Comments on: The 4 secrets to being the “web guy” http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/ media/travel/cupcakes Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:28:08 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Brad Luttrell http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/#comment-185 Brad Luttrell Sat, 12 Jan 2008 22:17:46 +0000 http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/#comment-185 A friend sent this to me and I got our newspaper on facebook. It's pretty brilliant. I really appreciate this post. I'll be coming back for more. Also, I'm going to befriend Temple, you should befriend the Kentucky Kernel. A friend sent this to me and I got our newspaper on facebook. It’s pretty brilliant. I really appreciate this post. I’ll be coming back for more.

Also, I’m going to befriend Temple, you should befriend the Kentucky Kernel.

]]> By: Shawn Farner http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/#comment-141 Shawn Farner Tue, 20 Nov 2007 16:15:58 +0000 http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/#comment-141 Compared to a lot of (offline) people I know, it's safe to say I'm the "web guy". For most people who aren't savvy to new media, a lot of this stuff goes over their heads. For instance, I'm pretty certain none of my friends use a feed reader. They just bookmark sites they like. Compared to a lot of (offline) people I know, it’s safe to say I’m the “web guy”. For most people who aren’t savvy to new media, a lot of this stuff goes over their heads. For instance, I’m pretty certain none of my friends use a feed reader. They just bookmark sites they like.

]]> By: Blanda http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/#comment-140 Blanda Tue, 20 Nov 2007 14:51:07 +0000 http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/#comment-140 I'm not going to lie I had to Google a bunch of the services you listed. Thanks for the heads up on stuff I didn't know about. I’m not going to lie I had to Google a bunch of the services you listed.

Thanks for the heads up on stuff I didn’t know about.

]]> By: Ryan http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/#comment-137 Ryan Mon, 19 Nov 2007 03:02:03 +0000 http://seanblanda.com/blog/tips/the-4-secrets-to-being-the-web-guy/#comment-137 Yes to "Yes." Yes to free web services - use the word "free" as much as possible to argue your way past anyone in the newsroom who says they should build something just like it themselves instead of using a third-party service. Yes to keeping up by reading all the blogs and news about new media you can get your eyes on. Take it a step further and show rockstar reporters and editors your RSS reader. With any luck, they'll want one. Set 'em up. And a resounding yes to trying out every new toy that comes along: Twitter, Twittergram, Disqus, Flickr, Ning, YouTube, Vuvox, FMAtlas, to name a few more and less obvious choices. Yes to “Yes.”

Yes to free web services - use the word “free” as much as possible to argue your way past anyone in the newsroom who says they should build something just like it themselves instead of using a third-party service.

Yes to keeping up by reading all the blogs and news about new media you can get your eyes on. Take it a step further and show rockstar reporters and editors your RSS reader. With any luck, they’ll want one. Set ‘em up.

And a resounding yes to trying out every new toy that comes along: Twitter, Twittergram, Disqus, Flickr, Ning, YouTube, Vuvox, FMAtlas, to name a few more and less obvious choices.

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