Zombie Journalism

Today’s recommended reading is largely based around my current project compiling demographics data on Facebook and Twitter.

Recommended links from how newspaper sites handle comments to how journalists can use Facebook for sourcing, online video usage reports and social media mapping.

This study seems to conflict with others like it, but it seems believable, at least, that it’s too early to call it quits for TV.

Recommended reading that’s mostly about Twitter this time – monetization models, the end of the “real” Colonel Tribune, Twitter grammar, tools and other fun stuff.

Facebook has decided to let Fan Pages with less than 1,000 fans get a custom URL – but they’ll have to wait until June 28.

While getting a Twitter account is fast and easy, it does have a lot of little decisions along the way that can affect how your finished account turns out. If you’re not very comfortable signing up for new web accounts or you’d just like to have a guide to set up Twitter, consider this your wizard.

There’s only so much your website and newspaper can do to get readers to your stories – the rest is up to you. You are in charge of your own “brand” as a professional journalist, so here’s some ways to get your work to more people.

Facebook announced today that starting this Saturday, they will begin offering vanity URLs – custom web addresses – for all of their users. If you want yours, you’d better be ready Saturday at midnight.

Recommended reading on online newspaper pay models and ideas for news providers looking to expand their use of Twitter.

I’ve added a new Resources link to the site. I’ve linked to some of the basic social media primers I’ve been creating to help Enquirer staff get acclimated toFacebook and Twitter – with more to come.