tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2751473879224552932012-02-16T18:42:39.188ZBerkshire Blog ReviewOranjepannoreply@blogger.comBlogger341100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-15139282433135143772011-06-23T19:00:00.000+01:002011-06-23T19:38:06.634+01:00

It's well over a year since the last time I had a look at the state of political blogging in the county, and there have certainly been some changes! A number of stalwart blogs have closed operations, a range of new ones have started up and several have gone through a change of focus, but here is a compilation of the 42 most prominent active individual (ie voluntary) blogs with a primarily

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It was fun while it lasted... Due to changes Wikio made to it's algorithm their ranking system was no longer a suitable method for measuring the blogs in the local e-sphere. Reading List has searched for an effective alternative, but sadly none has come to light and we must therefore abandon this popular feature (we notice others have attempted to continue where we left off - albeit

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-59925880248079571932010-07-12T13:47:00.003+01:002010-08-01T02:05:29.832+01:00

Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you've added your site or think there are any sites we may have missed don't forget to tell us about them in the comments so that they can be added too!Click here for more analysis.But less of the preambles, here's

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-52126971291699161692010-06-23T10:33:00.005+01:002010-06-23T15:14:14.224+01:00

Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you've added your site or think there are any sites we may have missed don't forget to tell us about them in the comments so that they can be added too!Click here for more analysis.But less of the preambles, here's

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-83580882298105782642010-05-12T11:50:00.003+01:002010-05-12T23:30:23.860+01:00

Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you've added your site or think there are any sites we may have missed don't forget to tell us about them in the comments so that they can be added too!Click Here for more analysis.But less of the preambles, here's

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-62764795421625171432010-04-06T00:00:00.006+01:002010-04-09T02:39:14.279+01:00

Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you've added your site or think there are any sites we may have missed don't forget to tell us about them in the comments so that they can be added too!Click Here for more analysis.But less of the preambles, here's

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-50274510149651513642010-04-02T13:04:00.007+01:002010-04-06T03:02:33.837+01:00

Of course no review will ever be absolutely comprehensive, but hopefully this will give a taster of the topics and trends interesting local bloggers in the past four weeks.Here's Reading List's archive of local blog news for March 2010.-There was a major national story breaking on our doorsteps when news emerged of a Cookham B&B owner who turned away a gay couple on religious grounds.Unwelcome

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-7496119807659938662010-03-07T05:36:00.005Z2010-03-07T09:42:59.709Z

Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you've added your site or think there are any sites we may have missed don't forget to tell us about them in the comments so that they can be added too!Click Here for more analysis.But less of the preambles, here's

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-23913255105778591062010-03-01T23:43:00.010Z2010-03-02T08:18:33.624Z

Of course no review will ever be absolutely comprehensive, but hopefully this will give a taster of the topics and trends interesting local bloggers in the past four weeks.Here's Reading List's archive of local blog news for February 2010.-The big issue was clearly the annual budget debate.R-Words; Proposed Council Tax Rates Across Berkshire; The Berkshire Council Debate: Views And Perspectives;

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Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you've added your site or think there are any sites we may have missed don't forget to tell us about them in the comments so that they can be added too!Click here for more analysis.But less of the preambles, here's

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-91387251702400594412010-02-02T01:32:00.010Z2010-03-02T04:06:50.560Z

As a new feature for the new year I've decided it's worth having a look back at the month gone by to pick up any trends in what local bloggers have been most interested in.Of course no review will ever be comprehensive, but hopefully this will give a taster.Here's Reading List's archive of local blog news for January 2010.-Bookending the month were two big debates.- The first of these was the

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-6774905005102835092010-01-05T17:23:00.010Z2010-01-06T20:41:04.824Z

Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you think there are any sites we may have missed don't forget to tell us about them in the comments so that they can be added too!Click here for more analysis.But less of the preambles, here's the full chart

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One of the simplest ways to analyse the blogosphere is to compare authorship of the local blogs according to gender. Assumptions are often made that there are predominantly more male than female bloggers, but previous studies have shown this is a blunt generalisation. Since blogging became accepted as a relatively mainstream activity in 2004 the pure numbers have evolved and the level of men

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-39695950486860902102009-12-06T03:05:00.011Z2009-12-30T06:15:25.971Z

Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!Don't forget to tell us about any sites you think we may have missed so that they can be added to the list!But less of the preambles, here's the full chart according to Wikio for November 2009:-1 - #20 (-6) - Mark

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Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!Don't forget to tell us about any sites you think we may have missed in the comments section so that they can be added to the list!But less of the preambles, here's the full chart according to Wikio for October 2009:-1

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Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you are a Berkshire blogger or you know of a site you think we may have missed, don't forget to tell us about it in the comments section.But less of the preambles, here's the full list according to Wikio for

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-57274279203020796022009-10-01T15:34:00.006+01:002009-10-01T16:59:36.727+01:00

Here's looking at another of the survey respondents:= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: NawsPublisher: Steve Borthwick-Berkshire blog ranking: 22nd (August 2009)-Type: PersonalFocus: Humanism, rationalism and science.-Sample posting: Some Advice For Atheists (28th September 2009)-Style: (1.5 out of 2pts)Trenchant, considered, though occasionally a bit preachy.Specialisms: (1.5 out of 2pts)Fisking the

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-21415012556534753022009-09-28T13:11:00.004+01:002009-09-28T13:38:05.861+01:00

Okay, continuing on the respondents to my survey, here is an enthusiast for niceness...= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: The Sourceress Publisher: Katharine Robinson-Berkshire blog ranking: Unrated-Type: PersonalFocus: Social Media & Networking-Sample posting: UK Restaurants Taking Bookings via Twitter (12th July 2009)-Style: (1 out of 2pts)Soft-edged and business-like, somewhat neutral and

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Moving on... back in the mists of time I asked local bloggers to complete a survey advertising themselves and their local credentials, so I think it's only fair to put their blogs at the front of the queue for review. So let's have a look at the jobs they've done...= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: Want to be a free thinker, but still a nice person Publisher: Elizabeth Thomas-Berkshire blog ranking:

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So I'm starting to broaden my horizons and look at different areas of the Berkshire blogosphere - here's some politics for you...= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: The Common Sense PartyPublisher: Howard Thomas-Berkshire blog ranking: unranked-Type: PoliticalFocus: Commentary and occasonal analysis-Sample posting: Why No Labour Party Blogs? (23rd August 2009)-Style: (0.5 out of 2pts)Well-meant

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-7340913307815052362009-09-18T09:58:00.006+01:002009-09-26T00:22:22.152+01:00

Please turn your attention to one of my favorite local blogs... give the man a big hand... erm, just enjoy!= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: Mr London Street Publisher: A 35-year-old Reading resident...-Berkshire blog ranking: 111th (August 2009). But only because he's a recent entry.-Type: PersonalFocus: The basics: smut, pedantry and the futile minutiae of everyday life - at least that's what he

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According to Wikio's chart for August, Berkshire can number 114 ranked blogs.Of this 2 are within the top100 (2%), 18 are within the top1000 (1.8%) and 104 are within the top10,000 (1.04%).Compared with an estimated population of 812,200 in 2005, or approx 1.4% of the total UK population, this provides a rough indication of the level of quality and interconnectedness of the online population in

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-39089876049412855662009-09-11T20:19:00.005+01:002009-09-25T23:51:23.272+01:00

Continuing the trawl through the marketing sector...= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: Marketing By PermissionPublisher: Tim Trent-Berkshire blog ranking: 51st (August 2009)-Type: Personal/BusinessFocus: Opinion-Sample posting: Alton Towers and the Cheap Publicity Shot (11th August 2009)-Style: (1.5 out of 2pts)A strong personal voice, showing individualism and expertise, though sometimes highly

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Continuing with some of the professional communicators who blog, I'll turn my attention to Newbury-based Public Relations team of Nigel and Diane Morgan.= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: Creating Reputations Publisher: Morgan PR-Berkshire blog ranking: 30th (August 2009)-Type: CommercialFocus: Communications-Sample posting: Why Swearing On Twitter Is Bad For Your Reputation (July 17th, 2009)-Style:

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-8814672825913390942009-09-05T22:38:00.012+01:002009-09-11T22:53:08.094+01:00

Of course no ranking system will ever be definitive so Reading List encourages all bloggers to participate and apply to add their blog to the Wikio directory - the more the merrier!If you are a Berkshire blogger or you know of a site you think we may have missed, please let us know in the comments section.But less of the preambles, here's the ranked list according to Wikio:-1 - #14 (+7) - Mark

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-72766577928424442542009-08-30T18:59:00.009+01:002009-09-08T14:56:30.642+01:00

Another member of the local constellation of reknowned communications experts is Graham Jones, Internet Psychologist.What is that, you may reasonably ask?If you've ever wondered about the seemingly irrational behaviour which so many people try to explain and justify their online habits, an insight the instinctive motivations will help you understand how to waste efforts in search of little return

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Berkshire has some of the highest online activity rates in the world due to our location at the heart of the Europe's answer to Silicon Valley, and it's no surprise that top expertise in related fields can also be found on our doorsteps.You may not know him, but Neville Hobson is an integral part of the human architecture supporting this world-leading industry - so let's have a look at his blog!=

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Now it's time for Sky New's Boulton & Co, named after Reading-born chief editor of Sky News, Adam Boulton.= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: Boulton & CoPublisher: Sky News-Berkshire blog ranking: 3rd (July 2009)-Type: Corporate group blogFocus: Political gossip-Sample posting: Fire Fighting (August 20th 2009)-Style: (1.5 out of 2pts)Punchy sharp comment.Specialisms: (2 out of 2pts)The insider track

Oranjepannoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-275147387922455293.post-50937387205255810042009-08-17T16:39:00.007+01:002009-09-08T14:53:35.808+01:00

Following on from the previous review of the Berkshire Websites 'blog', it makes sense to review their connected network of news blogs, although I hope my Reading List Newspage can learn from their mistakes.= = = = = = = = = = = =Titles: Berkshire Newsblog Network - Maidenhead & Windsor, Bracknell, Crowthorne & Sandhurst, Twyford and Wokingham sites.Publisher: Unknown, although the link with the

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Next up I've decided to focus on two blog-hosted catalogues of loal websites - partly because they inspired this web-catalogue.= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: Berkshire Websites & Reading WebsitesPublisher: Unknown, although the link with the Berkshire newsblog network suggests a connection with a corporate authority.-Berkshire Blog Ranking: 48th (July 2009)-Type: CommercialFocus: Website

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I first became aware there was such a thing as a local blogosphere when BBC Berkshire published a feature on Alistair Coleman's award-winning blog. So it's only natural that I should turn my attention to him first.= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: ScaryduckPublisher: Alistair Coleman-Berkshire blog ranking: 11th (July 2009)-Type: PersonalFocus: General, comedy, breasts, getting killed to death-Sample

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I originally analysed the Berkshire Blogosphere in this article, ascertaining that there were "9 Conservative bloggers, 8 Liberal Democrat, 5 Green Party, 2 Libertarian, 1 Liberty & Solidarity Party, 1 Common Sense Party and 1 Independent blogger."This has changed somewhat in the intervening period, as it has been possible to investigate deeper into the murky depths beneath the surface, so I'll

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Over on my Reading List I've been collecting a run-down of the top blogs in the Berkshire blogosphere for three months now, but as I'm transferring this feature here it's worth providing the historical links:July 2009June 2009May 2009

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Having collected a wide selection of local blogs to monitor and found a means to rank their performance, my next job it to start reviewing them.So just to start off with I'll review my own blog to show readers how I'll be doing it.If you want to add your review of this blog or suggest another local site for review, please do so in the comments section.= = = = = = = = = = = =Title: Reading

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