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Curation the first trend of 2011

Posted on January 7, 2011 by Bill Wren

We are only a week into the new year and already it has its Internet trend: curation. I’m particularly struck by this trend for both positive and negative reasons. I’ll get the negative one out of the way first. It’s … Continue reading →

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Stories all the time

Posted on October 28, 2010 by Bill Wren

Most people I know wake in the morning, get up, get a coffee and then turn to their morning paper for news or their computer for email and news. Put another way, their days begin with stories. When they go … Continue reading →

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Listen to the silence and pay attention

Posted on July 12, 2010 by Bill Wren

Noise is a common complaint about social media. We often say there is too much worthless chatter. When we say this, we’re complaining about content. It’s of no value to us; it’s all noise. For people like myself who work … Continue reading →

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Our reporter is on the ground

Posted on March 30, 2010 by Bill Wren

Expressions are so confusing. Currently, when stories break in places like Haiti, Chile, Afghanistan and others, reporters that go to cover the stories tell us what is happening. When they get to the locations and begin filing their reports, I … Continue reading →

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What is the story?

Posted on March 24, 2010 by Bill Wren

I don’t mind saying I’m confused when CBC headlines a story ‘NB Power deal cancelled.’ They say in their opening paragraph, “The proposed deal to sell NB Power’s generation assets to Hydro-Québec fell apart over Quebec’s concerns about unanticipated costs, … Continue reading →

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