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NewsTools2008: A concept/design mashup for journalists, technologists and entrepreneurs
Event / Activity sponsors
Journalism That Matters research, this NewsTools2008 convening and the pre- and post-event collaborations result from a set of ongoing relationships forged at earlier JTM events. A growing list of foundations and enterprises see this activity as vital to the future of journalism and have made important contributions, financial or otherwise. Their names are listed below.
Core sponsors of NewsTools2008 include:
Yahoo! Inc., for facilities and other support
Topix.net, for the Thursday evening dinner discussions and "untalent show."
- Topix.net (http://www.topix.net) is a Top 20 online news destination (comScore, February 2008), Topix is the leading news community on the Web, connecting people to information and discussions that matter to them in every U.S. town and city. Topix also helps media companies to engage their online audiences through syndicated forums, hyper-local platforms, RSS feeds, and more.
Dailyme.com, for Thursday luncheon and discussions
- DailyMe (http://DailyMe.com) is a robust news destination that empowers users to choose the mix of news and information they wish to read and the schedule and format by which they want to receive it. Users select content by choosing from topics, sources, keywords, personality profiles or a combination of these methods. DailyMe aggregates its news content from top-tier publishers around the world. Additional benefits of DailyMe include an automated printing feature for delivery and the ability to read full-length articles in their entirety within the DailyMe domain. By building a bridge between news media/journalism and technology, DailyMe has created a powerful platform and a highly personalized experience for news readers globally. DailyMe is a free service.
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