@melaniesill @craignewmark @dankennedy_nu @mattcarroll @jeffjarvis @jeff @dangillmor @jayrosen_nyu Speaking of #VisualJournalism, There is also a cohort of #InfoGraphic journalists and #SND #NewsDesigner editorial types that are just as vital.

Sorry to be a pest. I launched #VisualEditors in 2004 to serve that community.

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Who here remembers #VisualEditors - a Global social network for journalists that launched in 2004? No Silicon Valley hype. No VC spooks. Three years before Twitter and the iPhone.
That was me and my crazy SND pals. This here is the same vibe, but better because of all the lessons learned and some elementary networking protocols bake in. The tech backend here is not really a 20 years quantum leap forward. It’s OK but still BASIC by any other name.

A brief #History #SocialMedia for #Journalism.

1) I launched the #SocialNetwork for #Journalists in 2004 - #VisualEditors.

2) Joined #Twitter in July, 2007.

3) Joined #Mastodon in April 2022.

How about you?
Screenshots attached.

#Introduction #Journalist #Nerd