Comments on: FINDING THE “WORLD’S BEST BLOGGERS” PROJECT AT GLOBALPOST.COM http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/ New media consultant John Wilpers blogs on expanding the reach and relevance of mainstream media by partnering with the blogging community Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:12:38 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: johnwilpers http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/#comment-150 johnwilpers Sat, 10 Oct 2009 01:12:38 +0000 http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-150 Hi, Karen, I'd love to meet with your team at Simmons. Some of my interns who are assigned to GlobalPost would love to join us. Send me an e-mail at: jwilpers@globalpost.com. I look forward to it. John Hi, Karen,

I’d love to meet with your team at Simmons. Some of my interns who are assigned to GlobalPost would love to join us. Send me an e-mail at: jwilpers@globalpost.com. I look forward to it.

John

]]> By: Karen http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/#comment-149 Karen Fri, 09 Oct 2009 14:22:15 +0000 http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-149 John: You are right - I simply can't wait to see this happen on Global Post - and get those feeds myself...thanks for this awesome work. I would like to connect and share with you and your interns. Am from a team of Simmons School of Management students that love GP - and are working on some marketing thoughts - care to connect? Please let me know. John:

You are right – I simply can’t wait to see this happen on Global Post – and get those feeds myself…thanks for this awesome work.

I would like to connect and share with you and your interns. Am from a team of Simmons School of Management students that love GP – and are working on some marketing thoughts – care to connect? Please let me know.

]]> By: Panic {RE}_Programming » Blog Archive » GlobalPost Aims to Resuscitate Foreign Correspondents Online http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/#comment-76 Panic {RE}_Programming » Blog Archive » GlobalPost Aims to Resuscitate Foreign Correspondents Online Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:09:03 +0000 http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-76 [...] media startup that will live its life online. Balboni brought in blog consultant John Wilpers to pick out 300-plus outside blogs from around the world to feature on the site. And Balboni defended his team’s online [...] [...] media startup that will live its life online. Balboni brought in blog consultant John Wilpers to pick out 300-plus outside blogs from around the world to feature on the site. And Balboni defended his team’s online [...]

]]> By: Senor Pablo http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/#comment-75 Senor Pablo Thu, 08 Jan 2009 13:10:29 +0000 http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-75 John.. I found this link from my friends at Global Voices Online. I would recommend you visit www.anakbrunei.com I think his write-up and photography merits serious consideration. Thanks John.. I found this link from my friends at Global Voices Online. I would recommend you visit http://www.anakbrunei.com
I think his write-up and photography merits serious consideration. Thanks

]]> By: johnwilpers http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/#comment-72 johnwilpers Tue, 30 Dec 2008 14:21:46 +0000 http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-72 Hi, Shafqat, Thank you. We do put a lot of time into finding and vetting the blogs we are going to be highlighting on GlobalPost.com come Jan. 12! It's been a wonderful, eye-opening, heart-warming, heart-breaking, world-shrinking experience. The most impressive thing has been the amazing number of incredibly talented writers and photographers out there who are creating great stuff that is being seen by so few people. We aim to fix that. As to your question, at present, the bloggers we highlight will not be paid. We figure that most bloggers at this point in the evolution of their blogs are primarily interested in building an audience and regular readers. With our global footprint and high-powered partners (including now the Huffington Post which wants five of our bloggers every day), we think it's a good trade. And we will only be hosting the blogger's most current post. We will be pointing back to the blogger's own site for comments and archives. We will also be highlighting some of the blogs on our home page and on the region pages (Asia, Americas, etc.), plus promotion on the blogger's country page. There is no formal arrangement with the bloggers. We don't ask them to do anything differently. We just take their RSS feed and host their most current post. They are free to continue doing whatever they've been doing all along. Their independence and voice are unaffected by GlobalPost. I'd love to get your reaction after we launch. And if you know of any blogs we should consider, I'd love to get those names as well. Thanks again for your comments. John Hi, Shafqat,

Thank you. We do put a lot of time into finding and vetting the blogs we are going to be highlighting on GlobalPost.com come Jan. 12!

It’s been a wonderful, eye-opening, heart-warming, heart-breaking, world-shrinking experience. The most impressive thing has been the amazing number of incredibly talented writers and photographers out there who are creating great stuff that is being seen by so few people.

We aim to fix that.

As to your question, at present, the bloggers we highlight will not be paid. We figure that most bloggers at this point in the evolution of their blogs are primarily interested in building an audience and regular readers. With our global footprint and high-powered partners (including now the Huffington Post which wants five of our bloggers every day), we think it’s a good trade.

And we will only be hosting the blogger’s most current post. We will be pointing back to the blogger’s own site for comments and archives.

We will also be highlighting some of the blogs on our home page and on the region pages (Asia, Americas, etc.), plus promotion on the blogger’s country page.

There is no formal arrangement with the bloggers. We don’t ask them to do anything differently. We just take their RSS feed and host their most current post. They are free to continue doing whatever they’ve been doing all along. Their independence and voice are unaffected by GlobalPost.

I’d love to get your reaction after we launch. And if you know of any blogs we should consider, I’d love to get those names as well.

Thanks again for your comments.

John

]]> By: Shafqat http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/#comment-70 Shafqat Mon, 29 Dec 2008 14:04:12 +0000 http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-70 This is fascinating stuff... We can tell that you guys put in a lot of thought and effort into finding these bloggers. Will they be paid by GlobalPost? Curious to know what kind of arrangement do you have that will allow you to syndicate their content, while giving them independence/their own voice. Thanks, Shafqat Founder, NewsCred This is fascinating stuff… We can tell that you guys put in a lot of thought and effort into finding these bloggers. Will they be paid by GlobalPost? Curious to know what kind of arrangement do you have that will allow you to syndicate their content, while giving them independence/their own voice.

Thanks,
Shafqat
Founder, NewsCred

]]> By: Frank http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/#comment-67 Frank Sat, 15 Nov 2008 17:26:06 +0000 http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-67 Hi John, nice page. Hi John, nice page.

]]> By: Bart http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/2008/11/06/finding-the-worlds-best-bloggers-project-at-globalpostcom/#comment-64 Bart Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:30:27 +0000 http://johnwilpers.wordpress.com/?p=270#comment-64 Some fascinating blogs in there. Some fascinating blogs in there.

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