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dConstruct 2010: discomfort, irritation and reducing Paid Members Public
I’m down in Brighton for dConstruct [http://2010.dconstruct.org/], a conference I’ve heard plenty about over the years, but never actually managed to attend. And so far, it’s proving an interesting morning. It’s certainly challenging some of the preconceived notions I see in play in
What Blogging Did Next Paid Members Public
Interesting piece in The Economist [http://www.economist.com/node/16432794?story_id=16432794]: > People are not tiring of the chance to publish and communicate on the internet easily and at almost no cost. Experimentation has brought innovations, such as comment threads, and the ability to mix thoughts, pictures
Does Conversation Scale? Paid Members Public
The BBC’s Nick Robinson on the comments left on his blog: > “So I’m going to be honest with you and I’ve said this before and I’ve upset some people. I don’t read the comments anything like as much as I used to because there
At Forbes One Journalist = One Blog Paid Members Public
One Journalist and His Blog: [http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/pda/2010/aug/03/forbes-social-media] > The leading business publication [Forbes](http://www.forbes.com "Forbes") is set to go live with a “major upgrade” of its social media later today, Business Insider saying every reporter will
US citizens look at "social stuff" online... Paid Members Public
Initially, I got rather excited by this infographic that’s doing the rounds: [](https://i2.wp.com/www.onemanandhisblog.com/content/images/2010/08/nielsen-pie-chart.jpg) Another great
Blogging: History and Misconceptions Paid Members Public
This is long, but well worth sitting through to catch up with the ideas and concepts that have driven the success of blogging as a medium over the last decade. Don’t worry about the software stuff at the beginning – it rapidly moves beyond that.
Afternoon Tea Reading: National Newspapers Paid Members Public
Some links about our friends in the nationals that have been hanging around in my Chrome tabs for too long now: * The Independent has switched its blogs from Livejournal to WordPress [http://publisherblog.automattic.com/2010/06/08/the-independent-switches-to-wordpress/] . Makes sense. LJ always seemed like an odd fit. * The Guardian
Science Online: Bloggers, Commenters and the Reputation Game Paid Members Public
This slideshow requires JavaScript. I dropped into one of the unconference sessions, looking at engaging with your readers (of obvious interest to me). The panel did a sterling job of giving a beginner’s guide to managing comments and commenters, from different scales (personal blogs to Ars Technica). I thought