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Vox Media’s Jim Bankoff: Longform Journalism Can’t Exist ‘In a Vacuum’

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We’ve written here on 10,000 Words about the great things Vox Media is doing with longform journalism. In Mediabistro’s latest So What Do You Do interview, the company’s CEO, Jim [...]

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<i>San Francisco</i> Mag Needs Writers With ‘Big-City’ Reporting Chops

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Not based in the Bay Area? Not a problem. San Francisco is open to freelance pitches on a wide array of topics, so long as they can still resonate with [...]

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How Paul Smith Traveled the World by Twitter

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Paul Smith, also known by @twitchhiker, used Twitter to travel from England to New Zealand, relying on his social media"friends" to put him up for the night, feed him a [...]

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Stephen Hill on BET Experience Vs. Essence Festival

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The BET Awards are a pretty big deal. Not only is the annual ceremony honoring the best in music, sports and entertainment a ratings juggernaut, but the live broadcast also [...]

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Social Media Newsfeed: Android App Testers Wanted | Facebook Chat | DIY Memes

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Taking advantage of Google's beta testing tool launched at the I/O conference earlier this year, Facebook is now offering every Android user the ability to try out the new version [...]

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Social Media Newsfeed: DOMA Overturned | New LinkedIn Features | Pinterest Copycats

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In a pair of 5-4 decisions, the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in favor of same-sex couples in two major cases, effectively allowing federal benefits for gay couples and clearing [...]

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Social Media Newsfeed: Foursquare Friends Check-In | Square Market | Swedish Hulu

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Foursquare today launched a feature that allows users not just to mention their friends but also to check them in. Instead of you and four friends each pulling out your [...]

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Social Media Newsfeed: Replacing Google Reader | Blackberry’s Back | Sony Smart Watch

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The Race to Replace Google Reader (ReadWrite) For a service that Google felt was too much of a bother to keep running for its users, building the next great RSS [...]

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Social Media Newsfeed: Instagram Video a Hit | Facebook News Reader | Hulu’s Future

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Instagram Users Upload 5M Clips in Vid-Sharing Feature's First Day (CNet) Instagram users have embraced the application's just-released video feature by uploading 5 million videos in the first 24 hours [...]

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Welcome to the New Mediabistro

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Have you noticed anything different about Mediabistro? Yep, our home page is rocking a much cleaner look. All of the great content you love is now grouped according to industry: social [...]