tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post806765589200311939..comments2023-09-29T08:40:01.452-07:00Comments on NotBillable: Channel 4 is on top of this blog thing -- so keep blogging them!Irene Donehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06487513411911942757noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post-37981024027363527622007-01-16T04:40:00.000-08:002007-01-16T04:40:00.000-08:00Chip -- thanks for stopping by here and thanks for...Chip -- thanks for stopping by here and thanks for your comments. My only real criticism, ulitmately, is that the emphasis on the blogs seemed at times forced and slightly self-promotional. Maybe that's why the anchors sounded so awkward to me.<br /><br />I'm completely onboard with the overall purpose, though. Anything that makes it easy for anyone to blog is OK with me, as you can tell from the no-brainer look of NotBillable. It'll be interesting to see the myFOXdfw.com develop. Good luck!Irene Donehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06487513411911942757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9636465.post-28498767779734664102007-01-15T20:23:00.000-08:002007-01-15T20:23:00.000-08:00Irene, thanks for the critique. We call the myFOX...Irene, thanks for the critique. We call the myFOXdfw.com community site a "blog site" because we do allow people to have their own space on the web, complete with their own URL. They can post video and photos. They can write on whatever topic they choose. And then can share their ideas with thousands of their neighbors. <br /><br />In addition to opinions, which are never in short supply, we encourage people to post hyper-local news that's important to them or to their immediate geographical neighbors. We had several local reports from our viewers on our blog site this past weekend. Our new site allows people to participate in the news-gathering process. It's been a huge success for our site.<br /><br />With regard to our weather and traffic guys, I asked them early on this weekend to post to their own blogs frequently. The weather guys posted some of their up-to-the-minute behind-the-scenes thinking into the changing forecast. Our traffic guys did the same, giving out additional information for our online audience. It's just another way of reaching out to our audience, and meeting them on a place where they can have an equal footing in the discussion. <br /><br />Sorry to ramble. I appreciate you taking notice.<br /><br />By the way, I run three blogs of my own outside of work so I'm pretty familiar with the concept -- thank goodness for Blogger!Chip Mahaneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05712848827585076232noreply@blogger.com