Comments for Howard Owens http://howardowens.com Tue, 15 May 2012 05:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Ten things journalists can do to reinvent journalism, the new list by Anthony jhon http://howardowens.com/2012/01/08/ten-things-journalist-can-do-to-reinvent-journalism-the-new-list/#comment-3252 Anthony jhon Tue, 15 May 2012 05:49:00 +0000 http://howardowens.com/?p=7979#comment-3252 When a family member's birthday is originating, you usually anxiety. This happens because of the truth that you do not know what to present him or her. Many a times, you can just give satisfied <a href="http://www.allsweetmessages.com/SMS-Messages/Birthday-Messages.php" rel="nofollow">birthday messages</a> When a family member’s birthday is originating, you usually anxiety. This happens because of the truth that you do not know what to present him or her. Many a times, you can just give satisfied birthday messages

]]> Comment on Ten things journalists can do to reinvent journalism, the new list by Carmen Bojanowski http://howardowens.com/2012/01/08/ten-things-journalist-can-do-to-reinvent-journalism-the-new-list/#comment-3246 Carmen Bojanowski Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:27:00 +0000 http://howardowens.com/?p=7979#comment-3246 This list was eye-opening. The field is changing so much that writers have to do something to stand out. Simply reiterating facts isn't enough. I couldn't agree more with the bit on showing personality. People want to feel like they personally know whose information they're reading, and making yourself sound like a real person rather than a news outlet will give yourself a certain authenticity that readers are drawn to. This list was eye-opening. The field is changing so much that writers have to do something to stand out. Simply reiterating facts isn’t enough. I couldn’t agree more with the bit on showing personality. People want to feel like they personally know whose information they’re reading, and making yourself sound like a real person rather than a news outlet will give yourself a certain authenticity that readers are drawn to.

]]> Comment on Chris Tolles brings some stats to the anonymous vs. registration debate by Anonymous http://howardowens.com/2008/01/09/chris-tolles-brings-some-stats-anonymous-vs-registration-debate/#comment-3245 Anonymous Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:19:00 +0000 #comment-3245 I want to add one other thing. You can have a user name and still register for an account so anonmity (if you choose) would still remain. What it amounts to is Chris Tolles clearly doesn't have any confidence in the number of users Topix have. They fear if everyone was limited to an account, they banned users who were libeling other people, and everyone had to register they wouldn't have a very big auidence. If people care about something they will register and I would argue that with more civility, they would actually pick up a new base of advertisers which is where the real money is at. I want to add one other thing. You can have a user name and still register for an account so anonmity (if you choose) would still remain. What it amounts to is Chris Tolles clearly doesn’t have any confidence in the number of users Topix have. They fear if everyone was limited to an account, they banned users who were libeling other people, and everyone had to register they wouldn’t have a very big auidence. If people care about something they will register and I would argue that with more civility, they would actually pick up a new base of advertisers which is where the real money is at.

]]> Comment on Chris Tolles brings some stats to the anonymous vs. registration debate by Anonymous http://howardowens.com/2008/01/09/chris-tolles-brings-some-stats-anonymous-vs-registration-debate/#comment-3244 Anonymous Thu, 05 Apr 2012 17:16:00 +0000 #comment-3244 The comments by Chris Tolles are simply a way to justify the insane amount of bullying and lies told on the Topix forums. I read an article where he claimed registration didn't help cut down nasty remarks and cited You Tube as an example. First, You Tube doesn't claim to be a news site. Second, You Tube has many more hits. Third, if it weren't registration the number of attacks would be even higher. You can' t have 350,000 forums (I think that is right) and only five or six so called moderators and even remotely have a fairly clean site. What it amounts to is many times is a lack of accountability. If someone truly cares about commenting, they would have no problem registering. All Topix would have to do is require a valid email address and some type of verification code and limit it to one account per IP address and you would cut down on a ton of bullying. I have seen forums were you couldn't even find an actual newsstory because it was all whose sleeping with who types of posts. That site is ridiculous. The comments by Chris Tolles are simply a way to justify the insane amount of bullying and lies told on the Topix forums. I read an article where he claimed registration didn’t help cut down nasty remarks and cited You Tube as an example. First, You Tube doesn’t claim to be a news site. Second, You Tube has many more hits. Third, if it weren’t registration the number of attacks would be even higher. You can’ t have 350,000 forums (I think that is right) and only five or six so called moderators and even remotely have a fairly clean site.

What it amounts to is many times is a lack of accountability. If someone truly cares about commenting, they would have no problem registering. All Topix would have to do is require a valid email address and some type of verification code and limit it to one account per IP address and you would cut down on a ton of bullying. I have seen forums were you couldn’t even find an actual newsstory because it was all whose sleeping with who types of posts. That site is ridiculous.

]]> Comment on Paywalls create opportunities for local news entrepreneurs by A Weekly Roundup of Small-Business News - NYTimes.com http://howardowens.com/2012/03/22/paywalls-create-opportunities-for-local-news-entrepreneurs/#comment-3233 A Weekly Roundup of Small-Business News - NYTimes.com Mon, 02 Apr 2012 11:02:46 +0000 http://howardowens.com/?p=7996#comment-3233 [...] trading off those values for the sake of growth itself.” Howard Owens says newspaper pay walls create opportunities for local entrepreneurs. An infographic charts  Gordon Ramsay’s successes and failures. Jason [...] [...] trading off those values for the sake of growth itself.” Howard Owens says newspaper pay walls create opportunities for local entrepreneurs. An infographic charts  Gordon Ramsay’s successes and failures. Jason [...]

]]> Comment on Paywalls create opportunities for local news entrepreneurs by Bob Whitby http://howardowens.com/2012/03/22/paywalls-create-opportunities-for-local-news-entrepreneurs/#comment-3232 Bob Whitby Fri, 30 Mar 2012 23:30:00 +0000 http://howardowens.com/?p=7996#comment-3232 Inspiring post. Who sells your ads? Inspiring post. Who sells your ads?

]]> Comment on Paywalls create opportunities for local news entrepreneurs by Recommended Links of the Week | Alex Gamela - Digital Media & Journalism http://howardowens.com/2012/03/22/paywalls-create-opportunities-for-local-news-entrepreneurs/#comment-3231 Recommended Links of the Week | Alex Gamela - Digital Media & Journalism Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:02:27 +0000 http://howardowens.com/?p=7996#comment-3231 [...] Gamela shared Paywalls create opportunities for local news entrepreneurs | Howard Owens. "In small markets: Start a local news site. Concentrate on breaking news, some enterprise [...] [...] Gamela shared Paywalls create opportunities for local news entrepreneurs | Howard Owens. "In small markets: Start a local news site. Concentrate on breaking news, some enterprise [...]

]]> Comment on Why Patch will never be profitable by Perry Gaskill http://howardowens.com/2012/03/24/why-patch-will-never-be-profitable/#comment-3230 Perry Gaskill Tue, 27 Mar 2012 04:07:00 +0000 http://howardowens.com/?p=7998#comment-3230 No worries, Howard. Your original post was a good analysis. My comment on it was purely for the purpose of constructive feedback with some additional nuance. Sorry if it might have seemed overly critical. That wasn't the intent. No worries, Howard. Your original post was a good analysis. My comment on it was purely for the purpose of constructive feedback with some additional nuance. Sorry if it might have seemed overly critical. That wasn’t the intent.

]]> Comment on Why Patch will never be profitable by Howard Owens http://howardowens.com/2012/03/24/why-patch-will-never-be-profitable/#comment-3229 Howard Owens Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:35:00 +0000 http://howardowens.com/?p=7998#comment-3229 Perry, I was speaking in general/average terms, and on the assumption that AOL has picked economically viable locations. If they successfully executed on the four or five or more possible revenue streams, I think that's a realistic target in a small, viable market. Perry, I was speaking in general/average terms, and on the assumption that AOL has picked economically viable locations. If they successfully executed on the four or five or more possible revenue streams, I think that’s a realistic target in a small, viable market.

]]> Comment on Paywalls create opportunities for local news entrepreneurs by Howard Owens http://howardowens.com/2012/03/22/paywalls-create-opportunities-for-local-news-entrepreneurs/#comment-3228 Howard Owens Tue, 27 Mar 2012 00:33:00 +0000 http://howardowens.com/?p=7996#comment-3228 It's not owned by a TV station? It’s not owned by a TV station?

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