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Entries from September 2007

Engaging the social network – and publishing a magazine

September 25th, 2007 · Comments

It’s been an interesting day today.
One reason was the mobile internet seminar organised by Emap co-blogger Dave Cushman, to encourage debate, discussion and understanding about the mobile web. It was one of the most interesting seminars I’ve been to, as it also included Tomi Ahonen, co-author of Communities Dominate Brands, and Jonathan MacDonald from new [...]

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Tags: business · journalism

This week I shall be….

September 21st, 2007 · Comments

Mostly on the move.
So for updates, I’ll be mainly relying on the speed of Twitter, although I will try and make sure there are regular updates throughout my time abroad/away from a computer.
If you want to keep up with my Twitters, you will mostly find me here:
http://twitter.com/BadgerGravling

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Tags: twitter

Dear Mr Murdoch: Re Myspace

September 19th, 2007 · Comments

Dear Mr Murdoch,
When News Corp bought Myspace, it led to a few raised eyebrows, but considering the amount of traffic the site created, it seems like a forward thinking move.
And at the very least, most users hoped the resources and funding accompanying a $580 million acquisition might result in improvements in reliability and [...]

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Tags: social networks

The future is still in your hands…

September 18th, 2007 · Comments

Leading on from my previous post…
I’ve been having an interesting discussion on a Facebook group for journalism. A discussion began around the topic “Should newspapers provide new media training”.
From there it dovetailed into new vs old media. The interesting thing was seeing bloggers, professional journalists, and a founder of the Fox News Channel all in [...]

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Tags: journalism