Jimmy Daly

What Content Creators Need to Know About Data-Driven Journalism

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Data and journalism have always been friends but in 2013, they are more like BFFs. The word “data” is a little vague, but it’s the only way to describe the insane amount of information floating around the Web today. In the past few years, our eyes have been opened to the power of turning these […]

Tools of the Trade: 9 Hacks for Web Journalists

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Now and then we need to stop cutting wood and sharpen the saw. This little story explains exactly what I mean: A man sees a woodcutter furiously trying to cut down a tree with an obviously dull saw. So he asks “Hey, why don’t you stop for a minute and sharpen your saw? Your work […]

You Can’t Keep Good Long Form Journalism Down

Long Form Journalism

Long form journalism is alive and well and prepared for a digital future. Don’t believe me? Read on. Some cynics would have you believe that the evolution of the Internet is killing our attention spans and journalism along with it. Nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the Web has actually put journalism […]

Is the 2012 Election a Social Media Popularity Contest? [Infographic]

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Do you want to see into the future? You might be able to just by pulling up the Twitter app on your smartphone. Sites like Twitter, Facebook and Google have reached critical mass in the United States, allowing the Average Joe to track trends that can potentially predict events in the future. Google, for example, […]

Social Tracking Made (Almost) Simple With Google Analytics

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There are many ways to track your social media efforts — Hootsuite, Bit.ly, Facebook Insights, SEOmoz, Klout and the list goes on and on. But since you are already using Google Analytics to measure the success of your website, why not take advantage of their new social tracking?

4 Awesome Mobile Websites to Learn From

In the rush to develop a mobile app, too many organizations are overlooking an even more basic need: a mobile-friendly website. Your website – the one that visitors find in search engines, follow links to in social media and from other sites, and visit when clicking links in your emails – is likely to be […]

Can Someone Shed Some Ambient Light on the Photo Sharing Phenomenon?

What’s the big deal about photo sharing on the web right now? Recently, there has been a surge of photography apps, social networks and websites that are not designed for working pros, but rather the average Joe. Since when did everyone become a photographer? And since when did everyone love viewing, absorbing, experiencing, “liking” and […]

5 Questions About Image SEO Answered

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A picture may be worth a thousand words, but that doesn’t necessarily help your search engine rankings. Here are 5 questions and answers to help you get the most out of each image on your website.

Google Wants to Know Who Wrote Your Post: Here’s Why (and How) You Should Tell Them

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“There are three difficulties in authorship: to write anything worth publishing — to find honest men to publish it — and to get sensible men to read it.” – Charles Caleb Cotton A little old school, I know, but you get the idea. If you write content on the web, you want to make sure […]