Comments on: MSNBC buys Knight News Challege project EveryBlock.com http://www.knightblog.org/msnbc-buys-knight-news-challege-project-everyblock-com Informed, engaged communities Tue, 29 Dec 2009 06:49:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Knight Foundation rethinks its stance on for-profit deals » Nieman Journalism Lab http://www.knightblog.org/msnbc-buys-knight-news-challege-project-everyblock-com/comment-page-1#comment-180 Knight Foundation rethinks its stance on for-profit deals » Nieman Journalism Lab Sat, 03 Oct 2009 22:09:04 +0000 http://www.knightblog.org/?p=1649#comment-180 [...] The sale raised questions about nonprofit funding of for-profit ventures. After all, Knight had essentially seeded EveryBlock’s development while Holovaty profited from its sale. Soon after the deal was announced, Gary Kebbel, director of Knight’s journalism director, said the foundation was gratified by EveryBlock’s move to MSNBC. “We always hope that innovations Knight Foundation funds are supported by the marketplace,” he wrote. [...] [...] The sale raised questions about nonprofit funding of for-profit ventures. After all, Knight had essentially seeded EveryBlock’s development while Holovaty profited from its sale. Soon after the deal was announced, Gary Kebbel, director of Knight’s journalism director, said the foundation was gratified by EveryBlock’s move to MSNBC. “We always hope that innovations Knight Foundation funds are supported by the marketplace,” he wrote. [...]

]]> By: Morning Reading 8 18 09 « State of the Fourth Estate http://www.knightblog.org/msnbc-buys-knight-news-challege-project-everyblock-com/comment-page-1#comment-179 Morning Reading 8 18 09 « State of the Fourth Estate Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:01:46 +0000 http://www.knightblog.org/?p=1649#comment-179 [...] by Dave Levy This is what I’ll call the EveryBlock edition, given the news yesterday that MSNBC purchased the former Knight Foundation challenge winner. Microlocal data is apparently the new pink, so a few links on what this all is [...] [...] by Dave Levy This is what I’ll call the EveryBlock edition, given the news yesterday that MSNBC purchased the former Knight Foundation challenge winner. Microlocal data is apparently the new pink, so a few links on what this all is [...]

]]> By: Gary Kebbel http://www.knightblog.org/msnbc-buys-knight-news-challege-project-everyblock-com/comment-page-1#comment-178 Gary Kebbel Mon, 17 Aug 2009 21:11:57 +0000 http://www.knightblog.org/?p=1649#comment-178 The grant agreement only requires that fully functional code be released at the end of the grant period, which it was on June 30. EveryBlock.com is not required to release future updates. You raise an important point about what Knight Foundation might think about when structuring future grant agreements that require code releases. Gary Kebbel Journalism Program Director The grant agreement only requires that fully functional code be released at the end of the grant period, which it was on June 30. EveryBlock.com is not required to release future updates. You raise an important point about what Knight Foundation might think about when structuring future grant agreements that require code releases.

Gary Kebbel
Journalism Program Director

]]> By: Andrew W http://www.knightblog.org/msnbc-buys-knight-news-challege-project-everyblock-com/comment-page-1#comment-177 Andrew W Mon, 17 Aug 2009 20:50:27 +0000 http://www.knightblog.org/?p=1649#comment-177 Any idea if the purchase affect Everyblock's plans to make future code improvements publicly available? Any idea if the purchase affect Everyblock's plans to make future code improvements publicly available?

]]> By: Allan Hoving http://www.knightblog.org/msnbc-buys-knight-news-challege-project-everyblock-com/comment-page-1#comment-176 Allan Hoving Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:01:33 +0000 http://www.knightblog.org/?p=1649#comment-176 Wonderful! How about using PayCheckr.com to monetize? Wonderful! How about using PayCheckr.com to monetize?

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