Comments on: Notes from the Armenian Blogosphere http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/ Journalism and Photography from Armenia and the Surrounding Region Mon, 09 Nov 2009 06:12:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=1.5.1-alpha by: Jason http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3156 Tue, 16 Jan 2007 17:24:19 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3156 Good food for thought. Thanks Onnik. Not sure if we can do much regarding the "inner workings" especially since we straddle the public and private sectors. I am sure you understand my implication. However, I hope we can find more ways to get people to contribute it and turn it into something similar to what you advocate. I agree, great idea. Thanks! Good food for thought. Thanks Onnik. Not sure if we can do much regarding the “inner workings” especially since we straddle the public and private sectors. I am sure you understand my implication. However, I hope we can find more ways to get people to contribute it and turn it into something similar to what you advocate. I agree, great idea.

Thanks!

]]> by: Jason http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3135 Sun, 14 Jan 2007 17:05:35 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3135 I am thankful you have shared out website! Much appreciated! It is interesting as I do not consider the website a blog. I think of it more as dynamic way to make announcements and to solicit feedback if someone would wish to give it. I see a blog to be more opinionated but both ideas seek to build community. Thank you again and you and anyone who wishes is invited to visit Gavar Special School. Please use the website to contact us: http://www.GavarSpecialSchool.org/contact-us/ I am thankful you have shared out website! Much appreciated! It is interesting as I do not consider the website a blog. I think of it more as dynamic way to make announcements and to solicit feedback if someone would wish to give it. I see a blog to be more opinionated but both ideas seek to build community.

Thank you again and you and anyone who wishes is invited to visit Gavar Special School. Please use the website to contact us: http://www.GavarSpecialSchool.org/contact-us/

]]> by: Observer http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3116 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 02:11:55 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3116 well - actually - A1plus are sort of dwindling on the idea - although I keep telling them its really important. So perheps discussions like this one could help me gain more arguments in my attempts to convince them its really something worthwile to do. well - actually - A1plus are sort of dwindling on the idea - although I keep telling them its really important. So perheps discussions like this one could help me gain more arguments in my attempts to convince them its really something worthwile to do.

]]> by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3115 Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:03:10 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3115 Observer. didn't want to mention you telling me about the A1 Plus blog test because I wasn't sure if it was for general consumption yet. However, I do believe it would be revolutionary for all the reasons you and I know and which we've detailed above. As for Armenia Now, it is interesting that they've set up a forum at least for response, as have PanArmenian.net incidently, but I too like the idea of in line commenting although I suppose some media outlets wouldn't like that. For example, western media outlets have established blogging from their journalists as part of their sites, and also allowed commenting, but the sections are kept separate from each other. However, they do have a "Have your say," or equivalent, with inline quoting on the BBC site, for example. That's definitely a model that could be followed, and no doubt after reading this exchange I wouldn't be surprised if Armenia Now incorporate something like this in the near future. It's definitely the way to go, and they seem to be cued up on such things because they're used to the standards and approach of western journalism. However, I suppose money is the issue -- probably reason why they don't go through too many site redesigns. On that, however, the BBC doesn't redesign it's site too much and I personally like keeping things familiar and adhering to known branding. On the other hand, the introduction of new technologies and approaches can still be followed and incorporated without a redesign. For sure, Armenia Now, Pan Armenian and A1 Plus are the only sites to have understood this need even if finances prevent as much as we'd like. Observer. didn’t want to mention you telling me about the A1 Plus blog test because I wasn’t sure if it was for general consumption yet. However, I do believe it would be revolutionary for all the reasons you and I know and which we’ve detailed above.

As for Armenia Now, it is interesting that they’ve set up a forum at least for response, as have PanArmenian.net incidently, but I too like the idea of in line commenting although I suppose some media outlets wouldn’t like that.

For example, western media outlets have established blogging from their journalists as part of their sites, and also allowed commenting, but the sections are kept separate from each other. However, they do have a “Have your say,” or equivalent, with inline quoting on the BBC site, for example.

That’s definitely a model that could be followed, and no doubt after reading this exchange I wouldn’t be surprised if Armenia Now incorporate something like this in the near future. It’s definitely the way to go, and they seem to be cued up on such things because they’re used to the standards and approach of western journalism.

However, I suppose money is the issue — probably reason why they don’t go through too many site redesigns. On that, however, the BBC doesn’t redesign it’s site too much and I personally like keeping things familiar and adhering to known branding.

On the other hand, the introduction of new technologies and approaches can still be followed and incorporated without a redesign. For sure, Armenia Now, Pan Armenian and A1 Plus are the only sites to have understood this need even if finances prevent as much as we’d like.

]]> by: Observer http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3112 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 19:22:11 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3112 Like I told you before - Onnik, A1plus are working on it, and I think sites like: Hetq and ArmeniaNow would only benefit if they introduced some sort of Commenting/Instant User Feedback mechanism on their sites. ArmeniaNow are really the best for me personally - but they have to face the reality - you can't go on using the same site design for more then a year these days. As far as I can recall - the design and site programming ArmeniaNow has now was introduced a couple of years ago - high time to redesign, add some bells and whistles... I wanter what those guys are thinking on that regard. Like I told you before - Onnik, A1plus are working on it, and I think sites like: Hetq and ArmeniaNow would only benefit if they introduced some sort of Commenting/Instant User Feedback mechanism on their sites. ArmeniaNow are really the best for me personally - but they have to face the reality - you can’t go on using the same site design for more then a year these days. As far as I can recall - the design and site programming ArmeniaNow has now was introduced a couple of years ago - high time to redesign, add some bells and whistles… I wanter what those guys are thinking on that regard.

]]> by: Onnik http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3107 Wed, 10 Jan 2007 02:39:07 +0000 http://oneworld.blogsome.com/2007/01/10/notes-from-the-armenian-blogosphere-35/#comment-3107 Well, even if I only saw the link to the Gavar Special School Blog because it had been registered on Circle.am recently, guess what? Well, the blog has actually been online since October 2005. Today was the only time I've seen it, though, which only goes to make me think what other gems are out there, but unknown to me, in the Armenian Blogosphere. Well, even if I only saw the link to the Gavar Special School Blog because it had been registered on Circle.am recently, guess what? Well, the blog has actually been online since October 2005. Today was the only time I’ve seen it, though, which only goes to make me think what other gems are out there, but unknown to me, in the Armenian Blogosphere.

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