Comments on: Want to Write for Digital Urban? https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/ Data, Cities, IoT, Writing, Music and Making Things Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 By: Luiz Amadeu Coutinho https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/#comment-3621 Sat, 10 Oct 2009 11:55:16 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1192#comment-3621 His work has been an inspiration to us.

Luiz Amadeu Coutinho
http://geoinformacaonline.com

]]> By: Smithee https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/#comment-3620 Fri, 09 Oct 2009 15:51:22 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1192#comment-3620 A call for guest writers is a good idea as i am keen for the blog not to slip into the ‘printing hyped press releases/ cad tips’ type style.

I do feel its time to widen its remit somehow though – we have a du ‘MSc/MRes’ course on the cards at UCL which is exciting, but more on that in later posts.

Must get on with the du book as well – perhaps with contributions from the guest writers (?).

If only there were more hours in the day….

]]> By: Djodi https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/#comment-3619 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:19:22 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1192#comment-3619 “… of software without analyZing what they can…” – I know that there are more mistakes, but misspelling can be avoided with google…

]]> By: Djodi https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/#comment-3618 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 12:14:01 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1192#comment-3618 Well, I think is a matter of relevance over quantity.
I do log into digital urban each day (actually google reader) and wouldn´t have any complaints about the post count going down as long as the relevance stays the same. I mean, it would be disappointing seeing daily posts with cad tips, pointless releases of launch of new version of software without analysing what they can do in the “digital urban” point of view, and so on.

I think Gam´s suggestion worth a try because of the less commitment involved. People are more likely to write one good post about a topic than blabbering twice a week at the risk of losing focus.

Last thought, the 1400 posts wouldn´t be in vain even if the blog ended today. It´s a great job.

]]> By: Gam https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/#comment-3617 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:53:27 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1192#comment-3617 Have considered a consolidation of sites? To have digital urban with say Cyark as part of a larger repository of digital writings and posts. Cyark` are into digital “villages” related but specific to hsitorical sites. What if Digital urban and Cyark and so many other sites were just a “newspaper” section of a larger digital site, so your section on urbanity remains individualistic, but there are more writers dealing with their specifics of digitalization in the other “sections”

Ive seen some software that allows blogs to be recompiled into a magazine, separate sources, one mag. Could a similar technique, separate posts, one website “mashup” all related to 3D visualization?

Maybe put the call out to “guest writers”. Ask someone specific every week to write a blurb. That way the work is psread out, the blurbs take a smaller commitment and the topics are fresh every week. You control the editorial focus by requesting the blurb from your choice of invited guests ….

]]> By: Smithee https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/#comment-3616 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:42:12 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1192#comment-3616 Its been a tricky choice to put out the call for writers as i do agree with the individual. I myself have left a few blogs that grew too large and eventually become a lost voice.

I do tend to worry however that days of missed posts due to endless meetings this side will mean a loss of readers so the 3 years hard work and 1400 or so posts could be wasted.

I will have a think but thanks for the kind thoughts so far…

Any other thoughts on if the call is a bad idea would be great!

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/#comment-3615 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:28:28 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1192#comment-3615 oh.. and if you are worried about your post count?? don’t be.. not everybody wants a firehose pointed at them.

]]> By: Anonymous https://www.digitalurban.org/blog/2009/10/08/want-to-write-for-digital-urban/#comment-3614 Thu, 08 Oct 2009 10:27:21 +0000 http://digitalurban.net/?p=1192#comment-3614 Not to try and dissuade you from your decision, but I have ended up unfollowing every other blog that has made this decision, some after many years of loyal readership..

Its not that i disagree with the idea in general, its just that a blog is such an individualistic expression that it ruins the atmosphere when too many voices are involved..

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