from John Temple ) and the those enlightened media outlets that have embraced social media to their advantage (see for example, NPR is Expanding its Traditional Media Audience Through Social Media and BBC Pushes Social Media for Its News Staff for Both News Collection and Impact Monitorin g. So what did they do to achieve this new success? MORE >>

Earlier this week Lobbi , a new initiative promoting citizen engagement and action through social media, hosted a Downloading Democracy event in London. As well as convening the event, Lobbi is developing a new online platform, outlined  in this interview with Mick by the founder and initial funder of Lobbi, Hussain “Hoz” Shafiei. MORE >>

few nights ago, I went to the bloggers/Twitterers briefing for News.com new digital subscriptons for news hosted by Chief Executive Officer – News Digital Media and The Australian Richard Freudenstein and The Australian’s editor Clive Mathieson. ABC News which, like BBC News comes in for a regular bollocking from Mr. Murdoch? MORE >>

Sites also vary in the extent to which they incorporate new information and communication tools, such as mobile connectivity, blogging, and photo/video-sharing. Because organic growth had been critical to creating a coherent community, the onslaught of new users who learned about the site from media coverage upset the cultural balance. MORE >>

That’s a new phrase, and it means the set of human relationships we each carry with us. To learn about the world around us, we all looked up – to the ABC, to the New York Times, to the BBC World Service. Plexus is your own plumbing, under your own control. Here’s a small excerpt. Then the world exploded. MORE >>