Sunday April 9, 2006

• how to organize a protest

  and another radio related post …
  It is common place for newspapers to report on mass protests and demonstrations and to explain that the turnout of demonstrators was due to the use (or misuse) of new technology : websites, sms and now blogs and podcasts.
  The Fast Company Now  March 30, 2006 has a interesting take [...]

Monday April 3, 2006

• The BBC World Today in 15 minutes

  Having just said I am an avid listener to the BBC World Service I read:
  Podcasting News: BBC The World Today Podcast
  BBC The World Today Podcast
  March 28, 2006
  The BBC World Service has introduced a new podcast, The World Today Select, that brings listeners news and views from around the world.
  It offers the best of [...]

• Loosing track of time?

  In our globalised world where you can log-in to web sites and information sources from all corners of the world and increasingly use your computer desktop to have a telephone conversation or have a chat it is easy to forget that we all live and sometimes work in different time zones - "Thanks son for [...]

Friday March 24, 2006

• Should Business use Instant Messaging?

  Peter Alexander of entrepreneur.com thinks so …

  Once viewed primarily as a secret language used by teenagers, instant messaging (IM) is maturing into a viable communications tool for small businesses. For example, many IM services are now offering video conferencing and Voice Over IP (VoIP), in addition to messaging.
  IM is gaining momentum in the workplace. According [...]

Thursday March 23, 2006

• Have you a right to use that …

  Digital Rights Management (DRM) has been getting a mixed press of late with IT giants iTunes and Sony causing much grief to their existing and potential customers. The French Parliament is also taking a stand to as they see it as an issue concerning the rights of users.
  The whole issue of DRM and the [...]

Thursday March 16, 2006

• Virtual Press room

  How do you help your local journalists get the information that they need to write their stories on your issues? Have a press conference? What if nobody turns up because there is a major news story breaking at that scheduled time?
  To manage your time better and to be helpful to your media outlets set up [...]

Monday March 13, 2006

• Child Proof Home Office

  Child Proof Home Office - Introduction
  Something important to consider when weighing up the advantages/disadvantages of working from a home office. Follow the links to insights to :
  # Hidden Costs in Childproofing a Home Office
  # Childproof Your Trash
  # Keeping Watch on Children From Your Office
  # Consumer Electronics Child Safety
  # Reducing Wires Eliminates Child Temptations
  # Children and [...]

• EU 4 Journalists

  Good for journalists but also useful for us!
  The EJC has launched a website to help journalists reporting
  on the European Union. The EU for journalists - Brussels in brief
  website simplifies the maze of information available on the EU so
  reporters can easily get to grips with the key issues and players.

  Visit EU for journalists - Brussels in [...]

Sunday February 12, 2006

• Listible! Quick way to get resources

  Having trouble keeping up with the explosion of web-based online services and resources? Look no further thanListible! Quick way to get resources How many people are using these resources? … is it becoming mainstream or just for the few? What on line resources do you use?

• Why Papa? …

  Doug Sundheim over at Fast Company Now reminds us of the value of simply asking Why? and then acting on the answer. As one of the comments to his post points out, this is the exact exercise that our kids employ as a learning method (and exploit to the full when we struggle for [...]

Thursday February 9, 2006

• How to deal with that 'smart ' journalist …

  Good advice to prepare for that important media interview - be prepared!
  John Jantsch at Duct Tape Marketing gives some good pointers to come out smiling.
  For example: Redirect the question
  "Here are a few phrases that work wonders:
  ~ What's important to consider in this case, though . . .
  ~ Let me make that more relevant for your [...]

Wednesday January 25, 2006

• It's OK to be Goofy!

  It's OK to be Goofy
  Always be upbeat
  Remember, you're always on-stage
  Little touches make a big difference
  Deliver on what you promise
  Good ideas should come from everywhere
  Develop a service philosophy
  Uphold key traditions
  Communicate a compelling vision
  Share the spotlight
  Any of these pointers ring a bell?
  Steve Rubel of Mico Persuasion ( a Blog exploring how new technologies are transforming marketing, media [...]

• New internet guide for journalists

  The European Journalist Centre reports:
  "Unesco collaborated with the Thomson Foundation and Commonwealth
  Broadcasting Association to produce a handbook for journalists of
  developing countries on the use of internet for journalistic purposes.
  The 'Net for Journalists', which is written by a journalist and trainer
  Martin Huckerby, is a resource (with a printed manual and a CD) designed
  for both print and [...]

Thursday January 19, 2006

• The French Media Landscape

  The European Journalism Centre publishes its European Media
  Landscape section. Each month a new update is brought up on the EJC home
  page.
  The European Journalism Centre's Media Landscape is a powerful tool for
  those who wish to have an insight into Europe's media.
  This month features France, written by Pieter van den Blink, Paris based correspondent for Trouw [...]

• Internet users judge websites in less than a blink

  Science News Article | Reuters.com
  Internet users can give Web sites a thumbs up or thumbs down in less than the blink of an eye, according to a study by Canadian researchers.
  In just a brief one-twentieth of a second — less than half the time it takes to blink — people make aesthetic judgments that influence [...]

• Looking for better Writing skills

  Looking for better writing skills? Sometimes you just need the right tools.
  John Jantsch of Duct Tape Marketing points to a list of 50 tools for writers by Roy Peter Clark, Senior Scholar, Poynter Institute that will help writers improve their skills.
  The tools include: Use Strong Verbs/Beware of Adverbs/Dig for the Concrete and [...]

• Where can you find good images?

  If you need good quality images for your presentations or website builds look no further thanPresentation Zen: Where can you find good images? If you need that extra bit of quality not available from those scoops you took with your mobile phone have a look at some of the links to both inexpensive [...]

• BBC News - The Open News Archive

  BBC - BBC News The Open News Archive - Home if you accept that to get to where you want to go, you need to know where you have come from; this news archive could be a good resource for presentations and campaign materials.
  Sadly, only available to UK residents because of licensing restrictions but [...]