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Activate 09 at The Guardian: Notes and take-away quotes - Part 2
Wednesday was The Guardian's first Activate summit - a one day conference at Kings Place bring together people to discuss how technology, politics and social sciences could come together to forge the future. Yesterday I published some thoughts about the presentations by Gerry Jackson and Nick Bostrom. One panel, chaired by Emily Bell, focused specifically on politics, featuring former minister Tom Watson, shadow minister for science and innovation Adam Afriyie, and Thomas Gensener from Blue State Digital. Adam Afriyie's...

Read the full post - Published July 3, 2009 in Events, Media, Politics, The Guardian, Web - No comments yet

Activate 09 at The Guardian: Notes and take-away quotes - Part 1
On Wednesday I spent a brilliant day at Kings Place at The Guardian's Activate 09 event. It was a packed programme, which I'd like to blog about at length. To be honest though, by the time I left my brain was absolutely fizzing, and the day had covered so much ground that it was hard to know where to start. Gerry Jackson and SWRadio Africa So, I thought I'd start with what was by far the most emotionally moving...

Read the full post - Published July 2, 2009 in Events, Media, Radio, The Guardian, Web - 1 comment so far

How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 6
This is the final post of a series based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. What about when it all goes wrong? A lot of brands can be very cautious about potential negative brand damage from social media. And it is true - you might make mistakes, and you will definitely be criticised online....

Read the full post - Published July 1, 2009 in Media, Social media, Web - No comments yet

How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 5
This is the fifth of a series of posts based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. Blogging With the rise of social bookmarking and the media championing Twitter, blogging has begun to seem distinctly old hat. It does look, however, to have survived the early predictions of it being CB Radio for the 2000s,...

Read the full post - Published June 30, 2009 in BBC, Blogging, Media, Social media, Web - 1 comment so far

How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 4
This is the fourth of a series of posts based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. Twitter Twitter has been, without doubt, the communications technology hype of the year. There are several ways that mainstream companies have been using Twitter - some more successfully than others. One approach is to simply announce all content...

Read the full post - Published June 29, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Social media, Television, The Guardian, Web - 1 comment so far

How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 3
This is the third of a series of posts based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. The social bookmarking feedback loop The ratings you get on social bookmarking sites are valuable feedback, and some major news publishers utilise them to add value to their site. The Telegraph, for example, has a 'Most Dugg' widget...

Read the full post - Published June 26, 2009 in BBC, CNN, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Media, Newspapers, Social media, The Guardian, Web - No comments yet

Michael Jackson's death sweeps BBC expenses from the front pages
"Michael Jackson's death spares the BBC" What would have been on Friday's front pages.

Read the full post - Published June 26, 2009 in BBC, Daily Mail, Daily Telegraph, Media, Music, Post of the moment, The Guardian - No comments yet

How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 2
This is the second of a series of posts based on a talk I gave during May 2009 at WebCertain's "International Social Media Summit" in London. You can find the first part here, and view the original presentation slides on SlideShare. Social bookmarking Social bookmarking icons have infected major publishers websites like some kind of Internet design plague. The vast majority of mainstream news sites and high profile blogs come equipped with a whole set of brightly coloured icons...

Read the full post - Published June 25, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Social media, Web - No comments yet

How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic - Part 1
How major publishers are using social media to drive traffic An article based on my presentation at May's International Social Media Summit.

Read the full post - Published June 24, 2009 in Articles, Media, Popular, Post of the moment, Social media, Web - No comments yet

MPs expenses, The Telegraph, The Guardian, and the 'open' and 'closed' models of 21st century journalism
"MPs Expenses and 'open' and 'closed' journalism" How the contrasting approaches of The Telegraph and The Guardian to the MPs expenses data demonstrates debates about digital journalism.

Read the full post - Published June 18, 2009 in Daily Telegraph, Media, Politics, Post of the moment, The Guardian, Web - 10 comments so far

Is peer-to-peer streaming of international football showing the game a new revenue model?

Published June 13, 2009 in 2010 World Cup, Football, Media, Television, Web - 1 comment so far 

Wembley on the web: Part 2 - The FA Cup Final online from Sky Sports and the BBC

Published June 12, 2009 in BBC, Football, Media, Television, Web - 1 comment so far 

"Dead men don't sue" - the Mail's HTML refuses to clear Air France 'terror suspects'

Published June 11, 2009 in Daily Mail, Media, Newspapers, Web - No comments yet 

Wembley on the web: Part 1 - The FA Cup Final online from ITV and Setanta

Published June 11, 2009 in Football, Media, Television, Web - No comments yet 

Spector Twitter hoax shows online honesty gap between bloggers and newspapers

Published June 5, 2009 in Blogging, Daily Mirror, Daily Telegraph, Media, Newspapers, Web - 4 comments so far 

"It's SunTalk Wot Won It"

Published June 5, 2009 in BBC, Media, Newspapers, OFCOM, Politics, Radio, The Sun, Web - 1 comment so far 

'Local newspaper week' - The local council publicity machine

Published May 27, 2009 in London, Media, Muswell Hill, Newspapers, Politics, Regional press - No comments yet 

'Local newspaper week' - Council newspapers in London

Published May 26, 2009 in London, Media, Newspapers, Politics, Regional press - 12 comments so far 

'Do online newspapers have a future in a Digital Britain' - MTM London round-table session

Published May 22, 2009 in Events, Media, Newspapers, Regional press, Web - No comments yet 

'Local Newspaper Week' - Being local...

Published May 15, 2009 in Doctor Who, Football, London, Media, Muswell Hill, Newspapers, Regional press - No comments yet 

'Local Newspaper Week' - Council newspapers

Published May 14, 2009 in London, Media, Muswell Hill, Newspapers, Politics, Regional press - 6 comments so far 

'Local Newspaper Week' - Democracy

Published May 13, 2009 in London, Media, Muswell Hill, Newspapers, Politics, Regional press - 1 comment so far 

'Local Newspaper Week' - Advertising

Published May 12, 2009 in London, Media, Muswell Hill, Newspapers, Regional press - 4 comments so far 

'Local Newspaper Week' - Welcome to your new local...

Published May 11, 2009 in London, Media, Muswell Hill, Newspapers, Regional press - 1 comment so far 

"Copyright in the Digital Age" - SIIA issue briefing

Published April 27, 2009 in Events, Media - No comments yet 

Interview with a Scott Trust Bursary student - Helia Phoenix

Published April 24, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Regional press, The Guardian, Web - 2 comments so far 

'Insight into Journalism Day' at The Guardian

Published April 20, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, The Guardian, Web - 3 comments so far 

Are your domestic print apples as valuable as my global multimedia oranges?

Published April 15, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, The Guardian, Web - 2 comments so far 

How the Ian Tomlinson G20 video spread The Guardian brand across the media

Published April 14, 2009 in London, Media, Newspapers, Politics, Popular, The Guardian, Web - 6 comments so far 

Web search at the BBC: Part 9 - The end is the beginning is the end

Published April 7, 2009 in BBC, Media, Search, Web - No comments yet 

Web search at the BBC: Part 8 - Editions of you

Published April 6, 2009 in BBC, Media, Search, Web - No comments yet 

The PCC turns a deaf ear to complaints about press coverage of Alfie Patten

Published April 3, 2009 in Daily Mail, Daily Mirror, Media, Newspapers, OFCOM - No comments yet 

Web search at the BBC: Part 7 - Shake and crawl

Published April 3, 2009 in BBC, Media, Search, Web - No comments yet 

Web search at the BBC: Part 6 - TV on the radio

Published April 2, 2009 in BBC, Media, Search, Web - No comments yet 

Web search at the BBC: Part 5 - The path of least resistance

Published March 31, 2009 in BBC, Media, Search, Web - No comments yet 

Web search at the BBC: Part 4 - Glass onion

Published March 30, 2009 in BBC, Media, Search, Web - 1 comment so far 

Press silence on Alfie Patten DNA test result broken by Google News

Published March 27, 2009 in Daily Mirror, Google, Media, Newspapers, Popular, The Sun, Web - 10 comments so far 

Web search at the BBC: Part 3 - Centerfield

Published March 27, 2009 in BBC, Media, Search, Web - No comments yet 

Web search at the BBC: Part 2 - Over the horizon radar

Published March 26, 2009 in BBC, Media, Search, Web - 1 comment so far 

Web search at the BBC: Part 1 - The beginning is the end is the beginning

Published March 25, 2009 in Articles, BBC, Media, Search, Web - 3 comments so far 

How not to approach a blogger for PR

Published March 23, 2009 in Blogging, Media - No comments yet 

The long road to the cinema

Published March 15, 2009 in Media, Web - 6 comments so far 

"An Open BBC?" at Broadcasting House

Published March 12, 2009 in BBC, Media, Radio, Television, The Guardian, Web - 3 comments so far 

The Guardian's Open Platform launch

Published March 11, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, The Guardian, Web - 1 comment so far 

Guardian Open Platform launch trends on Twitter

Published March 10, 2009 in Google, Media, Newspapers, The Guardian, Web - No comments yet 

3 key moments when the NUJ 'effing blogs' dust-up might have been avoided

Published March 3, 2009 in Blogging, Media, Newspapers, Web - 4 comments so far 

Is 'internet news being free at the point of delivery' even still negotiable?

Published March 2, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Popular, Web - 2 comments so far 

'Delivering Digital Britain' still too much about 'delivery'

Published February 25, 2009 in Media, Politics, Popular, Radio, Television, Web, eGovernment - 2 comments so far 

The BBC's "Points Of View" online culture clash - Part 3

Published February 20, 2009 in BBC, Media, Web - 21 comments so far 

The BBC's "Points Of View" online culture clash - Part 2

Published February 17, 2009 in BBC, Media, Web - 25 comments so far 

The BBC's "Points Of View" online culture clash - Part 1

Published February 16, 2009 in Articles, BBC, Blogging, Media, Popular, The Guardian, Web - 8 comments so far 

At least Daily Express readers are still searching for Madeleine McCann

Published February 15, 2009 in Daily Express, Media, Newspapers, Search - 4 comments so far 

Wireframing the front page: Part 5 - The Sun

Published February 14, 2009 in Information Architecture, Media, Newspapers, The Sun, Web - 2 comments so far 

Wireframing the front page: Part 4 - The Times

Published February 13, 2009 in Information Architecture, Media, Newspapers, The Times, Web - No comments yet 

Wireframing the front page: Part 3 - The Daily Mail

Published February 12, 2009 in Daily Mail, Information Architecture, Media, Newspapers, Web - 2 comments so far 

Why the PCC is broken - a case study in trying to complain

Published February 11, 2009 in Daily Mail, Media, Newspapers, Popular, Post of the moment - 16 comments so far 

Let's have a PCC for the 21st century

Published February 10, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Popular, Post of the moment - 3 comments so far 

Navigating newspapers: Part 5 - The 'quality press'

Published February 4, 2009 in Daily Telegraph, Information Architecture, Media, Newspapers, The Guardian, The Independent, The Times, Web - 1 comment so far 

Old media beats new media to breaking yesterday's news

Published February 3, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Web - 2 comments so far 

Navigating newspapers: Part 3 - A question of sports

Published February 2, 2009 in Information Architecture, Media, Newspapers, Web - 1 comment so far 

Navigating newspapers: Part 2 - Mapping primary navigation

Published January 30, 2009 in Information Architecture, Media, Newspapers, Web - No comments yet 

"Digital Britain" around the blog'n'tweetosphere

Published January 29, 2009 in DCMS, Media, Web - No comments yet 

Digital Britain Interim report - first impressions

Published January 29, 2009 in DCMS, Media, Radio, Television, Web - 1 comment so far 

Navigating newspapers: Part 1 - We are what we label

Published January 29, 2009 in Articles, Information Architecture, Media, Newspapers, Post of the moment, Web - 1 comment so far 

John Redwood's blog response to the Ofcom Public Service Broadcasting review

Published January 28, 2009 in Bloglines, Media, OFCOM, Politics - 1 comment so far 

Ban this sick Nazi paedo filth!

Published January 28, 2009 in Media, Popular, The Sun - No comments yet 

Terrestrial TV's invisible online DEC Appeal

Published January 27, 2009 in Media, Politics, Television - No comments yet 

Jakob Nielsen on usability for journalists

Published January 23, 2009 in Media, Usability - 4 comments so far 

Ofcom framing a digital content strategy in a vacuum

Published January 22, 2009 in Media, OFCOM, Television, Web - 1 comment so far 

Are Ofcom's regional news funding proposals an opportunity for the local press?

Published January 22, 2009 in BBC, Media, Newspapers, OFCOM, Regional press, Web - No comments yet 

'From programming to funding' - Ofcom's PSB documents as word clouds

Published January 21, 2009 in Media, OFCOM, Television - No comments yet 

President Obama coverage on the UK's regional press websites

Published January 21, 2009 in Media, Politics, Post of the moment, Regional press - No comments yet 

Police try to stop Walthamstow blogger taking pictures of a bus crash

Published January 15, 2009 in Blogging, London, Media, Popular, Transport, Walthamstow - 3 comments so far 

Channel 4's Andy Duncan calls for Internet regulation at NESTA event

Published January 15, 2009 in Media, Television, Web - 4 comments so far 

6 other things newspapers could stop doing for a day to prove their "unique" value...

Published January 14, 2009 in Media, Newspapers, Popular - 5 comments so far 

What is the collective noun for a group of atheist buses in London?

Published January 9, 2009 in London, Media, Transport - 4 comments so far 

Thoughts, notes and quotes from the Online Information 2008 Seminars: Part 4

Published December 13, 2008 in Events, Google, Media - No comments yet 

The Financial Times and "the worst online redesign I have ever seen"

Published November 21, 2008 in Media, Newspapers, Web - 1 comment so far 

Tom Dunmore of Stuff says print magazines have a future..."for the moment"

Published November 19, 2008 in Events, Media - No comments yet 

Protecting the identity of Baby P's killers: The courts vs the people vs the Internet

Published November 17, 2008 in Children and Teenagers, Media, Newspapers, Popular, Web - 25 comments so far 

Insert your own lame "It's the end of the world as we know it" gag here

Published September 11, 2008 in BBC, Doctor Who, Media - 3 comments so far 

Newspapers and the movies: The past

Published May 22, 2008 in Media, Newspapers - No comments yet 

Here we go again...not that bloggers vs journalists debate

Published May 21, 2008 in Blogging, Media, Newspapers - 16 comments so far 

"Can you trust a media blogger?"

Published May 20, 2008 in Blogging, Media, Newspapers, Popular - 9 comments so far 

Can you trust going to a 'Can you trust the media?' event for a good debate?

Published May 2, 2008 in Media, Newspapers, Radio, Television - No comments yet 

Reviewing the Instablogs 'citizen journalism' platform

Published April 4, 2008 in Blogging, Media, Product review, Web - 1 comment so far 

The online fall-out of the Daily Express apology to Madeleine McCann's family

Published March 19, 2008 in Daily Express, Google, Media, Newspapers, Search, Web - 1 comment so far 

Woman's Own gets a print 'blog'

Published March 19, 2008 in Blogging, Media, Voting, Web - 6 comments so far 

Sky News message board users get 'zapped'

Published February 20, 2008 in Media - 5 comments so far 

24/7 TV news websites: Part 16 - "Most Popular"

Published January 31, 2008 in Media, Television, Web - No comments yet 

24/7 TV news websites: Part 15 - Lateral and related navigation II

Published January 30, 2008 in Media, Television, Web - No comments yet 

24/7 TV news websites: Part 14 - Lateral and related navigation I

Published January 29, 2008 in Media, Television, Web, Widgets - No comments yet 

24/7 TV news websites: Part 13 - Global navigation and classification

Published January 28, 2008 in Media, Television, Web - No comments yet 

Some very British reporting of the Chania court case

Published January 26, 2008 in Greece, Media, Newspapers, The Guardian - No comments yet 

24/7 TV news websites: Part 1 - Introduction

Published January 8, 2008 in Articles, Media, Television, Web - No comments yet 

Voting for your American Idol in Greece

Published December 10, 2007 in Greece, Media, Music, Voting - 1 comment so far 

Finding, sharing, and playing with that Tony Palmer BBC rejection letter

Published December 10, 2007 in BBC, Media, Music, Television - 5 comments so far 

Sky News give up on the hunt for Madeleine McCann

Published December 6, 2007 in Children and Teenagers, Media, The Sun - 2 comments so far 

The Daily Express Inheritance Tax 'Crusade' re-writes British politics. And massages the numbers in the process.

Published October 10, 2007 in Daily Express, Media, Newspapers, Politics - 1 comment so far 

Diana remembered on the BBC - nine years on from the 'One Year On' special

Published August 27, 2007 in BBC, Media, Web - No comments yet 

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