Tag Archives: social media

‘Minority Report’: The Future is Now

Posted on January 25, 2016 by Steve Burns

In my personal warmup for the AFC and NFC championship games on TV, I watched the movie “Minority Report.” The Tom Cruise movie was directed by Steven Spielberg, and was released in 2002. That has quickly become part of a … Continue reading →

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Digital Advertising Tipping Point in Sight

Posted on July 21, 2015 by Steve Burns

Newspapers’ digital efforts — in advertising and content — have been well chronicled lately. However, there’s some recent information that indicates that a watershed moment is within reach. An analyst blog post on Nasdaq.com (dated 7/13/15) gave a revealing … Continue reading →

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Is News Marketing (and Vice Versa)?

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Steve Burns

The one-world, 24/7 environment of the Internet, social media and mobile technology in the 21st century has made me wonder something. Is news (the “breaking, film at 11, read it while it’s hot” kind) another form of marketing? And if … Continue reading →

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The Grateful Dead: ‘Fare The Well’ Concerts Conclude at Soldier Field in Chicago

Posted on July 4, 2015 by Steve Burns

Updated 7/6/15 Via jambase.com: The Dead perform “Truckin’ ” and “Touch of Grey” in their Fare The Well finale Sunday. Via jambase.com: Here’s a recap of Day 2 (7/4/15) in Chicago of the three Fare The Well gigs. — “It’s … Continue reading →

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This Just In: Social Media IS the News …

Posted on April 25, 2015 by Steve Burns

A couple of recent developments should underscore why social media is wagging the dog these days. Everyone knows about the “throwback Thursday” meme that’s prominent on Facebook (and elsewhere). Seems that WSB-TV, the prominent Atlanta television station and ABC affiliate, … Continue reading →

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Have I ‘Brought In Fences’? Have You?

Posted on November 20, 2014 by Steve Burns

A recent news item jumped out at me: The New York Mets will be bringing in the fences at Citi Field, their home park. First, this highlights one of baseball’s idiosyncrasies — the fact that not all the playing fields … Continue reading →

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Five Interesting Tweets from #journalismnext

Posted on September 7, 2014 by Steve Burns

“Journalism” includes a lot of things, especially in the digital era. From newspapers (layoffs and all) to listicles, gathering and distributing information is essential to success for all businesses. I didn’t make the recent Journalism Next conference put on by … Continue reading →

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Pre-Dawn Earthquake, Football: News, Social Media Style

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Steve Burns

Anyone who wonders why the Internet is the 800-pound gorilla in the 21st century newsroom needs only to pay attention to two events — an earthquake and a football game — that occurred in the early morning hours of Sunday, … Continue reading →

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