poynter.org - 1/20/2009
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This unedited policy was provided by Craig Whitney, The New York Times ' assistant managing editor who oversees journalistic standards. Using "Facebook" in Reporting Facebook and other social networking sites -- MySpace, LinkedIn, even Twitter -- can be remarkably useful reporting tools, as the ...
techcrunch.com - 1/23/2009
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techcrunch.com —
In November 2008 Facebook drew 200 million unique
worldwide visitors; more than 1 in 5 people who...
accessed the Internet that month visited the site. When sites are that big growth generally stagnates, but in Facebook’s case it’s still ...
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Facebook Now Nearly Twice The Size Of MySpace Worldwide
blog.facebook.com - 1/25/2009
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The inauguration of U.S. President Barack Obama was
a historic and monumental occasion. As people gathered in...
Washington, D.C. to watch the inaugural festivities, the energy on Facebook was palpable, too. Millions of people logged into Facebook to ...
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Just the Beginning
insidefacebook.com - 1/27/2009
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insidefacebook.com —
The last time we spoke with Seattle-based Facebook
Platform startup Jambool last summer, the company was developing...
its own network of Facebook applications. Since then, however, the company has quietly been focused on developing its own payments ...
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Jambool Focused on Payments Platform for Virtual Goods, ...
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NYT Social Networking Rules: Pretend To Be Objective
Silicon Alley Insider —
The New York Times (NYT) has issued guidelines for staffers who use Facebook, MySpace, et al. The bottom line? Social networking sites can be a great reporting tool. But remember, when you use them, always pretend to be objective! [O]utsiders can read your Facebook page, and...personal blogs and "tweets" represent you to the outside world just as much as an 800-word article does. If you have or are getting a Facebook page, leave blank the section that asks about your political views, in accordance with the Ethical Journalism ...
The Unforeseen Consequences of the Social Web
ReadWriteWeb —
... New York Times' Policy on Social Networking
Poynter Online recently published the New York Times' policy regarding social networking sites, as provided by The Times' assistant managing editor Craig Whitney. In the memo, Whitney, who is responsible for overseeing journalistic standards, points out that social sites "can be remarkably useful reporting tools," but is quick to warn reporters to take care when using them. "Anything you post online can and might be publicly disseminated, and can be twisted to be used against you by those who wish you or The Times ill." ...
How Long Before the NYT Shuts Down Its Scandalous Twitterers?!
Valleywag —
... ' standards editor issued guidelines about how editorial staffers are allowed to use Facebook and other scary online tools. Is reporter Twittering making a mockery of those guidelines? Let's explore! ...
How Long Before the NYT Shuts Down Its Scandalous Twitterers?!
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... ' standards editor issued guidelines about how editorial staffers are allowed to use Facebook and other scary online tools. Is reporter Twittering making a mockery of those guidelines? Let's explore! ...
Should Journalists Be On Twitter? Three Quarters Of NYTimes Readers Don’t Think So.
TechCrunch —
... In my mind, journalists are free to join any social networking site they want as long as they conduct themselves online the way they’re supposed to behave in meat space e.g. not embarrass themselves or the publications they work for and never do or say anything that could call their professional reputation into question. Here’s their policy on those sorts of things (a ...
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