Sorry about the long gap between posts; it’s been a busy few months. On Oct. 11 I started work as the community engagement specialist for KQEDnews.org, and I’ve been spending much of my time commuting (two hours one-way) and learning about the business, public media and San Francisco. I’ve also been doing a fair amount of reading while I develop a social media strategy.

I’ve accepted a new job. Oct. 12 will be my last day as a recordnet Web content producer; on Oct. 18 I start work as the online community engagement specialist for KQED news in San Francisco.

• I’ve spent much of the past month or so maintaining or developing the four Recordnet.com landing pages at left. • For our Summer Eats series, I shot video and wrote stories about gazpacho and cooking fish on the grill. I also shot a video focusing on what one outdoorsman cooks when he comes home [...]

A recent University of California, Davis report on the future of the newspaper industry cited 209Vibe as a positive example of how the newspaper industry might adjust to the future. “Next Generation Unionism and the Future of Newspapers: Networking, Entrepreneurship and Hybrid Ownership,” states that, “newspapers that survive and thrive will have to have structures [...]