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Can't keep up!!
Date Created: Oct 26, 2004, 12:05 PM

There's just no keeping up with technology.

I finally got an iPod this summer. Two weeks later Apple comes out with a new generation of the things. Arrgh!

Now this -- a color iPod that carries photos. Not a gotta-have-it, but cool, nonetheless.

I'm still lovin' my Treo 600. But don't look now -- there's a Treo 650, with improved processing speed, Bluetooth, etc.

New York Times reviews the iPod (Oct 28)

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Are bloggers journalists?
Date Created: Oct 21, 2004, 05:09 PM

One of the questions we've wrestled with in our multimedia journalism class is whether bloggers should be considered journalists.

Convention organizers for both political parties seemed to signal as much when they credentialed bloggers this summer in Boston and New York.

Ana Marie Cox of Wonkette!, John Hinderker of Powerlineblog.com, and Markos Moulitsas Zuniga of dailykos.com told an audience at Moravian College in Bethlehem, PA, that despite the impact they've had on the election this year, they are not journalists.

Says Cox: "Blogging is like throwing spitballs from the back of the class."

Related: Tensions between bloggers and news media (OJR)

Earlier: The Wonkette on CNN (May 3, 2004)

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Inside Baseball for the Gang of 500
Date Created: Oct 21, 2004, 01:04 PM

Yes, we're excited that the Red Sox won the pennant. But, it's still the election, stupid. And for the inside poop on that account you need The Note.

What started as an internal compilation of political intelligence for the ABC News Political Unit is now a must read for the "Gang of 500," the journalists and politicos behind electoral machinations.

The New Yorker has a great profile of ABC News Political Unit Director Mark Halperin and the band of Googling Monkeys that produce the Note. The piece addresses the sometimes cryptic nature of the Note and its influence in the electoral process. A must read for my multimedia journalism class, as it illustrates the influence of blogs.

Also of interest: Talking Points Memo

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Apple's transformation
Date Created: May 01, 2004, 12:10 PM

Apple's online music store is one year old. The company sold 70 million songs over the past year. That's below Apple's stated goal of 100 million songs, but still enough to demonstrate to the music industry how to get into the online game.

The New York Times reports that Steve Jobs' decision to get into the music business has transformed Apple. The company now sells more iPods than computers. And, while its computer market share continues to drop, it owns the online music business -- at least for now.

This week, Apple released version 4.5 of its iTunes software, which runs on Windows and Macintosh platforms. The new version, a free download, also accesses a new iTunes store feature -- Billboard charts that go back to 1946. You can preview and buy those songs for 99 cents each.

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