the huffington post and social media
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Presentation about social media, crowdsourcing and conversation innovation at The Huffington Post.TRANSCRIPT
The Huffington Post & Social Media
How Twitter, Facebook & Regular People Are Changing The News
May 2005
The Huffington Post Launches
2008
First Local News Site in Chicago
February 2011
Purchased by AOL
Summer 2011
The Huffington Post LaunchesInterntaionally
Breaking Important News Too
Covering Issues That Matter
Conversation and Community Come First
August 2011: Surpassed 100 million comments
A Leader On Social Media
It's All About Tone
It's All About Variety
It's All About Breaking News
Taking Conversation to Facebook
Innovating in Social Media
HuffPost Social News
Customized News
Example
The Gauge
Readers Get Involved
Crowdsourcing
Example
Showcasing Wit
Voting
Example
Games and Quizzes
Example
Everyone is a journalist now
So we have to adapt or die
OfftheBus
Sometimes Breaking Big Stories
Photographs and videos
Example
Asking For Help On Stories
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