Tuesday, 3 June 2008

cybersoc.com: 10 tips for live blogging an event

From the excellent cybersoc.com, 10 tips for those new to live blogging.

Tip 1 as a teaser

1. Make sure you've got all the kit you need and are subscribed to all the services you might want to use. The essentials pieces of kit you'll want are:

* laptop with full battery
* charger
* mobile, preferably with good camera and usb charger
* optional: digital camera, microphone, recording device, video camera

The essential services you'll want to be subscribed to or familiar with are:

* twitter
* an rss reader (if you don't use RSS yet see this explanation)
* flickr (for photos) and a video sharing service (youtube, bliptv, qik, etc)
* optional: a blog, friendfeed, del.icio.us

1 comment:

Wiebke Herding said...

An excellent ebook on the topic can be found at Lunch over IP (written by Ethan Zuckerman and Bruno Giussani).