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In this episode we look back at 2009 and the more popular trends in online media and journalism. We also look ahead and let you know whether to buy or sell various media trends for 2010. Thanks to Adam Westbrook and his video 10 trends in journalism in 2010.

Thanks to Dave Stanton from The Poynter Institute. If this topic interests you be sure to check out Poynter, a school for journalists, future journalists, and teachers. In addition, check out Dave’s podcast Journalism Now.

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SETTLERS OF CATAN!

Next Week’s Show

David Hunt, Times-Union political writer and Downtown Dilemma contributor, will join us to break down the sprawling Downtown Dilemma series. We’ll discuss things the Times-Union got right and things they get dead-wrong.

IGetItJax.com was launched this month by The Non-Profit Center.

it is a combined effort of Jacksonville’s nonprofit sector, representing those nonprofits that provide essential safety net assistance, cultural programming, economic development, and children’s services—all of which help make Jacksonville a compassionate, vibrant community.

The site aims to capture 10,000 surveys in about two weeks. So please, if you have time, complete the survey. It takes about minute, you can do it! Please pass this on to a friend, post on Facebook or tweet it.

This is another great example if how non-profits in the city are using digital media to communicate their message quick, viral and for little cost. Non-profits who begin building these social networks now will reap the benefits as their network expands in the years and months to come. If you are a non-profit, get started using these tools now, you’ll be happy you did.

Stories From The Line

The Sulzbacher Center continues to kill it with social media. Not only are they jumping into social media headfirst (and doing a good job at it) they’re now using media like video to convey their mission and message.

Three times a day men and women line up for a free meal at the Sulzbacher Center. They will feed anyone and everyone. Here is one story from the line:

Cliqset is a two-man development team in San Marco that has made some big news in national tech news, yet remains practically undiscovered by local media.

Cliqset, founded by Darren Bounds and Charlie Cauthen, is taking a shot at combining all of your user data that’s sure to be smeared in a hundred places across the internet.

It’s like this – if you have a profile and lots of friends on NotFacebook.com, and NotFacebook is using Cliqset profile info, and then you create a username on ILoveBurritos.com, your user data can come with you, keeping any existing friends, updates and profile info with you. Cool. Super cool.

I have no doubt that Cliqset has the vision and talent to pull this off, but any one familiar with the web knows that Google and OpenID are racing towards the same thing. What will keep Cliqset ahead of the game? One thing I think will help – their open API. At this point, anyone can take the heart of Cliqset, modify it any way they want and plug it into the user data of their own site.

In fact, Cliqset just announced a $30k developers challenge, ripe with big money prizes (I’m talking $5,000 and $10,000 chunks). If you think you have what it takes to develop some nifty Cliqset API wizardry, head over to the contest page.

A few ways to keep with the guys at Cliqset: the official Twitter feed, Darren’s personal twitter (almost 10k followers, I’m jealous) and the official blog.

The Social Media Club Jacksonville (SMCJAX) is having their first official TweetUP tonight, Tuesday, April 28, from 6pm till late at Times Grill in the Winn-Dixie Shopping Center at Baymeadows and 9A. The event is open to everyone interested in social media.

The event sponsor, Times Grill, is serving up appetizers and great Happy Hour specials: 2 for 1, Draft Beers (Domestics), Bottle Beers (Domestics) well liquors, and House wine.
Be sure to visit www.timesgrill.com and join the Big Times eClub to thank them for their generous support of our event.

Going to twitter and twitpic during our event? Please use hashtag #smcjax so we can all follow along! Follow SMCJAX on Twitter.

If Tweets aren’t for you, JaxBeard is having a Pub Night at Steamworks in 5points. There will be three $15 bar tabs open for the Best Beard, Best Mustache, and Best Handmade Facial Hair! Girls and clean-shaven guys you still have time to make yourself a fancy beard or mustache.

I also want to make sure that everyone knows that we will have Jacksonville Beardsmith Society T-shirts available for purchase for $10. Many thanks to Burro Bags for getting those done in such short time for us. Starts around 9:00pm. Follow JaxBeard on Twitter.