tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-201112922024-02-07T19:58:48.500-07:00The Associated Content BlogAssociated Content's platform enables anyone to participate in the new content economy by publishing content on any topic, in any format (text, video, audio and images), and connects that content to consumers, partners and advertisers.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger230125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-44247645019390140702010-11-14T17:27:00.006-07:002010-11-14T20:04:54.439-07:00The Yahoo! Contributor NetworkThe Associated Content team is thrilled to announce the latest step in the evolution of our publishing platform.WELCOME TO THEWhat is the Yahoo! Contributor Network? It’s the same publishing platform you know and love as an Associated Content contributor, but with a new name and a new color scheme. You can even sign in to the Yahoo! Contributor Network using your existing Associated Content user Y! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-37761276903837778482010-11-12T17:37:00.004-07:002010-11-12T17:53:07.700-07:00Pardon Our DustDear Contributors,In a recent post, we updated you on the exciting & complex process of integrating the Associated Content publishing platform into the Yahoo! network.We’re pleased to say that we’ve made a lot of progress since then, and we’re looking forward to telling you all about some BIG changes that we think will leave everyone saying:In order to pave the way for the next step, we’re Y! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-86134668573849505272010-11-12T13:31:00.004-07:002010-11-12T13:50:45.328-07:00October 2010 Monthly Award Winners Announced!Congratulations to our October, 2010 Best of AC and Rising Star Award Winners!This month's Best of AC Awards went to top Contributors in Personal Finance, Politics, and Sports. It was, as always, a tough contest, but in the end awards went to three outstanding Contributors who triumphed thanks to their extraordinary skills and personal expertise in their topic areas. Congratulations to Bill ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-62347086135778762512010-11-01T16:50:00.007-06:002010-11-01T18:30:03.347-06:00Looking Back and Moving ForwardIt's been five months since Associated Content founder Luke Beatty first announced that AC was joining the Yahoo! family, and our team is hard at work on the exciting & challenging process of fully integrating our publishing platform into websites across the Yahoo! network.
We’d like to share some of our progress with our community of Contributors, and give you a glimpse at what's happening Y! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-91705719116978280582010-10-31T15:42:00.004-06:002010-10-31T16:25:29.225-06:00Happy Halloween! Spooky Story Winners and Some Scary Good LinkageHappy Halloween, AC family! Are you ready to get scared? After a week of reading scary stories, we've picked out our very favorite and two runners-up. Turn out all the lights, dip into the candy you're giving out to all the little boys and ghouls later tonight, and read on.(Photo credit: Nvadim of Sxc.hu)Without further ado, the winner of our Halloween Flash Fiction contest and the $100 prize is.ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com18tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-10603618860480608192010-10-26T19:10:00.005-06:002010-10-27T10:05:43.100-06:00Remembering Regina SassIt's a sad day in the Associated Content community. One of our most successful and beloved Contributors, Regina Sass, has passed away. She will be greatly missed by her many readers and friends.Regina was a passionate gardener who enjoyed sharing her wealth of knowledge, gleaned over more than 50 years of gardening. Her readers' gardens are surely vibrant and beautiful, thanks to Regina's ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-28074862840793634732010-10-13T08:51:00.006-06:002010-10-13T09:01:34.650-06:00September 2010 Best of AC AwardsThis month, we honored extraordinary Contributors in the topic areas of Pets, Shopping & Fashion and Television. Congratulations to our winners!Best of AC: Pets - Rena SherwoodRena Sherwood is a pet lover who has spent a lifetime studying animals. She's shared that knowledge generously with AC's readers, producing 176 pieces of Pets content so far. Her personal experience in the horse racing Y! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-80165251132274885022010-10-12T11:29:00.004-06:002010-10-12T17:38:44.363-06:00Rising Stars for September, 2010Congratulations to our Rising Star Award winners for September, 2010! These up-and-coming Contributors took the plunge into a new publishing platform and displayed both talent and confidence in producing great, informative content. Check out the full-length announcement here.Rising Stars of September, 2010Emma Vine joined the AC community in June and has since produced 89 pieces of content, ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-18561892473970271462010-10-08T10:13:00.000-06:002010-10-08T10:13:37.124-06:00Go Pink this OctoberShine from Yahoo! is honoring National Breast Cancer Awareness Month with an online hub devoted to sharing & comparing the personal insights of thousands of individuals with a personal stake in battling the disease. All this month, put on your virtual pink ribbon by clicking over to Shine’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month 2010 page.
Members of the Associated Content community have Darnell Witthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06427276899411481377noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-19812412053167068282010-09-28T11:50:00.001-06:002010-09-28T11:51:48.597-06:00Yahoo! is Asking AmericaThe Yahoo! News Ask America site is dedicated to providing Americans with a place to join the conversation and share their opinions on midterm election issues.
Content from Associated Content Contributors is in the mix with news stories from a handful of great AC Contributors appearing as related stories when users click to answer numerous Ask America questions. For an example, check Sylvia ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-88640249509186624702010-09-24T06:42:00.001-06:002010-09-24T06:43:51.276-06:00AC Meets BBCBBC journalist Matthew Wells recently conducted an in-depth interview with veteran contributor Will Stape, discussing the Associated Content model of publishing, how it's changing the way that content is created and shared on the Web, and how we differ from traditional media outlets (for instance, the British Broadcasting Corporation).Check out the illuminating video, posted on the BBC College ofY! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-26290515549739631872010-09-17T18:43:00.001-06:002010-09-17T18:47:00.043-06:00Rising Stars for August, 2010Congratulations to our Rising Star Award winners for August, 2010! These newer Contributors displayed savvy, talent and the ability to become rapidly accustomed to a new publishing platform. See the full-length announcement here.Rising Stars of August, 2010:Joan Haines has been with us since June, accumulating 53 piece of content and 56 fans, along with a Clout 5 badge. She's a Featured EducationACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-85305795125316409222010-09-17T18:34:00.007-06:002010-09-24T06:44:44.357-06:00August 2010 Best of AC Award WinnersFor August 2010, we awarded Best of AC prizes to top Contributors in Home Improvement, Food and Wine, and Real Estate. Please join us in congratulating this month's winners! You can now use our brand new category filter on Contributor profiles to check out each winner's content in her winning niche. Read Darnell's full-length announcement here!Best of AC: Food & Wine - Angie MohrAngie Mohr ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-46037183534262400522010-09-11T10:00:00.000-06:002010-09-11T10:00:45.555-06:00The Shared Stories of 9/11"Wake up. The World Trade Center is gone."
That's how Sept. 11, 2001, started for Gwen Navarrete. And maybe for you, too.
The shared nature of the tragedy both broke and, paradoxically, strengthened the heart of a nation.
In a collaboration between Yahoo! News and Associated Content, we asked people like you to share again, nine years later, what they went through and what they learned (or AC Timhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14329212666306804589noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-79906910851706335882010-09-03T12:56:00.006-06:002010-09-03T14:01:46.835-06:00Associated Content Contributors Stand Out on Yahoo! SitesWhether it's sports, news, music, parenting, health, finance or even celebrity gossip, Associated Content Contributors know all about it and are showing what they know on the Yahoo! family of websites. Here are some of our favorite recent Yahoo! features. Congratulations to our Contributors who've appeared on one or more Yahoo! sites!Delicious cake by Sabah Karimi.Go Back to School with Lyn ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-56909868337730144472010-08-27T16:44:00.004-06:002010-08-27T16:49:24.901-06:00Katrina Survivors Share Stories on Yahoo!Yahoo! published the work of several Contributors on Thursday in a package on the five-year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. The contributors, all survivors of the storm, were featured on the front pages of Yahoo! News and Yahoo.com.(Picture of Hurricane Katrina courtesy Wikimedia Commons) Here's what Yahoo! News wrote in a round-up collection: If there's a lesson to be drawn from the ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-3592564047071546602010-08-25T13:35:00.002-06:002010-08-27T08:13:53.330-06:00The Brand New YouOur new profile pages have rolled out across the site! You can now start uploading new profile photos and choosing your favorite pieces of content to feature at the top of your profile!
The new photo uploading process is easy: from your profile editor, browse to find a high-res photo on your computer and crop it into a square. Note that existing profile photos that are smaller than 200 pixels inY! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com13tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-50979449504926171512010-08-18T13:34:00.000-06:002010-08-18T13:34:41.096-06:00AC on Yahoo! News BytesCheck out the new video from Yahoo! News Bytes welcoming AC into the Yahoo! network - featuring our estimable founder and president, Luke Beatty.
AC.Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13528590933210338831noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-58173010093537236942010-08-17T10:30:00.001-06:002010-08-17T10:31:47.589-06:00Sneak Peek: New Contributor ProfilesWe're very excited to bring you the first glimpse at the new face -- or rather, the 400,000 new faces -- of Associated Content!
Click the thumbnail below to preview the brand new Associated Content Contributor profile, rolling out across the site in the near future:
The most exciting enhancements include...
(1) An enlarged profile picture and stats dashboard. Get your high-res photos ready!
Y! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com59tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-92101385511372991472010-08-17T07:29:00.001-06:002010-08-17T07:36:04.304-06:00Yahoo! Style Guide Contest WinnersAfter receiving an incredible 150 entries, we've chosen 15 winners in our Yahoo! Style Guide contest. These 15 contributors will receive a free hardbound copy of the Yahoo! Style Guide for their tutorials based on the YSG's lessons for Web writers.
Our winners are:Nancy Tracy, "Punctilious About Punctuation?"
R. Elizabeth C. Kitchen, "Know Your Audience and Avoid Bias in Your Writing."
Heather ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-30087883924668357572010-08-11T08:13:00.002-06:002010-08-11T08:29:58.806-06:00The Best of AC: July 2010In July 2010, the Best of AC Award categories were Health & Wellness, Local and Video Games. Three cheers for our talented winners:R. Elizabeth C. Kitchen - Health & WellnessR. Elizabeth is a freelance health writer, nursing student and a college tutor in medicine and biology. On AC, she's a Clout 10 page view millionaire, a dedicated and inspiring Community Guide, a Featured Y! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-36879287187380459172010-08-06T13:02:00.004-06:002010-08-06T13:27:39.023-06:00July 2010 Rising Stars AnnouncedCongratulations to our July 2010 Rising Star Award Winners! These Contributors are rapidly climbing the clout ladder, racking up pageviews, and taking on Featured Contributor slots, achieving plenty of success in just a few short weeks. This month's Rising Stars include Cindy Coulter, already an FC in three categories; gardening guru Denise Jennings; Starcraft and Eve Online expert Kemp Adrian; ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-73407158274270747892010-08-05T09:53:00.004-06:002010-08-05T10:13:09.796-06:00See You at the MoviesYahoo! Movies is the world's #1 destination for movie news, featuring trailers, clips, reviews, interviews and photogalleries around the latest & greatest film releases - both independent and mainstream.
Managing Editor Timothy Sean Phillips is excited to bring Associated Content Arts & Entertainment enthusiasts into the mix: "I'm looking forward to working with your editors to figure Y! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-47540810712940983282010-08-03T14:32:00.013-06:002010-08-03T15:30:32.713-06:00Entertaining a Global AudienceAssociated Content's arts and culture experts are continuing to make cameos across the Yahoo! network!Featured Arts & Entertainment Contributor Steven Bryan has published on Yahoo! Movies as well as Yahoo! TV. Check out his take on the biggest surprises from this year’s Comic-Con, and the harshest zingers from Comedy Central’s celebrity roast of The Hoff. More good stuff from the Yahoo! TV Y! Darnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09727544091808718731noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20111292.post-1437162285197117132010-08-03T13:04:00.015-06:002010-08-04T11:14:59.567-06:00Associated Content Contributors Star on Yahoo! News, Finance and Lifestyle SitesIn the two weeks since we first showcased a roundup of articles by Associated Content Contributors on the Yahoo! family of sites, our Contributors have stood out on Yahoo! News, Yahoo! Finance and more. Check out these great pieces published recently!Amazing Yahoo! cake by Sabah KarimiJoseph Lizio, a Featured Business and Finance Contributor, schooled Yahoo! Finance readers on how to gauge the ACJelenahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18422683315488334942noreply@blogger.com4