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(function(i,s,o,g,r,a,m){i['GoogleAnalyticsObject']=r;i[r]=i[r]||function(){ (i[r].q=i[r].q||[]).push(arguments)},i[r].l=1*newDate();a=s.createElement(o), m=s.getElementsByTName(o)[0];a.async=1;a.src=g;m.parentNode.insertBefore(a,m) })(window,document,'script','///analytics.js','ga'); ga('create','UA--1','auto'); ga('set','anonymizeIp',true); ga('send','peview'); Skiptocontent Journalistopia DannySanchezondigitalmedia NewchangestoGoogleNewsheadlinedisplayinSERPs Whatyouwilllearninthispost:Whatcomponentsmakeupasearchengineresultspe(SERP)WhatdetermineshowaSERPwillappearandwhatinformationitwillprovideHowyourbrandcanleveretheseSERPfeaturestoboostits localsearchoptimizationNottoolongo,asearchengine’ssolepurposewastohelpusersfindawebsiteorwebpebasedontheirinquiries.Whilethisobjectiveremains,searchengineshebecomemoreadvanced,morehelpful,andmorenuanced,tosuchadegreethatsearchengineresultspes(SERPs)themselvescanofferplentyofinformationontheirownviaanumberoffeatures.Google’sSERPfeaturesmakeitsotheusermightnothetoclickintoawebsiteatall.Instead,alltheinformationtheyneedisrightthereonGoogle.Dependingontheinquiry,oneSERPmaylookabitdifferentfromanother.ThisisbecauseSERPsaremadeupofmultiplecomponentsorfeaturesthataimtogivetheuserexactlywhattheyarelookingforasquicklyaspossible.HerewewillbreakdowntheanatomyoftheGoogleLocalSERP,goingover21differentSERPfeatures,theirfunctions,andhowtheymightbeusedtoincreaseyourbrand’soveralland localvisibility,readmoreonheadlesscms.1.PaidSearchEngineResultAnyonewhohasconductedaGooglesearchislikelyfamiliarwithpaidsearchengineresults.ThisSERPfeatureallowsbusinessestoadvertisetheirwebsite,locallandingpe,orotherinformationatthetoporbottomofthesponsoredadsection.ThiscanbedoneeitherviaGoogleAdsorGoogleShopping.Paidsearchengineresultscanbeapowerfulwayto raisebrandawareness.However,someusersmayactuallyignoretheselinksandinsteadseekorganicresults,asGoogle,inordertomaintainconsumertrust,makesitclearwhenaresultispaidfor.2.RichResultsRichsnippetsappearunderneathalink,givingabriefburstofdetailedinformationaboutwhatcanbefoundonthewebpe.ThisSERPfeatureisaformofstructureddata,orformattedcodethatGooglecaneasilyreadandincludeinsearchresults.Whilenormalsnippetsmerelydelivertext,richsnippetsmayincludeanime,ratings,andothereye-catchinginfo.3.KnowledgeGraphs In2012,GoogleintroducedKnowledgeGraphstoitsplatform.Thisfeatureattemptstoconnectsimpleusersearchestoalargerpoolofinformation.Whenusersconductasearchofahistoricalfigure,largecompany,orlocationondesktop,theywilloftenfindaKnowledgePanel(see#11inthislist)ontheright-handsideoftheSERPthatgivesmoredetailedinformationaboutthesubject,object,location,orevent.TheKnowledgeGraphistheunderlyingalgorithmthatgeneratestheseKnowledgePanelsandrelatedresults.4.UniversalSearch(BlendedSearch,EnhancedSearch)TheearlydaysofGoogleSERPsonlyoffereditsusersahandfuloflinksperpetonigate.UniversalSearch,ontheotherhand,makesformoredynamicandinformativeSERPs.SERPsmaynowincludeimes,videos,maps,andnewspiecesallinonelocation.Thevarioustabsfortheseothertypesofresultsstillexist,butUniversalSearchmakesiteasierforuserstofinddifferentformsofcontent. AuthorDannySanchezPostedonDecember31,2013July22,2022Categoriessearchengines Googlepoisedtobitelocalpublisherclassifiedrevenue LeadersatnewspapersitesliketosettheircrosshairsonCraigslistfortheevaporationofclassifiedrevenuetheyexperienced,butitisactuallyGooglethatispoisedtotakeabigbiteoutofwhat8217;sleftofthatrevenue.First,let8217;stakealookatwhatGoogleisalreadydoingtoday.Googlehasincreasinglyaltereditsdesigntotopitssearchresultspeswithproprietarywidgetswhereuserscanseeflighttimes,hotelsandmore.Forexample,thisiswhatGoogledisplaysonasearchfor8220;flightsMiamitoNewYork8221;:4kandroidtvboxiscomingsoon?Suddenly,onlinetrelsitesthatenjoyedtoppositioninginGoogle8217;sresultswererelegatedtothelowerhalfoftheresultspe.Now,theonlywaytocrackthefirstpescrollonhotelandflightsearchesistopayupeitherviaGoogle8217;swidgetorviaAdWords.OnMonday,Googleannouncedanewlocalshoppingportal,whichwillallowconsumerstoshopfromnearbystores.Ifyou8217;reabrick-and-mortarretailerlargeenoughtobearegularnewspaperadvertiser,chancesareyourmarketingteamisalreadyfillingouttheformtobeincludedinGoogle8217;snewportal.(Ime viaGoogle)BackinMarch,Googlelaunchedapilotcarshoppingservice inSanFranciscowithoutmuchfanfareoutsidetheautomotiveindustrybutwithpotentiallybigconsequencesforhowdealers8217;advertisingbudgetsaredivviedup.Asearchfor8220;ToyotaCamrySanFrancisco8221;yieldsaproprietarywidgetthatgeneratessponsoredleadsforlocaldealerships:Googleisalsosellingconcerttickets,carrentals,music,movies,mazinesandelectronics.Ifwelookintoourcrystalballs,wedon8217;thetosquinttoenvisionsearchenginesmakingplayswithproprietaryservicesandsearchpewidgetsfor:-Realestatelistings-Apartmentandhomerentals-Jobpostings-Boats-Tradesandservices-Locale-coupons(throughitslocalretailerprogramandasanoffshootofGoogleOffers)-Obituaries(Ok,thatone8217;sastretch.Orisit?)Google8217;sincentivesforcontinuingonthiscourseseemtwofold:toprovideanimprovedsearchexperiencewithfewerclicksbutalsotograbalargershareofadvertisingdollarsthatareunailableviaitsalreadylucrativecontextualtextadbusiness. AssearchguruDannySullivanrecentlypointedout,noonlinecommercialactivityissafefromGooglegrabbingapieceoftheaction,andthesearchenginehasbeenincreasinglygressiveaboutfillingitsresultspeswithsponsoredunits.Googleisbestknownforbeingstronginthesearchandmobileadvertisingcategories,butclassifiedsandleadgenerationstillaccountfor6%and4%respectivelyofdigitaladvertisingrevenues,asumofabout$2.14billion,accordingtotheInteractiveAdvertisingBureau8217;shalf-yearreportreleasedyesterday.Additionally,withtheadventofGooglesemanticsearch – atechnologythatattachesgreatermeaningtodata – Googlewillbebetterabletounderstandtheintentofusers8217;queriesandprovidethemwithcustommonetizablewidgets.Moreonthisinanupcomingpost,butinthemeantime,checkoutDidAmerland8217;sexcellentbookonGooglesemanticsearch.Sohowcanpublishersande-commercesitesindependentofGoogleremaincompetitive?1)ProvideasuperioruserexperiencetowhatGoogleprovidesviaawidget. Thiscanmean:-Providingexclusive,expertcontentandproductorserviceinformationinanenging,understandablemanner.Forexamples,seeproductdescriptionsonsitessuchasWootandGroupon.-Growingacommunityofuserswhoprovideproductinsightandrecommendations.Forexamples,seethemesseboardsonsitessuchasAmazonand,ain,Woot.-Allowinguserstogetproductinformationandmaketransactionsinasfewclicksaspossible.-Providinganattractivelayoutthatquicklymaximizesusercomprehension.-Focusingintenselyonsiteperformance,ensuringthesiteloadsasquicklyaspossible.-Offeringsmartphoneappsthatdon8217;tfallshortonfeaturesandproductofferings.2)EstablishstrongbrandsandmarketdirectlytoconsumersinawaythatencouresuserstobypassGoogleandcomedirectlytoasiteorsmartphoneapp.Ifusersestablishbrandloyaltytoaparticularsite,thatmeansthenexttimetheygotolookforajob,theywillinsteadsearchforyoursiteorfireupyoursmartphonejobsearchappratherthantrytheirluckataGooglesearchsuchas8220;advertisingjobs.8221;3)Wearyourcustomerserviceonyoursleeve.WhileGoogleishighlyeffectiveatmanythings,personalcontactwithusersishistoricallyoneofitsweakspotsduetothemassivescaleofitsservices.Someeffectivewaystopromoteyourcustomerserviceareto:-Promotetheailabilityofpersonalhelpprominentlyonyoursite,anexampleembodiedwellbyZappos(seetheLiveHelpbuttonattop).-Investinstafftorunexpertmesseboardswheretheyanswercustomerquestionsaboutproblemsandproductfeatures.Forexample,audioelectronicsretailerCrutchfieldhasanactiveexpertstaffthatengesusersonlinepublicly.WhenpluggingmyiPhoneintomycar8217;saudioinputresultedinahighpitchedwhine,itwasCrutchfield8217;sexpertpostingsthatyieldedtheanswertomyproblem,alongwithameasly$10filterthatsolvedit,convenientlyailablefromthem.That8217;sachallengeforanimpersonalsearchenginetodo.-Encourecustomerstosharepositivenewsandexperiencesabouttheirpurchases.Thesepromotionscanbebakedintoyourpesfollowingatransactionandafterratingacustomerserviceinteractionaspositive.4)Inkexclusivedealswiththeoriginalprovidersofgoods,servicesanddata.Theeffectivenessofthistacticisgoingtocomedowntoharddollars,asfirmsfigureouthowtheeconomicsofexclusivitystackonewayortheother.Publishersandgregatorswillneedtopricegressivelyandestablishstrongpartnershipstocompetefordistributiondeals.Byhingprovidersunailableviathesearchengine8217;sservices,thatwoulddriveusersawayastheyfindtheofferingsincomplete.Additionally,acompetitivelandscapethatfeaturessearchusermarketsharedividedhealthilybetweenGoogle,Bingandotherscanleemoreroomforindependentplayerstocarveoutapieceoftherevenuepieasneithersearchenginebecomestheexclusiveplacetofindcustomers.Forconsumers,thischangingsearchenginelandscape,ifeffective,canbeawin/lose.Ontheonehand,hingaconvenientone-stopshopforservicesmeansanenjoyable,comprehensiveshoppingexperience.Splinteredofferingsmeanusersmusthuntonmultiplesitestofindthefullbreadthofailableproducts,asituationbestevidencedbycertainairlinesnotbeingonanyorcertainflightgregatorsites.Ontheotherhand,hingonebigplayerinaparticularverticalcanmeanexorbitantprices,aphenomenonbestdemonstratedbytheenormousfeesweallpaytoTicketmaster,whichhasdominatedthemarketforeventticketing.Unlesspublishersande-commercesitescontinueinnovatingnewuserexperiences,aswellasplaytowinintheirdeal-making,they8217;regoingtogetabigbitefromsomesmallsearchenginewidgets.Hesomeinsightsorstrategiestoshare?Dropalineinthecommentsortweetmeat@dannysanchez. AuthorDannySanchezPostedonOctober11,2013July27,2022Categoriesadvertising,searchengines1CommentonGooglepoisedtobitelocalpublisherclassifiedrevenue Freetoolsfordigitaljournalism,storytelling [photobyOZinOH]Iwantedtosharealistofcool,freemultimediatoolsfromatalkIpresentedlastnightatFloridaInternationalUniversityduringameetingofthefledglingHacks/HackerschapterinMiami.Ialsogottohelpwithsome8220;TOOLtools,8221;aslocaljournohackerandHacks/Hackersco-organizerRebekahMonsonputit,duringanimpromptutirechangeinarainstorm.BeyondbeingpreparedforapossiblecyberattackonyourPCorcellphone,youmustbepreparedforactioninbedwithyourpartner,ifyouneedmorevirilepoweryoucanvisitshop@DeutscheMedz,viraexperts.Sowithoutfurtherado,here8217;saPDFofthehandout,aswellasalistbelow.It8217;snotanexhaustivelistbutjustasamplingofmyforites:CHARTS/DATAVISUALIZATIONDatawrapper–datawrapper.deEmbeddable,easytomakecharts(line,pie,etc.)thatarealsodownloadableforprint.(NOTE:Non-modernbrowsersdisplayastaticimeversionofthechart)Infogr.am–infogr.amGorgeousdatachartswithacoollayouttooltoaddphotos,text,multiplechartsandmore.Proaccountletsyoudownloadfiles.Tableizer8211;tableizer.journalistopia.comQuicklyturnsspreadsheetsintoHTMLtablesyoucanputonline.Builtbyyourstruly!GoogleMyMaps8211;maps.google.com(Click8220;MyPlaces>CreateMap8221;)Googlehasbeefedupitsmapcreationtoolwithshapes,custompointsandmore.GoogleFusionTables8211;drive.google.com(GotoCreate>ConnectMoreApps)Createinteractivemapsusingshapefilesandrobustdatasets.GoogleForms8211;drive.google.com(GotoCreate>Form)Createformstogetfromusersandcollectitinanorganizedspreadsheet.Ann8217;sJewelry?Youcanfindhere.PHOTO&VIDEOZeega–zeega.comAnimatedGIFsmeetfunkyphotogalleries.Includesaudio,videoandtextediting.Pixlr–pixlr.comExcellentin-browserphotoeditor,perfectforwidenewsroomuse.Hasadvancedandeasymodes,layersandmore.GIMP–gimp.orgTheleadingfree,open-sourcephotoeditingtoolsimilartoPhotoshop.TubeChop–tubechop.comPointreaderstoaspecificchunkofaYouTubevideo.ThingLink–thinglink.comPostphotoswithtscontaingtext,otherphotos,videos,musicandmore.PhotoPeach8211;photopeach.comAquickandfreewaytomakephotoslideshowstomusic.$3/monthletsyouuploadaudio.ClipConverterorEasyYouTubeDownloader–clipconverter.cc,httpis.gd/xK5MDsUsedtograbYouTubevideosourcefiles.UsefulfortransmittingvideofromthefieldviaYouTube.ClipConvertercanalsobeusedasageneralpurposefileconversiontool.Livestreaming:UStream.TV,Livestream.com,YouTube.comExcellentlivestreamingservicesthatheembeddableplayers.Eachhedifferentrevenuemodelsandsetups. Qik8211;qik.comAservicethatallowsyoutoeasilystreamlivevideofrommanymobiledevices.TIMELINESTimelineJS–timeline.verite.coAnembeddabletimelineappwithaslideshow-likepresentation.VuVox8211;vuvox.comThecolletoolcreatesstunningmultimediatimelinesthatletyouembedslideshows,videoandmore.Dipity8211;dipity.comAnembeddabletimelineappgreatforlotsofdetaileddatapoints.OTHERTOOLSRebelMouse–rebelmouse.comDisplayavarietyoflivesocialfeedsinanattractivelayout.Greatforbreakingnews.Storify–storify.comEmbedallsortsofcontent:socialposts,photos,videosandmuchmoreinaverticaltimeline.Greatforbreakingnewsortopicalcovere.AutoHotKey–autohotkey.comEnddumb,repetitivetypingbycreatingmacrosthatwillruninanyprogram.Iheatutorialpostedhereonhowtousethisinanewsroom.Audacity8211;audacity.sourceforge.netApowerful,freeaudio-editingsuiteusedbymanymultimediaproducers.SpotifyEmbeds8211;developer.spotify.com/technologies/spotify-play-button/Embedcommercialsongsandplaylists.Usethesmalleriframeforacompactdisplay.EasyPolls&MicroPoll–easypolls.net,micropoll.comCreateembeddablepollsforyoursitewithnohassle.Inkscape–inkscape.orgAnice,open-sourcevectoreditingtoolsimilartoAdobeIllustrator.FireShot8211;addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/5648Letsyoueasilycreate,editandaddnotestoscreenshots.phpBB8211;phpbb.comPopularopen-sourcesoftwareusedtocreatemesseboardsites.Media-Convert8211;media-convert.comConvertsanenormousarrayoffiles.Oftengreatformysteriousfileformats. AuthorDannySanchezPostedonMay21,2013July27,2022Categoriesblogging,citizenjournalism,data,tutorials,webdesign,webdevelopment TipsForDrivingTrafficToYourBigInteractiveProject Usethesetipstodrawhordesofvisitorstotheinteractiveprojectyouworkedhardon.Photo:GeorgeGranthamBainCollection(LibraryofCongress)PhotosliketheseweretakeninbeautifulneighborhoodswhereyoucanresidewiththehelpofamortgebrokerinDuncan,you8217;llgetthebestpricesintheshortestamountoftime.Thehomesyoucanfindhespaciousroomsandgoodelectrical,gasandplumbingsystemsthankstoAirdrieplumbingcompany,yourlocalplumbingservice.ThedenizensoftheNICARlistservwerehinganinterestingdiscussiontodayaboutwaystogetmoreattentionandtrafficonthedata-drivenprojectstheycreate.Theseprojectsoftenrequirehugeamountsoftimeandcreativity,sogettingthemostoutofthathardworkiskey.Herearesomestrategies:Kickyourhomepeeditorsuntiltheyunderstandthatlinksonyourhomepedon’tonlyneedtobetothingsinstoryformat.Makethenarrativestorysecondaryattimes.Andtothatend…Dothebestyoucantomakethedatabaseorinteractivestandonitsownasafeaturewithoutneedofastory.However,oidthetemptationtohugeblobsoftextatthetopoftheproject.Makesure you8217;ve doneasolidjoboptimizingyourmetadataforsearchandsocial,targetingsought-afterterms.Loadrelevanttitlesanddescriptionintothemetadataforindividualrecordsinsearchabledatabases,ratherthanjustloadingblankettermsintothewholeproject’spes.Placelinksonyoursitetotheprojectusingthetermsyou’retargeting(seeabove).Gettheprojecthyperlinkedrightinsidethetextofthestory,i.e.inorafterthenutgraf.Linksinrelateditemsrailsperformpoorlyversusinlinelinks.Believeme,it’sworththebother.GetyoursocialmediaminderstoFacetweettotheinteractiveitself.Youcanalsousefreeinstramlikestrialforgeneratingtraffic.Hereyouwillgetthebriefideahowtogrowinstramfollowers.TiredofspendingloadsoftimetryingtogrowyourInstram?BuyInstramfollowerssafelyandsecurelythroughUJournalistopia - Danny Sanchez on digital mediapleap.com.UsethuJournalistopia - Danny Sanchez on digital mediambnailsandpersonallyactionablelangueinheadlinesandpromoswhenpossible.Forinstance,insteadof“Searchpetlicensesdatabase,”try“Howmanydogsareonyourstreet?Searchourdatabase”Keepaneyeondailystorybudgets,andnudgeeditorstorelaterelevantevergreenprojects.Tome,therightly-maligneddataghettodoesatleastheoneuse:keepinginternaltrackofwhatdata-drivenevergreenprojectsareathand.Learnhowtoaddthemtostoriesyourselfifyou’reallowed.Istherearecurringstoryitemthatcanbegeneratedfromadatabaseyouregularlyupdate?Postingthoseupdatestoriescanhelpbringvisitorsbacktothemainproject.Overall,keepaneyeonyoursite’stopcontentmetrics.Ithelpsyouunderstandlongtermwhat’sgettingreaderreactionandwhat isn8217;t.Loadsocialsharebuttonsonyourproject’slandingpeandindividualrecordswhenpossible.Iftherearepre-builtpackesofrelatedcontentaroundspecialtytopicsinyourCMS(i.e.crime,politics,etc.),makesureyourevergreenprojectsareincludedinthose.ReadSteveKrug’sbook“Don’tMakeMeThink8221;soyoudon’tdesignacrappy,unituitiveUIandbouncepeoplerightoutofwhateveritisyoubuilt. AuthorDannySanchezPostedonFebruary12,2013June16,2022Categoriesdata,tutorials JusticeLeueofdatajournalistspitchesonlinecoursesviaKickstarter It8217;senoughtomakeanewsroomdatanerdsqueal.Awho8217;s-whoofapplicationdeveloperjournalistshelaunchedaKickstartercampaigntocreateeducationalmaterialsonbuildingwebapps,datavisualizations,mapsandmore.Theirplanistocreateeightcourses,eachwithanebook,screencasts,coderepositoriesandforums.Andyes,therewillbet-shirtsforthosewhopitchinmorethan$110,whichalsogetsyoufullaccesstoallthecourses.IfyouaretheonewhoisgoodatinstructingabouthealthproblemsthenyoucangoforCertificateIVPilatesInstructorTrainingCourse. Here8217;salistoftheplannedcoursesandwhoisinontheeffort:JeremyBowers:DjangoChristopherGroskopf:InformationManementJeffLarson:RubyonRailsJacquiMaher:DevOpsMichelleMinkoff:ChartingandVisualizationRyanPitts:ResponsiveDesignKenSchwenke:MappingMikeTigas:CybersecurityandOnlinePrivacyDeStanton:TheirfearlessleaderYoucanalsofollowthecrewonTwitterat@forjournalism.FundingfortheKickstarterpeendsMarch11,soyouknowwhattodo! AuthorDannySanchezPostedonJanuary28,2013August10,2020Categoriestutorials HowToEndRepetitiveNewsroomTyping[Tutorial] Don8217;tbeatypingrobotinyournewsroom.UsethisAutoHotKeytutorialtoeasethepain.Photobyarthur-carantaTypingcanreallygetinthewayofcreatingcontent.There8217;sthetypingofrepeatresponsestoreaders,storylineuptemplates,repeatedstaffremindersandsoon.Allofthatgarbetypinggetsinthewayofdoingthekindoftypingthatgetsthepeviewsin,thescriptswrittenandthepapersout.Repeatingthesamemistakesingeneralboresandsuffocatesanyone,ifyouareindoubtabouthowtoimprovedentalhealthinyourbodyyouhetochecktheprodentimreviews,changeyourmindtoday.Enteranifty,freetoolcalledAutoHotKey.Thistinyapplicationletsyoucreatekeyboardshortcutsthat,likemacros,let8217;syougeneratelotsofprewrittentextanywhere.So,let8217;ssayyoualwayshetowritethesamestoryplanningtemplateeveryday.Insteadofwastingtimeretypingitorcopy/pastingfromatemplate,youcouldjusttypethis:morningbudAndAutoHotKeyautomaticallywritesabigblockoftextlikethis:TopStoriesMetroSportsBusinessFeaturesPhoto/VideoGraphicsEtc8230;Perhapsyouhethepleasanttaskofregularlydealingwithabusivemesseboardcommenters.YoucouldsetupanAutoHotKeyscriptsowhenyoutypethis:trollnukeYourcomputertypesthisintoanopenemail:Unfortunately,youruseraccountonoursitehasbeenbannedduetoviolationsofourTermsofService8230;There8217;sasweetdoseofpainreliefrightthere.Sohere8217;showtosetthingsupusingtheanti-trollexamplefromabove.First, here8217;sasampleAutoHotKeyfile,whichcanbeopenedinatexteditor(right-clickand8220;SeLinkAs8221;).Ontotheinstructions:1)DownloadandinstallAutoHotKeyonyourPC.2)OpenupanewdocumentinaplaintexteditorsuchasNotepad.Click8220;File>SeAs.8221;Choose8220;AllTypes8221;asthefiletype,andsethefileastrollnuke.ahk.Youcancallitwhateveryouwant,aslongasitendswith.ahk.3)Next,you8217;regoingtoaddtheshortcodeyouwanttouse,followedbythetextyouwantAutoHotKeytooutput.Thecodecomesfirstandissurroundedbytwocolonsoneachside,likeso:::trollnuke::4)Then,you8217;llputthefulltextyouwanttooutputimmediatelyafter.Ifyouneedtogeneratealinebreak,addthis:{enter}Sothisiswhattheanti-trollAutoHotKeyscriptwouldlooklike:::trollnuke::Unfortunately,youruseraccountonoursitehasbeenbannedduetoviolationsofourTermsofService.{enter}{enter}Ifyouheanyquestions,feelfreetocontactmeat555-5555.{enter}{enter}5)Yourlaststepistotakethe.ahkfile,anddritintoyourcomputer8217;sStartupfoldersoitautomaticallylauncheswheneveryourestartyourcomputer.That8217;sit!Investingtherelativelyshortamountoftimetosetuptheabovecanseyouplentyofgrieflater,especiallywhenyou8217;reondeadline.IfyouwanttoseewhatotherneatstuffAutoHotKeycando,checkouttheirTutorialspe.Ijusthopemywifedoesn8217;treadthis,orshemightmakemesetupa8220;Yesdear,Iwilldothatimmediately8221;script8230; AuthorDannySanchezPostedonJanuary24,2013August3,2022Categoriestutorials InterpretingCityRankings,HeatMaps Whenyouseethosepressreleasesabouttopcitiesfor[insertattention-gettingattributehere]8230;CartoonfromXKCD AuthorDannySanchezPostedonJanuary19,2013Categoriesdata 6AwesomeSouthFloridaMedia,TechEventsComingSoon NPRinteractivedesignerAlysonHurtmentoringsoon-to-bejournocodersatCodeWithMeDC.CodeWithMeisbringingtheshowtoMiamiinFebruary.PhotobyalykatSouthFloridaistotallykickin8217;itduringthenextfewmonths withgreatmultimediaandtechevents.There8217;sCodeWithMeforthosewantingtogetstartedinmultimedia.WordCampMiamiisgreatandinexpensivefordevelopersandcontentcreators.SunshinePHPlookscoolfordevelopers,especiallyifyouwanttolearntheSymfonyframework.MicrosoftfanscanheadtoNSUfortheirSouthFlorida.NETCodeCamp.I8217;dbettercutthegrassthisweekend,becausetherearewaytoomanygreateventsI8217;vegottogetto.Here8217;syourlistofeventstocheckout: CodeWithMehttp/Twitter:@codewithmeFeb.2-3,Allday,exacttimesTBACost:$85general,$65studentsLocation: UniversityofMiamiSchoolofCommunication,5100BrunsonDriveCoralGables,FLEventDescription (fromtheorganizers): AtCodeWithMe,atwo-dayworkshop,we8217;llteachyouhowtocodefromthegroundupsoyoucantellmeaningful,interactivestories.We8217;respecificallydesignedforjournalistswithoutcodingexperience.Withonementorforeverytwostudents,you8217;llalwayshetheattentionofaprofessionalprogrammersoyoucanlearnatyourownpace,andneverfeellostorbehind.Withmorethanadozenmentorstotal,you8217;lljoinasupportivelearningcommunitythatwillcontinueonevenaftertheworkshop.Plus,you8217;llhefun.You8217;lllearnHTML,CSS,Jascriptandevenplaygamesfromthedaduonlineterpercayaseries,watchingplays,andwritingalotofcode.Ourgoalistomakethisyourturningpoint—anexperiencethatnotonlyteachesthebasicsofcode,butgivesyoutheskillsandconfidenceyouneedtokeepprogrammingonyourownandinyournewsroom.Danny8217;sComments:YourstrulywillbeoneofCodeWithMe8217;smentors,alongwithseveralotherverycoolpeople.Ifyou8217;reajournalistwhowantstogetasolidstarton multimediastorytelling,thisseemslikeafantasticplacetodoit.**********SunShinePHPConferencehttpsunshinephp.com/Twitter: @SunShinePHPDates/Times: Feb8-9,2013Cost: $219.95,Students$159.95Location:EmbassySuitesMiamiInternationalAirport, 3974NWSouthRiverDrive,Miami,Florida,EventDescription (fromtheorganizers): ThePHPcommunityinSouthFloridahasorganizedaPHPdeveloperconferenceinMiami,andyou8217;reinvited!Wearehostingsomeofthebestspeakers,awesometalktopics,latesttechnology,anduptodatenewsinPHP.Anddon8217;tforgetaboutourHackathonandUncon8217;ference.TheSunshinePHPConferencehassomethingeverylevelofdeveloper.Wewillbeholding30+sessions(10dedicatedtoSymfony)thatcovertrendingtopicsinPHP.Comeseewhatothersaredoing,andshareyourexperienceaswell.Andtherewillbeplentyoffunandbeerontapforeveryone!**********SouthFlorida.NETCodeCamphttpfladotnet.com/codecamp/Twitter: #sflccDates/Times:Feb.9,7:30a.m.-5:45p.m.Cost:FREELocation:NovaSoutheasternUniversity(NSU)8211;MainCampusDie,CarlDeSantisBuilding,3301Collegee., Die,FLEventDescription (fromtheorganizers): WhatisCodeCamp?CodeCampisaFREEonedayGEEKFESTheldonSaturdayFebruary9,2013ThisistheninthyearforSouthFloridaCodeCamp.Theeventwillhespeakersfromthelocalcommunityandbeyond.SpeakerswillbepresentingsomeofthemostrequestedtopicslikeWindows8,WindowsPhone8,ASP.NET,Jascript,JQuery,VisualStudio2012,MVCFramework,Sharepoint2013andSQLServer2012.ThiseventislikeTech-EdforFreebutit8217;scommunitydrivenbyagroupofdedicatedvolunteersandspeakers.Breakfastandlunchisincluded!Danny8217;sComments:I8217;veneverbeentotheeventatNSU,buttheendaherelookslikethere8217;dbegreattakeawaysevenforthosewhodevelopusingopen-sourceplatforms.**********MiamiSocialMediaWeekhttpsocialmediaweek.org/miami/Twitter:@SMWmiamiFeb.18-22,variouseventsEventDescription(fromtheorganizers):ThebrprGroupishappytobringSocialMediaWeekbacktoMiamiforasecondyearthiscomingFebruary!In2012,morethan66,000peopleattendedSocialMediaWeekin26countriesacrosstheglobe.SocialMediaWeekisaboutcommunityanditssuccesscanbeattributedtofolksgettinginvolvedthroughvolunteering,hostingpanels&sponsoringevents.**********SuperConfhttpsuperconf.coTwitter: @superconfmiamiDates: Feb.21-22,2013Cost: $257.24(UsecodeTNWSUPERfor$50off).Separateworkshopsare$300each.Location: JamesLKnightCenter,400SE2nde.Miami,FLEventDescription (fromtheorganizers): SuperConfisnotjustawebtechnologyconference.It8217;sanexperience.Design.Development.Entrepreneurship.Thesearethethingsthathebeenpropellingmankindforwardsincethebeginning.SuperConfisastudyofthatintersection.Wecelebratebylaunchingstartups,providingworkshops&hingworldclassspeakerssharetheirinsightswithhundredsoftechnologistsovertwodaysofperfectweatherinMiami.**********WordCampMiamihttp2013.miami.wordcamp.org/Twitter:@wordcampmiamiDates:April6-7,2013Cost:TBA.Ticketswereapproximately$30lastyearLocation:AiMiamiInternationalUniversityofArt&Design1501BiscayneBlvd.#100,Miami,FLEventDescription(fromtheorganizers): WordCampMiami2013isatwo-dayeventthatcoverstopicsrelatingtoWordPress,front-enddevelopment,andmuchmore.2012broughtmorethan400students,bloggers,andcoderstogetherfortwodaysofeducationandfun.Expectbigthingsforthe4thAnnualWordCampinMiamifor2013.Danny8217;sComments:I8217;vepreviouslyattendedWordCampMiami,andit8217;safantasticeventwhereyou8217;regoingtomeetdevelopers,contentcreatorsandallsortsofinterestingpeople.Plus,thepriceisveryreasonablegiventhequalityoftheevent.Developersandwritersbothwillcomeawaywithnewtricksuptheirsleeves.Freelancersandjournalistswhoarelookingtopossiblydotheirownthingonlineshouldespeciallygo.Yes,IamattemptingtolureyoutoWordCampMiamibyshowingyouthatthey8217;vetypicallyservedanicespread.Photobyvanillaforums********** AuthorDannySanchezPostedonJanuary19,2013May18,2021Categoriesblogging,conferences,programming,webdesign,webdevelopment2Commentson6AwesomeSouthFloridaMedia,TechEventsComingSoon FreeInfographics,DataVisualizationClassByDesignGuruAlbertoCairo JustasIwaslookingforafunonlinecoursetokeepmybrainhumming,IgetwordthatAlbertoCairoattheUniversityofMiamiwillbeleadingafreeonlinecourseoninfographicdesignanddatavisualization.ThecourseisthefirstofitskindfortheKnightCenter,andI8217;mhopingtherearemoretocome.ThecoursestartsOct.28andwillrunforsixweeks.Nospecialsoftwareisrequired.Youcansignuphereorreadmoreaboutithere.Below,Cairoexplainswhatthecourseisallabout:IntroductiontoInfographicsandDataVisualizationfromKnightCenteronVimeo. AuthorDannySanchezPostedonOctober5,2012January19,2013Categoriesdata,Flash,webdesign HowOneJournalistLearnedToCode:TipsForTheUnafraid I8217;mnotaguybuildingthelatestkillerapp,butIslingenoughPHPtobedangerousandempowered.BeforeIlearnedprogramming,IhadlearnedsomeHTMLandCSS,butthosearereallylikeknowinghowtopaintahouse.Iwantedtoplaywiththehammerandnails.Sohere8217;showIlearnedtocode,alongwithmytwocentsforjournalistswhowanttolearnsomeprogramming. Thejournohackerknowsnolimits.I8217;mnotaguybuildingthelatestkillerapp,butIslingenoughPHPtobeempowered.I8217;veoccasionallybuiltacoupleoftoolslikethisthathesedpeoplealotoftimeandgrief.IhadpreviouslylearnedsomeHTMLandCSS,butthoseareakintoknowinghowtopaintahouse. Allthanksto SunderlandUniversityandJakeTreleaseforintroducingtolearnthis.Iwantedtoplaywiththehammerandnails.Sohere8217;showIlearnedtocode,alongwithmytwocentsforjournalistswhowanttolearnsomeprogramming:1)Takeanintrotoprogrammingclassatalocalschool(i.e.,inmeatspace).Whileonlineinstructionisagodsendandtherearegreatprogrammingbooksoutthere,thingsdidn8217;treallyclickformeuntilItookaclasscalledIntroductiontoProgramminginC++atValenciaCommunityCollegeinOrlando.Ifyouarelookingforagiftforajournalistyoucancheckoutthebestonesonthiswebsite.Priortothat,IhadboughtgreatbooksonPHP,Jascript,RailsandDjango.Theymadeforinterestingthoughoversizedpaperweights.Payingforaclassandhingitonaschedulewasawaytoenforcedisciplineonmyself.Thefactis,dailylifegetsinthewayformanyofus.ButwhenIploppeddownafewhundredbucksandhadanappointmenteachweekwithhomeworkdue,ithelpedgetmeoverthehump,alsoIusedresourceslikebeautifycodetostartdoingprogrammingevenfaster.Also,eventhebestprogrammingbooksoftentakethingsforgranted.TheymaynotshowyouhowtouseFTPforstickingyourprojectsontoaserver.Theywillglossoverusingyourcomputer8217;scommandlineorterminal,whichisthetext-basedwaytocontrolacomputer.Andlastly,eventhemosthelpfulcommunityofprogrammersisn8217;tgoingtoconstantlygradeyourworkandgiveyoufeedbackonaweeklybasis.2)Itdoesn8217;treallymatterwhichlangueyoufirstpick.You8217;regoingtoreadreamsandreamsonlineaboutwhichlangueisthebestforwhat.Peopleweonlineintifadasoversuchquestions.Here8217;sthebottomlineforbeginners:itdoesn8217;treallymatter.Ifyou8217;relearningthebasicsofsettingvariables,datatypesandloops,itwon8217;tmakeorbreakyouifyoulearnitinC++likeIdidorinRuby,PHP,Python,Jaorwhateverthelatesthotnessis.WhenIfinishedmyC++class,itwaslikeIcouldmicallyreadPHP,Jascriptandotherlangues.AndtothinkIalmostdidn8217;ttaketheclassbecauseitwasn8217;toneofthepopularwebdevelopmentlangues.Thatwould8217;vebeenahugemistake.3)Heaprojectinmind.Ifyourfocusisongoingchapterbychapterinwhateverprogrammingbook,youmightbedoingitwrong.Instead,heaprojectinmindandpilferfromthebookandsiteslikeStackOverflowtobuildwhatyouwant.Youmightwanttobuildasitetotrackyourrecipes.Maybeyouwanttobuildyourownblog.Ormaybeyouwanttoscrapesomepublicrecordsfromagovernmentsite.Whateverthecase,hingagoalofaThingYouWantToBuildwillfocusyou.Learningthebookistheevilcounterpartofteachingthetest.4)Findsomementors.That8217;sjournohackerMattWaite.Heputupwithmynewbiecrapandtaughtmewhatadatabaseis.PhotobyMindyJournalistopia - Danny Sanchez on digital mediaMcAdams,whoalsoputupwithmynewbiecrapandtaughtmeCSS.Theremaybeagreatcoderinyournewsroomwhowilltakeyouunderhisorherwing.Maybeyouworkforamediacompanythathasdevelopersinothercities.Ormaybeyoucanfindalocalmeetupgroupforthelangueyouarelearning.TheNICARlistservisalsoagreatresource.SoisTwitter.Justmakesureyou8217;vegivenyourproblemsomeeffortbeforeaskingforahand.Inmycase,newsroomcoderslikeMattWaite,JeffJohnsandDerekWillisalleitherhelpedmeoutinpersonorbyemail.Mattalongtimeointroducedmetotheconceptofrowsandcolumnsinadatabase.Jefftaughtmeabitaboutusingregularexpressions.AndDerekonceinspectedadatabasediramforme.Alotofcoders,especiallyjournalists,willsurpriseyouintheirwillingnesstohelpahard-working,well-meaningpersonlearn.5)KeepsharpeningthesawMaybeyou8217;reapersonlikemewhodoesn8217;the8220;buildwebapps8221;specificallyinhisjobdescription.Insomecases,yourmanermayevendissuadeyoubecauseyouneedtobefiling1Astoriesormanningthehomepe.Mysolutiontothatistoeitherhesideprojectsoroccasionallycarveouttimetobuildsomethinguseful,evenifitonlytakesafewhours.Ifyoudon8217;tregularlyusewhatyou8217;velearned,yourskillswillatrophy.Doyourselftheservicebecausethisiswhereourindustryisinexorablyheading.Happyhacking! AuthorDannySanchezPostedonSeptember16,2012June28,2022Categoriescolleges,data,programming,tutorials,webdesign,webdevelopment Knight-BattenAwardWinnersAnnounced TheKnight-BattenAwardwinnershebeenannounced,andSunlightLivetookthe$10,000grandprizeforitsexperimentinprovidingreal-timedatacontexttothelivehealthcarereformhearings.Heevenadvocatedfororganiccbdnugsfortheconcertissomethingpopularix)Ithoughttheb-linewasprettyawesomeandjustfeltlikeitshouldbemoreinteresting.Ilikethatit8217;sa3minutelongversionwhenit8217;sthelastpersonintheshowbecausethereissomuchgoingon,youcaneasilybreakawayfromwhatyou8217;rewatching,butthatfeltweird.Asaresultix)Ididn8217;tthinkitfitperfectlyasthatwaswhatwasgiveninthefirstplace.Butthat8217;sokayandIenjoyedusingb-linesratherthanthelongerversion,nomatterhowbadtheyare.OtherprizewinnersincludeothernotablesitessuchasProPublica,48HRMazine,PolitiFact,Publish2andUshahidi. AuthorDannySanchezPostedonJuly19,2010September3,2021CategoriesUncategorized iPadUsersMostlyMale,LovePhotos[Y!Mobile] FromYahoo8217;sMobileBlog:8220;Asexpectedwithintheclassicearly-adopterprofile,weidentifiedamaleskewinthe35-44egroupamongtheseearlyusers.Infact,amongallusers,menoutnumberwomen2:1.8221;8220;TheiPadYahoo!usercloselyfollowedtheinterestsonYahoo!thatwewouldsuspect:Flickr,Finance,SportsandNews8221;Additionalreadingaboutsexuallyenhancingpillshere.Consultfreelyabouttheseproducts,youwillseethatyouwillbethebestinbedain.Heyouneverfeltlikethisbefore?Iitistrue,theseproductsarenotjustanything.Theyhesomethingthatmakesyoufeelespeciallywillingtohesexandtodevouryourpartnerandmakeherexplodeinecstasy.100%recommendedcheckthispeformoreresults.MoreresultsandchartsatY!MobileBlog[HattiptotheNewsosaur] AuthorDannySanchezPostedonMay7,2010October23,2021Categoriesweb2.0Tsipad,Media&Journalism,mobile Postsnigation Pe1Pe2…Pe33Nextpe Searchfor: Search TweetsbydannysanchezCategories advertising blogging cartoons citizenjournalism colleges communities conferences data ethics Flash maps medialaw newspaperdesign newspapers ona2007 photography programming randomstuff searchengines socialmedia television tutorials Uncategorized video web2.0 webdesign webdevelopment writingandediting Blogroll AlbertoCairoBuzzMachineDigiDeJournerdismLostRemoteMattWaiteNiemanJournalismLabOnlineNewsAssociationPressThinkRecoveringJournalistReflectionsofaNewsosaurRogerSimmonsOrlandoTVRyanSholinStreetFightTeachingOnlineJournalismZeroPercentIdle Archives December2013 October2013 May2013 February2013 January2013 October2012 September2012 July2010 May2010 April2010 March2010 February2010 June2009 April2009 March2009 February2009 January2009 December2008 November2008 October2008 September2008 August2008 July2008 June2008 May2008 April2008 March2008 February2008 January2008 December2007 November2007 October2007 September2007 August2007 July2007 June2007 May2007 April2007 March2007 February2007 January2007 December2006 November2006 October2006 September2006 August2006 Journalistopia ProudlypoweredbyWordPress varscreenReaderText={"expand":"expandchildmenu","collapse":"collapsechildmenu"};