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    Default The New Media?

    http://www.vocativ.com/about/

    Vocativ is a new type of media company, bringing audiences hidden perspectives, unheard voices and original ideas from around the world via the Deep Web.

    Combining cutting-edge technology with bold journalism, Vocativ’s team examines a world of raw, vital information hidden deep within the digital space, unearthing fresh insights, concealed subcultures and rising trends early in their evolution.
    http://www.forbes.com/sites/jeffberc...-the-newsroom/

    Vocativ Brings The Tools Of The Spy World Into The Newsroom

    A new digital news startup called Vocativ has the technology to run just that analysis. Yet its founder, Israeli-born security mogul Mati Kochavi, invites the comparison. He’s organized his newsroom along the lines of an intelligence agency in the belief that journalism needs to undergo the same transformation that’s already swept the field of spycraft.

    “We need to change the way journalism works,” Kochavi says. “It’s not about calling 10 people anymore. What happens when you want to understand what millions of people are saying? Who are you going to interview?”
    http://www.fastcompany.com/3020671/h...r-storytelling

    How Vocativ Mines The "Deep Web" For Storytelling

    Agnostic, relatively unbiased search parameters to monitor the web for hidden news is the big idea behind Vocativ, which launches today. (Vocativ has been in not-so-stealth mode, with a different site design, for much of the year.) Employees of the digital news agency come from Vice, Huffington Post, ABC, The New York Daily News, and more, and they speak a wide variety of languages. Vocativ is based in New York with outposts around the world. One of its big goals is to use the deep web as a primary source.

    The "deep web" consists of all the things available on the Internet that standard search engines overlook—things like spreadsheets and Word documents, subscription-only journals and pages with dynamic content. Vocativ's principals claim they can use the deep web, combined with monitoring of social media in a host of foreign languages, to find news stories other agencies can't. Their search technology is similar to that used by law enforcement to detect terrorist chatter, hedge funds to find hidden financial information, and by intelligence agencies to gauge sentiment and collect intelligence.
    Probably just me again, but I found this all fascinating. Gives new depth to the claim we will have to operate in a world of ever increasing transparency.

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    Default Need more social media saavy

    Scrolling through photos is time consuming.
    Twitter deserves a try
    Stories strike as sensational, not intel driven
    Can it educate me ?
    I will not knock you for trying, and will not forget the site, what audience do you seek?
    I do not see where you want to go with this.
    It could be very good.

    by all means, it is worth a try.

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    I'm excited about the use of these tools to produce a different type of media/news. Concur with your comment about this particular site.

    Stories strike as sensational, not intel driven
    I suspect as the new kid on the block they are seeking to attract an audience/gain market share with largely nonsense reporting. However, there are a couple of gems. Definitely not worth hunting for though.

    Can it educate me ?
    If can provide perspectives from the dark web then I would offer it could. Interesting insights on the Russia and Ukraine pages.

    Even if this company fails, others will soon join in and eventually bring something of value that is new.

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    I watched the RSS feed for a few days and received some good information.
    Nice pick, Bill. Thanks!

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    http://www.vocativ.com/world/isis-2/...ns-kill-pilot/

    Crowdsourcing Terror: ISIS Asks For Ideas On Killing Jordanian PilotDecapitating, impaling among the horrifying suggestions for captured Jordanian Moaz al-Kasasba

    Deep Web Reporting By: Gilad Shiloach

    http://www.vocativ.com/world/isis-2/...re-comes-true/

    The Islamic State Is Expanding: ISIS’s New Outpost in Egypt

    For the first time, ISIS is setting up military checkpoints in the Sinai, as shown in this ISIS video, on the main road between Al-Arish and Rafah. They explain their strategic presence close to the Gaza Strip and the Israeli border will allow them to “catch spies from the Egyptian army and spies for the Jews.”

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bill Moore View Post
    http://www.vocativ.com/world/isis-2/...ns-kill-pilot/

    Crowdsourcing Terror: ISIS Asks For Ideas On Killing Jordanian PilotDecapitating, impaling among the horrifying suggestions for captured Jordanian Moaz al-Kasasba

    Deep Web Reporting By: Gilad Shiloach

    http://www.vocativ.com/world/isis-2/...re-comes-true/

    The Islamic State Is Expanding: ISIS’s New Outpost in Egypt
    The problem with the ""Dark Web" is that there is far more there than even he is able to mine-including the criminal side and cyber criminal sides---the University of Arizona had and still has a "dark web" project that was mining literally the entire jihadi world since 2004--- the problem is it was funded by US IC and no one can use/see the results or even mine independently.--what a shame.

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