Comments on: More Gov live blogging http://puffbox.com/2008/05/06/more-governmentlive-blogging/ Adventures in government, politics and open source. Mostly WordPress-related. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 10:55:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: paul canning http://puffbox.com/2008/05/06/more-governmentlive-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-301 paul canning Sat, 10 May 2008 11:20:37 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=139#comment-301 Dale: no, that was about the 'political commentariat' Lebanon http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/live_coverage_o.php Micah Sifry has a interesting take on the Indiana/NC primaries liveblogging - he ended up watching the ordinary supporters takes http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/25066/come_together_now_the_world_live_web_and_politics Dale: no, that was about the 'political commentariat'

Lebanon
http://yalibnan.com/site/archives/2008/05/live_coverage_o.php

Micah Sifry has a interesting take on the Indiana/NC primaries liveblogging - he ended up watching the ordinary supporters takes
http://www.techpresident.com/blog/entry/25066/come_together_now_the_world_live_web_and_politics

]]> By: paul canning http://puffbox.com/2008/05/06/more-governmentlive-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-300 paul canning Sat, 10 May 2008 10:22:28 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=139#comment-300 Absolutely. There's a great example of where it's extremely useful at the moment - Lebanon. didn't mr dale make some crude sexual reference to the local election results liveblogging? Absolutely. There's a great example of where it's extremely useful at the moment - Lebanon.

didn't mr dale make some crude sexual reference to the local election results liveblogging?

]]> By: Alan in Belfast http://puffbox.com/2008/05/06/more-governmentlive-blogging/comment-page-1/#comment-299 Alan in Belfast Tue, 06 May 2008 10:08:49 +0000 http://puffbox.com/?p=139#comment-299 Live blogging's ok as a pure news source about a live story or as an extension to an event. But if you can't hear what's being spoken at a conference, then reading a live blog is pure voyeurism for anyone not actually in the room, and lacks real engagement with the event? It feels like there's a difference between the usefulness of live blogging Steve Jobs at an Apple launch (single voice, agenda understood) and a large event with prepared speeches and lots of participation by attendees (multiple voices, random agenda). Colour commentary on top of an unseen canvas! Live blogging's ok as a pure news source about a live story or as an extension to an event.

But if you can't hear what's being spoken at a conference, then reading a live blog is pure voyeurism for anyone not actually in the room, and lacks real engagement with the event?

It feels like there's a difference between the usefulness of live blogging Steve Jobs at an Apple launch (single voice, agenda understood) and a large event with prepared speeches and lots of participation by attendees (multiple voices, random agenda).

Colour commentary on top of an unseen canvas!

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