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How TBD’s election day experiments turned out

Mandy — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:52:32 +0000

As promised, I’m reporting back on TBD’s election day experiments.

The Voting Issues Crowdmap seemed to be successful. We had a lot fewer reports than in the primaries, but considering D.C. turnout was lower and there were fewer issues reported overall, I’d say that’s accurate. We got 20 accepted reports in and some were very intriguing. Take [...]

Link roundup: Facebook deals, Times paywalls, ONA and news experiments

Mandy — Wed, 03 Nov 2010 22:49:30 +0000

Geolocation meets deals

Last news first. Facebook announced today that it will be doing more with its location feature, including offering deals tied to location. This could spell trouble for other geolocation providers like Foursquare and Gowalla, group buying sites like Groupon and, sadly, news sites looking for revenue streams. Facebook is offering these deals [...]

Using Foursquare and Crowdmap to track local elections

Mandy — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 02:17:14 +0000

With the midterm elections coming tomorrow, lots of news outlets will likely be launching their fanciest new toys and social media ideas to best pull in that coveted election night audience on the web. TBD’s no exception, though our election day experiments are based in off-site crowdsourcing to better inform our on-site coverage.

As we did with [...]

Uses for Foursquare in news reporting

Mandy — Fri, 09 Jul 2010 14:19:34 +0000

Aside from all the fun marketing options, Foursquare can be very valuable for reporters, bloggers and other news organizations. Here are a few suggestions:

1. Find a source with ties to a specific location

When you go to a venue’s page on Foursquare, you can see who has recently checked in there and who is there the [...]

A Beginner’s Guide to Location-Based Services

Mandy — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 20:15:33 +0000

A very basic overview of Foursquare, Gowalla and other location-based services, including a glossary and tips for use. [...]

We don’t have to be everywhere at once

Mandy — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:07:18 +0000

With limited staff resources, newspapers can't chase every new social media idea that comes along - and that's OK. [...]