- 2010-10-07T00:00:38Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Welcome to the 35th episode of #wjchat, a weekly discussion for Web journalists. Tonight’s topic: Crowdsourcing via social media & UGC
- 2010-10-07T00:01:19Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- Running the account tonight, then off to @Good for #HackshackersLA. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:01:38Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- I will be too. RT @Niketa: Be warned: Am going to be unleashing a storm of tweets cos of #wjchat. Follow @wjchat to join the conversation
- 2010-10-07T00:01:39Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Our guest moderator tonight is ABCNews’ Niketa Patel, @Niketa. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:02:00Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- #wjchat is ’bout to start, y’all. @Niketa, social media producer for ABCNews is hosting tonight. Topic: UGC & Crowdsourcing via social media
- 2010-10-07T00:02:05Z
- PSBChrisStrub (Chris Strub)
- RT @wjchat: Welcome to the 35th #wjchat, a weekly discussion for Web journalists. Tonight’s topic: Crowdsourcing via social media & UGC
- 2010-10-07T00:02:09Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @wjchat: Welcome to 35th episode of #wjchat, a weekly chat for Web journos. Tonite’s topic: Crowdsourcing via social media & UGC #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:02:28Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- RT @wjchat: Our guest moderator tonight is ABCNews’ Niketa Patel, @Niketa. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:02:59Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Let’s start! Please introduce yourself, respond to questions and share your knowledge! Thanks for joining tonight’s #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:03:41Z
- HanfordSentinel (Hanford Sentinel)
- Jackie at HanfordSentinel in Central Calif. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:04:08Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- Hey guys, a few more tweets than usual — it’s #wjchat time!
- 2010-10-07T00:04:38Z
- foleymo (Micheal Foley)
- INTRO: Micheal Foley. Content Editor at Waggener Edstrom. Ex-journalist. Hyperlocal news advocate. Provocateur. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:04:42Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Hi everyone. Dorrine, online news producer at North County Times in San Diego County. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:04:50Z
- PSBChrisStrub (Chris Strub)
- Chris Strub here at @pressconnects in #Binghamton. I do both print & web stuff. RT @wjchat: Let’s start! Please introduce yourself! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:05:22Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- Hi folks, I got stuck late at work tonight here in beautiful #SantaFe where the weather is gorgeous. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:05:37Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Time for #wjchat! I’m Heather Billings, multimedia producer for @cronkitenews and grad student at #ASU.
- 2010-10-07T00:05:41Z
- HanfordSentinel (Hanford Sentinel)
- Can you give us newbies “crowdsourcing 101″? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:05:48Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- Hi, I’m Steve from Maryland. I’m a community coordinator at the @baltimoresun and co-creator of the @JournalismLives blog. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:05:49Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @wjchat Hi, friends! Sarah here. Former writing prof; current social media editor for @sfpublicpress ’til I land FT gig. #Wjchat fangirl.
- 2010-10-07T00:05:59Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Hi tweeps, this is @Niketa from @ABC News. Very excited to be hosting this week chat! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:06:08Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @HanfordSentinel Good to see the Central Valley (my home) represent! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:06:10Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- Hey y’all. Kim Bui, social media and community editor for KPCC. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:06:15Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- To my followers, it’s #wjchat time. I’ll try to keep the tweets within reason!
- 2010-10-07T00:06:15Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- <-- Digital Development Manager, Santafenewmexican.com #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:06:19Z
- The_Dean (Jason Dean)
- @wjchat Jason Dean, freelancer in Madison, WI. Kinda here, but mostly working on world domination and watching Zombieland #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:06:21Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- Hi, all. I’m Robin Phillips. Web ME @ Reynolds Center, managing BusinessJournalism.org @BizJournalism formerly @azcentral #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:06:37Z
- mattwynn (mattwynn)
- Is #wjchat about baseball today? Oh.
- 2010-10-07T00:06:37Z
- notblue (Nicole Mooradian)
- @wjchat Hey all, I’m Nicole, a freelance online producer/editor in the LA area. (You should hire me: http://linkd.in/aE7HfE ) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:07:49Z
- britl (Brittney Le Blanc)
- Hi #wjchat I’m Brittney from an all-news radio station here in Edmonton, AB. Still at work, so won’t be giving the chat my undivided tonight
- 2010-10-07T00:07:58Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- <-- Will be speaking on Social Media and Business at New Mexico Press Association Conf. in Nov. Say Hi if you're there. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:07:59Z
- smithbm12 (Brian Smith)
- I’m Brian Smith, online editor @iowastatedaily. Missing #wjchat tonight to hear @christineromans speak. Look forward to seeing transcript.
- 2010-10-07T00:08:09Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @mattwynn good idea. you could lead it with a chat about stats. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:08:16Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Hi everyone, this is Liz, social media producer for @nytimes. It’s my second time hanging out w/ you here at #wjchat.
- 2010-10-07T00:08:17Z
- selfmadepsyche (Megan Taylor)
- No #wjchat for me this week. :(
- 2010-10-07T00:08:18Z
- jordanjfrasier (Jordan J Frasier)
- Jordan Frasier, political science/journalism student, senior news editor for off-campus news @connect2mason #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:09:08Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- @Niketa Glad to have you. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:09:33Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- REMINDER: Message @wjchat (w/o the hashtag #wjchat) if you have a specific Q you want to ask the moderator or the group. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:09:55Z
- mattwynn (mattwynn)
- @RobinJP Q1: how many postseason no-hitters have been thrown by non-Phillies? #AmIDoingItRight #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:11:25Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q1 What is your definition of Crowdsourcing? Share some examples of Crowdsourcing. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:11:28Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- hi #wjchat I’m a nobody and I’m just gonna hang out and leach the collective expertise in the room. thx in advance.
- 2010-10-07T00:11:47Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- @lheron Always great to expand the fold. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:12:02Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Best way to follow this chat: http://tweetchat.com/room/wjchat. Submit hashtag #wjchat & it will auto-plug into every tweet. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:12:06Z
- ElizabethBastos (Elizabeth Bastos)
- #wjchat freelancer in Baltimore, formerly with The Somerville News, in MA. Nice to meet you all.
- 2010-10-07T00:12:22Z
- smadebach (Sarah Madebach )
- @lheron #wjchat? sounds fun!
- 2010-10-07T00:12:30Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- @ryanjz Leech on, Sir. Leech on! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:12:35Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @henrymlopez Thanks so much. Always great to cross paths with you too! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:12:43Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- Hi #wjchat! First timer, I’m the community coordinator for @pbsneedtoknow.
- 2010-10-07T00:12:50Z
- HanfordSentinel (Hanford Sentinel)
- @wjchat what is definition of crowdsourcing? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:12:52Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @ryanjz welcome. I see you’ve come for #selfesteemchat We’ll begin at the end of the hour… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:12:53Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- Hello everyone, I’m an unemployed journalist still in the job hunt. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:13:10Z
- hashtager (Hash Tager)
- # Best way to follow this chat: http://tweetchat.com/room/wjchat. Submit hashtag #wjchat & it will auto-plug into every tweet. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:13:12Z
- jenkuglin (Jenny Kuglin)
- @wjchat Director of Social Media for Fisher Communications. Hi! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:13:49Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- At @ABC, we have solicited questions for live debates via our site, Facebook & Twitter: http://bit.ly/cnDT7w & http://bit.ly/ae5xEA #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:13:54Z
- zachbehrens (Zach Behrens)
- @wjchat My name is Zach Behrens & I’m the Editor of @LAist in Los Angeles. Looking forward tonight’s topic, which I use in reporting.#wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:13:55Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @henrymlopez scored a follow, who’s next? #partylikeajournalist #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:14:02Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- @jenkuglin Do your responsibilities also include monetization? Looking for more folks to bounce ideas with. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:14:22Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- @zachbehrens Heya! Thanks for joining! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:14:40Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- RT @wjchat: Q1 What is your definition of Crowdsourcing? Share some examples of Crowdsourcing. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:14:52Z
- jeffsondermanCH (Jeff Sonderman chat)
- Hello #wjchat. Jeff Sonderman here from TBD in D.C.
- 2010-10-07T00:15:16Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Splitting my attention between jQuery tooltips & #wjchat makes me realize how much crowdsourcing I do with my code… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:15:18Z
- danwho (Dan)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Forewarned. also whats #wjchat?
- 2010-10-07T00:15:25Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Crowdsourcing is our way of letting our community be a part of the story & our site. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:15:27Z
- rkellett (Ryan Kellett)
- @wjchat Hello – Ryan Kellett, soon to be working in DC in interactivity at a newspaper. Can’t say more w/o contract. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:16:13Z
- jenkuglin (Jenny Kuglin)
- @henrymlopez Yes… and I’m also looking for people to collaborate with. This is new… strange territory for my journalist soul. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:16:13Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- Commenting is crowd sourcing, if for nothing more than a diversity of opinion. So are scientific polls. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:16:51Z
- The_Dean (Jason Dean)
- Great way to put it. RT @Niketa Crowdsourcing is our way of letting our community be a part of the story & our site. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:16:59Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- @jenkuglin I can dig it. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:17:03Z
- jenkuglin (Jenny Kuglin)
- Crowdsourcing is letting viewers and readers help us report the news. #wjchat #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:17:04Z
- zachbehrens (Zach Behrens)
- Q1. Crowdsourcing is using the people as a news wire (you should still fact check, though). #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:17:13Z
- jmsummers (Juana Summers)
- @wjchat Hitting up #wjchat while I work. I’m a reporter for @KCStar ‘s Midwest Democracy Project through the election cycle.
- 2010-10-07T00:17:30Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- Crowdsourcing is telling stories you couldn’t tell alone or telling them more efficiently than you could by yourself. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:17:36Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @danwho Online journalists (or anyone who’s interested) exchanging ideas, today crowdsourcing. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:17:53Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- crowdsourcing is essentially putting a concept out there and soliciting data from the world at-large i.e. open-source journalism. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:18:12Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Agreed! RT @henrymlopez: Commenting is crowd sourcing, if for nothing more than a diversity of opinion. So are scientific polls. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:18:27Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- RT @stephencearley: Crowdsourcing is telling stories you couldn’t tell alone or telling them more efficiently than you could by yourself. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:18:58Z
- kimbui (P. Kim Bui)
- Q1: Crowdsourcing, using the wisdom of the crowd to enhance your reporting and your story presentation. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:19:15Z
- jeffsondermanCH (Jeff Sonderman chat)
- “Crowdsourcing” is used to describe many different things. From asking an open question to gathering scientific samples #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:19:16Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- #wjchat commenting, polling, and collective story submissions are all crowdsourcing.
- 2010-10-07T00:19:32Z
- jordanjfrasier (Jordan J Frasier)
- @ZachBehrens interesting way to define it, I’ve never thought of it as a news wire, rather just leads or support to other sources #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:19:40Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @wjchat Q1 The outsourcing of tasks to a large group. Examples could include polling on issues and gathering public comments. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:20:07Z
- gwynethdunsford (Gwyneth )
- Started following #wjchat but should really review for copy editing test. #jschooldilemma
- 2010-10-07T00:20:08Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @kimbui well said! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:20:20Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q2 How can journalists/news orgs best incorporate crowdsourcing into their stories & social media activities? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:20:33Z
- DavidClinchNews (David Clinch)
- @wjchat #wjchat Crowdsourcing is an excellent tool for commentary and very general audience interaction but not great for newsgathering
- 2010-10-07T00:20:38Z
- henrymlopez (Henry M. Lopez)
- Heading home now. Will log in from there. Have fun folks. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:20:40Z
- garethoconnor (Gareth O’Connor)
- time for #wjchat > RT @wjchat Tonight’s topic: Crowdsourcing via social media & UGC.
- 2010-10-07T00:20:50Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Heyo, all at #wjchat! Martha at komonews.com in Seattle here. Another crazy news day here. Gonna try to pop in and out. :)
- 2010-10-07T00:20:55Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @ryanjz: Open-Source Journalism – great way to put it! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:21:04Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @wjchat: Q2 How can journalists/news orgs best incorporate crowdsourcing into their stories & social media activities? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:21:20Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- That makes sense. RT @kimbui Q1: Crowdsourcing, using the wisdom of the crowd to enhance your reporting and your story presentation. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:21:26Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- Q1 Institutionally,crowdsourcing via site for others’ stories, such as veterans, as part of project package; citing story comments #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:21:41Z
- SuziSteffen (Suzi Steffen)
- Oh gadzooks, it’s #wjchat and I am busy again! Next. Week. #J361 YOU should go though…
- 2010-10-07T00:21:46Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- Crowdsourcing, with whatever tool, is throwing out a net for experiences, ideas, facts from a larger, more diverse group. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:21:58Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- #wjchat Q1: local TV broadcasters here in PDX frequently solicit questions and feedback for story enhancements. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:22:13Z
- gteresa (Teresa Gorman)
- following #wjchat for what others in the media think about crowdsourcing. Interesting if you’re ya know, into that.
- 2010-10-07T00:22:16Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q2: Does soliciting feedback via our social media feeds count? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:22:42Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @wjchat Q2: If it’s breaking news, immediately creating a hashtag for people to keep the information together. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:23:54Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q2: Journos/media orgs can using crowdsourcing to gain & cultivate sources, story ideas & drive engagement. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:00Z
- zachbehrens (Zach Behrens)
- Q1. Example of crowdsourcing: During LA’s Griffith Park fire, @LAFD used Twitter to collect new flare ups & deploy resources. #wjchat #gov20
- 2010-10-07T00:24:03Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- #wjchat Q2: Lead generation and ad-hoc opinion polling are great crowdsource use cases.
- 2010-10-07T00:24:03Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Q2: Make it part of every story somehow, even if just comments. Otherwise, folks think their opinions only matter sometimes #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:03Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- Our site has an area called the Pitch Room where we round up user discussions and solicit ideas and readers’ stories #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:13Z
- notblue (Nicole Mooradian)
- RT @RobinJP: Crowdsourcing, with whatever tool, is throwing out a net for experiences, ideas, facts from a larger, more diverse group. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:24Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- .@ushahidi, or @crowdmap, has to be the crowdsourcing tool I’m most excited about. Would love to hear some non-crisis applications. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:37Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Q2b: If comments, actually USE the comments somehow, don’t just “provide a forum for discussion.” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:42Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- Q2 You can find the diverse sources by going through different channels, and social media definitely helps with that #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:54Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Crowdsourcing = allowing additional voices to breathe into our coverage, esply ones we hadn’t thought to chase. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:56Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- of course! assuming feedback is used RT @assignmentdesk1: Q2: Does soliciting feedback via our social media feeds count? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:24:57Z
- jenkuglin (Jenny Kuglin)
- Q2: Crowdsourcing is really powerful during breaking news, weather events, etc. The public is often first on the scene. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:25:20Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Love! RT @briannaclee: Our site has an area called the Pitch Room where we round up user discussions and solicit readers’ stories #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:25:26Z
- Munkhaus (Stank)
- Sadly, I’m a bit too old for crowdsurfing these days. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:25:27Z
- rcnee (Rebecca Coates Nee)
- My SDSU students should be following #wjchat live now – talking about crowdsouring & opensourcing journalism
- 2010-10-07T00:25:58Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @stephencearley: @ushahidi or @crowdmap – crowdsourcing tools Im most excited about. Would love to hear some non-crisis apps. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:26:06Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- @stephencearley Elections! Did you see @mjenkins post on zombie journalism (her blog) about what @tbd did? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:26:13Z
- jeffsonderman (Jeff Sonderman)
- You can only crowdsource something the crowd cares about. Get something big, interesting, important, and ask for help. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:26:14Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @jennykuglin hey – you’re in #wjchat, too!
- 2010-10-07T00:26:57Z
- paulbalcerak (Paul Balcerak)
- Q2 Just talk–ask for their help, ask what aspect of a story they’re interested in. Let the audience collaborate #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:27:03Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @briannaclee: Our site has an area called the Pitch Room where we round up user discussions and solicit ideas and readers stories #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:27:07Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Yes–make your crowd diverse! RT @SarahDayOwen You can find diverse sources by [using] different channels; social media helps w that #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:27:13Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- #wjchat crowdsourcing isn’t limited to open contact with the public. simply throwing an idea around your newsroom or classroom qualifies.
- 2010-10-07T00:27:15Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- Q2 I also think it’s impt to keep the dialogue going on the producer’s end…so readers aren’t talking into a void #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:27:27Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- Finished my holiday shopping story, so I can now join #wjchat! Hi, I’m Mai, biz reporter from Yakima, Wash.
- 2010-10-07T00:27:48Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @briannaclee: Our site has an area called the Pitch Room where we round up user discussions and solicit ideas and readers stories #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:27:52Z
- jordanjfrasier (Jordan J Frasier)
- @AssignmentDesk1 I think that’s a great use for it. I don’t really like using it to find sources, but feedback is great. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:27:56Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- #wjchat Q2: Lead generation and ad-hoc opinion polling are great crowdsource use cases. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:27:57Z
- jenkuglin (Jenny Kuglin)
- @Martha_Kang Yes! Nice to see you. :) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:28:05Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @rcnee My alma mater! :-) Was Engl. Lit. major there, many moons ago. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:28:07Z
- garethoconnor (Gareth O’Connor)
- @wjchat crowdsourcing worked well in European media during volcanic ash travel crisis #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:28:29Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @Martha_Kang howdy.. good to see you. busy day? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:28:30Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @jeffsonderman Exactly, it’s all about choosing topics, issues that people are most passionate about. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:28:43Z
- eleanorhong (eleanor hong)
- I agree with @jenkuglin that crowdsourcing is very useful for breaking news to not only share but get input #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:28:45Z
- zachbehrens (Zach Behrens)
- Q2. Crowdsourcing helps me confirm something is going on. I see what people are saying and then make calls to contacts/sources #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:28:49Z
- ValerieInRke (Valerie Garner)
- Q2: Late here but from what I see I’ve been crowdsourcing and didn’t know it. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:28:58Z
- WordSmithette (Jen King)
- I’m a non-factor for @wjchat tonight. Sad face. Projects galore. #wjchat cc @Martha_Kang
- 2010-10-07T00:29:28Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Two minutes until Q3! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:29:28Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- If they don’t care, why do the story at all? RT @jeffsonderman: You can only crowdsource something the crowd cares about. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:29:33Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- YES! RT @briannaclee I also think it’s impt to keep the dialogue going on the producer’s end…so readers aren’t talking into a void #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:29:41Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- @SarahDayOwen Saw @TBD’s #wmata @Crowdmap, but missed the election use. Thanks! Will definitely check that out. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:29:42Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- what is the dividing line between collaboration and crowdsourcing? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:29:45Z
- DavidClinchNews (David Clinch)
- @wjchat We have developed a system with www.storyful.com that leverages the power of the crowd but also finds the news in the noise #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:29:47Z
- paulbalcerak (Paul Balcerak)
- Q2 Here’s a story we crowdsourced from Twitter just by listening during a breaking news event: http://bit.ly/aPkm4n #wjchat (1/2)
- 2010-10-07T00:30:01Z
- paulbalcerak (Paul Balcerak)
- Q2 Doesn’t have to be complicated #wjchat (2/2)
- 2010-10-07T00:30:09Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @verbalcupcake Nice to see you as well, Sarah! By the way, nice nominations for #p35! Cool to see our #wjchat founders get some props!
- 2010-10-07T00:30:24Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- Do you consider content curation like @storify a crowdsourcing platform? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:30:31Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q3 via @verbalcupcake: How do news orgs craft their UGC policies and ideas from users? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:30:45Z
- ValerieInRke (Valerie Garner)
- Q2: Nothing like catching an official commenting on a blog (of course you confirm it is actually him/her). #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:30:51Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @maiphoang Thanks! I was glad to have the opportunity to tell someone how much #wjchat has helped me!
- 2010-10-07T00:30:57Z
- zachbehrens (Zach Behrens)
- Q2. During this year’s Lakers championship riots, I used crowdsourcing on Twitter to both report and aid LAPD on new situations. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:31:15Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @wjchat Q2 I thought journalists already did that by asking the average person on the street & taking sample polls. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:31:26Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @DavidClinchNews: Have developed www.storyful.com. It leverages the power of the crowd but also finds the news in the noise. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:31:37Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @RobinJP Hey!! YES! I love breakers, but doesn’t it know I have a commitment on Wednesday nights?!! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:31:48Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Love. RT @stephencearley: @ushahidi is crowdsourcing tool I’m most excited about. Would love to hear some non-crisis applications. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:31:57Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- talking to someone on the street isn’t crowd sourcing, that’s an interview. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:32:04Z
- The_Dean (Jason Dean)
- @wjchat Q1: Crowdsourcing = interviewing on steroids. #wjchat #yesimslow
- 2010-10-07T00:32:17Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q3 via @verbalcupcake: How do news orgs craft their UGC policies & ideas from users? (via @wjchat) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:32:30Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q3: Has anyone found a use for Google’s Fusion Tables?
#wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:32:37Z
- hubertallen (Olivia Hubert Allen)
- #wjchat Hi Everyone. Sorry I’m late. Online Community Producer at The Virginian-Pilot @PilotNews
- 2010-10-07T00:32:41Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- Q3 — My paper is trying to figure it out. No fast and hard rules because social media is diff from our print policies. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:32:45Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @wjchat Q3 It depends on what type of content is uploaded. Obviously, it’s up to journos to decide what’s newsworthy. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:33:19Z
- JenniferElston (Jennifer Elston)
- @wjchat Hitting up #wjchat while I work on a paper on the media climate or Rwanda. I’m a senior multimedia journalism major at Mizzou
- 2010-10-07T00:33:23Z
- eleanorhong (eleanor hong)
- Anyone read today’s Slate article about crowdsourcing and the medical field? http://www.slate.com/id/2270169/ #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:33:33Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @The_Dean Hahahaha! Love it. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:33:57Z
- ValerieInRke (Valerie Garner)
- @hubertallen Welcome from one Virginian to another. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:33:59Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @wjchat Q3 (cont.) Always try to verify the authenticity of the UGC before using it. Otherwise, your credibility is at stake. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:34:19Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @AsianStig Exactly, there have to be standards of curration. UGC must be relevant. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:34:20Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @maiphoang Do you have UGC by way of blogs on your site? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:34:22Z
- jeffsonderman (Jeff Sonderman)
- At @TBD we crowdsource a map of voting problems http://bit.ly/dejVsF. @mjenkins explains how: http://bit.ly/dm71fi #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:34:38Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- you lost me at UGC =/ #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:34:44Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- Q3 Same rules apply as regular news coverage, I’d say. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:34:47Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @AsianStig: @wjchat Q3 (cont.) Always try to verify authenticity of UGC before using it. Otherwise, your credibility is at stake. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:35:03Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- Hi @Niketa, good to see you here as our moderator #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:35:07Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- TY! RT @eleanorhong: Todays Slate article about crowdsourcing & med field? http://www.slate.com/id/2270169/ #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:35:23Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- @robinjp Have resigned myself to the fact that I’m not going to #ona this year #boo You goin’ to #sxsw come spring? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:35:39Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- RT @AsianStig: @wjchat Q3 (cont.) Always try to verify the authenticity of the UGC before using it. Otherwise, your credibility is at stake. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:35:44Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @ryanjz User-generated content. :-) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:35:55Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @verbalcupcake Not yet, but it’s something we’re talking about. #wjchat.
- 2010-10-07T00:36:16Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- nevermind i’m a little slow on the uptake user-generated content #ugc #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:36:19Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Q3 USG has to be verified like anything else. The more info you get from “citizen” sources, the easier it can be #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:36:22Z
- ValerieInRke (Valerie Garner)
- RT @assignmentdesk1: TY! RT @eleanorhong: Todays Slate article about crowdsourcing & med field? http://www.slate.com/id/2270169/ #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:36:33Z
- paulbalcerak (Paul Balcerak)
- Agree. Social media’s no different than in-person RT @Martha_Kang: Q3 Same rules apply as regular news coverage, I’d say. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:36:43Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q3: Most media orgs where I have worked try to cover UGC in their privacy policy, terms of service, etc. but thats insufficient. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:36:46Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- I’m curious how many people here work at sites that utilize a lot of UGC. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:37:01Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A1 Crowdsourcing is anything from opening up the news item to other voices through to the Have Your Say comments.
- 2010-10-07T00:37:22Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @Martha_Kang too bad about D.C. would have loved to meet in person. mmm.. #SXSW hadn’t planned to… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:37:36Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A1 I don’t know who started it but the comments section after news items is a good example for me.
- 2010-10-07T00:37:42Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @verbalcupcake Great ? on UGC. Personal note: my senior project in college was based on its influence on traditional media. :) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:37:47Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q3: (Cont.) Sometimes, UGC can suffer or gets neglected because of legal & privacy issues. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:37:50Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @verbalcupcake thanks, i had to follow my personal “say it out loud” rule and felt silly lol #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:38:11Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A1 BBC does have your say well but in a separate section, I like the Guardian’s comment options but it seems random.
- 2010-10-07T00:38:49Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- crowdsourcing and UGC are data. fact-checking is fundamental guys c’mon. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:38:56Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @ryanjz Hahahahaha! Good rule! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:39:04Z
- Martha_Kang (Martha Kang)
- There he is, that @nicwirtz http://www.hiyoooo.com/ #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:39:06Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Two minutes till Q4! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:39:06Z
- JenniferElston (Jennifer Elston)
- @verbalcupcake I interned this summer at Fox in STL and they used a lot of it on their site. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:39:09Z
- hubertallen (Olivia Hubert Allen)
- #wjchat #Q3 what if you have a twitter stream of a hashtag on your site during a breaking news event? impossible to verify.
- 2010-10-07T00:39:32Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- @Niketa Q3: how can media orgs make a sufficient improvement over what they have now? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:39:35Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A2 By being open. Both in terms of organisational mentality and individual reporters.
- 2010-10-07T00:39:36Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- Q3 Agree with what most have said — I think it UGC policies should fit in with the overall policy for the rest of your content. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:39:52Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @Niketa honestly, in my exp. UGC suffers also because it is amateur. unless it’s breaking, very unusual, it may not be good. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:39:53Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @AsianStig And what did you conclude? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:40:04Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A2 Crowdsourcing can move a story in a way you didn’t expect, you have to react to this not ignore it.
- 2010-10-07T00:40:20Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @FehmidaMalik Hey, nice to see you here too. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:40:35Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @verbalcupcake One of our local TV stations, @nbcsandiego, utilizes UGC very well. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:40:54Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @RobinJP @Niketa I definitely have seen quality vary across sites; I worry about an org when I see bad UGC on their site… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:40:58Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A2 Being open especially in contact details – I was fighting for visible email addresses at the turn of the century.
- 2010-10-07T00:40:58Z
- zachbehrens (Zach Behrens)
- @jordanjfrasier yeah, the Twitter search function can be like a very raw newswire. Great way to gather intel! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:41:19Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q4 What role does editing & curration play into UGC? Do you edit/currate? When? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:41:46Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @AssignmentDesk1 In what way? (Meaning, define “well.”) What do you like about what they do? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:41:49Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @assignmentdesk1 More or less. Especially if you react to the feedback, doesn’t sound an open system though. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:41:50Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @FehmidaMalik @RobinJP They can try by crafting some guidelines & putting resources in places to moderate efforts. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:42:07Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @verbalcupcake News organizations should use UGC, but verify the content 1st & follow journalism ethics to ensure credibility. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:42:23Z
- petevosspr (Pete Voss)
- RT @wjchat: Q4 What role does editing & curration play into UGC? Do you edit/currate? When? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:42:29Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- Fantastic footage of hail, torrential storms in Phx last night because 1. gr8 small cameras and 2. local stations now want it. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:42:49Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- Q4: curation is step 2 if crowdsource is step 1. vetting 3, editing 4. Fairly systematic. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:42:52Z
- hubertallen (Olivia Hubert Allen)
- #wjchat Q4: I consider reader comments the biggest component of UGC on our site. We moderate, but don’t “edit.”
- 2010-10-07T00:42:54Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @verbalcupcake Agreed. Quality UGC is all about how you frame it though. Clear calls to action really help. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:43:02Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @ryanjz: crowdsourcing and UGC are data. fact-checking is fundamental guys c’mon. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:43:03Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @Martha_Kang Isn’t the official welcoming Whoooop there it is? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:43:28Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @verbalcupcake Using answers from SM on-air for daily stories, asking questions & giving credit, gathering video/pics #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:43:39Z
- eleanorhong (eleanor hong)
- Q4: CNN has disclaimers on their iReport section about UGC submitted and posted. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:43:50Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @wjchat: Q4 What role does editing & curration play into UGC? Do you edit/currate? When? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:44:06Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @ryanjz: Q4: curation is step 2 if crowdsource is step 1. vetting 3, editing 4. Fairly systematic. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:44:11Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Good point! RT @eleanorhong: Q4: CNN has disclaimers on their iReport section about UGC submitted and posted. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:44:13Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @wjchat Q4 UGC should be edited for profanity & obscenity. You can edit to fit time requirements, just provide the original link. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:44:18Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Gotcha. Does sound good–very comprehensive! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:44:27Z
- Krochmal (Mo Krochmal)
- RT @RobinJP: Fantastic footage of hail, torrential storms in Phx last night because 1. gr8 small cameras and 2. local stations now want it. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:44:40Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- Q4: comments aren’t crowdsourcing. UGC crosses over once it’s included in the story. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:44:42Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Q4: User content is pretty worthless without curation/editing of some sort. Otherwise, you might as well be WIkipedia. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:45:09Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @verbalcupcake They are pretty creative! (I love your Twitter handle, btw) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:45:46Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- In terms of editing: If you have UGC blogs…have you ever had to…discontinue one that was consistently bad? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:45:47Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Q4 Editing/curation huge: In addition to vetting quality/creditability, takes the right language/incentives to get users to respond #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:46:15Z
- acnatta (Andre Natta)
- RT @hbillings: Q4: User content is pretty worthless without curation/editing of some sort. Otherwise, you might as well b WIkipedia. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:46:16Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- RT @hbillings: Q4: User content is pretty worthless without curation/editing of some sort. Otherwise, you might as well be WIkipedia #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:46:25Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- One org here makes people “pitch” their blog idea, and the bloggers are “vetted” before they are granted a space to blog there. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:46:39Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- the real paradigm shift here is newsrooms laxing fact-checking and getting burned. won’t soon forget NYT tornado #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:46:44Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @hbillings The only difference is that anyone can edit anything on Wikipedia, whether it’s accurate or not. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:46:59Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- .@ryanjz Depends on how comments are used. For follow-ups? Story ideas? Journos have to engage in discussion with commenters. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:47:11Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @AssignmentDesk1 :-) Thanks! Easier for people to spell and remember than my last name–Fidelibus. ;-) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:47:17Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q4: I say plan fewer but more timely UGC campaigns to get more participation. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:47:35Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @hbillings To be fair to Wikipedia, there are some users that take editing pretty seriously. But yes, there are others… #wjchat,
- 2010-10-07T00:47:39Z
- hubertallen (Olivia Hubert Allen)
- #wjchat @ryanjz I disagree. Many benefits of crowdsourcing can also come from comments, depending on how robust the tool & the placement.
- 2010-10-07T00:48:02Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q4: For example, @NYTimes asked users to send in their storms photos a few weeks ago for a neat interactive: http://nyti.ms/9jRIdv #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:48:03Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @ryanjz But it was Time that ran the pic–not NYT. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:48:04Z
- conjostudios (Conrad Weaver)
- RT @briannaclee: RT @hbillings: Q4: User content is pretty worthless without curation/editing of some sort. Otherwise, you might as well be WIkipedia #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:48:07Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @verbalcupcake I’ve also seen a ranking system for bloggers work… established commenters, no complaints, etc. then you can blog. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:48:20Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- @verbalcupcake Ooh, I like that policy. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:48:33Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @AsianStig Kind of irrelevant; w/out curation/editing, UGC can be inaccurate too (which was the point I was trying to make, haha). #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:49:00Z
- garethoconnor (Gareth O’Connor)
- @wjchat curation is essential in a transmedia real-time storytelling age #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:49:02Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- What about getting users involved in the editing, curation? Crowdsourcing it, I suppose. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:49:04Z
- zachbehrens (Zach Behrens)
- Q4. We have a photo pool on Flickr where photogs submit work to appear in our stories. Some become stories, others support them #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:49:06Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @RobinJP I like it! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:49:12Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @ryanjz I have to disagree also. I’ve generated story ideas from user comments. Also those users may be users for your next story. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:49:17Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Exactly (hey!) RT @verbalcupcake: @ryanjz But it was Time that ran the pic–not NYT. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:49:27Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q4: Am all about moderation. UGC should be up to par with site standards or as close as possible. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:49:39Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- RT @Niketa: Q4: I say plan fewer but more timely UGC campaigns to get more participation. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:50:09Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- Q4: WIthout any disclaimer, editing/curating UGC will disaffect the very contributors it wants to see participate. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:50:11Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @briannaclee Yes, makes sense to me; but raised issues when freelancers felt work was drying up, going to ppl who’d write for free. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:50:12Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Two minutes until Q5! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:50:12Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @maiphoang For sure. But you can’t tell at a glance who they are. Should be obvious w/news who’s authoritative. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:50:23Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @ryanjz Opps..that made no sense–the users may be SOURCES for your next story. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:50:29Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @hbillings exactly, that’s why verification of UGC is necessary before using as part of the news. :) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:50:33Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- @ryanjz I see your point. But personally I read comments to get more out of a story, so feels like a part of it…#wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:50:36Z
- conjostudios (Conrad Weaver)
- @hubertallen #wjchat I agree, sometimes user comments can help drive traffic to your site; it could be a useful marketing tool.
- 2010-10-07T00:50:46Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Word. RT @Niketa Q4: Am all about moderation. UGC should be up to par with site standards or as close as possible. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:51:16Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Agreed. RT @ryanjz: @hbillings that’s my point. simply furnishing the convo space isn’t enough #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:51:29Z
- ValerieInRke (Valerie Garner)
- @hubertallen @maiphoang: @ryanjz Get great tips and perspective that lead into another story from comments. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:51:49Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q5 Does your news org separate public information (UGC) from staff stories? Or do you mix it up? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:52:04Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @AsianStig Never said it wasn’t. :-) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:52:11Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @lheron @ryanjz Yes! Comments done well (@NYT for sure in that category) add so much to story–and can raise valuable critique. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:53:04Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- example of crowd-sourced curation meta @storify the day storify pitched at #tcdisrupt http://goo.gl/dG58 #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:53:22Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @Martha_Kang Woah that was deep. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:53:24Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @ryanjz Hahahahaha! Extra perfect that you said you wouldn’t forget it! Hee, hee! ;-) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:53:47Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @wjchat: Q5 Does your news org separate public information (UGC) from staff stories? Or do you mix it up? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:53:57Z
- alexisgrant (Alexis Grant)
- Gah! Missing #wjchat!
- 2010-10-07T00:54:07Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- Q5 We definitely make it clear when information comes from the public — though it’s mainly to encourage more participation #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:54:28Z
- mycrowdca (MyCrowd.ca)
- RT @assignmentdesk1 – Q2: Does soliciting feedback via our social media feeds count? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:54:41Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @verbalcupcake: @lheron @ryanjz Yes! Comments done well (@NYT for sure in that category) add so much to story–and can raise valuable critique. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:54:42Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- Q5: What about comments on a staff story? Then UGC becomes part of that story. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:54:44Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- RT @wjchat: Q5 Does your news org separate public information (UGC) from staff stories? Or do you mix it up? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:54:56Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- Q5 Depends. Used story comments to show different opinions in this story: http://ow.ly/2PJe8 But line drawn pretty clearly #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:55:38Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- Imperative to highlight staff content or users will wonder why your site is unique #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:56:03Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Q5 At both NYT & WaPo, mix UGC w/ staff reports while live-blogging, but frame UGC as reported quotes (attributed correctly) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:56:16Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q5 We mention the source (Sarah Smith responded via her Twitter account), for media, we classify them as “contributors”. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:56:17Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A3 Answer surely is do organisations craft a policy in the first place and is it at odds with SM policy in place?
- 2010-10-07T00:56:38Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @ryanjz: example of crowd-sourced curation meta @storify the day storify pitched at #tcdisrupt http://goo.gl/dG58 #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:56:59Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A3 Clearly following traditional journalistic practices gives you your basis, policy needs flexibility too.
- 2010-10-07T00:57:13Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @ryanjz @storify is very cool. Been playing around the site myself. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:57:20Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q5: We tend to keep staff contributions & UGC separate right now but my dream would be to aggregate them fully via @Storify someday. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:57:29Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- When Salon.com started featuring OpenSalon content on their homepage, some OS bloggers felt they should be paid if their stories… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:57:31Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A3 Each interactive story is an unique experience, sometimes we make policy on the fly.
- 2010-10-07T00:57:57Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- …were being featured next to paid writers. Interesting philosophical argument. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:58:13Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q5: Ideally, staff content and UGC should be intertwined but be labeled/sourced clearly. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:58:43Z
- PSBChrisStrub (Chris Strub)
- RT @lheron: Q5 At both NYT & WaPo, mix UGC w/ staff reports while live-blogging; frame UGC as reported quotes (attributed correctly) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:59:09Z
- betterbio (BetterBio)
- RT @jeffsonderman: You can only crowdsource something the crowd cares about. Get something big, interesting, important, and ask for help. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:59:22Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @Niketa @storify still has work to do but I know a lot of people craving a full-featured implementation #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T00:59:58Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Two minutes until Q6! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:00:22Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- TOS and user-agreements go a long way to stemming paycheck-chasing commentors. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:00:41Z
- ValerieInRke (Valerie Garner)
- Pardon my unattentiveness – crowdsourcing while participating :) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:00:51Z
- PSBChrisStrub (Chris Strub)
- RT @Niketa: Q5: Ideally, staff content and UGC should be intertwined but be labeled/sourced clearly. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:00:52Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Yes :) RT @NicWirtz: #wjchat A3 Each interactive story is an unique experience, sometimes we make policy on the fly.
- 2010-10-07T01:01:04Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- @AssignmentDesk1 I like the “contributors” label. More empowering/inclusive than “users,” “audience,” “readers,” even “citizens.” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:01:27Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Totally agreed. RT @ryanjz: @storify still has work to do but I know a lot of people craving a full-featured implementation #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:01:33Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q6 What should news orgs do with the expectation of quality & crowdsourcing? What do you do if your UGC isn’t any good? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:01:59Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @Niketa: Q5: We tend to keep staff contributions & UGC separate right now but my dream would be to aggregate them fully via @Storify someday. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:02:21Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @wjchat: Q6 What should news orgs do with the expectation of quality & crowdsourcing? What do you do if your UGC isnt any good? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:02:34Z
- jenkuglin (Jenny Kuglin)
- Going home! Thanks for the thought-provoking chat. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:02:40Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @stephencearley TY. They like it too, and we give them a #FF shoutout sometimes. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:02:43Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @jeffsonderman .. true, crowd has to care, but if the crowd is passionate, it doesn’t have to be huge … #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:02:52Z
- LBPOSTdotcom (Long Beach Post)
- Q2 Absolutely. We broke story about Swine Flu on #CSULB campus in ’09 when a student posted the news on Facebook #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:03:21Z
- vaguity (Sean Connolly)
- Q6 Attract a better audience? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:03:23Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @stephencearley @AssignmentDesk1 I see your point, but “contributor” makes me think “paid.” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:03:40Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- Q6 Like @lheron said before, different phrasing can lead to better responses. I say keep experimenting until you get the goods. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:04:04Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @RobinJP @jeffsonderman Agreed. And if nobody cares, how is it news in the first place? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:04:05Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @jenkuglin thanks for joining in.. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:04:06Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- Look again. Ask a diff ? See why RT @wjchat Q6 What do you do if your UGC isn’t any good? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:05:30Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @verbalcupcake @stephencearley We sometimes get ppl who want to be paid, but we just can’t afford it. Never had a big prob. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:05:49Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Yep. My many years of teaching have driven home this message…RT @briannaclee I say keep experimenting until you get the goods. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:05:49Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- Q6 – Keep asking. And by the way your day-to-day sources are people too, they might know others who can provide good UGC. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:05:52Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- @verbalcupcake Good point. I just really dislike “user”, audience seems too passive and reader/viewer are too specific. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:06:15Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A6 There’s no reason to expect a lower standard of quality if you mentor your UGC.
- 2010-10-07T01:06:30Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- Q6: I disagree w/ the ‘what if’. Success of UGC is to get to as many users as possible to hit the kind of content u’re looking for! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:06:30Z
- britl (Brittney Le Blanc)
- Q6 If it’s not good, don’t use it. Just because it’s UGC, doesn’t mean it auto-qualifies to be used. You still need to judge content #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:06:42Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Q6 I start targeting people we have relationships with to “spread the message.” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:06:43Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A6 If you’re not guiding UDG you get what you’re given. You don’t have a right to complain.
- 2010-10-07T01:06:51Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @stephencearley How about “friend”? ;-) It’s hard to find words for these roles… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:06:53Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q6: Two options: Repackage your call-outs or call it a day. It’s better to have tried, than not tried at all! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:07:05Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Q6: Throw it out. Just like you wouldn’t use a bad interview just because you have it. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:07:06Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A6 If the UGC isn’t any good send them back a strongly worded email with lots of red marks on it. Works wonders.
- 2010-10-07T01:07:15Z
- scicom_bot (SciCom Robot)
- RT @jordanjfrasier Jordan Frasier, political science/journalism student, senior news editor for off-campus news @connect2mason #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:07:27Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @stephencearley BTW – I remember the #HireSteve campaign! Looks like you’re settled! Congrats! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:07:34Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @wjchat Q6 Don’t use it If the UGC is less than stellar. However, if it’s the only content you can get for a story, make it work. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:07:38Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @briannaclee: Q6 Like @lheron said before, different phrasing can lead to better responses. I say keep experimenting until you get the goods. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:08:20Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- Q6 We have a teen board (@AUG_Teen) and I improve the quality by giving writing tips/teaching #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:08:25Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Q6 Can take working w/ user to help improve submission, if you see potential.Like NYT’s “a soldier writes” http://nyti.ms/bU405x #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:08:27Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @britl: Q6 If it’s not good, don’t use it. Just because it’s UGC, doesn’t mean it auto-qualifies to be used. You still need to judge content #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:08:35Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- @NicWirtz ha ha ha…cute! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:08:36Z
- ValerieInRke (Valerie Garner)
- RT @NicWirtz: #wjchat A6 If the UGC isnt any good send them back a strongly worded email with lots of red marks on it//ouch! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:09:31Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q6: Try using different platforms, tools too if you haven’t seen any success on others. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:09:50Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @SarahDayOwen: Q6 We have a teen board (@AUG_Teen) and I improve the quality by giving writing tips/teaching #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:09:55Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- RT @SarahDayOwen: Q6 We have a teen board (@AUG_Teen) and I improve the quality by giving writing tips/teaching #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:10:10Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Two minutes until Q7! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:10:12Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Word! RT @hbillings: Q6: Throw it out. Just like you wouldnt use a bad interview just because you have it. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:10:24Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Good ex. RT @lheron Q6 Can take working w/ user to improve subm, if potential.Like NYT’s “a soldier writes” http://nyti.ms/bU405x #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:10:46Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @Niketa: Q6: Try using different platforms, tools too if you haven’t seen any success on others. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:10:46Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- @Niketa has something like this happened to you in recent times? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:11:33Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- RT @hbillings: Q6: Throw it out. Just like you wouldn’t use a bad interview just because you have it. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:11:52Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- Just want to tell you all. I’m doing #wjchat with one hour of #newtwitter under my belt. Crazy. Not sure what I’m looking at..
- 2010-10-07T01:12:07Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q7 via @verbalcupcake: What tools are commonly being used for crowdsourcing & UGC management? Which ones do you find innovative? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:12:12Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz There isn’t one. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:12:21Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @FehmidaMalik Indeed. Won’t name employers but their splashy high school football campaign was major fail! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:12:41Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- Some great questions tonight, @verbalcupcake! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:12:46Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @RobinJP Super useful in chat because of context it provides. Click a tweet and see the convo on the right! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:13:08Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @wjchat: Q7 via @verbalcupcake: What tools are commonly being used for crowdsourcing & UGC management? Which ones do you find innovative? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:13:09Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @FehmidaMalik (Cont.) We’re talking promo ads, house site campaign. Whole nine yards. Didn’t work out but props to them for trying! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:13:44Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q7 via @verbalcupcake: What tools are commonly being used for crowdsourcing & UGC management? Which ones do you find innovative? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:13:53Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @maiphoang Thanks! Poor @Niketa–I DMed them all to her this a.m.! Thanks for asking them, Niketa! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:13:56Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- Just got it too @RobinJP Also the new tweetdeck. When it rains…
#wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:13:59Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Agreed! RT @maiphoang: Some great questions tonight, @verbalcupcake! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:14:18Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @RobinJP #newtwitter is awesome. It’s a great way to see tweets you may have missed from other users! With my @hootsuite, #wjchat rocks.
- 2010-10-07T01:14:52Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @lindaperrybarr yes. who new conversation about reliance on 3rd-party tools… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:14:55Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Q7: I keep being told FourSquare makes for innovative crowdsourcing. I don’t get how. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:15:35Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @lheron Thanks, Liz! Lots of great answers from everyone, as always! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:15:42Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- @wjchat Q7 Well, Twitter, YouTube, and other social media are used to upload UGC. Managing UGC is a different story though. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:15:46Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- (perhaps if there is a shooting at the local Chipotle I can find the mayor?) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:16:08Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- How long have u been using #newtwitter @maiphoang? Not sure how if i “like” it yet @RobinJP
#wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:16:14Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @verbalcupcake You are most welcome. Really appreciate your questions! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:16:16Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Ditto. RT @hbillings Q7: I keep being told FourSquare makes for innovative crowdsourcing. I don’t get how. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:16:16Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Q7 Well, @Storyful is going to be a biggie #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:16:45Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Bwahahahahaha! RT @hbillings (perhaps if there is a shooting at the local Chipotle I can find the mayor?) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:17:02Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- i hear Planned Parenthood uses crowdsourcing through fb, and they’re finding it very useful. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:17:28Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @lindaperrybarr @RobinJP I’ve had it for about two weeks. It came right before that week’s #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:17:31Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Agreed. Huge potential down the road. RT @lheron: Q7 Well, @Storyful is going to be a biggie. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:17:47Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- @Niketa u mentioned repackaging the question when it initially fails. Worhtwhile UGC has lot to do with how you frame your premise! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:17:49Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @hbillings If there’s a “swarm” for an earthquake, contact those who “checked in” ? Or who’s been to a recently closed restaurant? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:18:33Z
- AbbyMoriah (AbbyMoriah)
- If you’ve got $$ I hear Scout Labs is good (haven’t tried it myself). Agree with @lheron that @storyful is going to be good. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:18:49Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- Has anyone tried the collaborative video editing community @stroome? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:19:11Z
- eleanorhong (eleanor hong)
- Q7: Remember live chats/IMs? UGC was mostly unedited ( I remember at a former publisher we made every submission AP style.) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:19:16Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @lindaperrybarr Interesting! Wonder what data-I can see how some of what they might want to know ppl might not want 2 discuss on FB. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:19:26Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q7: We mainly use Facebook, Twitter, site & some on-air call-outs right now. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:19:37Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- @verbalcupcake Just heard today FourSquare could fold as soon as this year. That is 2010! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:19:40Z
- ljthornton (ljthornton)
- .@hbillings I’ve found some of the related programs, like FourWhere, to be more useful. They gather comments. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:20:02Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Two minutes until Q8! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:20:13Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @stephencearley I haven’t, but it looks like it’d be fun to try! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:20:23Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @wjchat LOL. I think there were still plenty of people before me. :) #newtwitter #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:20:42Z
- AsianStig (Isaiah Narciso)
- likes the general theme of #wjchat this week (UGC), but it’s time for him to make an exit. :)
- 2010-10-07T01:20:45Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @assignmentdesk1 @maiphoang I was being facetious, but I guess I can see how that would be handy! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:20:46Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @FehmidaMalik D’oh! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:20:56Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- @FehmidaMalik wow, seriously? that was fast! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:20:59Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @FehmidaMalik Very true. Having a firm premise, target audience & strategy upfront is key. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:21:28Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- The local diner, gas station etc RT @Niketa Q7: We mainly use Facebook, Twitter, site & some on-air call-outs right now. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:21:28Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- @assignmentdesk1 @hbillings Yeah, just a good way to find potential USG contributors at breaking news location? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:21:50Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q8 via @RebekahMonson Would love to get ideas on crowdsourcing using location-based SM. Maybe for events? #wjchat #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:21:50Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @ljthornton That actually makes sense — much like the most useful Twitter apps aren’t actually Twitter. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:22:05Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @FehmidaMalik: Just heard today FourSquare could fold as soon as this year. That is 2010! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:22:16Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @wjchat: Q8 via @RebekahMonson Would love to get ideas on crowdsourcing using location-based SM. Maybe for events? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:22:26Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- What is @ricksanchezcnn ‘s legacy? crowdsource pioneer? ugh. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:22:37Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @ljthornton do you like fourwhere better than Latitude? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:22:50Z
- eleanorhong (eleanor hong)
- Whoops.. meant IRC not IMs in my Q7 response. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:23:08Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @hbillings Actually the mayor might know a lot about the scene since he’s a regular. But yes, I got the joke! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:23:13Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @lheron In theory. I was thinking who’s eaten at X restaurant just cited for health code violations. :) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:23:57Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q8: @Meetup is a good place to start for building communities around common interests. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:24:16Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- Q7 – In a mix of old-new school. I often crowdsource via my print column, but then get responses via e-mail, Twitter and FB! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:24:25Z
- hubertallen (Olivia Hubert Allen)
- #wjchat Had users do a scavenger hunt using geo-loco app SCVNGR. Good participation. http://hamptonroads.com/scavengerhunt
- 2010-10-07T01:24:33Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- A8 So #newtwitter doesn’t seem to show user locations does it?
#wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:24:55Z
- ljthornton (ljthornton)
- @RobinJP Heading to Latitude right now to see. :-) I like the map interface for 4Where. Packs lots of unintended info. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:24:56Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz A comment can lead to a story taking a twist, theoretically comments can be crowdsourcing. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:25:03Z
- laurenmichell (Lauren M. Rabaino)
- RT @webjournalist: Also, tonight is the #HackHackers LA meetup at GOOD Magazine. Details here: http://bit.ly/91OnX5 #wjchat #ONALA #ONA #hhla
- 2010-10-07T01:25:03Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @Niketa forgot about @Meetup … good reminder. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:25:04Z
- briannaclee (Brianna Lee)
- First time at #wjchat was fun! but i’ve got a paper to edit! till next week–
- 2010-10-07T01:25:09Z
- hubertallen (Olivia Hubert Allen)
- #wjchat I wanted to test the geo-loco waters with a contest first. Next up could be crowdsourcing.
- 2010-10-07T01:25:21Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @lindaperrybarr It will if people activate that setting. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:25:23Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- Q7 – I’ve also found that tweetups are a great way to meet sources + gauge trends. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:25:47Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz Anyone that has ever taken Wiki as their source has been burned and often. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:25:48Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q8: Media orgs can seed content in via tips on @Foursquare too. Gives users info & possible referral traffic back to site/blog. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:25:49Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @briannaclee Welcome! Hope you come back next week. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:25:52Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- @AbbyMoriah Will def check out Scout Labs. And FourWhere, thanks @FehmidaMalik #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:26:10Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- RT @hubertallen: #wjchat Had users do a scavenger hunt using geo-loco app SCVNGR. Good participation. http://hamptonroads.com/scavengerhunt
- 2010-10-07T01:26:14Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- Good for finding people RT @verbalcupcake @lindaperrybarr It will if people activate that setting #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:26:17Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @hubertallen What kind of contest? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:26:18Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- *can* be RT @NicWirtz: @ryanjz A comment can lead to a story taking a twist, theoretically comments can be crowdsourcing. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:26:40Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- @hubertallen Great idea to have it for those with smartphones and those without, too #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:26:49Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @RobinJP @Meetup is awesome. Take @Mashable for example, they got their community to have meetups all over the country for SM day! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:27:04Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz TOS/User agreements have yet been challenged legally, most are worthless. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:27:34Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @NicWirtz come on, who would use *any* source without validation? demonizing wiki for something it isn’t…? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:27:49Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @NicWirtz @ryanjz I think that the wiki can be used for good as well. See the work from @localwiki — http://t.co/YwozwQE #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:27:57Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @Niketa @RobinJP Yep! Love the @Meetup! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:28:01Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @Niketa: Q8: Media orgs can seed content in via tips on @Foursquare too. Gives users info & possible referral traffic back to site/blog. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:28:37Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- RT @FehmidaMalik: @RobinJP @Niketa Meetup is the gold standard for leveraging on-line effort with face-to-face. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:28:43Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @NicWirtz assumed worthless but akin to “not a commitment to hire” contract lingo #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:28:46Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- RT @hubertallen: #wjchat Had users do a scavenger hunt using geo-loco app SCVNGR. Good participation. http://hamptonroads.com/scavengerhunt
- 2010-10-07T01:29:04Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- @RobinJP @Niketa @Meetup is the gold standard for leveraging on-line effort with face-to-face #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:29:31Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Q8 Scraping location-based SM could make for some wicked heat maps showing who’s where when during a big event #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:29:40Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @maiphoang wiki is essentially unsolicited crowdsourcing and useful if treated as such. still have to practice fundamentals. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:29:48Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q9 How does your org recruit (and pay?) those who participate in UGC & crowdsourcing? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:30:19Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Good pt. RT @Niketa Media orgs can send content in via tips on @Foursquare. Gives users info & poss. referral traffic back to site. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:30:22Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- I heard abt Foursq outage but abt folding RT @FehmidaMalik @verbalcupcake Just heard today FourSq could fold as soon as this year. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:30:35Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Q9 How does your org recruit (and pay?) those who participate in UGC & crowdsourcing? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:30:42Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A8 Clearly location-based SM makes finding interviewees that much easier :)
- 2010-10-07T01:30:50Z
- eleanorhong (eleanor hong)
- @hbillings I think some local sites are looking to 4square to be their new Yelp – but with badges. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:31:00Z
- storify (Storify)
- RT @Niketa: Q5: We tend to keep staff contributions & UGC separate right now but my dream would be to aggregate them fully via @Storify someday. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:31:05Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A8 Voxpops a helluva lot easier to do (and outsource) using location SM.
- 2010-10-07T01:31:07Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q9 How does your org recruit (and pay?) those who participate in UGC & crowdsourcing? (via @wjchat) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:31:20Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- i take that back, wiki is solicited crowdsourcing – by wiki. wikipedia is curated crowdsourcing. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:31:35Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @ryanjz I agree with that, but I’m saying there’s a difference between how wiki is used and the infrastructure itself. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:31:43Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- @lindaperrybarr @FehmidaMalik @verbalcupcake Foursquare folding? damn. just when I became mayor of Krispy Kreme… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:32:39Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @storify – have you considered the parallels between your service and wiki? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:33:24Z
- eleanorhong (eleanor hong)
- Q9: Generally we don’t pay for UGC submissions. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:33:26Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @NicWirtz Yes, if people have actually checked in somewhere. Often if I check in on @Foursquare, I’m only 1, or just one of 2 or 3. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:34:35Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- i don’t think the user base is big enough for meaningful crowdsource via geoloco. hyperlocal at best right now, which is fine. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:34:51Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- @eleanorhong I agree. If we’re paying for UGC submission, then it’s really not UGC, is it? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:35:59Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- fyi: Heard about two good jobs this week: 1. programmer and 2. TV planning editor .. if you want more info, ping me. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:36:13Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- I’ve seen UGC “pay” come more in the form of contests–best post gets prominent placement, maybe a prize. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:36:30Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- RT @RobinJP: fyi: Heard about two good jobs this week: 1. programmer and 2. TV planning editor .. if you want more info, ping me. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:36:47Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Final Q coming up… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:36:51Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q9: We don’t pay for UGC play but we do reach out & praise community for their contributions. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:36:52Z
- AbbyMoriah (AbbyMoriah)
- A9 contests on blogs, give away books (at a book publisher), retweeting participants/ follows, official “guest columnist” spot #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:37:38Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @FehmidaMalik I would say no because payment implies staff/freelance and i’m sure your writers don’t consider themselves “users” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:37:38Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- Lol Krispy Kreme Mayor @RobinJP Don’t know if they are folding. Just know they had an outage that affected many people. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:37:56Z
- storify (Storify)
- @ryanjz sure, definitely see parallels — we’re trying to make things even simpler than a wiki, and totally incorporate social #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:38:15Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q9: We try to reward users via social currency – with retweets, replies, follow friday, etc. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:38:25Z
- storify (Storify)
- @ryanjz we also have some interesting ideas for collaboration, stay tuned for that #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:38:33Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- Final Q: We can’t ignore this… reactions to CNN firing Rick Sanchez, fan of Twitter and crowdsourcing? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:38:46Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- Big thanks @Niketa for posting this chat on LI, that brought me here tonight. I must go now. Everyone enjoy :) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:38:54Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @storify: @ryanjz sure, definitely see parallels — we’re trying to make things even simpler than a wiki, and totally incorporate social #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:39:48Z
- mpgomatic (daniel gray)
- Kicking myself for tuning in late for #wjchat … working on a crowd-sourced project.
- 2010-10-07T01:39:53Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @FehmidaMalik Do you remember where you heard about @Foursquare? I don’t see anything online… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:39:53Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @FehmidaMalik Do you remember where you heard about @Foursquare? I don’t see anything online… #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:39:56Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Q9 Not aware of us, or most news orgs, paying for UGC. But some sites like @youtube do ad share. Suppose that could spread #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:40:02Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Final Q: We can’t ignore this… reactions to CNN firing Rick Sanchez, fan of Twitter and crowdsourcing? (via @wjchat) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:40:02Z
- malexjohnson (Alex Johnson)
- #TwitterSnowballEffect in action! Rumor speeding that company I won’t name may fold after one person tweets she heard it somewhere. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:40:30Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- I think those mean a lot! RT @Niketa: Q9: We try to reward users via social currency – with retweets, replies, follow friday, etc. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:41:29Z
- RobinWilson_ (Robin Wilson)
- RT @RobinJP: fyi: Heard about two good jobs this week: 1. programmer and 2. TV planning editor .. if you want more info, ping me. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:41:43Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- On Sanchez — It goes to show you can be into innovation all you want, but that does not replace proper ethics & discourse. #wjchat.
- 2010-10-07T01:41:54Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Can be big incentive RT @Niketa: Q9: We try to reward users via social currency – with retweets, replies, follow friday, etc. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:41:58Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @maiphoang Totally. Really helps drive engagement, shows users we are observing & listening to them! 2-way street! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:43:30Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Exactly. RT @maiphoang: Sanchez: Goes to show you can be innovative all you want, but does not replace ethics & discourse. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:43:41Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- Exactly RT @malexjohnson #TwitterSnowballEffect in action! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:43:51Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @FehmidaMalik Am so glad you joined us. Thanks for your contributions! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:43:54Z
- markloundy (Mark Loundy)
- For whatever reason, Sanchez’s inner censor failed him and he spoke from the heart. CNN was right to fire him. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:44:05Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- Nice engagement & support RT @Niketa Q9: We try to reward users via social currency – with retweets, replies, follow friday, etc. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:44:23Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @Niketa I find that they will often give you a #ff back! I’ve gotten new followers that way. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:44:26Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Sanchez may have been a big fan of Twitter, but his use of it never seemed to add much value. More like “lookit me; I’m current!” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:44:39Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- from earlier RT @ryanjz: What is @ricksanchezcnn ‘s legacy? crowdsource pioneer? ugh. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:45:07Z
- PSBChrisStrub (Chris Strub)
- RT @tatn: Nice engagement & support RT @Niketa Q9: We try to reward users via social currency – with retweets, replies, #FF, etc. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:45:12Z
- FehmidaMalik (Fehmida Malik)
- Final Q: Very sad about Rick Sanchez leaving CNN. Hope he has better luck else where! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:45:16Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A8 A tweetup with regular readers? Basically moving into coffee shop journalism territory.
- 2010-10-07T01:45:45Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- q10 – it’s also a reminder that as journalists we are in the public eye MORE than ever. We need to be mindful of what we say. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:45:47Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @hbillings He’s checking into a Chipotle right now on @Foursquare. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:46:00Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz Can be better than a definite it isn’t. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:46:24Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- #wjchat John Gage “the network is the computer”. sanchez highlights new question – “the social network is the user?” he has 148k followers
- 2010-10-07T01:46:29Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- @Niketa Super late due to work, missing most of #wjchat. Re. Sanchez, he apologized to Stewart,his wife claimed extreme fatigue was at fault
- 2010-10-07T01:46:29Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- RT @hbillings: Sanchez may have been a big fan of Twitter, but his use of it never seemed to add much value. More like “lookit me; I’m current!” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:46:37Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz Clearly you don’t have experience of UK newspapers – Google Norman Wisdom death + wiki #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:46:50Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- RT @tatn: Nice engagement & support RT @Niketa Q9: We try to reward users via social currency – with retweets, replies, follow friday, etc. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:47:16Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @verbalcupcake I would have just done a spittake if I had a beverage. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:47:57Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- truth RT @NicWirtz Clearly you don’t have experience of UK newspapers #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:48:08Z
- wjchat (wjchat)
- That’s a wrap for tonight’s #wjchat! Big thanks to Niketa Patel / @niketa from ABCNews.com, tonight’s host, & participants! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:48:20Z
- waylandmsd (Michelle Wayland)
- RT @assignmentdesk1: Exactly. RT @maiphoang: Sanchez: Goes to show you can be innovative all you want, but does not replace ethics & discourse. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:48:35Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz They work clearly as long as people believe in them, they’re not something to rely on. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:48:53Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- journalism has no opinions by definition, only facts. RT journalists still have to keep opinions to themselves. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:48:57Z
- eleanorhong (eleanor hong)
- Loaded Final Q: Sanchez received a flood of tweets — you could see a lot of ppl criticizing or rallying for him on real-time search #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:48:59Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- Q10: What happened to Rick Sanchez was unfortunate…proves that journalists still have to keep opinions to themselves. #wjchat #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:49:00Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @tatn “Extreme fatigue”? I’m always curious how either drinking or fatigue can suddenly make someone prejudiced. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:49:05Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- RT @Niketa: Q9: What happened to Rick Sanchez was unfortunate…proves that journalists still have to keep opinions to themselves. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:49:26Z
- markloundy (Mark Loundy)
- Sanchez is an example of why not to brand your tweets with your employer. His followers are history. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:50:09Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- Thanks @Niketa for moderating! Also some great ideas for me to try from everyone here. #wjchat.
- 2010-10-07T01:50:15Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @eleanorhong I love how your answer ties it all together: Crowdsourcing the Rick Sanchez scandal via RS’s Twitter! #Awesome #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:50:17Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- Thanks @Niketa for guest hosting a great chat. And to @SarahDayOwen for her juggling Qs behind the scenes. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:50:26Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A9 You mean people actually get paid for UGC?
- 2010-10-07T01:50:53Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @wjchat Thanks for having me. There was some great discussion generated here! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:50:55Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- @wjchat @niketa Thank you! Great ideas. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:51:20Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- A million thanks to @Niketa for hosting tonight! You rock! And great answers/info from all, as usual. G’night, #wjchat.
- 2010-10-07T01:51:34Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A10 Rich Sanchez was to social media what Mel Gibson is to religious tolerance.
- 2010-10-07T01:51:52Z
- lheron (Liz Heron)
- Great #wjchat, everyone! Useful and fun. Thanks to @Niketa for hosting.
- 2010-10-07T01:51:53Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- RT @NicWirtz: #wjchat A10 Rich Sanchez was to social media what Mel Gibson is to religious tolerance.
- 2010-10-07T01:52:16Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @markloundy Meanwhile, Kurtz will have no problem keeping all his followers when he heads to the Daily Beast! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:52:17Z
- mattsurfs (Matt Browne)
- RT @assignmentdesk1: Exactly. RT @maiphoang: Sanchez: Goes to show you can be innovative all you want, but does not replace ethics & discourse. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:52:33Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @ricksanchezCNN still has 148,000 followers. Explain? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:52:44Z
- stephencearley (Steve Earley)
- Thanks for sharing your ideas and experiences, everyone. Good conversation tonight. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:52:44Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @markloundy He can remove “cnn” from his handle w/out deleting account. Unless you meant folks only followed him cause he was w/CNN #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:52:51Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- @verbalcupcake Agreed re. “extreme fatigue” (spin) well, I think she used “exhaustion” couldn’t fit in tweet so I used shorter word! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:52:53Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- #wjchat A10 I thought Sanchez was talentless. Certainly an SM enthusiast but not a journalist, more a talking head.
- 2010-10-07T01:53:22Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @ryanjz People are probably too lazy to delete him. Chances are most of those 148,000 don’t really follow him #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:53:33Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- Wow, I was actually able to stay for a whole #wjchat! Thanks, @Niketa — great topic!
- 2010-10-07T01:53:46Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @NicWirtz talentless? did you see his tsunami coverage? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:54:04Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- Well Sanchez acted unprofessionally. It doesn’t mean journalists can’t express themselves@Niketa He was just out of line! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:54:06Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @RobinJP Thanks so much for the kind words! You, @SarahDayOwen, @kimbui and @henrymlopez rock. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:54:17Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- thanks everyone! a lot of links and learning for this freshman j-schooler =) #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:54:38Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @Niketa great job! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:54:52Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz When it doesn’t tweet for a while it’ll be interesting to see how quickly that drops. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:55:29Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @AssignmentDesk1 Thanks for all your input! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:55:39Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @ryanjz Thanks for your contributions as well. By the way do you go to school in OR? Which one? #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:55:51Z
- SarahDayOwen (Sarah Day Owen)
- Thanks @Niketa! (and @RobinJP for the shoutout :) ) Great #wjchat tonight!
- 2010-10-07T01:55:52Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- #journalism = who, what, when, why, how. not “i think”, “they should”, “i assume” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:56:09Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @verbalcupcake I owe you a big thank you for your great questions. You have the most fun Twitter handle EVER! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:56:23Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz Thankfully my exposure to him was limited to when I could be bothered to watch cable news. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:56:38Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @maiphoang LB Journalism -> OSU New Media Communications #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:56:49Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @lheron Thanks for joining my friend. Really appreciate all your insights! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:56:54Z
- davidcharns (David Charns)
- Darn, I missed @wjchat today! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:57:14Z
- hubertallen (Olivia Hubert Allen)
- #wjchat FYI: Another job note from an editor friend. Experienced online producer wanted. DM for details.
- 2010-10-07T01:57:16Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- Well said. RT @ryanjz: #journalism = who, what, when, why, how. not “i think”, “they should”, “i assume” #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:57:17Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- @Niketa thank you for hosting #wjchat thanks to @kimbui et al. even tho I came in super late. Best
- 2010-10-07T01:57:28Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- @NicWirtz my exposure to @ricksanchezcnn was limited to jon stewart mockery #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:57:30Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @hbillings So glad you could participate. Please feel free to reach out to me any time! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:57:50Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @Niketa Oh, gosh! You owe me no thanks! I’m so thrilled the Qs were useful! & thanks for the handle props! It’s my blog’s name, so…#wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:57:53Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- Sorry, just swept up: RT @davidcharns Darn, I missed @wjchat today! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:57:54Z
- maiphoang (Mai Hoang)
- @ryanjz The Beavers, right? Well good luck in your studies! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:58:47Z
- hbillings (Heather Billings)
- @Niketa Thanks, I will keep that in mind! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:59:08Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @ryanjz Merci. Thank you for all your input. Very interesting insights! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:59:14Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- Thank you everyone and @Niketa for a great job hosting. G’Night #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T01:59:16Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- Sweet. RT @hubertallen #wjchat FYI: Another job note from an editor friend. Experienced online producer wanted. DM for details.
- 2010-10-07T02:00:10Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @tatn Thanks for joining us regardless. Tis always refreshing to hear from you! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T02:00:18Z
- NicWirtz (Nic Wirtz)
- @ryanjz Roughly the same then. He used hyperbole in all the wrong places, made every comment seem like a major human breakthrough. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T02:01:05Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @lindaperrybarr Was great to see you here tonight. We’re like chat buddies! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T02:01:53Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- I know my new bff RT @Niketa @lindaperrybarr Was great to see you here tonight. We’re like chat buddies! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T02:03:54Z
- assignmentdesk1 (Dorrine Mendoza)
- RT @hubertallen: #wjchat FYI: Experienced online producer wanted. DM @hubertallen for details.
- 2010-10-07T02:08:08Z
- ckanal (Craig Kanalley)
- @Niketa Bummed to miss #wjchat tonight. Heard you were awesome though — look forward to reading the transcript!
- 2010-10-07T02:10:02Z
- RobinJP (Robin Phillips)
- great point RT @MarkLoundy Sanchez is an example of why not to brand your tweets with your employer. His followers are history. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T02:10:59Z
- lindaperrybarr (Linda Perry )
- btw, anyone discuss this tonight- Trouble in .ly domain land http://wapo.st/97ru3x #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T02:13:24Z
- Niketa (Niketa Patel)
- @ckanal We missed ya too. Thanks for the high praise! #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T02:17:56Z
- cyberjournalist (Jonathan Dube)
- @Niketa Great job tonight w #wjchat! @lheron and @eleanorhong too!
- 2010-10-07T02:18:15Z
- crauber (Chris Rauber)
- RT @RobinJP: great point RT @MarkLoundy Sanchez is an example of why not to brand your tweets with your employer. His followers are history. #wjchat
- 2010-10-07T02:31:00Z
- storify (Storify)
- And also for #wjchat folks: If you want to try Storify, please go to http://storify.com and use the key “wjchat”
- 2010-10-07T02:32:11Z
- ryanjz (Ryan Zeigler)
- RT @storify: And also for #wjchat folks: If you want to try Storify, please go to http://storify.com and use the key “wjchat”
- 2010-10-07T02:33:34Z
- tatn (Tuyet A. N. T.)
- @RobinJP hope your visit to the city was productive – thanks for RT. I missed almost all of #wjchat due to work. Peer rev. went well :)
- 2010-10-07T02:58:46Z
- verbalcupcake (Sarah Fidelibus)
- @lindaperrybarr Thanks, Linda! I just happened to have questions and @Niketa was able to use them. #wjchat is such a great resource!