Current Location: New York, N.Y. Current Gig: Deputy editor Tech & Science/Social media columnist, msnbc.com Quick and Dirty Resume: St. Petersburg Times. Then, Consumer Reports. Now, msnbc.com. Six-word memoir: Just … Read more.
Test Drive: Pressfolios: Data in, pretty out
BREAKDOWN Web-based website generator Beautiful, easy interface More advanced users may be frustrated with limited features Cost: Free version, premium upgrade possibility About a year ago, I was about to … Read more.
Personalized storytelling: You can’t do anything wrong
Last fall, I found myself in a blizzard-like storm in New York, fighting my way through a thick wall of snow. I had just left my position at the Wall … Read more.
How They Did It: Symbolia
Tablet technology has captivated the journalism world with its seemingly endless possibilities for expanding the form, yet most tablet-based publications are still cribbing from the traditional magazine format. Enter Symbolia, … Read more.
Five lessons from deep beat reporting
Since last September, I’ve been working on a little side project called “Beyond the Blotter: The Homicide Watch Handbook.” It’s a simple WordPress site, and I’ve been spending spare moments … Read more.
What Journalists Can Learn From: ROFLCon
What exactly is ROFLCon? According to the organizers: It was a classic story as old as time: college kids grow up online, decide that it’d be a great idea to … Read more.
Vision, paperwork, records: A behind-the-scenes guide to launch
As I told Alex Howard recently, Homicide Watch, the website, started with a spreadsheet. But starting Homicide Watch, the business, took much more. There are a lot of resources out … Read more.
Featured Member: Christian Erichsen
Current Location: Bethesda, MD Current Gig: CEO, Mobiletech Quick and Dirty Resume: Learned to drive small boats fast in the shallow waters with the Norwegian Naval Academy. Used that skill … Read more.
Test Drive: scroll kit
BREAKDOWN Web-based, in-browser web page creator Customization is key, but a time-suck Only works in the Google Chrome browser Cost: Free “You are Creative, Artistic, and We Love You” read … Read more.
Featured Member: Mary Alice Murphy (MAM)
Current Location: Silver City, Grant County, N.M. Current Gig: I own, edit, manage and post to grantcountybeat.com, a local online news source. Quick and Dirty Resume: I had always enjoyed … Read more.