Simon Owens shares the fascinating story of how a wedding photographer generated thousands of dollars in business with his clever us of Facebook.
Tag: nieman lab
Measuring News Consumer Interest Around Occupy Wall Street
My most recent article in Harvard’s Nieman Lab explores why Occupy Wall Street is perfect for web journalism. I interviewed editors from the New York Observer, The Atlantic, and Reason to determine how hungry news consumers are for OWS content.
How PBS used Social Media to Promote Ken Burns’ Prohibition
Two weeks ago I was sitting on a long bus ride between New York City and DC when I noticed several people I follow on Twitter checking into the PBS documentary Prohibition on GetGlue. GetGlue is a social networking site that allows users to “check in” to media they’re consuming in real time.