Comments for Pam Maples http://pmaples.wordpress.com journalism, new media and ideas Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:58:58 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on TED2009: Bonnie Bassler on talking bacteria by Pam Maples http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/ted2009-bonnie-bassler-on-talking-bacteria/#comment-18 Pam Maples Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:58:58 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-18 Her talk is not posted yet, but I suspect it won't be long b/c she was a hit there. Great, enthusiastic speaker who can really explain her stuff clearly. She was one of my favorites. Her talk is not posted yet, but I suspect it won’t be long b/c she was a hit there. Great, enthusiastic speaker who can really explain her stuff clearly. She was one of my favorites.

]]> Comment on TED2009 Prize winners share their wishes by Pam http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/ted2009-prize-winners-share-their-wishes/#comment-17 Pam Tue, 17 Feb 2009 03:22:48 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-17 Thanks for the comment John. I admit I'd never heard of El Sistema til now. I posted this while the awards ceremony was underway, which means it does not mention a wonderful moment: The presentation to Abreu (who was unable to come to TED) concluded with a mini concert by some of the young musicians, under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel. They were with Abreu in a hall in Brazil and it was beamed live into TED via satellite. Amazing music. Thanks for the comment John. I admit I’d never heard of El Sistema til now. I posted this while the awards ceremony was underway, which means it does not mention a wonderful moment: The presentation to Abreu (who was unable to come to TED) concluded with a mini concert by some of the young musicians, under the direction of Gustavo Dudamel. They were with Abreu in a hall in Brazil and it was beamed live into TED via satellite. Amazing music.

]]> Comment on TED2009 Prize winners share their wishes by John http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2009/02/05/ted2009-prize-winners-share-their-wishes/#comment-16 John Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:43:31 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=204#comment-16 I fell in love with Abreu and "El Sistema" when I saw it on "60 Minutes." It's one of those absolutely pure ideas that makes such complete sense on so many levels. Just think if we had taken the money from trying to figure out how to test out kids in No Child Left Behind and used it to create an "El Sistema" in this country. I can't play for nothing, but I'd spend money to go and watch kids perform if they came up through a system like this. I fell in love with Abreu and “El Sistema” when I saw it on “60 Minutes.” It’s one of those absolutely pure ideas that makes such complete sense on so many levels. Just think if we had taken the money from trying to figure out how to test out kids in No Child Left Behind and used it to create an “El Sistema” in this country. I can’t play for nothing, but I’d spend money to go and watch kids perform if they came up through a system like this.

]]> Comment on TED2009: Bonnie Bassler on talking bacteria by John http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2009/02/06/ted2009-bonnie-bassler-on-talking-bacteria/#comment-15 John Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:40:53 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=224#comment-15 I got a great visual of bacteria talking to bacteria. I'm going to go see the video of her presentation. Must have been fun. I got a great visual of bacteria talking to bacteria. I’m going to go see the video of her presentation. Must have been fun.

]]> Comment on TED2009: “Sixth Sense” device projects information on any surface, including your skin by John http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2009/02/14/ted2009-sixth-sense-device-projects-information-on-any-surface-including-your-skin/#comment-14 John Tue, 17 Feb 2009 00:39:47 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=241#comment-14 This is a fascinating concept. I loved thinking about this application and its future and how we can use it. All power to the pointers. This is a fascinating concept. I loved thinking about this application and its future and how we can use it. All power to the pointers.

]]> Comment on APME: Google and newspapers by Google wants to save newspapers? Maybe they HAVE to. :: Tom Altman’s Wedia Conversation http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/google/#comment-9 Google wants to save newspapers? Maybe they HAVE to. :: Tom Altman’s Wedia Conversation Fri, 09 Jan 2009 03:32:20 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-9 [...] was also quoted saying: Schmidt drew quite a bit of attention a few months back when he said the company has a “moral [...] [...] was also quoted saying: Schmidt drew quite a bit of attention a few months back when he said the company has a “moral [...]

]]> Comment on APME: Google and newspapers by Google’s on board! http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/google/#comment-6 Google’s on board! Fri, 26 Sep 2008 19:24:22 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-6 [...] This, via Journalism Hope, is a pretty hefty endorsement: [Google senior adviser Richard] Gingras urges editors to take a lesson from Wikipedia’s redefinition of the encyclopedia.Although it has no original reporting, Wikipedia is becoming a popular source for news. To illustrate this, Gingras shows a recent Google search on the anthrax attacks. The first result: a Wikipedia article. The second: The site of a man who has been researching and following the case for several years. People are going to these sites, and referring others to them, in large enough numbers to drive them to the top of page rankings, he says. The Wikipedia article is nearly 5,000 words and also has multiple sources linked. On big news stories, Gingras argues, Wikipedia’s contributors usually go a good job of pulling together a lot of reliable material — often from newspaper sites — and updating it continually. [...] [...] This, via Journalism Hope, is a pretty hefty endorsement: [Google senior adviser Richard] Gingras urges editors to take a lesson from Wikipedia’s redefinition of the encyclopedia.Although it has no original reporting, Wikipedia is becoming a popular source for news. To illustrate this, Gingras shows a recent Google search on the anthrax attacks. The first result: a Wikipedia article. The second: The site of a man who has been researching and following the case for several years. People are going to these sites, and referring others to them, in large enough numbers to drive them to the top of page rankings, he says. The Wikipedia article is nearly 5,000 words and also has multiple sources linked. On big news stories, Gingras argues, Wikipedia’s contributors usually go a good job of pulling together a lot of reliable material — often from newspaper sites — and updating it continually. [...]

]]> Comment on APME: Google and newspapers by Gary Wolf http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2008/09/09/google/#comment-5 Gary Wolf Fri, 19 Sep 2008 03:32:16 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=38#comment-5 Thanks Pam for this report. I think this is a very intelligent way of thinking about news. Keep in mind that the story does not have remain associated with a single writer - it could be maintained by a group, or passed from person to person. Although the focus here is on newspapers, it is also relevant to magazines. I move from story to story at Wired, but I notice that the email I receive (after a big initial burst), slowly becomes disassociated with the date of publication, as the stories attract readers through Web links. They become stand-alone pieces, disconnected from any particular issue of the magazine. The business model of a magazine is not set up to capture this readership - any more than the business model of a newspaper is. But that doesn't matter to readers, who are oblivious to what we think we are doing. They are following a different thread, the thread of their curiosity, web links, etc. Gary Wolf Contributing editor, Wired Thanks Pam for this report. I think this is a very intelligent way of thinking about news. Keep in mind that the story does not have remain associated with a single writer – it could be maintained by a group, or passed from person to person. Although the focus here is on newspapers, it is also relevant to magazines. I move from story to story at Wired, but I notice that the email I receive (after a big initial burst), slowly becomes disassociated with the date of publication, as the stories attract readers through Web links. They become stand-alone pieces, disconnected from any particular issue of the magazine. The business model of a magazine is not set up to capture this readership – any more than the business model of a newspaper is. But that doesn’t matter to readers, who are oblivious to what we think we are doing. They are following a different thread, the thread of their curiosity, web links, etc.

Gary Wolf
Contributing editor, Wired

]]> Comment on SND: Rethinking the Business by Sara http://pmaples.wordpress.com/2008/09/08/snd-rethinking-the-business/#comment-2 Sara Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:35:26 +0000 http://pmaples.wordpress.com/?p=3#comment-2 Great idea! I'm glad you're sharing what you hear with the rest of us. Great idea! I’m glad you’re sharing what you hear with the rest of us.

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