Today the Post and Echo liveblogged the Queen and it was a LOT more slick than the second [text ammended - see comments] one we tried. It featured videos, photos, reporters Twittering news in - we certainly learned a lot from the LDP liveblog.I can even see the funny side of a post being accidentally... Continue Reading →
Live blogging
The LDP Live day is winding down now - unless there's some breaking news - and I've had two minutes to catch my breath. So I thought I'd just jot down my thoughts on the live blog while they're fresh. I know some of those who took part followed Francois Nel's suggestion of noting how... Continue Reading →
Taking the LDP live for a day
Tuesday May 13 will be the day I go grey, bite off all my nails, and possibly take up smoking again.For Tuesday is the day the LDP goes live for a day. From 7am when the first stories are uploaded to http://www.liverpooldailypost.co.uk until 1am when the last page is sent down to the press room,... Continue Reading →
Plotting an interactive day
Ooh I've had an idea which I think could be loads of fun to do and be excellent in terms of engagement and marketing for the Daily Post at the same time. I fired up Bambuser this morning so I could think it out loud, so to speak, and I'm still really excited about it.... Continue Reading →
Fire alarm via SpinVox
UPDATE 2013: SpinVox subsequently closed downWell we had a fire alarm in the office today which nobody knew anything about but it was the prefect opportunity to practice streaming via qik on my mobile phone and it worked really well. I just need to work out now how to embed it the blog site because... Continue Reading →
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