Converged|Media

Resources for the modern journalist. From Loose Wire

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About Converged|Media

Converged|Media is a public website containing straightforward guides to all the tools a modern journalist may need. It’s also the primary resource for courses and workshops on digital media, newsroom convergence, writing for online led by Jeremy Wagstaff.

All materials here are copyright Loose Wire Pte Ltd.

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July 30, 2009 • 12:56 pm 0

Exercise: Online Tools

Write a blog post about Tanjong Pagar or the Amara Hotel complex with

  • at least five good links
  • some photos
  • a map

When you’re done, send me the link by email (converged.media@gmail.com)

 

Here are the links to the finished product. Check them out and see where they’re better or worse than yours, and why:

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July 29, 2009 • 3:47 pm 0

Poll: Search

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Poll: Twitter and me

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Module: Twitter

  • Twitter
  • Twitter: A History

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    Poll: Twitter and Journalism

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    Poll: Going Mobile

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    Module: Going Mobile

    How to Send a Photo and Text From Your Phone

    Setting up Your Blog to Post from a Cellphone

    Posting to Your Blog from Your Cellphone

    Phones and computers

    Keyboards

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    Poll: The future of newspapers

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    Poll: Online Tools

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    Module: Online Tools

    Firefox

    A voyage around Firefox

    Gmail

    Signing Up for Gmail

    A voyage around Gmail

    (How to use Gmail with Lotus Notes)

    Using Blogger

    Setting Up a Blog

    Posting to Your Blog

    Editing a Blog Post

    Live Writer

    A voyage around Live Writer

    Live Writer: Setting Up

    Live Writer: Composing A Post

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    About the pages

    Converged|Media is based on pages and posts. Posts will appear in chronological order in the main window on the left. They're time sensitive, posted depending on what workshop is taking place and what is being covered. Pages are static, and are listed here in this column. They're not time sensitive, and are mainly guides to doing particular tasks.

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    • Podcast: Camerooned, Murdoched and the Mobile Tipping Point December 4, 2009
      This week's podcast is from my weekly slot on Radio Australia Today with Phil Kafcaloudes and Adelaine Ng: The Google/Murdoch debate. Is Google the future of news? Thanksgiving: The tipping point of mobile payments? Why you shouldn't set up your...
    • The Trojan That Never Was December 3, 2009
      How not to handle a PR debacle, Part 767: Avast, the free antivirus I’ve been using, and recommending, for while, has lost my confidence by a double whammy: mis-identifying pretty much every executable on my computer as a Trojan, and...
    • Podcast: Wikipediatrics December 3, 2009
      Is Wikipedia dying, or just growing up? A weekly column I recorded for the BBC World Service Business Daily (the Business Daily podcast is here.) To listen to the podcast, click on the button below. To subscribe, click here. Loose...
    • Calling Aspiring Asia Journalists December 3, 2009
      I’m responsible again this year to try to track down Asia-based journalists interested in a fellowship, funded by The Wall Street Journal Asia in association with New York University, for the three-semester masters program in business and economic reporting at...
    • Podcast: Wikipedantry, Firefox and Mac Smoke November 27, 2009
      This week's podcast is from my weekly slot on Radio Australia Today with Phil Kafcaloudes and Adelaine Ng: Reports of Wikipedia's demise: Premature? Firefox turns five. What future the browser? Is Apple refusing to fix computers belonging to smokers? To...
    • Podcast: (Real) Notebooks, Twitter geotags and Google's OS November 20, 2009
      This week's podcast is from my weekly slot on Radio Australia Today with Phil Kafcaloudes and Adelaine Ng: Google gives more details about its planned operationg system. Important, or a waste of time? Are notebooks making a comeback in office...
    • Podcast: Hole in My Heart November 19, 2009
      Who's responsible for all the security holes in the software and websites we use? A weekly column I recorded for the BBC World Service Business Daily (the Business Daily podcast is here.) To listen to the podcast, click on the...
    • Technorati’s Decline, Death of Blogging? November 18, 2009
      Technorati Japan home page, Nov 2009 Technorati used to be one of the sites to see and be seen at. Your ranking there was highly prized; you’d add technorati tags to your blog posts and their State of the Blogosphere...
    • Podcast: Coughing, Men and Senior Sexting November 13, 2009
      This week's podcast is from my weekly slot on Radio Australia Today with Phil Kafcaloudes and Adelaine Ng: * Research company proposes coughing into your mobile phone for instant diagnosis * Really? Men don't read manuals, men take less time on helplines than women but have to call back more often * Sexting on the rise among old people? The America […]
    • Podcast: Ahoy There, Microsoft (BBC) November 12, 2009
      How Microsoft loses my trust over Windows Seven, and how it can get it back. A weekly column I recorded for the BBC World Service Business Daily. To listen to the podcast, click on the button below. To subscribe, click...

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