Sarah Hartley

Today’s links 01/27/2012

sarahhartley — Fri, 27 Jan 2012 21:30:56 +0000

11 lessons from a site launch – Online News Association

tags: lessons site launch news online news
- These 11 “lessons learned” are meant to be somewhat inspirational, both for those going it alone, like I am, and for those in traditional settings.
Twitter, Summify and the New Local Relevance Layer | Street Fight

tags: local relevance layer solomo
- And how does this relate to hyperlocal? Lots has been made of social and local and search, and potential happy confluences of this trio. To date, however, email remains as viable a social tool as anything else when it comes to hyperlocal topics. Yes, Facebook is useful. But its usefulness relates closely to the density of friends you have on Facebook in your local area – a highly variable situation. And Facebook does not make it easy for you to tap into the degrees of separation for local recommendations a la LinkedIn. Equally difficult has been the hyperlocal media movement, which has done a fine job at broadcast (in some places) but has largely failed to add viable social curation tools to the mix.

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Today’s links 01/24/2012

sarahhartley — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 21:30:50 +0000

Is Comment Free? New Polis research report on the moderation of online news | Charlie Beckett

tags: comment research report moderation
- Polis has published a new report by Swedish journalist Sanna Trygg, a visiting research fellow supported by the Swedish media foundation, Journalistfonden, that compares the moderation of news in her homeland with the UK.
What’s old is new again | Media, disrupted

tags: pic noticeboard presentation
Testing iPad blogging with Blogsy – One Man and His Blog

tags: blogsy blogs ipad app

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Today’s links 01/23/2012

sarahhartley — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:30:44 +0000

Sandbox

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#ukgc12 UK Gov Camp day one: A day of fun and thoughtfulness

sarahhartley — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 11:43:53 +0000

Picture by Sharon O'Dea: http://www.flickr.com/photos/highgateharridan/6730488419/in/set-72157625761335867

The annual unconference for people interested in the way digital tools and technologies can help provide better government services, UK Gov Camp 12, got underway yesterday.

It was an interesting day and inspiring to meet so many enthusiastic and dedicated people who really want to change things – a view of public servants not often thrust into the limelight.

I created this collection of links, tweets, pix, videos and observations from the day using the so-lo-mo platform I’m involved in, www.n0tice.com.

It started as a live blog in the morning but I’ve since added items of interest which I’ve seen in other places in an attempt to capture some of the themes of the day through the eyes of those who were there, plus some of my own input.

I hope it’s useful, if you have links or other content you’d like to see there, please feel free to add to it. (If you’re not yet a member of n0tice.com, you can use this invite code to join: http://n0tice.com/signup?invite_code=PBRKXHhwqKSwvN39Y5UItGZT1u6T9Lh).

Listening to many of the conversations yesterday, and particularly the afternoon session about the challenges faced in disseminating relevant news, it struck me that there’s shift in approach being discussed in many quarters, a move away from that traditional PR route of issuing press releases or relying on established relationships with a handful of journalists.

The new opportunities offered through networks enabled by digital technologies are now becoming apparent in all aspects of comms work and it got me thinking about how a geo-based news platform like n0tice.com might be able to fit into that landscape. I’d be delighted to continue those thoughts and discussions with any Gov Campers – drop me a line at sarah@n0tice.com – there’s also more about n0tice.com on the blog, on twitter @n0tice or on Facebook.

BBC North job applicants, hires and paygrades

sarahhartley — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 07:46:32 +0000

This morning over at The Northerner I posted details from a recent Freedom of Information request which gives more infomation about the number of people applying for jobs and MediaCityUK, those who were hired and the paygrades in place at the new home of the Beeb in the north.

To provide further transparency, I’ve also published the full document below.

The data referred to is also available in spreadsheet form via my data store page. Please do drop me a line in the comments below if you use this data elsewhere.

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Today’s links 01/13/2012

sarahhartley — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 21:30:34 +0000

The newsonomics of the long goodbye: Kodak’s, Sears’, and newspapers’ » Nieman Journalism Lab

tags: kodak journalism advertising revenue disruption
- On revenues, take a look at the chart below. I’m tracking revenues from Kodak, Sears, and all U.S. dailies through 2010 — with final 2011 data not yet in, though the year wasn’t kind to any of the three.

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Today’s links 01/12/2012

sarahhartley — Thu, 12 Jan 2012 21:30:34 +0000

TrendWatch: The wrong way to do hyperlocal – iMediaConnection.com

tags: hyperlocal advertising revenue geolocation
- Conversation Timeline
  
  0:00 – Place IQ
  0:40 – What companies are doing wrong in hyperlocal
  1:43 – How to do it right
  2:40 – What do consumers think?
  3:45 – The adoption rate for publishers, consumers
  4:45 – What’s coming in the next year
  5:30 – Weighing location-based ads with privacy concerns
  6:10 – Top challenges you’ll face
  7:10 – If you’re not thinking about hyperlocal, you should be

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Today’s links 01/09/2012

sarahhartley — Mon, 09 Jan 2012 21:30:34 +0000

Localopolis: 29. A Community Approach to Supporting Social Media

“The seven proposals that came out of the workshop were:

Review the access / permission policy to provide clearly defined different levels
Market social media use to the organisation to raise awareness
Provide basic training for all staff (including induction)
Provide an integrated corporate website (and intranet) that provides social media in a form fully visible to staff
Support an internal community of social media ‘enthusiasts’ / pool of expertise (online, via yammer)
Provide training for the social media ‘enthusiasts’
Review software / network to ensure fit for purpose, up to date and capable of updating”

tags: community approach social media media
Tumblr Is Launching Its Own Journalism Operation

tags: journalism Tumblr online
- The company already has at least a handful of journalists curating Tumblr’s well-trafficked tag pages, but it’s not inconceivable that the microblogging network could eventually launch its own blog to curate the best posts from its network, or hire a dedicated promotions staff to nurture more book deals and media coverage.
2011: the UK hyper-local year in review | Online Journalism Blog

tags: review online journalism blog n0tice hyperlocal

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Today’s links 01/05/2012

sarahhartley — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 21:30:32 +0000

What 2012 Holds for Online Media

tags: n0tice
- This is also a sector The Guardian has been venturing into, albeit in a more experimental fashion. As we reported, the British newspaper launched a project called N0tice, which we described as “an online community noticeboard, upon which news, details of events, and local special offers can be posted for other users” – which certainly sounds promising, and could even replace local newspapers if it makes it.
NESTA – The rise of the new reporter

tags: data journalism
- The megatrend that clearly underpins the rise of data journalism is the exponential increase in data, information and sources, made accessible by new technologies.

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Today’s links 01/03/2012

sarahhartley — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 21:30:32 +0000

Delicious.com – [WordPress Tutorials]

tags: wordpress tutorials
5 Startup Trends for 2012 – The Next Web

tags: startup trends web experiences
Tim Armstrong trumpets AOL successes, urges ‘kaizen’ spiritual-business approach on employees in New Year’s Eve missive | Capital New York

tags: employees aol patch
- shift our talent culture from one where talent changes result from brand changes to one where talent is a corporate asset that we grow within our streamlined stable of brands
- The second lesson is centered on a more ruthless consistency of only operating within our strategy and giving our teams the ability to work on important projects that will accelerate our transformation.
Media companies and losing talent – TheWayoftheWeb

tags: media companies talent staff recruitment
- How big media companies can keep talented people
Online is UK’s second-favourite news source, but only 3.8% pay: infographic | Econsultancy

tags: online news source pay advertising revenue
- According to a study by Oliver and Ohibaum, 68% of UK consumers source news content online compared to 75% from TV and 54% in newspapers.
  
  But though only 3.8% pay for online news, the percentage of users paying for content increases on mobile (9%) and tablet (19%).

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