William M. Hartnett

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Outsourcing will help a lot of newspapers - The Journalism Iconoclast
Following up on Will’s post: “If your company doesn’t have the talent or the knowledge to deploy that talent, top editors should strongly consider outsourcing to high tech companies that get the Web.”
(tags: newspapers commented-on outsourcing)

Fuel efficient airlines squeeze competitive advantage - ajc.com
“Northwest Airlines and [...]

From the Department of Minor Complaints: Why the heck is “Delete Sketch” directly above “Finish Sketch” in the ArcView editing menu? This one has bugged me for years, but it’s only today, having mistakenly selected delete instead of finish three times in a row, that I’m finally flipping out about it. (Maybe I should just [...]

High tech freelancers help fill the gaps in newspaper new media teams - Will Sullivan’s Journerdism
“… perhaps this new model of high tech freelancers filling the gaps could help catapult papers’ online storytelling into the new age, while balancing stock holders demands for high profit (as uncool as that may be to say or rationalize).”
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Good work, Pixel - Stuff On My Cat
The Creation of Cat, one of the most recognizable works in the rich history of cat art.
(tags: cats somc)

Would you partner with Craigslist? - Lucas Grindley’s blog
If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em: “The premise to that ages-old expression should be taken seriously. It says IF you can’t [...]

Enjoy the holidays with new Street View cities and embeddable panoramas - Google LatLong
Street View imagery added in Boston, Dallas, Fort Worth, Indianapolis, Minneapolis, St. Paul, Detroit and Providence. They’re embeddable now, too. Still, I’d rather have plain old ortho coverage for my area that’s less than two years old.
(tags: street-view googlemaps)

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Google dropped Street View on eight additional cities today, but still can’t be bothered to update its routine aerial imagery down here in South Florida. Here’s what my neighborhood looks like in Google Maps. That’s what it looked like two years ago, anyway, as careful readers will notice that there’s nothing in that view except [...]

Please just give us the news and spare us the anecdotal lead - Capitol Weekly
“I am sick to death of the anecdotal lead, that annoying habit of news writers to start a straightforward story by painting a quaint little picture of everyday life.” Right on. Via Romenesko.
(tags: newspapers writing)

Flying Humans, Hoping to Land With No [...]

IT’S aLIVE! - Paul & Dave’s Novel Concepts
“The Collective is LIVE! The site is now free for all to use and register! So head on over to The Casual Collective and get your game on!”
(tags: games)

Paid Content on the Web Is Not Impossible, But It’s Hard - Publishing 2.0
“The problem with paid content on the [...]

I was hoping to do a Bee three-pack when I featured The Modesto Bee in September, but there was no bird’s eye view coverage of Fresno in Virtual Earth/Live Maps at the time. It’s there now, so I’ll settle for a Bee two-pack. Up today is The Sacramento Bee, which, unless I’m mistaken, also is [...]