finalist for a Newspaper Association of America's Digital Edge Award. As I mentioned in a previous post, we have all of you to thank for the national attention our new site has received.
VictoriaAdvocate.com is recognized in...
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We have so many active bloggers on the site that it's difficult to find all of the content. Some of you suggested an A to Z directory of bloggers.
Many thanks to Shawn in IT for making this happen. I need to take some time myself searching the alphabetical listing to learn who all is out...
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... but I find his work exciting and full of possibilities. Mr. Ortolon posted a simple story and two photos about Edna honoring one of its own.
Our new Web site is all about trying to combine the efforts of our professional journalists with those of citizen journalists. We have a lot of work...
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At our ethics board meeting last week, we discussed how far we should go to protect the identity of someone who blogs or posts on our site. The issue came up because one motivated poster has repeatedly tried to identify Michael Ratcliff's accuser.
As our policy states, we want to respect the...
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One of my favorite Web sites is Snopes, which checks out all of those rumors floating around cyberspace. I don't know who runs the site, but I've found it a great way to quickly check out the e-mails my friends, family and readers send me.
Below is an e-mail a reader sent me and my...
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Here's an advance copy of my Sunday column for blog readers:
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Calling all amateur photographers, you now have a place to display your best work.
On Page A2 daily and 24/7 at VictoriaAdvocate.com, we have created “Seen...
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Welcome to the new Web site for the Victoria Advocate. It's all about engaging you in your community. We have new ways for you to blog, to add calendar information, and to post comments, video and photos.
In the newsroom, we're joining in the conversation by blogging ourselves. All of our...
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