Finding Political News Online, the Young Pass It On – New York Times “…sending out e-mailed links and videos to friends and their social networks. And in turn, they rely on friends and online connections for news to come to… Continue Reading
[note: I cross-posted the following on the BBC Manchester Blog a few minutes ago…] The BBC Manchester Blog will be closing on Sunday. When Richard Fair and I launched it in August 2006 we had high expectations, not just of… Continue Reading
The other day I met with some work colleagues to discuss their proposal for a new blog related to a weekly regional television programme. When the hour was over they left not with a well formed blog proposal but with… Continue Reading
NewsTools 2008 Conference (via Dan Gillmor) For “Pro journalists don’t use the available technology smartly enough — though they’re improving at this — and tech folks have too little understanding of why journalism matters and why they should be helping… Continue Reading
Cross-posting is useful where it genuinely adds value but sometimes it’s just plain spammy. That, at least, is the conclusion I’ve drawn on the use of automated cross-posting to and from blogs and social networking services. For the past month… Continue Reading
Twitter Tweet on the Economy – It’s official. It’s bad. Evan thinks it’s bad Twitter tweet linking to a blog post about the global economy. Good example of how current affairs and news links can travel… (tags: bbcblogs bbcnews twitter)… Continue Reading
The Guardian is looking for a Community Manager We are a looking for a Community Manager to manage and develop community moderation and interaction across guardian.co.uk, with a focus on optimising the experience of all concerned while maintaining a high… Continue Reading
What’s Emily Bell reading? | Inside guardian.co.uk | Guardian Unlimited With clippings we’ve made a conscious decision to socialise what people find interesting. It’s about opening up what we do and how people interact with it. It’s been said before… Continue Reading
BBC NEWS | Technology | Tagging ‘takes off for web users’ It found that over a quarter of online Americans – 28% – had tagged content such as a photo, news story or blog. (tags: tagging folksonomy flickr pewinternet academicresearch… Continue Reading
BBC NEWS | Technology | Google your way to a wacky office If your ideal workspace includes a slide, a games room, a ‘chill-out’ aquarium and plenty of free food then you had better get your CV into Google. (tags:… Continue Reading