Telstra’s often-controversial corporate blog suddenly vanished yesterday afternoon. The conversation had simply moved on. Still, it was an interesting social media experiment, even if it failed to keep up with the times.
Blogosphere
TIME’s top 25 blogs for 2009: the good, the bad, the inexplicable
TIME magazine has once again ranked named their most and least favourite blogs for the year. We take a look at who made the cut.
The top 25 eco-wonk blogs
The Wall Street Journal has compiled its top 25 economics blogs for the overly wonkish among us.
What makes a successful cultural blog?
No longer the new kids on the online media block, how do bloggers keep innovating? Angela Meyer lists six ingredients for a successful cultural blog (must bring own passion).
Bloggers try to make sense of AF447’s fate
While there’s still no clear idea of what happened to AF447, well-informed bloggers — like Crikey’s Plane Talking — are suggesting what might have gone wrong.
Writers’ fest does blogging. Your thoughts?
To blog or not to blog? That was just one of the questions posed by moderator Rachel Hills to a panel of bloggers, journalists and one burnt-out ex-journalist at a Sydney Writers’ Festival gig on Sunday.
Food bloggers have standards too
Introducing the Food Blog Code Of Ethics. A way for food bloggers to show they’re serious about their lavosh and brie.
50 of the world’s best food blogs
Prepare to salivate.
Journalists beware: rumours in cyberspace may ruin credibility
As Mark Twain said, writing long before the arrival of the internet, a lie can travel halfway around the world before the truth has its trousers on.
Introducing Crikey’s latest blogger: Michael Gawenda (and Rocky)
I have had dogs all my life and the dogs of my life are sort of markers to the stages of any life, from childhood to old age. Rocky, well Rocky, with some luck, will grow old with me, writes Michael Gawenda.
The dangers of blogging for democracy
Internet censorship has become a key global concern, writes Antony Loewenstein.
The strident ignorance of the Australian blogosphere
Too many Australian bloggers just don’t get the idea of communications. Instead of seeing the net as a tool to spread information, they see it as yet another way of demonstrating their moral and intellectual superiority over the great unwashed, writes Christian Kerr.
The Australian licks its wounds after nasty blog fight
A fortnight ago The Australian went into editorial meltdown as criticism of its spin on polling reached fever pitch. It was clear that the News flagship didn’t take kindly to having its judgement questioned by alternative media – the first time this has happened during an election year, writes Mark Bahnisch.
Oz’s Tim Dunlop resists calls to ‘tell all’
Tim Dunlop, the News Ltd blogger who had a post pulled last week, is staying tight-lipped about his dealings with News Ltd management, while others in the Blogosphere are calling on him to resign and “tell all” – if there is an all.
