Medium Rare: So what does creating great content really mean?

Medium rare … Media and journalism email updates with a learning flavour from Dan Mason.

You know you need to create content, but what does that really mean

The art of creating compelling content, simply explained in this very smart Slideshare presentation by Barbra Gago.

Helping others tell their story

The Tiziano Project has been awarded a $25,000 grant to establish a three-month journalism training program for youth in Erbil, the capital of Iraqi Kurdistan. The project gives training in journalism and multimedia technology to help residents of conflict zones develop skills to pursue careers in journalism or at nonprofit organizations. Ethiopian Review

Now Twitter comes to your CAR

As this YouTube video featuring a Ford ’sync’ product manager shows, lines between cars, computers, and mobile devices are blurring, as several new web-powered apps make their way to Ford vehicles. ProgrammableWeb

Top 5 alternatives to Google

If you want to shed that mentality of instantly “Googling it” then you’ve got to take the leap, here are five excellent Google alternatives – each one has their own specific goals and a different way of doing things. MakeUseOf.com