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Draft wireframes for profiles in the Connection Engine

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Andrew
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After Daniel outlined the basic models that will be used in the profile pages for the Connection Engine I drew up some rough wireframes. The first is a basic user profile page for an individual. The aim is to mesh contact information and the challenges the individual is putting into the system.

The second is a profile view for a news organization. Similar to the user view this would bring together contact information as well as support history for the news organization as a whole.

Any feedback, critiques, or ideas are completely welcome.

TWIC Guest Wish-List: Who would you like to hear from?

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Vanessa Bezic
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Who would you like to hear from on TWIC?? Please add on…

–Craig Kanalley (Breaking Tweets)

–Kim Sommers  (EIC of the Whitman Pioneer)

–Michael Poppel (Breaking News Online)

–Alex Klein (Duke Chronicle)

–Adam Klawonn and Aleksandra Chojnacka (2009 Knight Foundation News Challenge Winners)

TWIC Topics

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Vanessa Bezic
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We are digging for new topics especially for this week’s show!

–HTML v. CMS

–Twitter/Breaking Tweets

TWIC: Name Ideas?

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Vanessa Bezic
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I know we are trying to stay away from “This Week” and “CoPress” but Greg and I have been brainstorming and like the sound of :

“CoPress LIVE”… thoughts?

TWIC Show Rundown–Thoughts?

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Vanessa Bezic
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Publication (aside from CoPress.org):

Just an idea because I spent most of my morning snooping around this site. We could add ourselves to Techpodcasts for more exposure?

STRUCTURE:

AUDIENCE: I think a big part about determining the structure relies, as Daniel mentioned, on figuring out our audience.Are we appealing to:

–tech-savvy college journalism students and journalism professionals?

–the average college student with not much tech knowledge?

–anyone interested in the integration of tech and journalism?

Thoughts? If we nail this one and know our niche, we can solidify the show rundown.

—–SHOW RUNDOWN ROUGH DRAFT: Here’s a format we could follow—-

MUSIC BUMP with voice…This is XYZ the podcast about Episode #X, for Sept XYZ 2009…(title of show) brought to you by CoPress.

INTRO: Hello and welcome to CoPress’ XYZ I’m Greg Linch and I’m Vanessa Bezic.

TEASE THE SHOW’S CONTENT: The typical tease. Maybe insert a factoid. (ex. Did you know that X number of colleges have switched to XYZ this last year?) Ask a question. (What does a pound of butter, a monkey and a group of peruvian nuns have in common?) Ah! But stay tuned and you will…On the show today we’re gonna be talking about AWESOME XYZ. Remember you can chime into the discussion by calling 800-000-0000

QUICK UPDATE OF THE WEEK: Anything pertinent worth mentioning about tech news/trends off the bat in the past two weeks.

BACKGROUND EXPLANATION: This part is only really needed if we have to explain or define the topic or an element of the topic we’re touching upon in the show. Again this depends on our audience. For ex. if we are appealing to the average college journo with not much tech info, we might have to define something as basic as to what is a CMS?(Definition Play-off  “What is that, Greg?” “Well, Vanessa XYZ is…”)

DISCUSSION: In today on the podcast we are gonna move toward and talk about XYZ…We’re joined by Moto Moto (introduce guests and give info on their website links)

REFECTION: So in relationship to XYZ, how does this relate to the bigger scheme of things

CLOSING: Thank the guests and say we’ll attach their links (name it) to our blog (name it). And keep sending comments and xyz to this link (name it). Like to join our conversation? Have suggestions for our next podcast? Let us know! Add comments to our blog (name it). Remember you can always call in at 800-000-0000 to chime into the discussion.

UPCOMING SHOW TEASE: Join us on Sept XYZ again at 2pm PST for ANOTHER REALLY COOL TOPIC

OUTRO: I’m Greg Linch and I’m Vanessa Bezic thank you for listening to this weeks XYZ podcast.

MUSIC BUMP

Goals for This Week’s SHOW:

–Tons of energy

–Better Production–will add to Google calendar (dividing up editing, show notes tasks)

–Better Preparation–guests, topics, name

TWIC Revamp Brainstorm: Feedback Welcomed

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Vanessa Bezic
on September 5, 2009
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Hey guys I wanted to share some ideas about revamping TWIC. Please feel free to comment and add on:

To Do’s:

  • New Name
  • Mix a new music bump
  • New recorded opening? (ex. “This is CoPres the podcast about technology, the Web and the innovation as they relate to college media with your hosts Greg Linch and Vanessa Bezic”…something along those lines)
  • Start Google calendar with guest list
  • Start wish list for possible guests

Production Schedule:

  • Audio editing (polishing up plus adding bumps) done by Sunday night
  • Post to blog on Mondays by what time?

Guests:

  • Call in through Skype (15 min before show time to get acquainted, warm up a bit to Greg and I, fix any tech probs)

Things to Consider:

  • Perhaps changing the time? I mentioned this briefly to Greg and Lauren. 2pm PST is pretty early in the scheme of weekends and does cut Sunday in half but I don’t want to run into our CoPress Skype call at 4pm PST. Maybe pushing the show back til after our meeting? I know many of you are involved with college journ though…thoughts?
  • Use Tiny Chat to see everyone via video. I think much of the DEADTIME and speaking over each other could be eliminated if we can see each others’ mouths moving. It may also make guests more comfortable to see who they are actually talking to and thus make the show more conversational. Of course, I’m biased to video.