http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2006/08/23/links-for-2006-08-23/ ...blogs sometimes. Mon, 13 Oct 2008 23:27:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2006/08/23/links-for-2006-08-23/#comment-451 NPR’s new hire, This (American) Second Life and Faces of the Fallen « Media SITREP Sat, 26 Aug 2006 13:35:53 +0000 http://www.jakeshapiro.com/2006/08/23/links-for-2006-08-23/#comment-451 [...] NPR’s got a new senior product manager for online communities– none other than PBS blogger and tech thinker Andy Carvin. [Update: Via Jake.] “In this role, I’ll essentially act as NPR’s Web 2.0 strategist, helping them develop new initiatives that encourage greater public involvement in NPR’s online activities. These activities could take a variety of forms: online social networks, wikis, blogs, mobcasting, citizen journalism, original content sharing.” Andy hasn’t started yet, but he’s already receiving suggestions in the comments section. Here’s one, from Jane: “customizable RSS feeds on searches.” And, from Cheryl, a plea for a better linking policy: It seems like every NPR story ends with “to find out more/participate/submit your comment/whatever, visit npr.org.” Well that’s great. But often when I go there, I can’t find the link to the specific thing I’m interested in. [...] [...] NPR’s got a new senior product manager for online communities– none other than PBS blogger and tech thinker Andy Carvin. [Update: Via Jake.] “In this role, I’ll essentially act as NPR’s Web 2.0 strategist, helping them develop new initiatives that encourage greater public involvement in NPR’s online activities. These activities could take a variety of forms: online social networks, wikis, blogs, mobcasting, citizen journalism, original content sharing.” Andy hasn’t started yet, but he’s already receiving suggestions in the comments section. Here’s one, from Jane: “customizable RSS feeds on searches.” And, from Cheryl, a plea for a better linking policy: It seems like every NPR story ends with “to find out more/participate/submit your comment/whatever, visit npr.org.” Well that’s great. But often when I go there, I can’t find the link to the specific thing I’m interested in. [...]

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