Comments on: Mobile news alerts: An underused tool http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/ a group discussion about the future of student media Thu, 09 Feb 2012 06:45:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Joey Baker http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-427427 Joey Baker Thu, 23 Apr 2009 01:51:55 +0000 http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/21/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/#comment-427427 Really like your point here Lauren. IMHO mobile is the best platform for delivering this 'new media' content that we're producing, and anything to help with that is huge.<br><br>Oh, and added your links to the <a href="http://copress.org/wiki/Wordpress_plugins" rel="nofollow">CoPress Wiki</a>. Really like your point here Lauren. IMHO mobile is the best platform for delivering this 'new media' content that we're producing, and anything to help with that is huge.

Oh, and added your links to the CoPress Wiki.

]]> By: Joey Baker http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-426484 Joey Baker Wed, 22 Apr 2009 20:51:55 +0000 http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/21/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/#comment-426484 Really like your point here Lauren. IMHO mobile is the best platform for delivering this 'new media' content that we're producing, and anything to help with that is huge.<br><br>Oh, and added your links to the <a href="http://copress.org/wiki/Wordpress_plugins" rel="nofollow">CoPress Wiki</a>. Really like your point here Lauren. IMHO mobile is the best platform for delivering this 'new media' content that we're producing, and anything to help with that is huge.

Oh, and added your links to the CoPress Wiki.

]]> By: Joey Baker http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-422206 Joey Baker Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:51:55 +0000 http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/21/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/#comment-422206 Really like your point here Lauren. IMHO mobile is the best platform for delivering this 'new media' content that we're producing, and anything to help with that is huge. Really like your point here Lauren. IMHO mobile is the best platform for delivering this 'new media' content that we're producing, and anything to help with that is huge.

]]> By: Joey Baker http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-426352 Joey Baker Wed, 22 Apr 2009 15:51:55 +0000 http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/21/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/#comment-426352 Really like your point here Lauren. IMHO mobile is the best platform for delivering this 'new media' content that we're producing, and anything to help with that is huge.Oh, and added your links to the <a href="http://copress.org/wiki/Wordpress_plugins" rel="nofollow">CoPress Wiki</a>. Really like your point here Lauren. IMHO mobile is the best platform for delivering this 'new media' content that we're producing, and anything to help with that is huge.Oh, and added your links to the CoPress Wiki.

]]> By: Lauren Rabaino http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/comment-page-1/#comment-422174 Lauren Rabaino Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:04:23 +0000 http://www.collegemediainnovation.org/blog/2009/04/21/mobile-news-alerts-an-underused-tool/#comment-422174 I considered Twitter when writing this. The problem with it is that readers don't want your @replies and conversation with *others* appearing in their text alerts (or at least I wouldn't). You also single out a big portion of your readers who aren't familiar with Twitter . As you mentioned: how do you get them to sign up in a user-friendly fashion?<br><br>You also bring up a good point about unsubscribing-- I use the WP plugin and I'm fairly certain the unsubscribe option isn't clear either. I'll have to look into it. I considered Twitter when writing this. The problem with it is that readers don't want your @replies and conversation with *others* appearing in their text alerts (or at least I wouldn't). You also single out a big portion of your readers who aren't familiar with Twitter . As you mentioned: how do you get them to sign up in a user-friendly fashion?

You also bring up a good point about unsubscribing– I use the WP plugin and I'm fairly certain the unsubscribe option isn't clear either. I'll have to look into it.

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