Posted by jameswdcrawford on February 12, 2010 under Journalism | 
I met with a journalist contact yesterday and he was saying that he thinks all journalists should blog and use Twitter. I agree and told him I would pick out some old presentations that I found on the subject matter. So, instead of sending them to him via email I thought I would share my post with you all.
There is some good stuff in this presentation too but some of it is a bit old hat now. It is still worth a scan though.
Posted by jameswdcrawford on December 15, 2009 under Blog |
In this post I am testing a publishing bot on Google Wave.
If you have a Google Wave invitation, you should be able to log on to this Wave and write what you want in the Wave. I have made the Wave public so anyone can join it, so please be polite when commenting.
The tool is useful as it is a quick way to publish a chat via a blog, and in fact the bot has many more uses than just conversation, as the Wave could have anything in it, even a video conference. Anything.
The frustrating thing is that if you don’t have an invitation then you can’t see the Wave, then you’ll have to get an invitation.
If you want to use this bot yourself then the instructions are here: http://completewaveguide.com/guide/Wave_Bots
Posted by jameswdcrawford on November 11, 2009 under Blog |
The Blog Paper is a new online publication with a difference: it aims to print the best postings every month in a bona fide publication. It is very nearly a brilliant idea.
I love its premise of taking the best content from the Blogosphere and turning it into a magazine.
Some might say the concept of printing the very best blogs goes against the blogosphere’s bedrock principles of immediacy and shareability and ‘social networking’. Others will say that by taking the publication into print, the Blog Paper is paradoxically mirroring the media that ‘online’ is supposed to replace and the content will be ‘old news’ by the time the publication hits the streets.
However, while I recognise this argument, I really like the concept. Call me old fashioned, but I like to read from good old paper. In this intermediate period, between the predicted demise of printed publications and the time when we will all own handheld electronic reading devices, the Blog Paper has a great proposition.
If The Blog Paper is successful in printing its first edition, it will also expose thousands of people to blogs new content.
So, why is it not a brilliant idea? It is good, but not brilliant. Well, the publication is only available in London. I know start up costs will be tight, but I am sure someone somewhere would distribute it in Manchester, Edinburgh and Glasgow too.
It would also nudge closer to brilliance if uploading onto this site was easier. As it stands I think it takes a lot longer than I am used to with Posterous, RSS Feeds or the WordPress publicise tool, which lets you email content. If this glitch was improved upon then I think the site would become incredibly popular.
I hope the Blog Paper does well. I can’t wait to see its first printed edition! Maybe someone will post one to me?
http://www.theblogpaper.co.uk
Hi. I am James Crawford, a PR man. Media relations is my specialism, but public relations is changing and the internet is at the heart of it.
I'm a Manchester dweller and lover of the media. I have too much music, support Manchester United and adore all things French.
I currently work for a Citypress, Manchester's biggest and best PR consultancy, but all the thoughts on here are my own and nothing to do with my employers.
