I've not updated the blog for a few months. Partly it's because the hard drive on my Asus EEE has packed up. Partly because I've been busy. And partly because I've not had a lot to say.
I'm still following a lot of what's being said about the future of journalism but there's not been any big ideas that have grabbed my attention.
I've not been working on the online news network - it was taking up my a lot of my time and I'm unsure of its worth. If anyone is interested in working with me on it I might start again.
One thing I thought people migjht find interesting is that I also wasn't able to follow through with the Change Tracker for the Scottish Government website. Turns out that the Government's webmasters have blocked the spider that Versionista uses to monitor sites. Why would they do this? The folk from Versionista say they'll try to find out. I'll let you know.
One thing that's saddened me a bit is Iain Hepburn's http://iainmhepburn.com/ decision to stop doing his blog Please Stand By; he's one of the few social media journalists in Scotland and his blog was always interesting. Sorry he's stopping.
And lastly, could I please encourage everyone to take part in the BBC Trust consultation about the future of BBC Alba; more info here: http://www.bbc.co.uk/bbctrust/news/press_releases/october/alba_review.shtml