employment
Since my job morphed from āhead of blog developmentā to āeditorial development managerā (which happened a while before the job title change), Iāve struggled to give a clear, one sentence description of what I do. The closest Iāve got is āfigure out how changes in technology, journalism and
workstyles
This post on Unclutterer [http://unclutterer.com/2011/03/29/scientists-find-physical-clutter-negatively-affects-your-ability-to-focus-process-information/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+unclutterer+%28Unclutterer%29] might go some way to explaining why Iām always so productive when Iām hotdesking from the Estates Gazette [http://www.estatesgazette.com]
online journalism
Mary Hamilton [http://maryhamilton.co.uk/2011/03/what-do-you-actually-do/]: > I take what Iāve read and I pass the best bits on, because thatās the other kind of journalism I do, and because I hope that my personal Twitter account is just as much a resource and a
Blogs
Iām down in Brighton for dConstruct [http://2010.dconstruct.org/], a conference Iāve heard plenty about over the years, but never actually managed to attend. And so far, itās proving an interesting morning. Itās certainly challenging some of the preconceived notions I see in play in
business
Everyone working in journalism and social media is aware of the problems and conflicts around changing working practices. I think this video has some surprising ā and useful āĀ lessonsĀ for us.
holiday
One way or another, itās been a long six months. Iāve made my usual mistake of not taking any significant time off for half the year, and am tired, niggly and unenthusiastic as a result. Holiday beckons. But reading a couple of posts today has made me realise
creators
Lurking around in my browser tabs: - [On Makers and Managers](http://kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/2010/01/on-makers-and-managers-and-how-to-manage-your-day.html) ā good look at the tension between these two roles that should be familiar to most people in journalism - [The Death of Tag Clouds](http://woorkup.com/2010/01/
Blogging
Christmas is finally, irrevocably over. I have taken down the Christmas cards and decorations at home, and am back in the office, with a denuded and forlorn looking tree (right).And that means my self-imposed social media diet is over. Iāve made tentative first passes at both my feed
corporate life
Iām trying an experiment at work. For the last three or four years, Iāve always had my personal MacBook (or iBook before it) with me in the office, and have been able to turn to it when things got too difficult on my quasi-locked down work PC. But
change management
After a few months off, the Carnival of Journalism [http://www.carnivalofjournalism.com/] is back, and this month Will Sullivan of Journerdism [http://www.journerdism.com/2008/10/17/free-practical-tips-to-bring-change-to-your-news-organization/] has set us this challenge: > What are small, incremental steps one can make to fuel change in their media
workplaces
[http://www.flickr.com/photos/adders/213450616/]So, yes, Iāve been busy. Iāve been running Mum to the hospital for tests, clearing my desk in preparation for a short break, which I should be on by now and trying to do basic things like, say, get a haircut
coffee shops
This is a great story: > Wired News: Monster Fueled by Caffeine [http://www.wired.com/news/mac/0,2125,66276,00.html]: SAN FRANCISCO ā Delicious Monster [http://www.delicious-monster.com/] is the Mac software company behind the hit Delicious Library, a program for cataloging collections of books, movies and
