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
Click to Play A few days ago, Rory Cellan-Jones, the BBC’s Technology Correspondent, asked on his blog: "What would happen if everyone, anywhere, could have their own live television station from a mobile phone?" I guess the answer is, things… Continue Reading
As part of a new occasional feature, Journalism.co.uk has set out to interview people working at the collision of journalism and social media. This week they cornered me and asked about my role at the BBC, which social media tools… Continue Reading
I used my camera phone, and a free service called qik, to stream live video of a panel discussion titled "God is a VJ". The panel included: • Pat Loughrey, Director, BBC Nations and Regions • … Continue Reading
I’m in Brussels for DNA2008 (Digital News Affairs… the year is fairly self explanatory). I hate to sound like an advertisement, but for those who haven’t been on it, Eurostar is cool, very very cool. Or so I told my… Continue Reading
The BBC Internet Blog is where "senior staff from BBC Future Media teams will talk about issues raised by you about the technology behind bbc.co.uk, our mobile services and the BBC’s presence on the internet." Not only does the blog… Continue Reading
The BBC’s Chris Vallance is a great example of a journalist who uses social media tools to engage with his audience and turn his ordinary production processes – things he’d do anyway whilst researching, planning, and creating the radio programmes… Continue Reading
I’m working on a presentation about turning processes into content for the DNA 2008 conference in Brussels next week – and could use your help. First, here’s how the conference website describes my one hour slot – the text in… Continue Reading
In an interview with BBC Radio 4’s Chris Vallance, Tim Toulmin, the Director of the Press Complaints Commission, revealed that the PCC is embarking on a major consultative investigation of how news and media organisations are reusing content found online,… Continue Reading
I’m currently working on a project to investigate how the BBC might use one-click social bookmarking and recommendation service links across our content. The work, which coincides with work being done by our user experience (eg. interaction design) team, is… Continue Reading