Twin Cities takes bronze in Olympics viewing Athletes were not the only ones breaking records during the 2012 Olympics.  The games this year set several broadcasting records, including the largest amount of aired television coverage, and were heavily touted as “the first social games,” which refers to the fact that social media platforms played a [...]

Doing it the right way can bring unanticipated value to your company, cause or organization. In my last blog, I discussed how reporters are using social media to engage their audience in the newsmaking process.  Now, as promised, I’m approaching it from the other side of the fence.  Since a growing number of reporters are [...]

AOL’s hyper-local news approach keeps expanding in the Twin Cities Patch, a national network of hyper-local news websites, started growing in the Twin Cities in November 2010 with seven sites.  In just seven months, it has expanded to 23 different metro communities from Hudson, Wisconsin, to St. Michael.  Patch is also planning to add more [...]