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“There are thousands of business reporters covering hundreds of beats at newspapers across the country. And odds are there’s at least one who would pose a competitive threat to any B2B publication you could name.” (via Adan Tinworth)
So, just before I pack my bags and spend a small fortune filling up the car with fuel, I thought I’d let you know what I’m up to during my weekend jaunt to London.
It’s looking busy!
Friday:
Morning: The Tuttle Club - where I am looking forward to meeting some well-known social media types such as Lloyd Davies and Steve Lawson.
Lunch: Meeting up with an old friend and mentor from The Times, who I haven’t seen for years.
Afternoon/Evening: Free. Anyone wanna meet?
Saturday:
Family things
Sunday:
SHOPPING!!!!
Monday:
Morning: Meeting the veritable mine of blogging knowledge that is Adam Tinworth and fellow digital journalist in crime (amongst other things) Gary Andrews.
Lunch: Tour of The Guardian. {muffled squeak of excitement about this one!}
Afternoon/Evening: Off to Trinity Mirror Towers aka Canary Wharf to meet colleagues including über boss David Black.
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Twitter has purchased search engine Summize, a deal that leaked out last week but didn’t wrap up until the last few days.
Taken from Do Start-ups need Community Managers? on ReadWriteWeb.
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On WordPress.com it is used to store all images and other web page components from the admin area to the user’s PC, speeding up access and reducing unnecessary web traffic.
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I think that employers are definitely in a spot where they might have to consider how their employees work. On one side, the management challenges are huge… On the other hand, there are cost savings to be had
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Businesses are missing out on the huge potential that social networks present, a leading information technology company has warned.
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” it was my dream job to work here. it was my home and family. now, it’s like i don’t even know this person anymore. i just feel horrible for the people left behind. they’re overworked creating an inferior product with zero morale.”
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An army of arts bloggers is posting internet reviews on subjects from grand opera to soap opera - instant, global and free. US newspapers have begun to ditch their reviewers as digital alternatives flourish. Could it happen here?
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Developing The Birmingham Post forum
Published July 13, 2008 Uncategorized 9 CommentsTags: forum, The Birmingham Post
Out of my post about naming newspapers in a Web 2.0 world another interesting debate has start to develop.So, I have decided to turn it into a post.
The Birmingham Post forum, which launched in February along with the companion website, is looking a little sorry for itself and perhaps needs a little TLC.
It’s a topic I’ve been mulling over since Alison Gow’s post on the subject.
At the moment, there are links at the bottom of our stories linking to our forum:
When the forum link is clicked, this takes you to a registration page. If you have registered then you have to go on to another login page.
Some have commented that this is a labourious way to enter a forum and that they feel many people will just give up.
This is not necessarily true however, I note that The Stirrer forum requires registration and yet that seems relatively active.
So, I would like to make it easier for people to use the forum. Thought it might be nice to involve people in how it might work.
Obviously there are no promises as I have very little understanding of what we are technically capable of doing, but I do promise to make enquiries and make any improvements that I can.
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So I think that puts in a very good position to lead the way in creating a form of Networked Broadcasting along the lines of my idea of Networked Journalism.
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A News & Observer subscriber is suing the newspaper for cutting staff and the size of the paper.
Keith Hempstead says the paper is now not worth what he signed up for. -
As most newsrooms shrink today, however, I often don’t see strategic planning that goes into the structure. Buyouts are offered; talented people leave (and I still say they should be offered a blog network); the rest move desks on the deck…
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stop thinking that you have to create your own special CMS or Flash platform or you name it. Use what’s there. Put your resources, talent, experience, value, brands, and communities to their best use
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Citizen media like text, images and video is blended with content from news outlets to offer an innovative integrated news resource.
I can haz Google Reader halp?
Published July 12, 2008 Uncategorized 9 CommentsTags: Google Reader, rss feeds
My Google Reader is a mess:
My messy Google Reader inbox
Over 600 posts from Birmingham bloggers unread and goodness knows how many posts from journalism blogs.
So, taking inspiration from Stef Lewandowski’s email blitz, I have decided to attack my RSS feeds in a similar merciless style.
I want to hack back, which means being more selective about the blogs that I read on a daily basis.
So my plan at the moment is to keep three main areas of interest “Journalism”, “Birmingham” and “Technology”.
Within each category there will be two folders. One folder for the “must read” stuff to check daily, the other for me to check when I’ve got more time on my hands.
In the “must read” category I suspect I want no more than ten blogs per folder.
Journalism: Buzzmachine, Online Journalism Blog and Greenslade.
Technology: Mashable, Paid Content and TechCrunch.
Birmingham: Created in Birmingham…
… I find the Birmingham section difficult because it’s like getting rid of friends! I think I could take more blogs if they are from individuals that don’t update that regularly. Yet, I know I’m going to have to bite the bullet and streamline Google Reader, so any suggestions would be most gratefully received.
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