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Re: Guardian's open journalism project faces revenue realities

Philip John — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 04:52:12 -0000

Just two brief questions on "It's hard to see how GNM's digital income can match its print income" - Isn't it already fairly well accepted that digital revenues won't match print, or is the general increase in digital ad spend (I think you mentioned that in the Hangout) thought to be offsetting that?
Also, didn't we already know the losses were going to come anyway as the transition to digital first takes place? "Spend to make" 'n' all...

Re: Niche sites, location apps and paywalls: The business future of UK regional media | TheMediaBriefing

Philip John — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 05:50:53 -0000

Not to mention those sites that a putting the wind up the regional media... those like VentnorBlog.com, London-SE1.co.uk and TheLichfieldBlog.co.uk

Sites that aren't connected to traditional media organisations but do generate revenue.

Re: What does hyperlocal mean? And what does that mean for news?

Philip John — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 09:03:48 -0000

Really? I don't think so... they'll become much, much smaller and largely aggregate content from bloggers, hyperlocals and feed from independent journalists on the ground. They'll be like editors. @DavidHiggerson has some interesting thoughts in that area, actually...

Re: What does hyperlocal mean? And what does that mean for news?

Philip John — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 08:31:46 -0000

Oh yes, very! That bit about who covers the regional development agency is very interesting. I'd suggest that existing local media (Northcliffe with Lichfield Mercury) sort-of cover the county-level stuff while regional media (e.g. TM with B'ham Post/Mail or ITV/BBC) do the regional stuff like AWM. That leaves us to cover the City & District Council and community groups like North Lichfield Initiative (a small part of Lichfield City, which is a small part of the District that we cover)... that needs more of a co-ordinated network though, I reckon.

Re: Somewhat amusingly, I fail at fail

Philip John — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 06:22:46 -0000

I don't wanna get all 'self improvement' on ya so I'll just say "self-fulfilling prophecy" and leave you to it. Oh and read 7 Habits by Stephen Covey.

Re: HowTo: OPML for Twitter subscription lists

Philip John — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 07:26:19 -0000

This'd make a really good basis for a follower-backup service. I've known people to have their accounts hacked/suspended and have to start new ones so it gives them a way to store their followers in a readable format that an app can then digest and re-follow everyone. I can't wait to get the source and build that app!

Re: LinkedIn Squatting: Claim a Company for Your Own!

Philip John — Tue, 18 Nov 2008 18:29:32 -0000

Put it this way. I could go on LinkedIn right now and create a profile for Perco. Thing is, I can write whatever I want... so I could do some serious damage to the company's reputation in the space of five minutes and you might never know.

Re: Okay, I give in - My take on Google Chrome

Philip John — Mon, 17 Nov 2008 08:08:42 -0000

Chrome uses components from both Apple's WebKit and Mozilla Firefox but uses Google's own Javascript engine. You can find more by reading about why they built a browser: http://www.google.com/chrom...

I don't think a web browser is really an early warning of zombification, though.

Re: WTF Is Up With England

Philip John — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:07:31 -0000

CCTV has enabled our Police force to prosecute criminals much more easily because the proof is there. In April this year I was the victim of an unprovoked assault in a car park just round the corner from where I live. It was caught on CCTV and within less then a minute two Police vehicles and six officers were on the scene to arrest the offender and make sure I was taken to hospital for treatment. Along with the nurse's statement, the CCTV helped to convict my attacker who was subsequently locked up for five months.

I do believe that some of the 'anti-terrorist' measures take things too far and don't offer much protection against an attack but there are others, such as the use of CCTV that we should embrace. For example, I'd love to see trackers in cars so that automatic fines are issued to anyone speeding. Let's face it, the speed limits are there for everyone's safety. If you feel the need to put your own and others lives at risk then you should be punished.

I have to agree with dublinjames here - you need to live here for a while before you can comment on the differences.

Re: WTF Is Up With England

Philip John — Wed, 22 Oct 2008 08:54:35 -0000

This isn't correct. You don't have to provide that information when buying a TV, nor does every TV owner have to pay the TV license.

The TV license is payable only if you watch broadcast television. Though, the TV licensing authority would gladly have you believe otherwise which is probably where this rumour has come from.

Re: FriendFeed Comments WordPress Plugin

Philip John — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 04:35:52 -0000

Hi Glenn, I've decided to use your plugin as I keep seeing it on loads of blogs I read and it's really useful!

However, I've added it to my template but nothing appears on the posts. I thought this may be a feature of the plugin that it doesn't show anything until there is a like or a comment, but I created a test comment and there is still nothing showing up on my post page. Example:
http://philipjohn.co.uk/blo... (FF should appear after Disqus)
http://friendfeed.com/e/fb6...

When I refresh the comments/likes the debug message shows:
Loading FriendFeed Data
17 entries loaded from FriendFeed
0 entries loaded, 0 total entries stored.

Any ideas?

Re: louisgray.com: The Importance of Setting Goals To Grow Your Network

Philip John — Fri, 17 Oct 2008 13:55:48 -0000

I think you need to evaluate connections in a cost/benefit fashion. If your goal is to create brand awareness it is very easy to connect with as many people as you can (and many do). But a lot of the connections you make will produce no value whatsoever. They will present your brand to one person who will promptly forget you and move on. In the extreme, it could have a negative impact. If you try and indiscriminately put your brand in front of everyone you might find some unwelcoming. The consequences could be very damaging to your reputation.

When making a connection I think it's pertinent to ask yourself a few questions. What will I get out of this? How will I achieve my goals by making this connection? Are there any drawbacks to making this connection? Is this connection relevant enough to my brand's message?

Re: The Evolution of Orange Juice… Oh and the Internet

Philip John — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 18:59:15 -0000

Haha you just want the link 'juice' ;o)