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Comment on My Interview With Mashable : The Power of Social For Local News by e-Strategy Internet Marketing Blog

e-Strategy Internet Marketing Blog — Mon, 16 Nov 2009 12:47:43 +0000

Minnesota Monday – Communications Bloggers Posts From Last Week…

Interesting posts from Minnesota communications bloggers for the week ending 11/15/09. ……

Comment on How TV Stations Should Set Up Employee Blogs by Ang

Ang — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 13:04:39 +0000

Oh. We know.

Comment on How TV Stations Should Set Up Employee Blogs by derushaj

derushaj — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:14:43 +0000

I have much to say.

Comment on How TV Stations Should Set Up Employee Blogs by Ang

Ang — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 23:08:14 +0000

My reader has, like, seven DeRusha blogs. What the hell.

Comment on How TV Stations Should Set Up Employee Blogs by derushaj

derushaj — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 21:52:21 +0000

My blog does have an RSS feed. here it is

Comment on How TV Stations Should Set Up Employee Blogs by Billy D

Billy D — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 20:41:12 +0000

I second the thought on blogs with RSS. They’re useless and I don’t read them. Unfortunatly this applies to Jason’s WCCO blog as well. When I do stop by I like what I see, but I don’t have the memory to stop by frequently.

Comment on How TV Stations Should Set Up Employee Blogs by justin

justin — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 16:22:14 +0000

Here are some other highly opinionated suggestions for Kare11:

Look at what other (successful) blogs are like on the internet. Note how many of them show the full post, aren’t cut off mid-sentence. That’s just weird.

A blog without RSS? Seriously, WTF? Even the Star Tribune has RSS. Useless, gutted, RSS, but at least you can get the headlines and a sometimes working link if you want.

In terms of the design, the blog posts take up maybe 1/3rd of the total usable page width on the home page. I realize there’s lots of shameless self promotion to fit in there, but how about maybe making the real content jump out at us a little more? And all the blogs look pretty much the same, too. Maybe a little playing with the color scheme would be good.

In terms of URL design, content organization, and SEO, Kare 11 has a ways to go. These are pretty bad:
http://www.kare11.com/blog/costantini_article.aspx?storyid=519784&catid=303
No way at all to get any indication what I’m going to read.

Comment on How TV Stations Should Set Up Employee Blogs by east-lake.net · KARE11.com Blog Promo

east-lake.net · KARE11.com Blog Promo — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:40:24 +0000

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Comment on How TV Stations Should Set Up Employee Blogs by Ed Kohler

Ed Kohler — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 15:00:43 +0000

Consistency is really a key aspect of building an audience. Daily, weekly, monthly. Doesn’t really matter as long as it’s consistent.

Comment on How To Find Newsroom “2.0″ Staffers by Bob from ALAMN

Bob from ALAMN — Fri, 06 Jun 2008 13:14:58 +0000

Don’t forget us Public Relations “2.0″ types — we are also important sources for news tips, interview subjects, etc., and many of us are using New Media as well.

Bob Moffitt
Communications Director
American Lung Association of Minnesota