[p2p-research] Proposals - P2P Foundation Newsletter / Podcast / P2P TV

[Michel Bauwens]

Hi Kevin,

I don't want to be restrained as to length, but agree that a presentation
with paragraphs, with links to the full article, could be better.

Would that be the first paragraph, or something extra we should fill in? I'm
open to both.

If others agree, then James could consider implementing it.

A weekly review in the format you suggest in the attachment, looks good to
me, I have no objections. Again, James would have to say if it can be
automated to appear that way, or else a volunteer could do it,

Michel

On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 9:43 PM, Kevin Flanagan <kev.flanagan at gmail.com>wrote:

> Hi Michael,
>
> There are just a few design problems I have with the blog.
> That could probably be solved quite easily with some technical adjustments.
> Im only suggesting this because I think it might make things easier
> and more engaging for readers.
>
> First of all many posts on the blog are quite long. The amount of
> content is fine thats not a problem but it does mean that as a reader
> I need to do lots of scrolling down through the blog to get an idea of
> whats been happening.
> What I suggest is that posts on the main page appear with name and
> initial summary of up to maybe 300 - 500 words then it could have a
> link where you can click to continue reading the full post. This would
> make the front page of the blog easier to navigate and read.
>
> People using readers could subscribe to rss feeds for either summaries
> or full articles.
>
> Not all readers use rss readers or twitter and even if they do they
> dont always check them. There are hundreads of tweets I miss. I do use
> a reader but there are some sites I dont subscribe too because my
> reader would be overloaded with content. For example The Guardian
> website or BoingBoing.
> Instead I check the sites myself in my own time. I know I miss stuff
> and thats probably why I find the weekly blog summary on BoingBoing
> useful for getting a quick idea of whats been posted there.
>
> Also the blog archive on the left of the main page does not support
> search by date, this would also be useful.
>
> The reason I suggest a weekly summary for the blog and as an email
> newsletter is that I think it would be useful for readers who dont
> have time to all follow posts as and when they are posted
> individually.
> This might also just be a matter of some technical setup that could
> run automatically, rather than a regular job for someone.
> I took a quick look at wordpress plugins and came across one possible
> solution maybe James or some of the tech heads on the list might know
> of others.
> http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/g-lock-double-opt-in-manager/
>
> Nathan suggested I do a bit of manual DIY, Ive attached a sample email
> newsletter , its fairly rough though.. Im not suggesting that posts to
> the main blog page be as short as Ive put them in this sample
> newsletter.
>
> I also see there is a rss button saying subscribe to newsletter on the
> right of the main page but when I click on it it brings me to a
> contact page.
>
> With regards a weekly review of whats been discussed on the research
> list. I find it quite hard to keep up with the list as it is and
> personally dont feel critically competent to engage constructively
> with much of the discussions. So unfortunatelty its not something I
> could do very well.
>
> The video stuff I can do.
>
>
> Best
>
> Kevin F
>
>
>
>
> On Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 8:56 PM, Michel Bauwens <michelsub2004 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
> > Kevin,
> >
> > I don't really see the point of reblogging in the blog, as feed readers
> are
> > pretty simple to monitor if you do it regularly ...
> >
> > people also get them via twitter etc...
> >
> > I'd personally be more happy with someone who would take one hour per
> week
> > to summarize p2p research list discussions for the blog, or someone who
> > tries to give soul to our Ning forum ..
> >
> > Michel
> >
> > On Mon, Nov 9, 2009 at 3:48 AM, Kevin Flanagan <kev.flanagan at gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >>
> >> Here you go
> >>
> >> Im working on a summary now will forward that too when Im done
> >>
> >> Kev
> >>
> >>
> >> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> >> From: Kevin Flanagan <kev.flanagan at gmail.com>
> >> Date: Sun, Nov 8, 2009 at 1:38 PM
> >> Subject: Proposals - P2P Foundation Newsletter / Podcast / P2P TV
> >> To: Peer-To-Peer Research List <p2presearch at listcultures.org>
> >>
> >>
> >> Hello Michael and All,
> >>
> >> Have you considered a regular 'weekly\biweekly review' post for the
> blog.
> >> A weekly post that summarises what was posted to the blog during the
> week.
> >> Would there be any way to automate it?
> >> Maybe people could subscribe to receive it via email as a weekly
> >> newsletter, maybe this could include a short written overview of P2P
> >> news?
> >> I think this might be useful to people who find it difficult to keep
> >> up with posts.
> >>
> >> With regards P2P TV
> >> What about doing video interviews with P2P advocates via Skype.
> >> for video and audio podcasts?
> >>
> >> Im not sure how manageable these proposals are at the moment?
> >> But maybe this might be something to work towards for the research
> >> centre in Chiang Mai.
> >>
> >> Any tech ideas on how these could be managed through the community?
> >>
> >> Best
> >>
> >> Kevin F
> >
> >
> >
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