Marc Baumann

Business Journalist-turned Digital & Content Strategist. Love storytelling & Jazz. Passionate about Californian wine, photography, beaches & the future of journalism. http://marcbaumann.com

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5 of the most fascinating digital media studies from fall 2018
journalistsresource.org - Business, Elections, News Media, Polarization, Social Media Facebook, media bias, news bias, news judgment, political polarization, Reuters Institute for the Study of Journalism, Twitter
Scholars in the digital media and journalism space have focused a lot of attention on Twitter in recent months, examining how the busy platform …
Wine
The Enthusiast 100 of 2018
Wine Enthusiast
This year, Wine Enthusiast’s tasting panel reviewed more than 24,000 wines from around the globe, exploring a multitude of regions, styles and price …
Opinion
The Next Recession Is Coming: Here's How To Protect Your Portfolio
Forbes - John E. Girouard
Everyone wants to know how to create the elusive “recession-proof” portfolio. In 2008, I was asked to write a column on the topic, and since millions of us were still reeling from losing everything, the
San Francisco
NorCal Has World’s Most Polluted Cities as Smoke From the Camp Fire Smothers Region
ktla.com - CNN Wire
Due to the wildfires raging in Northern California, San Francisco, Stockton and Sacramento were the world’s three “most polluted cities” on Friday …
Benjamin Franklin
How to Weigh Your Options and Decide Wisely: Benjamin Franklin’s Pioneering Pros and Cons Framework
Brain Pickings by Maria Popova - Maria Popova
A worksheet for the moral mathematics of decision-making from America’s original prophet of self-improvement. When the 29-year-old Charles Darwin made his endearing list of the pros and cons of marriage,
Books
Hesse by Gunnar Decker review – journeys into self-analysis and psychedelia
The Guardian - PD Smith
In the early 1920s, the German novelist and poet Hermann Hesse set himself a deadline. On 2 July 1927, his 50th birthday, he would decide whether to kill himself. He had tried before. At the age of 15
Digital Transformation
Enterprises to spend almost $2 trillion on digital transformation by 2022
siliconangle.com - Mike Wheatley
Enterprises across the world are hell bent on pushing their so-called “digital transformation” agendas, and will spend almost $2 trillion a year by …
Media Industry
The Correspondent: crowdfunded news site prepares to launch English version
The Guardian - Adam Gabbatt
De Correspondent, the Dutch journalism organization which has gained plaudits for its crowdfunded, reader-centric approach to news, aims to launch an English language site in 2019, its co-founder announced
California
Can Los Angeles become a tech capital?
Curbed - Patrick Sisson
As LA’s tech scene matures, old industries such as entertainment and aerospace are new again Amazon’s much-hyped expansion—the company will place 25,000 new jobs each in New York City and Arlington, Virginia—highlights
Midterm Elections
The 2018 Midterms, In 4 Charts
FiveThirtyEight - By Rachael Dottle, Ella Koeze and Julia Wolfe
This midterm election saw an unusual trend, though it wasn’t unprecedented. The chambers “swung” in opposite directions, as Democrats gained seats in …
Northern California
Satellite image shows Camp Fire smoke covering Bay Area
Curbed - Brock Keeling
Burning over 70,000 acres For a macro look at how much smoke from the Camp Fire blaze has covered parts of the Bay Area, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) captured the smoky strangulation
Northern California
The Woman Behind the Coolest Surf Club in Northern California
Forbes - Jo Piazza
I may not be much of a surfer, but I sure like to float on a board on a bluebird day. That’s how I discovered the Traveler Surf Club in Pacifica, a woman-founded and operated surf club that offers rentals,
Blogging
Blogging Statistics and Trends: The 2017 Survey of 1000+ Bloggers
orbitmedia.com - Andy Crestodina
It started with a simple question: How long does it take to write a blog post? To find the answer, we reached out to 1000 bloggers. We asked a few …
Hot Springs
Wine Country Escape: Calistoga's restored Francis House has all the historic charm (plus a heated pool!)
7x7.com
Calistoga's Francis House was built the same year the first electric fan was invented, but on my recent visit to the property—recently reopened as a …
Jesus
California wildfire: Destructive Camp Fire grows to 70,000 acres
SFGate - By Sarah Ravani
The massive Camp Fire that exploded near Chico in Butte County “grew substantially” overnight, officials said, prompting new evacuations Friday as it continued to threaten thousands of structures as people
Fire Fighting
PG&E power lines may have sparked deadly Butte County wildfire, according to radio transmissions
The Mercury News - Matthias Gafni
CLICK HERE if you are having a problem viewing the photos or video on a mobile device PARADISE — Downed PG&E power lines, amid high winds, may have …
Northern California
How California erupted in flames overnight
Mashable - Mark Kaufman
Newly-born fires torched bone-dry Northern and Southern California throughout the night of November 8. One deadly blaze in particular, the Camp Fire, …
Northern California
Satellite image shows incredible fiery heat of Camp Fire
SFGate - By Michelle Robertson, SFGATE
A startling satellite image shows the incredible heat emanating from the Camp Fire in Butte County. The wildfire exploded Thursday morning and by Friday had scorched a startling 70,000 acres. Officials
Photojournalism
The New York Times is digitizing more than 5 million photos dating back to the 1800s
Nieman Lab - Laura Hazard Owen
“Ultimately, this digitalization will equip Times journalists with useful tools to make it easier to tell even more visual stories.” The New York Times is digitizing more than 5 million photos from its
Social Media
How Can SEO Help Journalism and News Websites?
globalvoices.org - Written byNevin Thompson
“SEO”, by Pixabay member Tumisu. Image license: CC0 1.0 Universal (CC0 1.0), Public Domain Dedication This is the first of two articles talking about …
California
If California’s the future, why are so many leaving?
Curbed - Patrick Sisson
Can newly elected leaders reverse the Golden State’s rising cost of living? California, many say, is the future. A center for creative industries and new technology—look at its impressive rollout of electric
Google Search
Google Creepy Search Algorithm Update Continues With Stronger Volatility
seroundtable.com - Barry Schwartz
Earlier this month we reported about a Google algorithm update that happened Halloween night through November 1st and seems to be continuing on all …
Google Analytics
5 Useful SEO Insights You Can Learn from Google Analytics by @natalieannhoben
searchenginejournal.com - Natalie Hoben
Check out these five actionable insights to take from Google Analytics that can help identify organic opportunities in your website.The post 5 Useful …
Los Angeles
The new boomtowns: Why more people are relocating to ‘secondary’ cities
The Washington Post
By Michele Lerner As they began planning their future together, Ashley Brown and her fiance, Aaron Shuman, concluded that they could no longer remain in Los Angeles because it was getting much too expensive.
Jeff Bezos
Execs from Amazon, LinkedIn and Square start some meetings in silence — here's why
CNBC - Marilyn Haigh
Some meetings at top tech companies start with a half hour of silence. It turns out, these companies might be onto something. Versions of these …
Wine
John Fetzer Sells Mendocino’s Saracina Vineyards to the Taub Family’s Heritance Vintners
winespectator.com - Augustus Weed
The Taub family, owners of Palm Bay International, one of the nation’s leading wine importers, is expanding its presence in California. The family’s …
Napa Valley
Food, Wine, Coffee, and Retail Blend at Yountville’s Newest Luxury Destination
Eater - Jess Lander
After four long years of development, the company formerly known as Restoration Hardware, RH, has opened the first of its galleries to include a standalone full-service restaurant and wine tasting room
Apple Watch
19 Tips and Tricks to Make You an Apple Watch Master
Gizmodo - David Nield
Three years and four hardware revisions down the line, and it’s clear that the Apple Watch is here to stay—but are you squeezing all the …
Joseph Stiglitz
Joseph Stiglitz: 'America should be a warning to other countries'
The Guardian - Gareth Hutchens
Most Americans want a higher minimum wage, they want gun control, they want access to healthcare … yet our democracy can’t deliver it Joseph Stiglitz The magnitude of the dysfunction [on climate change]
Northern California
This year's California fall foliage season is one for the record books
SFGate - By Douglas Zimmerman, SFGATE
"California's 2018 autumn will be remembered as one of the most unbelievably beautiful and long-lasting, ever," said CaliforniaFallColor.com editor John Poimiroo. He noted that thanks to warm daytime cool

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5 of the most fascinating digital media studies from fall 2018

The Enthusiast 100 of 2018

The Next Recession Is Coming: Here's How To Protect Your Portfolio

NorCal Has World’s Most Polluted Cities as Smoke From the Camp Fire Smothers Region

How to Weigh Your Options and Decide Wisely: Benjamin Franklin’s Pioneering Pros and Cons Framework

Hesse by Gunnar Decker review – journeys into self-analysis and psychedelia

Enterprises to spend almost $2 trillion on digital transformation by 2022

The Correspondent: crowdfunded news site prepares to launch English version

Can Los Angeles become a tech capital?

The 2018 Midterms, In 4 Charts

Satellite image shows Camp Fire smoke covering Bay Area

The Woman Behind the Coolest Surf Club in Northern California

Blogging Statistics and Trends: The 2017 Survey of 1000+ Bloggers

Wine Country Escape: Calistoga's restored Francis House has all the historic charm (plus a heated pool!)

California wildfire: Destructive Camp Fire grows to 70,000 acres

PG&E power lines may have sparked deadly Butte County wildfire, according to radio transmissions

How California erupted in flames overnight

Satellite image shows incredible fiery heat of Camp Fire

The New York Times is digitizing more than 5 million photos dating back to the 1800s

How Can SEO Help Journalism and News Websites?

If California’s the future, why are so many leaving?

Google Creepy Search Algorithm Update Continues With Stronger Volatility

5 Useful SEO Insights You Can Learn from Google Analytics by @natalieannhoben

The new boomtowns: Why more people are relocating to ‘secondary’ cities

Execs from Amazon, LinkedIn and Square start some meetings in silence — here's why

John Fetzer Sells Mendocino’s Saracina Vineyards to the Taub Family’s Heritance Vintners

Food, Wine, Coffee, and Retail Blend at Yountville’s Newest Luxury Destination

19 Tips and Tricks to Make You an Apple Watch Master

Joseph Stiglitz: 'America should be a warning to other countries'

This year's California fall foliage season is one for the record books