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Mosaic was the Web’s first killer app, said 1993 NYT story

David Shedden — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 10:40:54 +0000

The New York Times
Eighteen years ago this month The New York Times introduced its readers to the Web, and its first killer app, the Mosaic browser.

The newspaper didn’t have an online site yet, but you could… Read more

Flashback to 2005: HuffPost, YouTube launched; Podcasts proliferate; ‘Print Needs Its Own iPod’

David Shedden — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 18:48:37 +0000

New York Times
Six years ago today, on October 10, 2005, New York Times columnist David Carr wrote a story called, “Forget Blogs, Print Needs Its Own iPod.” It is a fascinating reminder of how much media and technology… Read more

Did CBS really invent original reporting on TV?

David Shedden — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 20:30:45 +0000

Romenesko | TVNewser | YouTube
55 years ago today, on August 12, 1956, a group of CBS News journalists appeared on the quiz show, “What’s My Line?”

They were some of the best reporters in the history… Read more

What was Rupert Murdoch thinking when he bought Myspace?

David Shedden — Thu, 30 Jun 2011 16:05:04 +0000

BBC | ASNE Speech
Shortly before he bought MySpace in 2005, Rupert Murdoch shared his thoughts on the digital age in a speech to the American Society of Newspaper Editors.

At the time, the BBC reported on… Read more

1982 New York Times story predicts the future of technology, Facebook

David Shedden — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 18:31:25 +0000

New York Times

Here is a look at the future from 29 years ago today.

In a June 14, 1982 story called, “Study Says Technology Could
Transform Society” the New York Times described a report from the
… Read more

What is the future of mobile advertising?

David Shedden — Wed, 08 Jun 2011 20:43:43 +0000

Business Insider

Business Insider continues its special report on the future of
mobile with a look at possible trends in mobile advertising.
Dan Frommer writes:

As mobile phones evolve, mobile advertising is evolving, too.

Already, we’ve seen

Edward R. Murrow producer dies at 90

David Shedden — Mon, 16 May 2011 21:10:38 +0000

CBS News

CBS News reports that another link to the early days of broadcast journalism has passed away:

Veteran TV producer and reporter Joseph Wershba, whose resume includes Edward R. Murrow’s “See It Now” broadcasts exposing Sen. Joseph

Looking back at news homepage history

David Shedden — Wed, 27 Apr 2011 12:12:55 +0000

10,000 Words | Vimeo

In his post, “Nostalgia: 11 Retro News Website Homepages,” Ethan
Klapper takes us back in time with old news website homepages.

He writes:

Inspired by a recent Facebook album posted by Jim Brady,

Lessons from Usenet, the “Facebook of the ’80s”

David Shedden — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 20:34:48 +0000

Harvard Business Review Blog Network

There are lessons to be learned from Usenet, the “Facebook of the ’80s.”

Alexandra Samuel writes:

..if you look at the longer history of the social Web, it’s clear that
some principles have

paidContent posts list of most-successful U.S. digital media companies

David Shedden — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 12:35:36 +0000

paidContent

The folks at paidContent have posted their inaugural “paidContent 50.”
They write:

Welcome to the paidContent 50, our inaugural list of the
most-successful digital media companies in the U.S. We examined every
company we cover (and