Comments on: Blogactiv – the future of the EU blogosphere? http://publicaffairs2point0.eu/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/ Politics, public affairs and communications in Brussels Mon, 30 Aug 2010 20:21:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: mathew http://publicaffairs2point0.eu/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-527 mathew Thu, 16 Oct 2008 05:53:45 +0000 http://pagoesdigital.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-527 It's not really my personal focus, but anyone interested in how an organisation blogging should handle virulent critics may be interested in a post I've written looking back at how the eurosceptics reacted to Blogactiv's launch, one year ago, and how I (tried to) set the record straight. - Mathew http://mathew.blogactiv.eu/2008/10/15/hello-world/ It’s not really my personal focus, but anyone interested in how an organisation blogging should handle virulent critics may be interested in a post I’ve written looking back at how
the eurosceptics reacted to Blogactiv’s launch, one year ago, and how I (tried to) set the record straight.

- Mathew

http://mathew.blogactiv.eu/2008/10/15/hello-world/

]]> By: Fleishman-Hillard Point of View — Euractiv Raise Questions About Validity of EU Blogosphere http://publicaffairs2point0.eu/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-413 Fleishman-Hillard Point of View — Euractiv Raise Questions About Validity of EU Blogosphere Tue, 22 Jul 2008 20:32:45 +0000 http://pagoesdigital.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-413 [...] Will the supposed influence of U.S. bloggers on political discourse ever happen in the European Union? The digital specialists atPublic Affairs 2.0 take a look at the development of Euractiv’s blogging platform, blogactiv.eu, and the questions it raises about the evolution of the EU blogosphere. [...] [...] Will the supposed influence of U.S. bloggers on political discourse ever happen in the European Union? The digital specialists atPublic Affairs 2.0 take a look at the development of Euractiv’s blogging platform, blogactiv.eu, and the questions it raises about the evolution of the EU blogosphere. [...]

]]> By: Pierre-Antoine Rousseau http://publicaffairs2point0.eu/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-363 Pierre-Antoine Rousseau Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:37:22 +0000 http://pagoesdigital.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-363 Hi Stevens! By the way, what do you think of new version of Blogactiv. Eight months after its official launch, Blogactivput a revamped version on the 9thof June 2008. Basically, this new branded interactive space is meant to give the opportunity to European stakeholders to better engage online in the political debate on key European issues. See you Hi Stevens! By the way, what do you think of new version of Blogactiv.

Eight months after its official launch, Blogactivput a revamped version on the 9thof June 2008. Basically, this new branded interactive space is meant to give the opportunity to European stakeholders to better engage online in the political debate on key European issues.
See you

]]> By: When is a blog not a blog? « Public Affairs 2.0 http://publicaffairs2point0.eu/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-232 When is a blog not a blog? « Public Affairs 2.0 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 18:39:06 +0000 http://pagoesdigital.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-232 [...] 21, 2008 A while ago we pondered the merits of Euractiv’s blogactiv platform as it boldly sought to change the face of the EU [...] [...] 21, 2008 A while ago we pondered the merits of Euractiv’s blogactiv platform as it boldly sought to change the face of the EU [...]

]]> By: fhbrussels http://publicaffairs2point0.eu/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-183 fhbrussels Fri, 04 Jan 2008 13:10:37 +0000 http://pagoesdigital.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-183 Thanks for the update Mathew, it is much appreciated. We continue to watch the development of Blogactiv with interest and we wish you well with seeking to breath life into the Brussels bubble. Thanks for the update Mathew, it is much appreciated. We continue to watch the development of Blogactiv with interest and we wish you well with seeking to breath life into the Brussels bubble.

]]> By: Mathew http://publicaffairs2point0.eu/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-182 Mathew Thu, 03 Jan 2008 20:12:42 +0000 http://pagoesdigital.wordpress.com/2007/11/06/blogactiv-the-future-of-the-eu-blogosphere/#comment-182 As Blogactiv director, I just thought I'd note that you were not the only one to point out the problems with the 'expert generated content' tagline. It disappeared from the site in early November, when we went from 'alpha' to our present 'beta' mode. We actually had a <a href="http://blogarchitect.blogactiv.eu/2007/09/27/help-us-define-this-sites-catchphrase/" rel="nofollow">blog discussion on replacing it</a>, and eventually settled for 'Europeans Challenge Europe'. This, inevitably, raised the criticism that we were were confusing the EU and Europe, but you can't please all of the people, all of the time. We're still in beta mode (multilingualism takes time), but we get new bloggers every week. And we've launched a Guest Blog, so that people can dip their toes into the blogosphere. Maybe we won't singlehandedly change the political landscape, but once our EurActiv partners get up to speed we will bring a breath of fresh air into the Brussels bubble from countries as diverse as France, Slovakia and Turkey. As Blogactiv director, I just thought I’d note that you were not the only one to point out the problems with the ‘expert generated content’ tagline. It disappeared from the site in early November, when we went from ‘alpha’ to our present ‘beta’ mode.

We actually had a blog discussion on replacing it, and eventually settled for ‘Europeans Challenge Europe’. This, inevitably, raised the criticism that we were were confusing the EU and Europe, but you can’t please all of the people, all of the time.

We’re still in beta mode (multilingualism takes time), but we get new bloggers every week. And we’ve launched a Guest Blog, so that people can dip their toes into the blogosphere.

Maybe we won’t singlehandedly change the political landscape, but once our EurActiv partners get up to speed we will bring a breath of fresh air into the Brussels bubble from countries as diverse as France, Slovakia and Turkey.

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