linking
On guest blogging and Google Paid Members Public
Matt Cutts weighs in: So, the basic message is “if you’re going to do this write/accept, good, rich original content, don’t just churn out shoddy content to multiple sources”. Put some genuine effort in – get the reward. This is a simple idea, and yet so many people
Linking to paywalled content Paid Members Public
I had a brief discussion with Jon Slattery over the weekend about why his “ quotes of the week [http://jonslattery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/media-quotes-of-week-from-clive-james.html] ” posts don’t link to their sources. His response [http://jonslattery.blogspot.co.uk/2012/06/media-quotes-of-week-from-clive-james.html?showComment=1341044014728] : > The reason
News websites - a bit like the web, but with fewer links Paid Members Public
Martin Belam on journalists’ reaction to Johann Hari being “forced” to link [http://www.currybet.net/cbet_blog/2012/06/hari-link-footnotes.php]: > Only people in an industry that has habitually avoided linking out to the rest of the web could possibly see adding links and footnotes as a cruel
Journalists: Link To Win Paid Members Public
People have, on occasion, described TechCrunch (and ex-TechCrunch) writers are “bratty” in their writing style. MG Siegler does a pretty good job of proving the point in his complaints last week about the lack of credit he got from the Wall Street Journal [http://parislemon.com/post/18182094905/the-wall-street-journal-is-fucking-bullshit] : >
Essential reading: Gruber on attribution Paid Members Public
Essential reading for journalists this morning: John Gruber on the subtleties of online attribution [http://daringfireball.net/2011/07/attribution_and_credit]: > Not even including a link to the source of a story is dishonest. My problem with Fried’s “an Apple enthusiast site” attribution is more nuanced. That
Linking and Opinions Paid Members Public
A couple of blog posts that have been hanging around in tabs for a few days now, and which deserve some linkage: Kristine Lowe posted a thoughtful look at how the rise of social media is reshaping our [expectations of what journalism looks like](http://kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/
What's in a name? Paid Members Public
Peter Demain of Dirty Garnet on the name of this blog [http://www.dirtygarnet.com/?p=117]: > *I personally despise the name as it brings back memories of humdrum minutes in my youth spent watching some flat-capped florid faced farmer train a sheepdog to be a sheepdog in a
Afternoon Coffee Reading - 9th March 2010 Paid Members Public
Let’s start with something that’s as much a public information message for the blogosphere as a link: [Why Blog and Comment Spam isn’t Going Away ](http://www.yelvington.com/content/why-blog-and-comment-spam-isnt-going-away) Onwards to linkorama:- [News has become a social experience](http://gigaom.com/2010/03/01/
