Making The Buzz Cut: Pamela Drew, Killfile Top WSJ Tastemakers

I had an interview as well, but she kept trying to lead me with the questions, to both the gaming aspect as well as my use at work. I had no interesting gaming strategies to discuss besides justs posting good material early and often, and like I was going to admit to using it during work in a paper that anyone can read.

Oh yeah -- I forgot to mention that. I got pretty uncomfortable with the work related questions: I go out of my way to -not- let Newsvine affect my productivity at work and she seemed really interested in getting me to say that my work suffers as a result of my time spent online.

those are interesting comments. from Adam and Brian

it sounds great that the article doesn't have some gaming exposé - as best I can tell there is very little much of that going on here.

I think the article that they originally planned is not what developed. That's why they switched reporters half way through.

Ellen, the first reporter, was more of a Family/Social reporter, which is why she was looking up the gaming/work related aspects. She also concentrated a lot on asking questions on what newsvine was taking time from, what I would usually have been doing before newsvine. I think the idea was more of how these sites affected the users themselves, or something to that affect.

Jamin, the second reporter, is more of the standard tech reporter and thus a much more flattering, how we are changing media, article came out of it.

It is nice that the article came out as great PR for newsvine, though I think that all this fanfare may be making us miss another important story that hit the "newsvine" tag in the past couple of hours.

Oh wait, it was actually seeded by chill there, and it's about a deal made between the AP and NowPublic for use of NowPublic's citizen journalism to contribute to the AP. This is where newsvine needs to get to. We need citizen journalism from newsvine to contribute to the mainstream media. We need to not just influence the news, but contribute to it.

While we are patting ourselves in the back, especially Killfile and Pamela who represented us with aplomb (I think thats the word I want), we need to continue to look to what more we can be doing. We need the next WSJ article featuring newsvine to be about just newsvine and our new and exciting contributions to news and media.

about a deal made between the AP and NowPublic for use of NowPublic's citizen journalism to contribute to the AP. This is where newsvine needs to get to. We need citizen journalism from newsvine to contribute to the mainstream media. We need to not just influence the news, but contribute to it.

agreed I was a little disappointed in that announcement not being between the AP and newsvine

AP made that deal with NowPublic because several big-time bloggers publish their original content on NowPublic in its entirety. At least, that's the only rational I can see for the choice. NP has a lot of problems with respect to its interface, it's technology, and its community.

I don't begrudge them their day in the sun, but if I were AP I wouldn't have taken the deal. There is, at this point, too much of a risk of inadvertent plagiarism and other major problems.

Congrats to you, Brian Ford and Adam Hobson ...you deserve an honorable mention for your contributions to the Vine. Certainly notable!

Truth is we have many fine contributors to this site as well as smart, competent management & administration.

I'm proud to be one of the 'bozos on the bus'!

Funny you say that about fishing for gaming stuff, that's where they tried to go with me. My answer was that I have no clue about how any of it works. I was just happy to talk about gmos and subjects banned from mainstream media. Then she got my lecture on what to eat and why and we talked about the food supply and censorship and Newsvine's truth niche.

I'm thinking Wizard is a sub-class of pundit with a +3 modifier to intelligence but a -2 to charisma and dexterity.

i hate that i got that joke.

well done to both of you,

We seem to be overflowing with specialist enchanters and necromancers, with the occasional abjurer. We need a transmuter though, any ideas?

and necromancers

Is this in reference to your recent penchant for bringing old Celestina articles back from the dead? =p

It may be. It may be. But I am quickly running out of spell components.

Where does Curmudgeon fit in the hierarchy?

That's the real thing, it's a community and without that, we're just random bloggers, not the Newsvine. Sweet fennel, eh!

If it's media and politics you're after, check my activism story with links to Earth Justice, Two Angry Moms, Free Range Studios' viral video and animated short, The Meatrix, lol. Can't get grassier roots, and we have legions, taking on media :~)

Yes indeed, welcome aboard sbutki. It is an amazing community and glad you've gone along collecting friends. Don't tell anyone you heard it from me, but lauhal is a great one to have too, always quick with things that give you a smile.

Without this story I never would have arrived here. You can call that a blessing or a curse depending on your perspective.

It's a blessing and a curse.

It's a blurse!

Just when I think there is nobody zanier than I I'm out zanied.

Just that with me it's hit and miss....not very repeatable.

Ah, so I can remain the Newsvine Court Jester?

I might pop in occasionally to understudy.

Just don't blow my punchlines.

Friends, Romans, Newsviners, lend me your ears. Or, in Mr. Van Gogh's case, "ear."

I will observe a general "no blowing" rule altogether, just to be on the safe side.

...Awwww, Scoop, I just found your cherry...

I don't know that we always have the civil part at the lead but for sure Newsvine is more about sharing and learning for most of us. We didn't even have a ranking system until a few months ago and everyone was just writing and posting without any regard for votes which may have helped to set the tone.