Comments on: The Choice of First or Well http://www.blogherald.com/2009/07/09/the-choice-of-first-or-well/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 02:30:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Furie http://www.blogherald.com/2009/07/09/the-choice-of-first-or-well/comment-page-1/#comment-1097710 Furie Sat, 11 Jul 2009 12:08:38 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=13208#comment-1097710 I've found recently that the printed media, which normally has the time to get things right, has been instrumental in spreading disinformation. http://my.opera.com/Furie/blog/show.dml/3997989 is an example of The Guardian newspaper doing that. Even now, days later the story is still being spread around via retweets etc. What starts as one institution not researching a piece soon becomes an epidemic of unresearched information. I’ve found recently that the printed media, which normally has the time to get things right, has been instrumental in spreading disinformation. http://my.opera.com/Furie/blog/show.dml/3997989 is an example of The Guardian newspaper doing that. Even now, days later the story is still being spread around via retweets etc. What starts as one institution not researching a piece soon becomes an epidemic of unresearched information.

]]> By: RaceDriven http://www.blogherald.com/2009/07/09/the-choice-of-first-or-well/comment-page-1/#comment-1097322 RaceDriven Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:20:11 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=13208#comment-1097322 I would rather be good (well), then be first, because I would rather be correct, then have to correct it later after being first. When it comes to Michael Jackson's death, that day I heard about it on the 5:30 PM evening news, sometime in that half hour block, the news was a local FOX station that said according to TMZ, Michael Jackson is died (with all do respect), however I heard later that Jackson didn't officially pass away until after 6pm, so in this case if the report was correct that he passed away after 6pm, its not good to be first, they quoted someone as being died, when he wasn't. Like I said, I would rather good - check all of my sources and be correct, then be just first. I would rather be good (well), then be first, because I would rather be correct, then have to correct it later after being first.

When it comes to Michael Jackson’s death, that day I heard about it on the 5:30 PM evening news, sometime in that half hour block, the news was a local FOX station that said according to TMZ, Michael Jackson is died (with all do respect), however I heard later that Jackson didn’t officially pass away until after 6pm, so in this case if the report was correct that he passed away after 6pm, its not good to be first, they quoted someone as being died, when he wasn’t.

Like I said, I would rather good – check all of my sources and be correct, then be just first.

]]> By: Andy Merrett http://www.blogherald.com/2009/07/09/the-choice-of-first-or-well/comment-page-1/#comment-1096112 Andy Merrett Thu, 09 Jul 2009 15:19:01 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/?p=13208#comment-1096112 Why not break one of the old rules of blogging and get basic news out first, then followup with additional news, research, interview etc. as time goes on. Hence my recent Performancing post <a href="http://performancing.com/tips_for_creating_timely_yet_comprehensive_blog_posts/" rel="nofollow">Tips for creating timely yet comprehensive blog posts</a> Why not break one of the old rules of blogging and get basic news out first, then followup with additional news, research, interview etc. as time goes on. Hence my recent Performancing post Tips for creating timely yet comprehensive blog posts

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