links for 2008-12-24

• Pew Research Center: Internet Overtakes Newspapers as News Source
  "40% say they get most of their news about national and international issues from the internet, up from just 24% in September 2007"
  (tags: pew Journalism Trends media tangiblemedia Stats 2008 Newspapers)
• Social Media: 2009 conferences: Social media, tech, marketing
  (tags: events 2009 socialmedia Marketing conferences)
• Online v. print reading: which one makes us smarter? : Scientific American Blog
  "reading online may not be as rewarding – or effective – as the printed word"
  (tags: education tangiblemedia media research)
• Fresh Inc.: Arianna Huffington and Om Malick Share Their Tips on How to Blog
  (tags: ariannahuffington ommalik Blogs Tips)
• More Readers Are Picking Up Electronic Books - NYTimes.com
  (tags: books ebooks tangiblemedia Trends)
• MediaShift . Top 10 MediaShifting Stories of 2008 | PBS
  (tags: media trends 2008)
• Big Gains Among Top 30 Newspaper Web Sites
  (tags: Newspapers Stats)
• Blogging Helps LA Times Find Success Online - Search Engine Watch (SEW)
  (tags: newspapers LATimes blogs journalism)