Odd Blog Job at Beeb?

Auntie can be weird sometimes. Recently the BBC started a ‘proper’ blog on the News website. It’s great and very ‘bloggy’ – they did it well – and it looks nice too.

But recently I saw this odd job ad: (which closes today)

https://jobs.bbc.co.uk/jobportal/search/vacancy.aspx?id=7266

Editor, “Editors Blog”
Ref: 80561
3 month contract / attachment
Grade:Β Β SM2
Closes:Β 15 FebruaryΒ 2006

The weird thing about this is that they’re seeking an ‘Editor’ for the ‘Editor’s Blog’ – and the ‘SM2’ bit means that it pays VERY WELL. SM = Senior Management.

Now, call me cynical, but currently there are ALOT of people losing their jobs at the BBC, either by choice or by force in order to create alot of cost savings that are needed due to a rather large debt left by the previous DG.

So, advertising a highly paid (and if you ask me) totally unnecessary role (don’t they get it??)Β seems to leave a strange taste here.

Hmmm.

Wowee. Importer!

I must say I am very impressed by the ability of WordPress to go and import all the posts from my blogger account (used at kosso.com) to this blog!

There seems to have been few glitches – and images aren’t there (but that’s not WP’s fault)Β  – but it’s weird seeing all my old post again.

Nice.

Is this thing on?

Hello there. Just remembered I had this WP account.

I’m busy putting together a system on my server to support my blog and all the other bits and bobs I am currently building, so this could be a temporary home for now.

I also plan on showing a bit of leg on the OPML + RSS system I am putting together – it’s just a question of *which* (orf my many) domains to host in under…

Hmm.. treedia.com would do it… or maybe feedgang.com .. or feedhive.com

All of those would be suitable :))

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Hey Evrehbodeh!! πŸ™‚

Just a quick update. I’ve been busy trying out all sorts of of podcasting and blogging things recently. Having programmed a few content management systems myself, I thought it was time to try a few more πŸ˜‰ – hey, I even use blogger.com to post here!

So, check out blog.podbat.com for a blog I’m doing using Radio Userland. Seems really easy to use, though has a few bits, bobs and bugs I’d like to change. It’s neat to have everything you need in one place. A place to consume news and blog feeds, and an easy way to publish new stuff, or even the stories and blogs it alerts you to. I haven’t tried posting to it via email yet. But I see that you can. Hmm.. will attachments show up as ‘enclosures‘ I wonder? πŸ™‚ If so.. expect a ‘moCast’ very soon πŸ™‚

Also, I’m trying out Manila over at blugg.opml.org [thx to Dave – I think it was the only way he could stop me asking nagging questions about it πŸ˜‰ ] Again this is very intuitive, and I’m sure is far more powerful than I know. Maybe I’ll get a book on it. Frontier looks very interesting too. I might find somewhere to install that some day, once I’ve finished a few things off round here.

To stay posted, it’s probably best to subscribe to the blog.podbat.com rss feed. As, I have to tools to keep that moving alot easier now. Thanks to Dave for some enlightenment πŸ˜‰ I bought Radio. What a sales pitch πŸ˜‰ Using it.

Also keep tabs on the podbat development. I may start an email list soon for people to sign up to be an alpha tester for my cool podcasting tool. πŸ™‚ – for now, if you fancy a go, mail me at podbat at gmail dot com and I’ll let you try it, once I’ve got it a level I’m happy with – not as easy as you’d think, what with just having evenings to work on it. But I’m getting there. Slowly. πŸ™‚ Any know any good human cloners? πŸ™‚

Later aggregators!
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