http://blog.cnnfail.com The blog about #CNNfail & the rise of Social WEdia on twitter. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:46:40 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The entire #CNNfail episode on twitter has made many people take a second look at their news sources and question their motives. And here is the big question alot of people are now asking: The Big Question: Are TV news channels like CNN, FOX News, and MSNBC in the business of ... http://blog.cnnfail.com/2009/07/02/just-launched-msmfail-com-including-foxfail-com-and-msnbcfail-com/ In recent days, the CNNFail.com website owners have received numerous emails from the CNNfan.com people (siteadmin@cnnfan.com) demanding that we shut down the site CCNfail.com "immediately". The CNNfan people claim that CNNfail infringes on their "CNNfan" copyright and that we are cybersquatting. Talk about delusional. #CNNfanfail. The CNNfan people are obviously upset about the ... http://blog.cnnfail.com/2009/06/26/cnnfan-com-demands-that-cnnfail-com-be-shut-down/ Across the internet people are blogging about the impact of the #IranElection & #CNNfail twitter tags on mainstream media and our concept of "news". Here's my favorite #CNNfail news article by Piers Fawkes: #IranElection And The Death Of News As We Knew It - this article could easily have been titled "The ... http://blog.cnnfail.com/2009/06/21/iranelection-and-the-death-of-news-as-we-knew-it/ Its Day #5 in #CNNfail and #IranElection and its interesting to see the Social WEdia story unfolding. Turns out the video clip of Rick Sanchez addressing #CNNfail live on CNN Sunday afternoon (without actually mentioning the #CNNfail tag by name mind you) has had over 22,000 views on youtube at this ... http://blog.cnnfail.com/2009/06/17/cnnfail-discussed-intensely-at-twitter-conference-while-cnn-airs-story-about-obama-killing-a-fly/ Ok so it's day 4 of the #CNNfail fiasco and the #CNNfail hashtag on twitter is still going strong. Social WEdia rules. CNN has recognized the importance of Twitter & other social networks but has still failed to mention the #CNNfail tag. Isnt the #CNNfail tag and people's demand for more ... http://blog.cnnfail.com/2009/06/16/cnn-keeps-failing/ #CNNfail has changed many people's perception of the mainstream media. No longer do WE have to wait until the mainstream media decides to air a piece of news. Twitter brings us real-time news reporting where WE are in control. As @smithadam put it: "CNN no longer decides what is news. We do." Welcome to ... http://blog.cnnfail.com/2009/06/15/cnnfail-and-the-rise-of-social-wedia/