G’day Hubsters! I thought that while we are all enjoying “Break Week” I would take some time out and give you all a little update on the site, and to get some feedback and ideas from you guys.
First off, I wanted to start by saying a big thank you to Cate our graphics and tech guru for all of her help, hard work and patience with me in getting the site up and running, but most importantly for helping me upgrading our humble little site from a simple WordPress blog to a fully fledged .com site. Without her help we also would not have our fantastic new header, thumbnail graphics, guest and event calendars or our scrolling news bar.
I also want to give a big thanks to our other staff members; karenatasha, justinemarie, CNHelper and Toad for all of their help and suggestions in getting the site up and running. Colbert News Hub would not be nowhere near as fantastic if it were not for all of their help and dedication.
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For the most part we have our regular and semi-regular posts up and running and we are currently working on introducing some new semi-regular posts in the near future. Over the coming weeks, we will also be bringing back some old familiars (Zeitgeist, Six Degrees, Pop Culture and for the love of Noblet a Toss Recap already!!), but with our own added little twist.
If you haven’t already done so, don’t forget to follow our social media accounts where we will be posting extra content that wont always be featured on the site.
Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | reddit | YouTube
Justine is also hard at work on a Calender that is more comprehensive than the “Upcoming Events” list located in our sidebar. It will include upcoming events, important dates, birthdays and six degrees events. Justine will be posting all the info regarding the calendar and how you can access it shortly.
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For those who you who like to live comment during the shows, we will be endeavouring to post all “Episode Guides” at approx. 10PM each night. Episode Guides will start out as a live discussion thread, with the caps, quotes and commentary being added in later once the episode has aired.
From next week onward, the guest listing in each episode guide will also be an active link. Clicking on the link will take you back to the corresponding section of the weeks “Better Know a Guest” post. No more searching back through posts and archives to find out about the nightly guest, in case you missed or were unable to that weeks BKAG post.
We will also do our best to include your nightly dose of eye candy in our episode guide screen caps, rather than having a weekly “Fan Girl Suit Report”.
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If you are lucky enough to a attend a taping of “The Daily Show” or “The Colbert Report” don’t forget to submit your “Taping ReporT”, we would all love to read about your adventures. There are two ways you can submit a “Taping ReporT”, you can either post it in the comment section of the episode(s) you attended, or if you wish to include pictures in your “Taping ReporT” please email it to us via our Contact Box.
“Taping ReporT’s” along with our “Site FAQ’s”, “Episode Guide” archive and “Ticket Information” can all be viewed by clicking on the page links at the top of our home page located below the header and scrolling news bar. The “Archive” section is still a work in progress, but I will be announcing when a new section is completed, or if we need a little help in finding links and content.
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If you are eager to help out with the site, we will be opening up “Staff Application’s” next week. In the meantime, if you are interested in applying please have a think of how you would like to contribute, or how you can contribute to the development of the site. If you have a special interest area such as; music, movies, religion, sport, politics etc. or any other interest area that you can relate to the content of show please let us know about it, and we will see if we can find a way for you to contribute to the site.
I will be doing a follow-up post with more details on the staff positions available and what you need to include in your applications next week.
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Finally, I would like to get a bit of feedback from you guys on how you think the site is going, what you like and/or dislike, what’s missing, what needs improving etc. and your suggestions on what we can do to improve these problem areas and the site in general.
I also want to put the question out there; “How much attention and focus should we give The Daily Show?” Are simple “Six Degrees” posts (which will be returning soon) enough, or would you like us to give a little more attention to the media buzz generated by the show, and its staff?
To finish off, one final question; “Where are you from?”
Being an international fan myself, I know how hard it is to connect with fellow fans in the real world and to discuss the latest episode, or to get your hands on the latest magazine that Stephen is handsomely gracing the cover of, or to simply chat about your native media’s perception of Stephen (and Jon) or how TDS and/or TCR are affecting your areas media landscape.
To try and help connect international fans with others from their area, we will be launching “Colberto Internationale” as a way of getting our international fans involved and to let them share any media buzz they might come across in their homelands. I certainly now how excited I get when I come across a picture or article on Jon or Stephen in an Australia newspaper or magazine. It would be nice to share it with the world for once, and not just my bedroom wall.
The logistics of the “Colberto Internationale” posts have yet to be fully mapped out, but voting in the poll below will be a great help. If you have any ideas or suggestions on how the “Colberto Internationale” posts could work, please let us know!!
Colbert News Hub Site Update
G’day Hubsters! I thought that while we are all enjoying “Break Week” I would take some time out and give you all a little update on the site, and to get some feedback and ideas from you guys.
First off, I wanted to start by saying a big thank you to Cate our graphics and tech guru for all of her help, hard work and patience with me in getting the site up and running, but most importantly for helping me upgrading our humble little site from a simple WordPress blog to a fully fledged .com site. Without her help we also would not have our fantastic new header, thumbnail graphics, guest and event calendars or our scrolling news bar.
I also want to give a big thanks to our other staff members; karenatasha, justinemarie, CNHelper and Toad for all of their help and suggestions in getting the site up and running. Colbert News Hub would not be nowhere near as fantastic if it were not for all of their help and dedication.
—–
For the most part we have our regular and semi-regular posts up and running and we are currently working on introducing some new semi-regular posts in the near future. Over the coming weeks, we will also be bringing back some old familiars (Zeitgeist, Six Degrees, Pop Culture and for the love of Noblet a Toss Recap already!!), but with our own added little twist.
If you haven’t already done so, don’t forget to follow our social media accounts where we will be posting extra content that wont always be featured on the site.
Twitter | Facebook | tumblr | reddit | YouTube
Justine is also hard at work on a Calender that is more comprehensive than the “Upcoming Events” list located in our sidebar. It will include upcoming events, important dates, birthdays and six degrees events. Justine will be posting all the info regarding the calendar and how you can access it shortly.
—–
For those who you who like to live comment during the shows, we will be endeavouring to post all “Episode Guides” at approx. 10PM each night. Episode Guides will start out as a live discussion thread, with the caps, quotes and commentary being added in later once the episode has aired.
From next week onward, the guest listing in each episode guide will also be an active link. Clicking on the link will take you back to the corresponding section of the weeks “Better Know a Guest” post. No more searching back through posts and archives to find out about the nightly guest, in case you missed or were unable to that weeks BKAG post.
We will also do our best to include your nightly dose of eye candy in our episode guide screen caps, rather than having a weekly “Fan Girl Suit Report”.
—–
If you are lucky enough to a attend a taping of “The Daily Show” or “The Colbert Report” don’t forget to submit your “Taping ReporT”, we would all love to read about your adventures. There are two ways you can submit a “Taping ReporT”, you can either post it in the comment section of the episode(s) you attended, or if you wish to include pictures in your “Taping ReporT” please email it to us via our Contact Box.
“Taping ReporT’s” along with our “Site FAQ’s”, “Episode Guide” archive and “Ticket Information” can all be viewed by clicking on the page links at the top of our home page located below the header and scrolling news bar. The “Archive” section is still a work in progress, but I will be announcing when a new section is completed, or if we need a little help in finding links and content.
—–
If you are eager to help out with the site, we will be opening up “Staff Application’s” next week. In the meantime, if you are interested in applying please have a think of how you would like to contribute, or how you can contribute to the development of the site. If you have a special interest area such as; music, movies, religion, sport, politics etc. or any other interest area that you can relate to the content of show please let us know about it, and we will see if we can find a way for you to contribute to the site.
I will be doing a follow-up post with more details on the staff positions available and what you need to include in your applications next week.
——
Finally, I would like to get a bit of feedback from you guys on how you think the site is going, what you like and/or dislike, what’s missing, what needs improving etc. and your suggestions on what we can do to improve these problem areas and the site in general.
I also want to put the question out there; “How much attention and focus should we give The Daily Show?” Are simple “Six Degrees” posts (which will be returning soon) enough, or would you like us to give a little more attention to the media buzz generated by the show, and its staff?
To finish off, one final question; “Where are you from?”
Being an international fan myself, I know how hard it is to connect with fellow fans in the real world and to discuss the latest episode, or to get your hands on the latest magazine that Stephen is handsomely gracing the cover of, or to simply chat about your native media’s perception of Stephen (and Jon) or how TDS and/or TCR are affecting your areas media landscape.
To try and help connect international fans with others from their area, we will be launching “Colberto Internationale” as a way of getting our international fans involved and to let them share any media buzz they might come across in their homelands. I certainly now how excited I get when I come across a picture or article on Jon or Stephen in an Australia newspaper or magazine. It would be nice to share it with the world for once, and not just my bedroom wall.
The logistics of the “Colberto Internationale” posts have yet to be fully mapped out, but voting in the poll below will be a great help. If you have any ideas or suggestions on how the “Colberto Internationale” posts could work, please let us know!!