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• 12.06.08
  Apologies, round the same block as before. But look at the numbers; and then work out the costs… General, Journalism | (0)

  Here's a Saturday lunch-time poser; who is the fastest-growing publishing house in the UK right now? OK, I'm guessing. But I would suspect that there are very few who can boast a 25% 'circulation' rise. Week-on-week. And, I'm biased; we both share a fascination for the possibilities of # tags; and will both have a keen eye on events at Carrow Road tomorrow... The answer is, of course, Mr S Fry and his http://twitter.com/stephenfry publishing vehicle... now with the better part of 27,000 'followers' - aka readers - hanging on his every Twittered character; up from just over 22,000-odd when he first popped up ...

  Tagged: Stephen Fry, Twitter
  
• 12.01.08
  Two posts and two of our our favourite recurring themes – journalism as a conversation and do what you do best, link to the rest… General, Journalism | (0)

  By accident or design, two of Norfolk's finest new media sons - A Monck and S Richmond - both linked to posts that have a particular resonance with much of what we've thought and done here on OWAB. Actually, that's not quite right. That should read 'what we're thinking of doing here on OWAB...' In fact by the end of the week, with a fair wind... What's is equally telling, given where we've been with Mr Fry of late, is that I picked up both links off their Twitter tweets. Shane's first, if only because it chimes more readily with S Fry's Twitter ...

  Tagged: Adrian Monck, Chicago, Huffington Post, Shane Richmond, Stephen Fry, Twitter
  
• 12.01.08
  Watch the twittering shepherd lead his flock across the Atlantic; watch how he uses the # button to channel their conversations… General, Journalism | (1)

  I'm not proposing we all go right round the S Fry block again, but it is very interestng what he's up to... For after waxing lyrical over the weekend about Mr Fry's growing Twitter kingdom -http://outwithabang.rickwaghorn.co.uk/?p=181 - where he's leading his audience today, and all from half-way across the Atlantic, makes for compelling viewing... http://twitter.com/stephenfry ... particularly for anyone out there with their own head buried beneath their new media bonnet; tweaking this, testing that... and wondering whether this pipe will fit that application as they, too, muse on whether or not conversation might be the king going forward and figure that, perhaps, ...

  Tagged: channel, Oscar Wilde, Stephen Fry, Twitter
  
• 11.29.08
  If anyone wants a glimpse as to what new media might look like in action, get twittering with Mr Stephen Fry. For there’s a model for us all to follow. General, Journalism | (0)

  Many moons ago, I did a bit on OWAB asking where the next, great publishing houses might be if - and, clearly, it is still a very large 'if' - if it's not going to be that mighty fastness of Midlands multi-media news that is Fort Dunlop. After all, as we speak Peter Mandelson is - apparently, http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2008/nov/29/peter-mandelson-economy - drawing up a list of companies that he deems need to be saved as the recession bites ever deeper. And, who knows? With a majority to protect, perhaps he might just slip the name 'Johnston Press' onto said list lest his local read ...

  Tagged: BBC, Cardiff, Emily Bell, Robert Peston, Stephen Fry, Twitter
  

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