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Never mind think pieces, tell me how stuff works

An interesting observation from Spot.us founder David Cohn in this Nieman Lab video interview  - readers will pay for stories that explain how things work in their community, but not for think pieces. Spot.us works by inviting members of its community to suggest and respond to story ideas and then to pay for those which they most [...]
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Tips on managing blog comments

UK blogger Martin Belam has been running a series on making the most of comments on blogs. It's quite wide-ranging and I'm finding it useful (especially in reinforcing my intention to move on from Blogger at some stage to a platform with more functionality). In this post he talks about how to engage with people commenting on blogs.
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Tips on using social networks in medialand

A few tips on using social media from BBC blogger Robin Hamman: "Social media isn't something you add to a website, it's something you do. When I look back over the social media projects I've been involved in over the years, it's obvious that the key variable upon which success, or failure, is dependent is to what extent social media has actually been integrated into the overall editorial proposition."
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100pc growth encourages Guardian to add more community content

The Guardian is increasing community content as part of the ongoing redesign of its website, working closely with social media company Pluck, according to journalism.co.uk.
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