links for 2008-02-10

"Martin says that I posted a comment on my blog because I couldn't get a comment published at the BBC Internet blog because of the technical troubles. This isn't actually true". James puts me right, and explains why he prefers posting to comments.

"It's understandable that companies want to use Facebook to promote stuff [but] it's annoying to find the BBC creating fake person profiles for services or other stuff. Here are just a few I've found". They should be using groups and apps for this stuff.

"It will come to be seen as among the last excellent books about journalism by the pre-digital generation. Many of the sins are easily detected by internet readerships. What is unchallenged in print is increasingly exposed to ruthless web scrutiny".

"The size of the task, which involves moving half a million pages into a new format, means that while the majority of the work will be completed over the weekend you might notice some irregularities over the coming week". No migration is ever painless...

"The Today show and World at One appear to be most prone to PR. ITV news seems to be the least PR influenced' You won't have heard any of this on the Beeb. Maybe now it's in print here, they could pick it up and let viewers & listeners in on the secret".

"The Castle in Walthamstow, East London, is having a beer festival. It’s running on the 15-17th of February". Bugger. Looks like I will miss it by a couple of days...