Comments for Dave Burdick

Comment on “No one has yet devised a proper method of shunting anger into a more productive project” by Reid Levin

Reid Levin — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:35:38 +0000

That's absolutely brilliant. What a great way to sum up the dark side of the Internet. It's certainly something I have trouble with sometimes, even when simply encountering other people fighting one another. People online can be so terrible because they don't see people, so they don't treat people like people. But as much as I hate the vitriol, it's probably and unfortunately not something that will ever go away.

I think one of the great facets of the Internet is the ability to remain anonymous, so that people who would not otherwise be able to speak up, or ask for help, or show us what something's really like on the inside can continue to do so without fear of retribution. There's a good side and a bad side, and I think Senator Hart hits the nail right on the head: those who abuse this fantastic power of unlimited information and communication deserve nothing but our sympathy. They just don't get what it's for and what they're missing.

–Reid.

Comment on “No one has yet devised a proper method of shunting anger into a more productive project” by Michael

Michael — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:14:04 +0000

That is easily the most florid way of composing John Gabriel's Greater Internet F-wad Theory I have ever heard. http://www.penny-arcade.com/comic/2004/03/19

Comment on Learn JavaScript with Code Year by Welcome — let’s play a game - Nice Try, Internet

Welcome — let’s play a game - Nice Try, Internet — Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:26:30 +0000

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Comment on Learn JavaScript with Code Year by Dave Burdick

Dave Burdick — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 06:06:03 +0000

Barefoot coding, Amy. Bleeding-edge.

Someone recommended Lynda to me. I recommended they pay for me to use it!

Comment on Learn JavaScript with Code Year by Amy

Amy — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 17:26:03 +0000

My company has a lynda.com account I've been using to teach myself programming get more conversational about some other tech-related topics. I'm really excited about tech ed being the new "thing" this year. So much better than barefoot running or post secret or whatever the fad was last year (I've been out of the loop for a minute).

Comment on Chrome extensions for journalists by Lisa

Lisa — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 02:08:35 +0000

If I made a list, this is almost exactly what it would look like. Love Google Apps, Diigo, Read It Later, Evernote – but I lose major efficiency when I can’t get the tools I use with Chrome to work with Firefox (or vice versa). Nevermind Safari, Opera or IE. My attempts at complete automation still need work, but the goal isn’t out of sight…

Comment on Online commenting for news organizations: an idea by Dave Burdick

Dave Burdick — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 18:45:06 +0000

Yes, I think that comments on Twitter are more analogous to water-cooler chat than are inline comments. Thanks for proving the point!

The thing that was repeatedly brought up to me after I posted this is that you lose pageviews from folks refreshing to see if there are new comments. That's probably true, but for one thing, you're not losing uniques and for another, you're gaining notoriety elsewhere.

I'm not married to this idea, of course. It's one of many I've had on the subject and I'll get around to posting more here in the future.

Thanks for dropping by!

Comment on Online commenting for news organizations: an idea by Alison Gow

Alison Gow — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 16:14:58 +0000

Hi Dave, interesting, thoughtful post and I guess shifting the conversation to other platforms is another move away from the perception of 'journalist as gatekeeper'.
There is already so much debate happening on blog posts, tweets/Facebook and, to a lesser extent atm Google+, which originate from articles by news organisation that letting the conversation develop in whatever spheres users find more convenient is a natural progression. Plus, the embedded tweet option, Twitter widget or a bespoke Facebook app allows on-site visibility as well.
We've just shifted live-blogging of football matches from our WalesOnline website to Facebook, embedding the usual CoveritLive blog on the page (it wasn’t our choice, but proved the only way we could keep live-blogging games and not fall foul of league rules) but early indications show that people have really taken to the Facebook option instead. I suspect we will actually grow our brand on Facebook as a result and reach new audiences.
Btw, I found this blog post as people in my #journalism list on Twitter were discussing it – which goes to prove your point, and also makes me think that while conversations may start on multiple platforms, ultimately each individual user decides where to place their contribution…

Comment on Online commenting for news organizations: an idea by Dave Burdick

Dave Burdick — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:15:21 +0000

We had a short discussion about this post on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/dwburdick/posts/33046500...

Comment on Storify: tutorial, best practices and live examples by STORIFY: Tips and examples for journalists

STORIFY: Tips and examples for journalists — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 14:38:25 +0000

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