Tweets from LeavittDC

  • Huffington gets laughs by telling Murdoch that having Glen Beck not searchable on Google is good for democracy, bad for business. #ftcnews
  • Free content is in the Internet's DNA, Huffington said. "People are only going to pay for specialized information. And weird porn." #ftcnews
  • Okay, lunch break is over. Time for me to resume taking over your Twitter feed with online journalism tidbits. Bwaa-ha-ha!
  • Web traffic no longer comes through a site's "front door." This means every page is a front page, says Josh Cohen of Google News. #ftcnews
  • "We do not produce content," a Google News rep brags. "We help publishers create a more engaging experience for their readers." #ftcnews
  • Steven Brill: "Search engines are our friends, not our enemies." I can't believe we're spending so much time debating this. #ftcnews
  • Reuters president Chris Ahearn: "A lot of the media publishers in this room want to turn back the clock. Not me." #ftcnews.
  • Solid advice from Reuters: "Stop replicating things that are already done by people who, frankly, do it better than you." #ftcnews
  • As we heard from the Yahoo! and Google reps, sites can opt out of search engines if they choose. RT @amandachapel: But they ARE to blame!!
  • Google Wave could reinvent journalism? How? As a confused-but-fascinated Wave user, I want to know what Jeff Jarvis means by this. #ftcnews
  • Actually, he simply said stay away. No call for help. RT @jeffbercovici Murdoch to Washington: Stay out of the way but please help. #ftcnews
  • Women/girls are 59 percent of Twitter users and 57 percent of Facebook users. ow.ly/HD0F Yet this #ftcnews hearing is mostly men.
  • Speaking of the demographics at the #ftcnews hearing, it's an older crowd. My hair is graying, but I'm the youngest in the r oom by far.
  • Question at #ftcnews: Are newspapers more like typewriters (no market) or bicycles (small market compared to cars, but it still exists).
  • For those of us who have been in this room at #ftcnews for 10 hours, it's disappointing to see the speakers leave after their presentations.
  • What else did I learn today? Bring along an extension cord. Or would you prefer lessons that don't involve electricity? #ftcnews
  • So what did I learn today? For one thing, always bring along a power strip. There are never enough outlets. #ftcnews
  • Kudos to the FTC for putting on this event. I enjoyed the reminder that all questions can be turned over in a FOIA request. #ftcnews
  • Thanks, everyone, for permitting me to carpet-bomb your Twitter feed today. And for my 60 or so new followers: I hope you stick around.
  • For those who missed it, here was "The Future of News" video shown yesterday to #ftcnews attendees: ow.ly/HRoO

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