tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post139384485303163171..comments2024-02-17T21:46:12.329+00:00Comments on A Gurn from Nurn: Catihness.org - would it work in Nairn?Graisghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-1627153723560659832009-01-23T18:26:00.000+00:002009-01-23T18:26:00.000+00:00@anon a 3.49, a full refund is in the post.@anon a 3.49, a full refund is in the post.Graisghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07238279516517079956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-90158331952149914392009-01-23T18:14:00.000+00:002009-01-23T18:14:00.000+00:00Gurn on the slip?Don't think so, it continues to l...Gurn on the slip?<BR/>Don't think so, it continues to live up to its mission statement :)!<BR/>At the top of the Gurn it states "Blogging from Nairn: sometimes satirical, sometimes silly, sometimes serious but hopefully giving a flavour of life in our community."<BR/><BR/>I suspect a sense of humour failure somewhere!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-51823680373822974682009-01-23T15:49:00.000+00:002009-01-23T15:49:00.000+00:00oh dear the Gurn is on the slip isn't it? What rub...oh dear the Gurn is on the slip isn't it? What rubbish!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-14530704462836165312009-01-23T15:00:00.000+00:002009-01-23T15:00:00.000+00:00'we should ask Sandy if he fancies setting up some...'we should ask Sandy if he fancies setting up something similar'<BR/><BR/>I reckon he would like www.pies4urfuction.com<BR/><BR/>Could anyone do that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-71843184737593154752009-01-23T13:59:00.000+00:002009-01-23T13:59:00.000+00:00Once again Spurtle's eye is caught by a glint of i...Once again Spurtle's eye is caught by a glint of irony. <BR/><BR/>Scorrie Internet Services, the company responsible for the Caithness.org site, is owned by Bill Fernie. <BR/><BR/>That'll be Highland Councillor Bill Fernie, chair of the Education, Culture and Sport Committee.<BR/><BR/>Perhaps we should ask Sandy if he fancies setting up something similar :)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-62881949478579941972009-01-23T11:36:00.000+00:002009-01-23T11:36:00.000+00:00Setting up a forum wouldn't be diffiult - I can do...Setting up a forum wouldn't be diffiult - I can do that no problem, but so far there has been so little interest from people in Nairn actually going online that it would be hard to see it developing well. I would also imagine the Caithness forum has had a lot of promotion over the past 9 years to help promote it to the local population.<BR/><BR/>Forums really aren't a rival to traditional media Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-82919532128678471592009-01-22T18:44:00.000+00:002009-01-22T18:44:00.000+00:00Bill,I would agree with you about Calico. They are...Bill,<BR/><BR/>I would agree with you about Calico. They are 7 miles away (As the boat floats) on the Black Isle, but have always been excellent. <BR/>I have heard many good reports of them, and absolute beginners can quickly get a website going with their Spanglefish offering (Although 'proper' web geeks hate the code used in this)<BR/>Iomart are a large hosting company based in Edinburgh<BR/><Nairnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03860925312675238011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-70559004396381801172009-01-22T18:32:00.000+00:002009-01-22T18:32:00.000+00:00PS/It's very easy to set up a discussion forum. Tw...PS/<BR/>It's very easy to set up a discussion forum. Two companies I know of which allow you to do it for free are:<BR/>http://www.proboards.com/<BR/>- no idea where they are located, but my 'guesstimate' it is in the US.<BR/>- I am a member of several UK and Spain-based forums hosted by them. There is a 'paid for' option.<BR/><BR/>http://www.bravenet.com/<BR/>- this is a Canadian company Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393265755614039206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-36047821883329054122009-01-22T18:16:00.000+00:002009-01-22T18:16:00.000+00:00Very interesting. I see it is run by 'Scorrie Inte...Very interesting. I see it is run by 'Scorrie Internet Services' whose website is here:<BR/>http://www.scorrie.co.uk/<BR/><BR/>- they explain very clearly in their homepage what their strategy has been since they set up Cathness.org in 2000. I have no doubt that the 'dead-tree' media up there don't like it at all. But the harsh reality is that if they don't modify their business plans to cope Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10393265755614039206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10213884.post-34612106197545526792009-01-22T15:30:00.000+00:002009-01-22T15:30:00.000+00:00Caithness.org is a really great site. I think it h...Caithness.org is a really great site. I think it has been established for at least 10 years, and remains a really good community forum.<BR/>I understand it is not too popular with the local press as like the Gurn it has breaking news as it happens, but also carries small ads and BDMs which are bread and butter to the more established mediasAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com