For a few months now I’ve been dropping hints, posting supportive arguments and gathering tips from those running similar projects and today I can tell you what it’s all about because we’ve finally launched the BBC Manchester Blog. In a… Continue Reading
Nico Macdonald has written an interesting analysis of the Guardian’s Comment is Free for the Online Journalism Review. Nico suggests that "The Guardian’s attempt to build an engaging group blog further illustrates the cultural differences between running a newspaper and… Continue Reading
Yesterday I made my first post over on the Pods and Blogs. It’s a whirlwind tour of the perception of online community as a concept, and development of the online community management industry, from 1993 to today. Here’s a quick… Continue Reading
Last month I had the pleasure of a spending a few hours with online community guru Nancy White who visited the BBC, and gave a presentation at e-mint, whilst in London. As I mentioned here previously, BBC Radio 5 Live’s… Continue Reading
CNN has teamed up with blip.tv to handle the upload and storage of user contributed video footage. The service, called CNN Exchange, allows users to submit their comments, photos and video as an "i-report" via web interface. They also provide… Continue Reading
Almost since the day the current conflict involving Israel-Hezbollah-Lebanon began, people have been writing that it’s likely to be the most blogged about war. The mainstream media was, I think, initially surprised by the amount of quality coverage being provided… Continue Reading
As some readers will know, in addition to working full-time I’ve also been working on a part-time law degree ("PgDip CPE Law") at the University of Hertfordshire for the past two years and I’m presently one equity and trusts exam… Continue Reading
When Gina Ford instructed her solicitors to send a letter to the ISP hosting mumsnet, threatening to sue them for libel if they didn’t cease hosting the community site for moms and expectant moms, she probably had no idea how… Continue Reading
Mumsnet is a site offering advice to expectant parents, support for those suffering bereavement following miscarriage, answers to obscure pregnancy questions, pushchair reviews and much much more. Sadly, it’s also a site that could find itself closed following legal threats… Continue Reading
Stephen Colbert has turned his attention to the weaknesses of wikipedia, where he encourages viewers to mess with the entry about elephants. As Tom Coates points out, a look at the change history for the wikipedia entry, and subsequent locking… Continue Reading