Einar Thorsen

Professor of Journalism and Communication at Bournemouth University

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-21

21 February, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • RT @arstechnica: Spy games: Inside the convoluted plot to bring down WikiLeaks: http://t.co/t0o4dGB #
  • BBC Online and "deleting" websites http://j.mp/h63kl1 #
  • Syria Jails 19-Year-Old Blogger http://j.mp/gquNlm #
  • Revealed: how energy firms spy on environmental activists
    http://gu.com/p/2n5bq/ip
    via @guardian #
  • Connecting militarism and climate change http://j.mp/gPlvz8 – w/ 12 recommended actions on elephant in the room of #climatechange #
  • Apple's subscription model is boon to consumers, bad for publishers http://j.mp/efnnuH #
  • What Apple’s new subscription policy means for news: new rules, new incentives, new complaints http://nie.mn/g19zFz via @NiemanLab #
  • Defector admits to WMD lies that triggered Iraq war
    http://gu.com/p/2n5ky/ip
    via @guardian #
  • Concerned Publishers Group Says 'Apple Is Not The Only Offer On The Table' http://j.mp/hLtoj6 – I suspect they will take it though. #
  • Excellent interactive wordle visualization of complete #cablegate 1966 – 2010 http://j.mp/eWgwas #aftenposten #wikileaks #datajournalism #
  • BBC Finally Turns iPlayer In To A VOD TV Aggregator http://j.mp/i8JlsX #
  • Inside subscription content: Apple iPad vs Google One Pass vs Amazon Kindle http://j.mp/fG75IR #
  • China's Great Firewall not secure enough, says creator
    http://gu.com/p/2n7na/ip
    via @guardian #
  • Looks great, but US only for now: RT: @andrew_chadwick: Lendle: Kindle Book Sharing: http://lendle.me #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-14

14 February, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • BBC iPlayer app landing on UK iPads this Thursday, US in June http://j.mp/dS6tpQ #
  • Semantic Text Startup Reads and Summarizes Documents for You http://j.mp/g6GZE3 – loving the automatic index feature. #
  • @twatterJAY iPad only so far… #
  • @andrew_chadwick @coldnose clearly not! Perhaps for student essays though 😉 #
  • Yahoo Unveils 'Livestand' Tablet Newsstand And 'Personalized News' Focus http://j.mp/glJSrh #
  • "This website is nice": CBBC website relaunched http://j.mp/frYU5q – including nice history of CBBC's website since 1995. #
  • Remen Evensen hoppet 243 meter http://j.mp/fDg34t – new ski jumping world record, video and interview. Awesome. #
  • Remen Evensen hoppet 243 meter http://j.mp/fDg34t – new ski jumping world record! Awesome! Link has video and interview. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-02-07

7 February, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • Just interviewed by @_nessi about the extent to which modern journalists need computer / programming skills. Let her know what you think. #
  • Association for Journalism Education launches journal http://j.mp/gGZyVr #ajeuk #
  • "Up to 2 million protesters have flooded into central Cairo, turning Tahrir Square into a sea of humanity" http://j.mp/eEdJab #jan25 #egypt #
  • Al-Jazeera calls for help from bloggers and citizens after being shut down http://j.mp/fiymZ0 #jan25 #egypt #citizenjournalism #
  • Creative Enterprise Bureau (@CEBagency) The Media School at Bournemouth University's new in house communications agency http://j.mp/fo7UCa #
  • Top 10 Autocrats in Trouble according to TIME http://j.mp/f1UXxr #
  • @LukeTrimmings yep, what do you reckon? #
  • Apple's iPad a driving force behind new newspaper subscriptions http://j.mp/eO12te #
  • Worth reading: RT: @_nessi: Wired in – the next generation of coding journalists: http://t.co/ej8NfkH #journalism #majnm #datajournalism #
  • Vice-Chancellor of Bournemouth University (@bournemouthuni) now on Twitter: @VCJohnVinney – the times really are a changing. #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-31

31 January, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • Reshaping BBC Online http://j.mp/h4Oxgw #
  • @Jerbi great to hear it! #
  • Delivering Quality First on BBC Online: Social Media http://j.mp/hzO1Ef – more on changes to civic engagement / comments / communities #
  • A Manifesto for Media Education http://j.mp/elR7d8 – get involved on website or via #mediaedmanifesto #
  • Al Jazeera Transparency Unit: aims to mobilize its audience to submit all forms of content http://j.mp/eIpfgs – attempt to mimic @WikiLeaks #
  • Qwiki Launches Public Alpha To Change the Way You Consume Information http://j.mp/fWyHSi #
  • The History of Social Media [INFOGRAPHIC] http://j.mp/gqvcEB #
  • Google Ngram book mentions: global warming, climate change, greenhouse effect, climate modification http://j.mp/hRdl2t via Alon Lischinsky #
  • UK economy suffers 0.5% contraction, Osborne blames the weather – nothing to do with crazy #ukcuts then? http://j.mp/gfd2fl #
  • @MattKnightblog thanks, very nice! #
  • @johnbrissenden how true, LOL! #
  • @Jerbi fear of the unknown and having to work hard – I get it from students all the time 😉 #
  • People power: RT @b3nb3ach: Man stands alone and facing down an armoured Truck in Egypt http://tinyurl.com/4wh5ms4 #
  • The Daily to launch by mid-February for 99-cents per week http://j.mp/fozXVx #
  • BBC's iPlayer App Finally Nearing Release http://j.mp/fyC3hB #
  • Hey Davos! What about the tax havens? http://j.mp/dTUnKA #
  • @jonhickman nope, John Snow did! (check link) But yes, see point that it would need to come with economic restructuring. Where are you from? #
  • New version of the Internet Archive Wayback Machine http://j.mp/i0X3ad – simple, but very effective. #
  • @jonhickman people evading tax are the root problem, rather than the mechanism by which they do so for sure, but both need addressing #
  • @jonhickman …exactly how the latter is dealt with is difficult, when as you say, political legitimacy is an issue! #
  • Help citizens in Egypt and places where internet access is blocked by contributing to the Tor network http://j.mp/guqKOb #jan25 #censorship #
  • Are you behind a firewall or subject to internet restrictions? Use the cloud to bypass censorship: http://j.mp/fnZ1xW #jan25 #censorship #
  • @jonhickman @richjohnson LOL! nice idea, but probably cheaper to just add another hour at the start 😉 #

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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2011-01-24

24 January, 2011 by Einar Thorsen Leave a Comment

  • Mediating Environmental Change: Exploring the way forward http://j.mp/hAD6Nw – deadline for submission of abstracts is end of today #mec2011 #
  • @jonhickman @egrommet I use things on Mac and iPhone too… it is expensive, but well worth the investment. #
  • John Kampfner: WikiLeaks turned the tables on governments, but the power relationship has not changed http://j.mp/gPETSg #
  • Where do I get that data? New Q&A site launched http://j.mp/dTxzfO #
  • Journalism Online: little effect seen on papers’ web traffic when only most regular users pay, w/5-20 free articles/month http://j.mp/dWyZOu #
  • @johnhenry finally I can pay for it on a regular basis and not feel guilty anymore! Nice work. #
  • Anyone have experience with marking using @TurnitIn on an iPad? Can get everything to work apart from comments on docs. Great potential! #
  • Huddersfield Vice Chancellor volunteers to take on same 30 year tuition fee debt as students enrolling in 2012 http://j.mp/eItIVc #hecuts #
  • @ruskin147 I happily did. Not even for new features, just simply for a clear conscience about contributing towards the journalism. #
  • @simonp820 by quality journalism? For sure. Some things are worth paying for, even if it's free, so it's still there in the future 😉 #
  • @pow365 will blog about experience and tweet if I can work it out. #
  • Lists like these are always too long: @datastore: Journalists killed since 1992 http://t.co/Wp8xqP5 #
  • Apple's blow-out quarter: The bloggers called it, the Street blew it http://j.mp/gICUVu #
  • @JoshH347 went with @diigo for now. Bit bloated and lacking slick interface, but @springpad overlapped too much with my todo app. #
  • Playing with @flipboard is like peaking into the future of news. #

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