Publiez vos propres nouvelles sur MontrealTechWatch! (6)
English version in the 2nd part of the post
Dans un effort de rendre montrealtechwatch pertinent et utile à la communauté technologique montréalaise, il vous est maintenant possible de publier vos propres textes dans le blogue en allant à l’adresse http://montrealtechwatch.com/nouvelles . Le texte soumis sera alors republié tel quel.
Cette initiative a pour but de donner un voix aux entrepreneurs qui commencent, de rendre visibles des projets qui sont restés jusqu’à présent “secrets”, ou peut-être si vous pensez qu’un produit ou un projet n’a pas été suffisament couverts ou de manière incorrecte.
Bien sûr pour éviter tout abus, ces nouvelles ne seront pas publiés immédiatement; de plus, il y a une limite d’une publication par mois, par projet, comme les offres d’emplois. Il n’est pas possible non plus de soumettre une nouvelle si vous n’êtes pas directement impliqué(e) (genre si vous êtes representant en relations publiques)
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In efforts to keep MTW relevant and useful, it is now possible to publish your own news in the blog by going at the address http://montrealtechwatch.com/news The body of the text will then be published, with a blockquote.
This initiative is meant to give a voice to new entrepreneurs, to get visibility for projects which are currently in stealth mode (or whatever you call it), or if you feel that a project or a startup has not been covered enough or in an unfair way.
Of course, to prevent abuse, these will not be published immediately; expect a delay of 24 hours; furthermore, there will be a limit of 1 published news per month, per project, in the same style as the job listings. Also, it isn’t possible to submit something if you are not directly involved with the project (meaning: PR pictches, press releases will not be published)
This is, as always, an alpha feature. Hope you will find great use for it.
interesting move heri.
my concern however is that this might hurt MTW’s credibility?
to date one of the things that has made MTW an attractive source, in my view, is the fact that you provide your unvarnished opinion on all things on the local tech scene. your voice has established a certain brand here on MTW; a brand with some gravitas.
but by opening it up to “anyone can author” i think you may squander some of the authority that MTW has built up…
i’m not sure though; i’m willing to give you the benefit of the doubt. it’s an interesting experiment, and i’ll be monitoring how my own perception of this blog evolves over time with the new feature…
although, i suspect this is also a ploy to lessen your own workload? ;)
well, texts will be blockquoted, and the subject must be about innovative projects in technology
Heri — you are always one step ahead! Love it.
Heri - great initiative and another great opportunity to allow Montreal’s tech industry to get the word out.
Hopefully, between my humble efforts on technomontreal.com, your great reporting on Montreal Tech Watch, this new opportunity that you’ve provided, plus all the others who contribute to this community, Montreal’s star will continue to shine brightly.
yes, i’m aware they will be blockquotes, but MTW may turn into a PR machine rather than a source for critical thought…
jevon, and eric, thanks. the key here is try out new things. hopefully this will make montreal tech watch beter
hey mat, there is one thing for certain, content written by me or other bloggers will always outnumber news from users. also they will be limited to 2 paragraphas.
also I am aware about public relations efforts, but let’s wait for the first “news”, and then decide if it fits.
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