Comments on: Bloggin Live - Last post so really semi-live

By: Andy Jackson

Andy Jackson — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:31:28 +0000

Having ’semi-live blogged’ the Freedom House convention for North Korean Human Rights in Seoul last year, I can tell you that proper live-blogging is not easy.

You are not there as a stenographer, so you need to take some time to analyze what is going on and cut out the clutter. While you are in the middle of that, something interesting comes up and you need to drop what you were doing and post on that. Without a chance to edit, you end up sounding semi-literate.

So I think George did a fine job with one of the tougher tasks blogging-wise.

I also assume that the multi posting was due to inexperience with live blogging.

By: Newton Kabiddles

Newton Kabiddles — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 09:20:55 +0000

If this was serious…..
It was an interesting first go….I think you probably realize there were a bit too many posts, but I assume there was some technical or experimental reason for all that. In my opinion it would be better if you clearly time-stamped each post with large black block letters at the beginning of each post. I was not sure if it was one day or two or what time I was in as you were posting. The default time stamp/date did not separate your LIVE posts out from any of the other posts.
Bottom line: It’s a different form - change the style to make it clear that time matters.

Also, in my op, complaining about things or trying to be funny takes away from the idea that you are live and attempting to get information back to your center as soon as possible. If you can go on about an ATM machine you can at least get your spelling right.

but maybe you’re just fucking around….I don’t know.

By: Mark

Mark — Mon, 25 Sep 2006 08:53:52 +0000

I did go the luncheon hosted by some hedge fund.

The credit card cash advance hedge fund.