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The future of bloggingportal

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During the last weeks the editors of bloggingportal have been discussing the future of bloggingportal. The attempt to kick-start a public debate on our editors’ blog here failed, partly because we had some server problems last week. So I thought I should give it another plug here.

So why do we need to talk about the future?

  • bloggingportal.eu is a loose network of bloggers. The site has been developed and maintained by volunteers in their free time which is not the most sustainable structure…
  • There is only a small core group of bloggers that is actively engaged.
  • There is no permanent organisational structure.
  • And you might have guessed it: no money, no funding, nothing
  • The page is rather slow and could certainly be made more user-friendly.
  • We don’t have  enough users – only a highly specialized group of EU geeks.
  • The link to national blogospheres is missing.

What needs to be done?

  • We need to think about whether we need bloggingportal at all? What is the niche for bloggingportal?
  • We need more bloggers to be actively engaged in the project.
  • We need  more users and more visibility.
  • We have to think about what core functions should be developed? How to attract more users?
  • How to organise permanent links to national blogospheres? How to get an overview of EU debates in different national blogospheres?
  • What are possible incentives for bloggers that decide to  help bloggingportal?
  • We might need a complete re-development of the page (new design, new user interface, new functions…). But what exactly are the functions we should focus on? (are categories or tags necessary? what about different languages?) And the underlying problem is how to finance a new version of bloggingportal? Or is there any volunteer out there who would like to develop a new version of bloggingportal?

The solutions?

  • Where to get funding for a redesign of bloggingportal? I think the only agreement we have is that we should not seek EU funding for the site.
  • Should bloggingportal become some sort of social media business? Is there a business model somewhere?
  • Is sponsorship the solution? If yes who would be interested?
  • Is there a chance to cooperate with NGOs or private foundations or other institutions?  Who would be interested?
  • How to create a sustainable service that is a credible and independent source for EU content in social media?
  • How to get more people interested in collaborating with bloggingportal?
  • How to attract more editors and users?

As you can see: a huge list of problems and a lot of question marks!  We would like to hear from you – whatever your background is. Maybe you can help us to think a bit outside the box.  Are there any similar projects around that we could draw inspiration from (organizational structure and design/usability)? Do you know anyone that might be interested in getting involved? Do you have a good idea for the future of bloggingportal?

Just leave a comment here or start the debate on our editors’ blog.


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