Ahmed Bilal

Citizen Journalism – A Primer

February 11th, 2009

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Citizen Journalism is the modern manifestation of an ancient truth – no matter how (or what) you tell people to think, they’ll always:

have their own opinions and
find the truth if you’re lying to them

The Information Age has made gaps in our knowledge and gaps in the knowledge pushed to us by traditional information channels [...]

Pakistani Bloggers

November 27th, 2008

Filed Under: Blogging, Pakistan with 5 Comments

The Pakistani online community are a curious bunch. The IRC / forum / gaming vets stay underground, leading true double lives on and off line. The lone entrepreneurs plough on relentlessly, wondering when they will meet a fellow Pakistani entrepreneur while at the same time choosing to work instead of reaching out to other souls. [...]

Blogging is NOT ‘Writing’

October 26th, 2008

Filed Under: Blogging, Thinking Out Loud with 1 Comment

Defining ‘blogging’ is like explaining ‘God’ (without the likelihood of ensuing bloodshed) – every blogger and non-blogger has their own idea of what ‘blogging’ is (and every believer, non-believer and fence-rider has their own idea of what ‘God’ is), and they’re all wrong about both.
When you can’t agree on what something is, it’s time to [...]

How to get your website listed in Google News

June 11th, 2008

Filed Under: Blogging, Google, Promotion with 8 Comments

Getting your blog listed in Google News is a straightforward step-by-step process for serious news bloggers.
If you’re feeling particularly adventurous, you can read the whole Google News publishers’ help section and get information on all the above plus answers to more specific questions, such as how sites are ranked in Google News, how to setup [...]

Blog Launch 101

April 25th, 2008

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There’s more than one way to launch a blog, and quite often there is so much to do and consider at launch time that we a) get confused or b) cut corners because there’s not enough time.
Here are a few top resources to help you along the way:
1. The all-in-one
For a one-stop guide to launching [...]