The last post I wrote about open lines of communication prompted a few comments (thanks all) including a well-reasoned argument from James Goffin that, sometimes, people just wanted the facts. Not interaction, not contribution, just... to know clearly and concisely what was going on. You can find more at his newspaper blog. And I started... Continue Reading →
How open are your lines of communication?
And yea, it is written that when four or more editorial execs are gathered together to forward plan the coverage of an impending Happening, one among them will, at some point, spake thusly: "We should do a liveblog". And everyone else nods while secretly wishing they had suggested it, and the suggestee gains immense Multimedia... Continue Reading →
The end may be nigh but you don’t have to keep telling me…
Chris Brogan is an online social media star who has given me much to think about over the past 18 months or so that I've followed him on Twitter, and subscribed to his blog.If you don't, I recommend it - it's here. And his latest post is so good I couldn't resist sharing a few... Continue Reading →
Just why are Flickr’s online communities so good?
I've been agonising over how newspapers can build successful online communities in a couple recent posts, notably here. And while I don't want to drone on, I'm returning to the subject as I forgot about one flourishing website/newspaper/audience collaboration that's doing just fine, thanks very much. The Liverpool Daily Post's Flickr 08 group was set... Continue Reading →
Fair comment
Finding intelligent, reasoned reader comments on newspapers' online sites can sometimes feel like a Snark hunt. I've noted my thoughts on why newspapers can fail to encourage a flourishing online forum community before, and had some interesting feedback both here and via Twitter and Plurk.Personally I don't believe newspapers forums will ever succeed unless time... Continue Reading →
Networks and Journalism
It's six months this week since I started spreading myself over the internet's social sites in an attempt to shift my analogue brain up a gear.I came home from a TM Leaders course last January shocked by my ignorance of Web 2.0 opportunities, and determined to do something about it. It started as a mild... Continue Reading →
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