Web 3.0 defined; 10 questions for Rob Curley; What the video experts are doing; Free the iPhone, all phones; Michael Moore movie about the media?

How To Define Web 3.0
“Web 3.0 Definition: Highly specialized information silos, moderated by a cult of personality, validated by the community, and put into context with the inclusion of meta-data through widgets.”

Don’t let it go without saying: Reporting skill still matters, always will
“However, those skills must be cultivated by working under the guidance of experienced practitioners. If we continue to devalue journalism and reporting by leaving it out of the conversation on the future of newspapers, we run the risk of losing one of our great franchises, and the main attribute that, to me, makes the industry worth saving in the first place: Public service reporting that rights wrongs both large and small and makes our communities a better place.”

10 answers to 10 questions from Rob Curley
“…you meet newspaper leaders like Dolph Simons (Lawrence Journal-World) and Don Graham (The Washington Post), and you realize some of these great news institutions are going to be around regardless of the disruption that surrounds us. Dolph Simons always used to say that we had to be “driving with our brights on,” and he was. I think this might be the most exciting time in American journalism. I love all the change.”

Newspaper video experts: What they’re doing
Chet Rhodes, Regina McCombs and Chuck Fadely rap about video in a series of videos. And Mindy hooked us up with time coded logs of what they said! Awesome customer service. That’s what newspapers should be about.

Blogging’s 10th Birthday: Are We Journalists Yet?
“Blogging is 10 years old, says the Wall Street Journal, while under attack from all sides by the medium it’s trying to report on. Aside from a video on the topic by Scott Karp, the article itself deftly avoids the topic of whether bloggers are journalists.”

An Open Letter to Michael Moore: Make a Movie about the American Mainstream Media
“Make a movie about the media. Extend our reach on the issue. Bring it to light. Name names and cite sources. Make a scene. Start the discussion.” (This is in response to: An Open Letter to CNN from Michael Moore)

“Free the iPhone:” Congress Hearing
The iPhone being locked to AT&T’s network may really help push wireless ‘net neutrality’ forward.

OECD Report: In US Broadband Is Really Expensive
“However, price per megabit per month is where US is woefully behind other countries. In Japan consumers pay 22 cents Mbps per month, which Americans pay $3.18, about 15 times that. US ranks #13 by prices. The worst comparison is in the newest and shiniest broadband technology: Fiber. In Japan NTT residential connection (100 Mbps down/up) costs $49 a month. In US, Verizon FiOS (30 megabits down/5 megabits up) costs $191.20.”

When Do You Stop The Presses?
“When, exactly, do you junk something that no longer works? And which major paper should go first—not today, but within the next 18 or 24 months? San Francisco Chronicle, I’m looking at you. … On paper, San Francisco is perfect: a Web-centric town, a cash-drain daily, and private ownership. Which does not mean this will happen. San Francisco is the ancestral home of the Hearst empire, the birthplace of William Randolph Hearst and the town where he ran his first paper.” (via Romenesko)

Hits, page views and other garbage we pass off as audience metrics
“Nielsen/NetRatings took a step in the right direction this week. But we’ve got a long way to go as an industry to tell an accurate story about who’s reading our websites.”

Flow chart and new ad data reinforces competition and fragmentation in the media industry
“The number of players has proliferated exponentially. Indeed, considering peer-to-peer and aggregators such as YouTube that provide easy access to materials from content creators that range from the highly professionals to the rank duffer, the close circle of content providers is blown apart. And this is possible because the gate keeping function of the broadcasters and then cable providers has been undermined by satellite and the Internet, not to mention offline conduits such as DVDs.”

The Boat Is About to Rock (Again) in Internet Video
“The software acts like a Web browser but displays only Internet video, presenting full-length television shows and popular clips from the Web’s largest video sites, like NBC.com and YouTube. It lists those videos in a program guide and plays them in a small window or across the entire screen. The product, now in a private testing phase, will be available to the public later this year. It has the potential to be a popular and practical way to watch online video. But like a long line of other innovative high-tech tools, VeohTV could also threaten and alienate traditional media companies and even cause some of Veoh’s Internet rivals to consider legal remedies.”

Searching for Tech Talent in Prague
Oh, really?

Give Net Neutrality a Chance
“Most Americans don’t have it much better. The average consumer has just two choices for high-speed Internet. In most cases, that means the phone company or the cable company. As a glance at your monthly bill will tell you, a choice between two options isn’t real competition.”

Google To Add “Unavailable After” META Tag
No more breaking news from 237847239 years ago!

The Wealthiest Americans Ever - New York Times
Just about half of these men have majestic facial hair. Coincidence? I think not. Cool infographic.

Symptom Checker
There’s no need for doctors or HMOs anymore!