It's not all creative writing at the plastic piano

Open Magazine is moving along apace. It's such a learning experience for me as, with a newspaper and magazine background, I'm having to learn about the world wide web double quick. Technology and the internet community is changing on an almost daily basis, which is what makes it exciting but also, can be massively confusing. Which techy 'expert' do you believe? Which product is the best, will this CMS be better off the shelf or bespoke, who knows what about SEO, are they giving me the whole story or is it really easy and they're just stringing me along..... Etcetera ad infinitum. So much for doing lots of interesting writing and ground breaking interviews. Still, that is all to come.... Have a couple of fantastic new writers lined up. It's great to be building on the team I have already.
The other thing I've noticed is that there are so many creative and inspired people around with some great ideas for their own ventures and businesses. It seems that there's a real backlash against being spoon-fed information with a side order of boring corporate ideas and a smattering of tired 'celebs'. Instead, there's a hunger for innovation and freshness. Which is what Open is all about, of course.