TV Tonight resumes normal programming
Mid-year Hiatus is over and more regular posting of stories resumes.
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From today TV Tonight ends mid-year hiatus.
This means more regular posting of stories throughout weekdays, earlier ratings results and more frequent updating of comments. Thanks to everyone for your patience during this period.
It was good to have a little downtime while still ticking off the major news and features.
If you thought writing about television was a walk in the park, check out this amusing article by a content writer for AOL who thought he had a dream job getting paid to write reviews about TV shows until he discovered the hours involved:
I had panic attacks; we all did. My fellow writers would fall asleep, and then wake up in cold sweats. I worked the graveyard shift — 11PM to 7 or 8AM or later — but even the AOL slaves who wrote during the day would report the same universal experience. Finally falling asleep after work, they would awake with a jump, certain that they had forgotten something — certain that they hadn’t produced their allotted number of articles every thirty minutes.
Yep, blogging does get like that sometimes. Always another story to file.
Alarmingly, he tells a story that AOL managers didn’t really care what stories he wrote as long as it had enough keywords to get people to click on the story:
When it comes to an article, what AOL cares about is the title, and the “keywords” that will make the article more likely to show up among the top results on Google. You type phrases into “Google Trends,” and it suggests the most popular combination of words associated with that topic. You then stick those words into your title and first paragraphs. Rinse, wash, and repeat.
Gawd. Hopefully a solo blog never takes such an assembly line philosophy to writing content.
TV Tonight remains a personal blog about TV in all its glory.
Deep breath, as we approach the second half of the year…
15 Responses
Not sure if it’s a compliment or an insult to say I barely noticed the difference.
What break?!?….I barely realised you were gone…there was still plenty to do in here…and I come in a couple of times a day…..
But I do hope you are rested…just not sure how you did it…. 🙂
You need someone to help you. lol
Welcome back David,
I was wondering about Great Migrations, hope Seven does the series justice.
Welcome back, though you still managed to give us some stories, even though you were supposed to be having a break!
Thanks so much!
I must tell you I love the option of “Don’t care” or the like when you have a TV Tonight Poll. Often that option is just as telling as a “yes/for” or “no/against”.
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Hope you had a great break David 🙂
Welcome back David:):):)
Hope you had a nice break.
Yay!!!! I love this website.
most would think that writing a blog is nothing more than a hobby, but i is clear with tv tonight that it can be a full time job that takes a lot of work and dedication. that aol story really proves why a blog like tt is needed, keep up the good work.
aawww David you are a bit of a slacker…it seems like you’ve had a couple of months off with some sort of ruptured muscle…..hiatus/hernia …..all sound the same to me….
Welcome back David, hope you had a nice semi-rest. I also hope that you don’t feel the same pressure as the AOL writers do.
Yeah! Welcome back.
Hope you had a good break.
Now, can you give me Anything at all about Channel 7 and Bones?
How much longer for Downton Abbey – I’m hoping we get new Bones eps once this is over.
I reckon Great Migrations is set to follow when Downton Abbey ends. Top show. No news on Bones yet sorry.
Welcome back, David. Hope you had a good hiatus.