Saturday, December 31, 2011
Most read Daily Freeman stories of 2011
UPDATE:
A comment below laments, "I am surprised our home town American Hero PFC.Douglas L. Cordo is not on the list." It was 28th.
11. School budgets pass in all local districts except Saugerties and Pine Plains
12. Crash on Thruway in Ulster kills veteran corrections officer
13. Unofficial election results
14. Two arrested after man shot in Uptown Kingston
15. Two Kingston girls charged in break-in, sexual misconduct
16. Pilot from Germantown presumed dead in Hudson River jet crash
17. SPECIAL REPORT: Embattled Kingston cop’s pay and benefit
18. Saugerties used car dealer charged with forgery, fraud scheme
19. High-ranking Kingston cop charged with stealing
20. 3 men shot, woman beaten at New Year’s party in Midtown Kingston
21. Shock, caution follow Kingston cop’s arrest
22. Police say body found in Esopus Creek is missing Saugerties man Zachary Green
23. Arrests mount in connection with shootings at Kingston party
24. Authorities: None of six boaters in accident that killed four were wearing life jackets
25. Hyde Park homicide victim, 18, was FDR High grad, gymnast
26. Area couple to be featured on DIY network
27. 4 Ulster County residents die in boat crash on Hudson
28. Kingston honors fallen soldier
29. Driver in boat crash that killed 4 was drunk, deputies say
30. Father of teen slaying victim commits suicide
31. Germantown man presumed dead in Hudson River plane crash
32. Two charged who police say ran illegal Kingston nightclub where shootings occurred
33. Kingston cop’s request for school pay raised red flag, former administrator says
34. Surveillance videos show missing man just before disappearance
35. Tenant charged with killing woman in Hurley home (video)
36. Management shakeup at Ulster Savings Bank
37. Police shoot Highland girl, 17, in stolen car
38. Kingston businessman accused of fondling job applicant
39. Boy escaped van, swam to safety before mom drowned self, 3 kids in Hudson River
40. WHAT HAPPENED TO JOE? Teen’s disappearance still a mystery after nearly 25 years
41. Mayor raps cops for not knowing beforehand about party where shootings occurred
42. EDITORIAL: School superintendent, police chief missing in action
43. Death of Ulster County Sheriff’s Office detective sergeant being investigated
44. Flooding continues in much of Ulster County
45. Carnright urges calm among Kingston residents riled by unruly youths
46. Rhinebeck man charged with stabbing patient at Northeast Center
47. Victim ID’d in Accord snowmobile crash
48. Disco singer Andrea True, 68, dies in Kingston; had hit with ‘More, More, More’ (with video of song)
49. Zach Green’s family gets closure but still wants answers
50. Driver inattentiveness cited in crash that killed corrections officer
UPDATE 2: The comment on this post also made me rethink the ranking criteria, which is the headline, and not the URL where the story resides, meaning that if a story changes through the day, as stories are wont to do, different headlines will change the rankings. The headline ranking reflects how many people saw a story as it was written. A URL ranking reflects a story re-written multiple times, where the last version ends up being dramatically different from the original. Both rankings have value.
So I did another ranking based on URLs. Here are the 10 based on that. Remember, there were different headlines on the same story, I'm displaying the last headline used.
1. Man says son, 32, missing since Sunday
2. Germantown man presumed dead in Hudson River plane crash
3. Kingston man, 31, found dead, police say
4. Tenant charged with killing woman in Hurley home
5. Authorities: None of six boaters in accident that killed four were wearing life jackets (new video)
6. Police say body found in Esopus Creek is missing Saugerties man Zachary Green
7. Crash on Thruway in Ulster kills veteran corrections officer
8. Freeman editor pulls suicidal woman from bridge railing (video)
9. Kingston cop on leave amid payroll probe; safe removed from office
10. Boat survivor’s feat amazes father; 2 people injured in crash that killed 4 could be hospitalized for weeks
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Hudson Valley politicians. BRAAAAAMMMMMM!!!!
I did a "Law & Order" edition last year. See if you can tell who's who.
Wednesday, December 28, 2011
DFM Chat on 2012 projects
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon. Once again, note the name change: It's no longer #jrcchat but #dfmchat, to reflect the inclusion of Media News Group into Digital First Media, which also manages Journal Register.
Today we're talking about journalistic projects for 2012.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#dfmchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we're talking about journalistic projects for 2012.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#dfmchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Tuesday, December 27, 2011
Santa arrives in Woodstock in a rocket ship
It's a known tradition. Santa arrives in Woodstock every Christmas Eve in many peculiar and unannounced ways.
This year, he came in a rocket ship, thanks to Steve Heller of Fabulous Furniture in Boiceville, no doubt. Here's a tweet from writer Martha Frankel (Heller's other half), explaining.
The video description states:
2009:
This year, he came in a rocket ship, thanks to Steve Heller of Fabulous Furniture in Boiceville, no doubt. Here's a tweet from writer Martha Frankel (Heller's other half), explaining.
After the insane year we've had, it was just so very cool that Woodstock chose one of Steve's rocket cars to be Santa's wheels of choice!
— martha frankel (@marthafrankel) December 25, 2011
The video description states:
The Lindsey Webster Band sang on a float in front. The float was setup as his workshop, complete with his elves, tools, giant toys, a Jack in the Box jumping up and down, a dancing ballerina, nutcrackers, and with him riding in the Rocket Ship on top. Of course he was accompanied by the famous dancing Woodstock Reindeer and Frosty the Snow Woman. Produced by Cinemanomoly2010:
2009:
2008:
You get the idea.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Happy Holidays from Andy Boyle
Who's Andy Boyle? He's a bearded web developer for the Boston Globe, somewhat famous Twitter witness of Broken Dreams, owner of a cat and person who has never done many a thing.
He posted this:
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
DFM chat on Digital First journalists
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Note the name change: It's no longer #jrcchat but #dfmchat, to reflect the inclusion of Media News Group into Digital First Media, which also manages Journal Register.
Today we're talking about, well Digital First journalists: What does that mean, how we do it and what to expect. And a few surprises.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#dfmchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we're talking about, well Digital First journalists: What does that mean, how we do it and what to expect. And a few surprises.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#dfmchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Monday, December 19, 2011
Why is the tree on Broadway and Henry Street in Kingston not lit this year?
The latest complaint on seeclickfix: Why is the tree on Broadway and Henry Street in Kingston not lit this year?
'Tis the season, and inquiring minds want to know.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Story ideas
What are we working on in the Life Department? '
Glad you asked.
What would you like us to work on?
Monday, December 12, 2011
Ulster County Charter conference liveblog
Anne Pyburn of the Watershed Post is set to liveblog a conference at SUNY New Paltz from 8:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. about the Ulster County Charter after five years. I've kindly stolen the liveblog code after I found it hanging out naked on the Watershed Post site. After alerting the alert editors, they gave me the OK to include their coverage.
Panelists include County Executive Mike Hein, Comptroller Elliott Auerbach, former Freeman political editor Hugh Reynolds (! and ?), former charter commission head Gerald Benjamin and a hosts of other notables.
Panelists include County Executive Mike Hein, Comptroller Elliott Auerbach, former Freeman political editor Hugh Reynolds (! and ?), former charter commission head Gerald Benjamin and a hosts of other notables.
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Twitter embed test
New interface. New sandbox. Here we go.
I am posting this tweet so I can embed it on its own, using #newnewtwitter
— Ivan Lajara (@ivanlajara) December9, 2011
Another one
Hotel surveillance videos show Strauss-Kahn and accuser after alleged attack: apne.ws/ulng7L Read more: apne.ws/uhaMNQ -CC
— The Associated Press (@AP) December9, 2011
Virginia Tech Shooting live reports
I'm piling up this as much for me as for you, as I'm trying to follow what's going on.
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
JRC Chat on news initiatives
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we're talking about news initiatives for 2012: What we're planning, how to do it and what to expect.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Monday, December 5, 2011
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
JRC Chat on online comments
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we're commenting about, um, online comments and how they can be improved, how they can help journalism and how to avoid problems.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we're commenting about, um, online comments and how they can be improved, how they can help journalism and how to avoid problems.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
JRC Chat on Google for journalism
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the (kind-of) weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we're talking about Google tools and how they can be used in the pursuit of journalism excellence.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Since this is about Google, I figured we could also try livestreaming a Hangout of the chat, if anyone wants in as well.
Today we're talking about Google tools and how they can be used in the pursuit of journalism excellence.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Since this is about Google, I figured we could also try livestreaming a Hangout of the chat, if anyone wants in as well.
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
New Paltz story goes national
I was invited to The Little Rebellion tonight at SUNY New Paltz to share some journalistic awesomesauce. Yadda yadday yadda, here's what the crew is doing today.
Brough to you by The Little Rebellion.
Brough to you by The Little Rebellion.
Here's the newest story, AND THE LIVESTREAM!
Monday, November 14, 2011
How to use Google Voice for a Sound-Off
Let's bring back the Sound Off, but this time using Google Voice!
It's an idea shamelessly re-purposed from fellow Idealab member Karen Workman of the Oakland Press in Michigan, and as she's shown, it can have many more uses.
Here's my initial plan: We'll ask a question every day, like the online poll. If you feel the answers are inadequate, you can expand your comments by calling this number:
We would then post your comments, with audio, online.
You can also answer in other ways, of course. Whatever makes it easy.
Here's a very rough way to show you how to do it:
It's an idea shamelessly re-purposed from fellow Idealab member Karen Workman of the Oakland Press in Michigan, and as she's shown, it can have many more uses.
Here's my initial plan: We'll ask a question every day, like the online poll. If you feel the answers are inadequate, you can expand your comments by calling this number:
We would then post your comments, with audio, online.
You can also answer in other ways, of course. Whatever makes it easy.
Here's a very rough way to show you how to do it:
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Election Day planning
I'm using my blog to test a new and faster way to publish election results. Here are some of the things we're planning to do at the Freeman:
We've created (still working on completion, so bear with us if there's stuff missing still) a spreadsheet that will constantly update election results as they come in. Here's a preview, with empty results, obviously.
All you have to do is hit refresh every now and then. But how do you know when results are in, right? For that, we'll have a CoverItLive container, with all the people at the Freeman who are working on Election Day stories, pretty much all of us. The best part is that CoverItLive allows YOU to chime in. I'll be moderating that as well, to include relevant comments and questions.
In addition, we're including a SeeClickFix Election Problems report widget on our site so that you can tell everyone if there is a problem at the polls. We'll be monitoring those as well.
Let me know what you think, what we can do better, or any other ideas you might have. And don't forget to vote on Tuesday.
Otherwise, the terrorists win.
Friday, November 4, 2011
Wednesday, November 2, 2011
How to make a timeline with specific RSS feeds
Here's a nifty timeline made in a flash with Idealab-specific posts by members of the Journal Register Company group.
Let this serve you as a tutorial on how to make a timeline.
What I did: I added an RSS feed from RSS feeds to Dipity.
Done.
To do this:
What is the meaning of Digital First?
You've probably heard us say 'Digital First' over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and over and such.
But (pardon me Double Rainbow guy) what does it mean?
Monday, October 31, 2011
Friday, October 28, 2011
How to make an Election Day problems widget with See Click Fix
Visit http://seeclickfix.com/widget
At bottom, click on “Generate Map Widget Now!”
Add your desired location. (600 for JRC sites or 600 for this blog, for instance). Make sure you select “Report Form” on “Make a primary tab”
Add your contact info.
Click "generate widget", get your code and post in your site.
As I was told by my managing editor, "it's so easy, even an editor can do it." It should look like this:
The best part? You can share it with your blogger networks and everyone else. A true crowdsourced effort. What do you think?
At bottom, click on “Generate Map Widget Now!”
Add your desired location. (600 for JRC sites or 600 for this blog, for instance). Make sure you select “Report Form” on “Make a primary tab”
Add your contact info.
Click "generate widget", get your code and post in your site.
As I was told by my managing editor, "it's so easy, even an editor can do it." It should look like this:
The best part? You can share it with your blogger networks and everyone else. A true crowdsourced effort. What do you think?
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Wednesday, October 26, 2011
Google Maps now acknowledges the existence of Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge
Remember the Before Time, when Google didn't map anything using the Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge?
After contacting them, the services has update their mapping. Now it's like this:
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But the memories, they will live on:
After contacting them, the services has update their mapping. Now it's like this:
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But the memories, they will live on:
Yay!
Let's celebrate by watching a 1980s Pepsi commercial shot in Kingston!
JRC Chat on open journalism
Hello! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are currently taking part on the weekly Twitter chat, which started at noon.
Today we're talking about open journalism: Opening the newsroom (physically), story budgets, contacts, even API!
But what's API? Exactly.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we're talking about open journalism: Opening the newsroom (physically), story budgets, contacts, even API!
But what's API? Exactly.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Monday, October 24, 2011
Wednesday, October 19, 2011
JRC Chat on live blogging
Hello! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are currently taking part on the weekly Twitter chat, which started at noon.
Today we're talking about live blogging news events: what to cover, how to do it and what are the best practices.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we're talking about live blogging news events: what to cover, how to do it and what are the best practices.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Thursday, October 13, 2011
Digital journalism chat at SUNY New Paltz with Ivan Lajara ... Wait! WHAAAAAAAAA????
I'm going to be a guest journalist/speaker/panelist/something at the SUNY New Paltz Journalism 2 class with Adam Bosch (of the Times-Herald-Record-Gazette-Advertiser-Chronicle-Journal-Thing-Stuff) and Professor Nancy Meyer Heiz (who leads the Little Rebellion) to talk about digital journalism awesomesauce.
The guys over at the Little Rebellion are covering the event live, so they can chronicle a potentially epic failure.
It should be fun. The event takes place at 8:30 a.m. sharp. So don't miss it!
Or miss it and the read the transcript later.
Or don't.
Whatever, man.
Your reaction to #OccupyWallStreet #KingstonNY
If there's going to be more than 150 gathered anywhere in Kingston, there's going to be some buzz on social media. Here's some of the reaction from today's Occupy Wall Street rally in Kingston:
Irrelevant, awesome livestream highlights
From the Kingston Budget unveiling:
'The only person who wants change is a baby with a wet diaper'
"Deadline is NOW!"
Tuesday, October 11, 2011
Google Maps doesn't like Kingston-Rhinecliff Bridge
What's the closest way from Kingston to Rhinebeck?
Let's ask Google Maps!
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What's the closest way from Kingston to Tivoli?
Let's ask Google Maps!
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FAIL!
So what happens if you want to go from the actual Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge to, say, Kingston? An Epic FAIL, that's what:
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I've put a ticket with Google and will let you know about the resolution.
UPDATE! Google Maps Teams responds:
Let's ask Google Maps!
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What's the closest way from Kingston to Tivoli?
Let's ask Google Maps!
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FAIL!
So what happens if you want to go from the actual Kingston-Rhinecliff bridge to, say, Kingston? An Epic FAIL, that's what:
View Larger Map
I've put a ticket with Google and will let you know about the resolution.
UPDATE! Google Maps Teams responds:
"Your Google Maps problem report has been reviewed, and you were right! We'll update the map soon and email you when you can see the change."
Monday, October 10, 2011
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
JRC chat on live blogging
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we're talking about live blogging news events: what to cover, how to do it and what are the best practices.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we're talking about live blogging news events: what to cover, how to do it and what are the best practices.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Friday, September 30, 2011
Thursday, September 29, 2011
After the Deluge KDC musical Fundraiser
UPDATE: Mark Marshall informs:
Indeed.
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After the Deluge, is a night of music in support victims of the recent floodings in the Hudson Valley and the Catskills, took place on Wednesday at Keegan Ales in Kingston.
All proceeds that were collected at the event will go to:
Ulster: The Timber Lake Foundation
Delaware: The MARK Project
Greene: Community Action of Greene County
Schoharie: Schoharie County Community Action Program (SCCAP)
Sullivan: Frost Valley YMCA – rebuilding fund
Catskills Region: Red Cross (South Central NY and Northeastern NY disaster relief)
If you couldn’t attend, you can still donate here.
Here's the replay of the event.
Video streaming by Ustream
Video streaming by Ustream
"So the final total we're distributing to relief organizations, after buying folks that beer and paying for posters, is just over $1100.00 - plus half a carload each of food and essentials for caring hands / queens galley."
"not too shabby."
Indeed.
***
After the Deluge, is a night of music in support victims of the recent floodings in the Hudson Valley and the Catskills, took place on Wednesday at Keegan Ales in Kingston.
All proceeds that were collected at the event will go to:
Ulster: The Timber Lake Foundation
Delaware: The MARK Project
Greene: Community Action of Greene County
Schoharie: Schoharie County Community Action Program (SCCAP)
Sullivan: Frost Valley YMCA – rebuilding fund
Catskills Region: Red Cross (South Central NY and Northeastern NY disaster relief)
If you couldn’t attend, you can still donate here.
Here's the replay of the event.
Video streaming by Ustream
Video streaming by Ustream
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
JRC Chat on Facebook changes
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we're talking about Facebook changes and what it means for journalists and journalism.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we're talking about Facebook changes and what it means for journalists and journalism.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Don Draper Presents Facebook Timeline
Youtube user EricLeist mashed a "Mad Men" episode (the one about the Kodak carousel) with some images about the new changes on Facebook and the result is pure magic.
By the way, if you can't wait, here's how to activate Timeline now.
Monday, September 26, 2011
Twitter word cloud
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Friday, September 16, 2011
'Important questions' answered
A week ago, in a column, I tried to guilt Kevin Cahill into reading the Freeman and joining Twitter so that he could give information to his constituents directly.
I also created a quasi-humorous interactive questionnaire to gather some information and have some fun.
Well, the results are in. And, to ease the understanding of the issue, I've created some helpful infographics.
• What’s the best way for you to find such information?
Should we have apologized for sending other tweets that were videos of cute cats?
There actually is a Ben and Jerry’s “Schweddy Balls” ice cream?
I also created a quasi-humorous interactive questionnaire to gather some information and have some fun.
Well, the results are in. And, to ease the understanding of the issue, I've created some helpful infographics.
IMPORTANT QUESTIONS FORM: ANSWERS
This documents includes important question because that's what it says in the title.
What’s a tweet?
Will Kevin Cahill read the Freeman, ever?
There actually is a Ben and Jerry’s “Schweddy Balls” ice cream?
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Election planning
This document was updated constantly during yesterday's primary elections
Basically, all you would have had to do to get new result was hit refresh.
The document is an iframe (think of a window) of the Ulster County Board of Elections site.
I don't think you can get live results faster than this.
What do you think about doing something like this for the general election?
JRC Chat on Storify: The Storify recap
If you are new to Storify, I recommend CHECKING THIS STORIFY!
JRC Chat on Storify
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we're talking about Storify, an online tool which aims "to help journalists, bloggers and experts curate and present the best of the social Web’s real-time content."
I've been using the tool for about a year now, and I've found that curation is but one use. I'm hoping we can use the chat to dredge more uses (and tutorials) and share them.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we're talking about Storify, an online tool which aims "to help journalists, bloggers and experts curate and present the best of the social Web’s real-time content."
I've been using the tool for about a year now, and I've found that curation is but one use. I'm hoping we can use the chat to dredge more uses (and tutorials) and share them.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Gordon Elliott wants you to come to the Freeman Sessions with Stella May
The Freeman Sessions with Stella May takes place Sunday from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the home of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood home, Oak Terrace, in Clermont in Columbia County.
And Gordon Elliott ("Oz" -!?) wants you to come.
The event, "Dinner at Eleanor’s: A Moveable Feast," is being presented by Green Peas TV to benefit The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill and ARCS, AIDS-Related Community Services.
I toured the property recently, and it's creepy and awesome.
And Gordon Elliott ("Oz" -!?) wants you to come.
The event, "Dinner at Eleanor’s: A Moveable Feast," is being presented by Green Peas TV to benefit The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill and ARCS, AIDS-Related Community Services.
I toured the property recently, and it's creepy and awesome.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Friday, September 9, 2011
FEMA's social media resources
For the skeptics, a press release.
New York State Office of Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Management Agency use social media tools Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
You can receive the latest disaster recovery updates and information on how to prepare for emergencies from the following social media sites:
FEMA Blog - blog.fema.gov. The blog provides a place for agency senior leaders to discuss the current topics of the day. It also encourages open conversation and comments by users.
SOCIAL
MEDIA CAN HELP KEEP YOU AND YOUR FAMILY SAFE
ALBANY, N.Y. - Emergency managers can say a lot in 140 characters.New York State Office of Emergency Management and Federal Emergency Management Agency use social media tools Twitter, Facebook and YouTube.
You can receive the latest disaster recovery updates and information on how to prepare for emergencies from the following social media sites:
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Twitter - www.twitter.com/NYSEMO
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Twitter.com/fema
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http://mobile.twitter.com/fema
(available on mobile devices)
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FEMA Administrator Craig Fugate tweets at
twitter.com/CraigatFEMA
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The Ready Campaign, which helps people prepare
for emergencies. It links to www.ready.gov
and tweets at twitter.com/Readydotgov.
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FEMA Region 2, which includes Albany, tweets at
twitter.com/femaregion2
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Facebook
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Facebook.com/fema
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http://m.facebook.com/fema
(accessible on mobile devices). Users must "like" a specific agency's
Facebook to receive updates.
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YouTube
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Google Books
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FEMA uses Google Books to share some of its
publications in an easy to access, free online format.
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Mobile Website - m.fema.gov
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The mobile website allows for preparedness and
disaster-related information to be delivered directly to a smartphone. Users
can also apply for disaster assistance.
FEMA Blog - blog.fema.gov. The blog provides a place for agency senior leaders to discuss the current topics of the day. It also encourages open conversation and comments by users.
For official information, go to www.dhses.ny.gov/oem
and www.fema.gov
for disaster and preparedness information. At the FEMA site, you can find these
online tools:
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RRS/Date Feeds -www.fema.gov/help/rss.shtm
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RSS/data feeds provide automatically updated
information as soon as it's available.
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Widgets- www.fema.gov/help/widgets.
Widgets provide information through web-based graphical interfaces. The widgets
can be placed on personal and business websites, allowing visitors to those
sites to access updates FEMA information.
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Multimedia Library - www.fema.gov/medialibrary.
The Multimedia Library contains all of FEMA's videos, photos, and audio files.
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Email Updates - www.fema.gov/help/getemail.shtm.
Email Updates provide information delivered directly to your inbox. FEMA never
sends unsolicited emails and the public can choose which updates they would
like to receive.
FEMA does not endorse any non-government websites, companies or
applications.
FEMA's mission is to support our citizens and first responders to ensure
that as a nation we work together to build, sustain, and improve our capability
to prepare for, protect against, respond to, recover from, and mitigate all
hazards.
After the Deluge benefit set for Sept. 28 in Kingston
From our friends at the Kingston Digital Corridor.
"So normally, our monthly get-together is a friendly networking and catch-up event.
"Not this time. Unless you’ve been living in a cave, you know that our region has been devastated by Hurricane Irene – followed by days and days of torrential rain. People have lost their homes, their stores… towns have lost roads, and whole downtowns. Farms have been lost. People are desperately in need of help.
"On September 28th, KDC and the Ulster County Musicians Network will be doing something to help out. After the Deluge is a night of music in support of these folks. Thanks to our friends at the Watershed Post, we’ve found verified flood relief organizations in Ulster, Schoharie, Greene, and Delaware counties – the whole Catskills region.
All proceeds from this event will go to them. We’re asking you to pay what you can, but $15 bucks or more at the door, and the first beer is on us. We’re not maintaining a list of artists here, as it’s growing faster than we can keep up. But regardless of who ends up playing, it’s going to be a great night of music, and it’s for the worthiest of causes.
So please come out and show your support for your fellow Upstaters.
After the Deluge takes place Sept. 28 from 5:30 to 10 p.m. at Keegan Ales, 20 St. James Street Kingston.
Thursday, September 8, 2011
Daily Freeman front pages, Sept. 2001
Here's a collection of front pages from the Freeman from Sept. 12 to 21, 2001:
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Digital First Media, the beginning
Journal Register Co., the parent company of the Freeman, announced Wednesday the creation of Digital First Media Inc. Here's some news and reaction from the web.
JRC Chat on disaster coverage
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we are talking about storm coverage in the aftermath of Irene.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we are talking about storm coverage in the aftermath of Irene.
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Thursday, September 1, 2011
Irene live blog non-stop since Aug. 27
Our friends at the Watershed Post are STILL compiling and collaborating to bring you post-Irene reports from across the area, especially the Catskills, and they've gotten some very nice deserved press for their efforts ("hyperlocal" - hahaha!) and have kept the post-Irene issue alive and will do so until this is over.
Anyway, Julia Reischel and Lissa Harris have been sharing reports from government organizations, media (including yours truly since Saturday, helping with info, tech and stuff) but, most importantly your posts.
I'm posting this again because it was buried with all the other Irene-related posts below.
Wednesday, August 31, 2011
Watershed Post talks Irene, interviews Cuomo
Our collaborative friends at the Watershed Post have their own half hour radio show and today they talked (for an hour, guys!) about Irene and somehow managed to get Gov. Andrew Cuomo as a guest.
The damage in Greene County
Alicia Schaefer of Crow Dog Farm in Greene County just posted images from the Irene-related flooed damage in Prattsville and Windham. They are worth a look.
Tuesday, August 30, 2011
Catskills Flooding: Donation and relief centers open doc
We were having problems because the spreadsheet was getting high traffic. So here's a form that (hopefully) will solve that problem.
UPDATE: IT DID! check it out.
UPDATE: IT DID! check it out.
Stranded people open document
Here's a live form and live spreadsheet that's still going on with your information and questions about people who are still stranded in the region due to Irene.
Monday, August 29, 2011
Central Hudson's outage map
Central Hudson has a very handy map with outages that you cannot look at if you have not power. That's why we have neighbors and smartphones.
The map also includes information about dry ice and water distribution. It's essential
The map also includes information about dry ice and water distribution. It's essential
Flash Flooding in the Catskills from Hurricane Irene
The Weather Channel also did a Storify for the Catskills, and it is impressive as well as horrifying.
Sunday, August 28, 2011
Slideshow: Hurricane Irene impact in the Hudson Valley, Catskills
Here's what was a small sample of your images and videos from the devastation caused by Irene. It is now quite large.
Tree down in front of my house. Thanks Irene!
What do you do when a tree falls in front of your house in the middle of a terrible storm?
YOU DO A PANORAMA!
YOU DO A PANORAMA!
Saturday, August 27, 2011
Local live cams tracking Hurricane Irene's impact
Click on 'Live Cam' to see the live video feed. If there is no cam, blame Irene
Report your Hurricane Irene-related issues with SeeClickFIx
I made this SeeClickFix widget for easier access to report issues. A reported a tree down in front of my house some hours after I posted this. A neighbor then posted that the power cable was hanging from another tree.
JOY!
JOY!
Hurricane Irene live reports
UPDATE: The hurricane was not a hurricane by the time it hit us, but it did beat us badly, and the live reports thus continue until this is all over.
Friday, August 26, 2011
Tracking Irene
UPDATE: If you don't see Irene in the live map it is because it is a live map and Irene is gone. That's what happens.
Irene
UPDATE: This map of the current hurricane season also is live. But it will come in handy later, so I'm keeping it here.
Wednesday, August 24, 2011
JRC Chat on breaking news and social media
Good morning! Members of the Journal Register Company's Idealab - and everyone else who wants to - are going to be taking part on the weekly Twitter chat at noon.
Today we are talking about breaking news and social media. What we've done, how to do it and OMG! QUAKE!
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Today we are talking about breaking news and social media. What we've done, how to do it and OMG! QUAKE!
The live feed is posted below. But you can also follow the chat here or here or also here. And you can also check out past chats over here.
If you want to chime in, just post a tweet with the hashtag "#jrcchat" so it can automatically appear below, or post a comment in the field at the bottom of the chat box.
Tuesday, August 23, 2011
Journalism at Social Media
I was a speaker at the #140confHV, the 140-character conference at the Seven21 Media Center in Kingston today. I met many of the tweeps that I follow, in person, and it was an overall enjoying and enlightening experience.
My talk focused on Journalism and Social Media (and yes, I grab my hair a lot when I'm nervous and I say "uh").
Here are the slides. I'll post the transcript later because I know nobody understands a word I say.
Here's the transcript:
My talk focused on Journalism and Social Media (and yes, I grab my hair a lot when I'm nervous and I say "uh").
Here are the slides. I'll post the transcript later because I know nobody understands a word I say.
Here's the transcript:
Monday, August 22, 2011
#140confHV replay
The Hudson Valley's 140 Characters conference took place today from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Seven21 Media Center on Broadway in Kingston.
And here's the Twitter stream.
The focus was "The State of Now." Our friends at Dragon Search Marketing livestreamed the event and I have shamelessly taken it from their Facebook page.
Full disclosure: I'm a speaker and I embarrassed myself at 3 p.m.
Here's the replay.And here's the Twitter stream.
Touring Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood home
The Freeman Sessions with Stella May returns on Sunday, Sept. 18, from 3:30 to 7 p.m. at the home of Eleanor Roosevelt's childhood home, Oak Terrace, in Clermont in Columbia County.
I toured the First Lady's 1872 home to test the connection, as the property is fairly isolated.
Here's my creepy tour of the property.
As for the event, "Dinner at Eleanor’s: A Moveable Feast," is being presented by Green Peas TV to benefit The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill and ARCS, AIDS-Related Community Services.
Four of the Hudson Valley’s top chefs; a third-generation Hudson Valley farmer; a chocolatier from the Berkshires; the owner of Clinton Vineyards and Winery; and a foodie filmmaker are converging at the spooky location for historic cocktails, a five-course harvest feast, dessert wine and chocolate pairings, and an exclusive historic house tour, at 794 Woods Road in Tivoli.
"Dinner at Eleanor’s: A Moveable Feast" will celebrate the relationship between the Roosevelt and Morgenthau families. Henry Morgenthau, Jr., was the U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and governor of the Federal Farm Board during the administration of Frankiily D. Roosevelt.
The event is a fundraiser that has been organized and produced by filmmaker Jane Watson, founder of Green Peas TV, to benefit The Eleanor Roosevelt Center at Val-Kill and ARCS, AIDS-Related Community Services. It will be filmed as the next episode of greenpeastv.com and will also be streamed live at dailyfreeman.com as part of the Freeman Sessions with Stella May.
Admission is $125 per person. Seating is limited and tickets must be purchased in advance; there will be no on-site ticket sales the day of the event. Tickets may be purchased online at www.arcs.org/dinnerateleanors.php or by mailing a check to ARCS, Public Relations Office, 40 Saw Mill River Road, Hawthorne, NY 10532.
For more information, call (914) 785-8283.