the online world Archive

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    Making Online News Pay – Pt 1 paywalls

    I am currently exploring the various avenues for making money from online news as part of my MA Online Journalism. Over a series of Posts I hope to explore the various methods of generating revenue from online content – looking at the various issues, and...

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    Facebook: groups V fan pages

    I am currently working with several companies to develop their online marketing via Twitter, Facebook etc. A new client currently has a profile, which they actively use, and a Group. However, I wonder if this is the most effective way of marketing their company, besides...

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    6 tips for good blogging (and social networking)

    Recently I began writing a blog and looking after the social interaction for a music venue. Here are a few things I have learnt along the way (NOTE: this is a work in progress and will be updated – feel free to comment with any...

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    Corporate blogging: your thoughts

    I am currently looking into the controversial world of corporate blogging as part of my MA Online Journalism at BCU I have found a massive anti-campaign towards “ghost” or “proxy”  blogging, i.e. writing a blog under someone else’s name.  This is often seen as deception...

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    Photographers v Police 1-1 (after 1st leg)

    Photographers are not a happy bunch. If they’re not having their pictures used online without getting credit or being replaced in the festival photo pit by young bloggers waving iPhones, they’re being persecuted by the police and accused of being terrorists. Authority 2.0 (Birmingham City...

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    Do they want you, or your contacts?

    It’s an old adage: it’s not what you know, it’s who you know. So in this social networking world we find we have more contacts than ever before. The number of names in a PR’s Facebook and Twitter account now outnumber their rolodexes or filofaxes...

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    iPhone Apps: news

    Continuing in my series of posts about my favourite apps, I move onto … NEWS I currently run 2 RSS readers on my phone. I struggled to find one that could accommodate forwarding to 2 different Twitter accounts. iNEWS PREMIUM (£2.39) (Itunes link) I am...

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    iPhone Apps: search

    After jumping into the iPhone apps world with both feet, I thought I’d run through my favourites. Watch our for more posts in this series. SEARCH/RESEARCH Google (free) (Itunes link) Image via CrunchBase I am a big fan of the Google app. Not only can...

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    Ian Huntley coverage (news and Twitter)

    Following the news that Soham killer Ian Huntley was attacked in prison over the weekend, I decided to have a look at the reaction this story was getting online. First, a quick look at how the story was handled in 2 very different newspapers. Using...

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    Birmingham Social Media Cafe #bsmc 26th Feb

    I’ve missed the last few Birmingham Social Media Cafes. This has been a mix of oversleeping (once) and being slightly put off by being cornered by estate agents wanting advice on using Twitter at past meetups. This week, however, I decided to go along, get...

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