However, she too is planning a day or two off-line in our scenic and nearby Rocky Mountains, so don't be surprised if this weblog slips off its daily publication schedule. What the Well-Equipped Reporter Is Sporting Ken Layne covered the Republican National Convention this week for Online Journalism Review . He reports on the variety of new media organizations covering the GOP lovefest. This is a cool content concept. Participating hospitals have special webcasting rooms equipped with video cameras, and they show off junior to relatives who have been pre-alerted and tune in to the webcast.
Viewers can type in questions via their computer, and the parents answer back by voice.
The webcasts are free to parents and hospitals, and the company plans to make money from selling baby gifts to online viewers. Once upon a time, Web publishing wasn't so complicated. But those days are gone. Yawn Web syndicator Screaming Media debuted its stock on the Nasdaq yesterday, but investors yawned. It appears that the company may be getting caught up in the sour market for Internet content companies.