Someone on the Internet is Wrong
Happening to me too much lately:
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Links for the Week - February 17, 2008
The "I'm too busy with the dog show to blog for real so I'll grow them a linkfarm" edition: Popping Culture Blog by Michelle Manchir: Michelle's journalistic efforts at the Palladium-Item are some of the more refreshingly comprehensive and useful…
What constitutes good local news coverage?
Jason Truitt, Online Editor of the Palladium-Item newspaper here in Richmond, recently asked what readers are looking for when they ask for more "local news." My response: For me, a good local news story is one that reflects the things…
Links for the Week - October 30, 2007
Sustainability and energy efficiency edition: Question to the local Mayoral race candidates about energy policy - I submitted a question to Mayor Hutton and Rick Thalls via the Pal-Item's forum, asking "if elected/re-elected, what specific steps will you take to…
Sunday Links for the Week - October 14 2007
Rest in peace, Rachel Burrell: friend, encourager, piano teacher, visionary, comfort to grieving children everywhere, and an amazing woman. Seven principles of community building: don't try to control the message, transparency is a must, participation is marketing, concept of audiences…
Live Chat Room for Richmond, Again
I'm trying out a concept for a new local website, live-richmond.com, and I want to get your feedback. The main point is pretty simple: provide a real-time discussion room for Richmond/Wayne County citizens to talk about the issues of the…
The haters are writing in, what are you doing?
There's some real vitriol out there in "letter to the editor" land, especially here in Richmond. In the Palladium-Item, we like to play the game "How Many People Can You Insult in 300 Words or Less?" sometimes also known as…
Rediscovering the Pal-Item forums, without the trolls
This post is about one way to have a more enjoyable experience in online discussion forums in general, and I'm going to use the forums at the Palladium-Item, a local daily newspaper in Richmond, as an example. I'll show you…
Ethanol as a local, national energy solution?
In today's Palladium-Item, Brian Bergen with the Richmond-Wayne County Chamber of Commerce agribusiness committee has a piece about Ethanol as a solution to the nation's energy problems. I'm so glad that the Chamber is focusing on the relationship between agribusiness…
Live chat for and about Wayne County citizens
I spent some time tonight getting a live chat feature working on the ProgressiveWayneCounty.org website. I believe it might be the only live chat room up and running that exists for Wayne County citizens in general...correct me if I'm wrong.…