Comments on: Interview with Jeremy Wright, President, b5media http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/ The leading source of news covering social media and the blogosphere. Mon, 13 Feb 2012 09:18:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: 41 Links to Help You Start a Blog Network : Board Shorts and Business Suits http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-179171 41 Links to Help You Start a Blog Network : Board Shorts and Business Suits Fri, 06 Apr 2007 07:39:19 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-179171 [...] Why not listen to the President of B5 Media about blog networks. He may have something worth following. [...] [...] Why not listen to the President of B5 Media about blog networks. He may have something worth following. [...]

]]> By: David Krug http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99815 David Krug Thu, 22 Jun 2006 01:38:14 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99815 I figure im just now figuring out how to build a decent site. Much less a network. So there's plenty of room to grow. I figure im just now figuring out how to build a decent site. Much less a network.

So there’s plenty of room to grow.

]]> By: Duncan http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99787 Duncan Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:12:19 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99787 Just to add to this that I think Jeremy's assessment is spot on, this whole "death" meme (of blog networks) is highly over rated in terms of accuracy, the space is no different to any other, for example I read on Techcrunch yesterday that there was something like 130 odd Youtube style video sharing sites out there now...of course most won't survive, and the same in true in blog networks, although I'd think the long tail in blogging provides more opportunities, but as Jeremy said, there will be a core set of larger networks, a dozen or so smaller networks once the space starts to consolidate (which it already has...look no further than Fine fools :-) ) Just to add to this that I think Jeremy’s assessment is spot on, this whole “death” meme (of blog networks) is highly over rated in terms of accuracy, the space is no different to any other, for example I read on Techcrunch yesterday that there was something like 130 odd Youtube style video sharing sites out there now…of course most won’t survive, and the same in true in blog networks, although I’d think the long tail in blogging provides more opportunities, but as Jeremy said, there will be a core set of larger networks, a dozen or so smaller networks once the space starts to consolidate (which it already has…look no further than Fine fools :-) )

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99766 Jeremy Wright Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:50:51 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99766 We'll see how the test run goes before doing any happy dances ;-) We’ll see how the test run goes before doing any happy dances ;-)

]]> By: David Krug http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99760 David Krug Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:33:12 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99760 Thanks, good insight. That TV show concept would be killer. Thanks, good insight. That TV show concept would be killer.

]]> By: Jeremy Wright http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99757 Jeremy Wright Wed, 21 Jun 2006 18:23:56 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99757 David, we've definitely learned a lot. Some things in terms of how we treat people, some in terms of ownership, some on the technical side, and some on the business side. I'd hope that we'd been able to head off most issues when they were small, but the reality is that not even the world's best companies do that. So, yeah, definitely more than a handful of "failures". But, we'd like to think that we try and learn from those :) In terms of growth plans for the future, I'm not entirely sure. I mean, if the TV show thing pans out, maybe we do one for every show in north america? Who knows. It's really hard to say. Ultimately, readers, bloggers and passion will drive decisions more than anything else, which I believe will keep us pretty close to the "right" path, even if we do occasionally stumble, trip or get lost along the way :) David, we’ve definitely learned a lot. Some things in terms of how we treat people, some in terms of ownership, some on the technical side, and some on the business side.

I’d hope that we’d been able to head off most issues when they were small, but the reality is that not even the world’s best companies do that. So, yeah, definitely more than a handful of “failures”. But, we’d like to think that we try and learn from those :)

In terms of growth plans for the future, I’m not entirely sure. I mean, if the TV show thing pans out, maybe we do one for every show in north america? Who knows.

It’s really hard to say. Ultimately, readers, bloggers and passion will drive decisions more than anything else, which I believe will keep us pretty close to the “right” path, even if we do occasionally stumble, trip or get lost along the way :)

]]> By:   Jeremy Wright Talks About Blog Networks by Blogging Pro http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99736   Jeremy Wright Talks About Blog Networks by Blogging Pro Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:55:52 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99736 [...] Jeremy Wright Talks About Blog Networks The interview over at Blog Herald is also about other things in regards to b5media, but I think the most interesting area of the interview is Jeremy Wright’s thoughts on the “death of blog networks”. [...] [...] Jeremy Wright Talks About Blog Networks The interview over at Blog Herald is also about other things in regards to b5media, but I think the most interesting area of the interview is Jeremy Wright’s thoughts on the “death of blog networks”. [...]

]]> By: John Evans (SYNTAGMA) http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99735 John Evans (SYNTAGMA) Wed, 21 Jun 2006 15:42:58 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99735 David/Cowpoke, Thank you for your advice. You are certainly a reformed character. For myself, I take "conversation" to mean carrying the discussion forward, not back. Have a nice day. :-) David/Cowpoke,

Thank you for your advice. You are certainly a reformed character. For myself, I take “conversation” to mean carrying the discussion forward, not back.

Have a nice day. :-)

]]> By: David Krug http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99728 David Krug Wed, 21 Jun 2006 14:33:35 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99728 John, There's no need to hijack Jeremy's interview by interviewing yourself in the blog comments. Instead bring something great to the table and discuss it like so. Jeremy, With every "failure" there is sucess. Have their been any "failures" within b5 that have challenged you guys to create a better product or to do something differently. And if/when you guys get VC funding do you see yourself going through another huge growth stage like last year? John,
There’s no need to hijack Jeremy’s interview by interviewing yourself in the blog comments. Instead bring something great to the table and discuss it like so.

Jeremy,
With every “failure” there is sucess. Have their been any “failures” within b5 that have challenged you guys to create a better product or to do something differently. And if/when you guys get VC funding do you see yourself going through another huge growth stage like last year?

]]> By: John Evans (SYNTAGMA) http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/comment-page-1/#comment-99719 John Evans (SYNTAGMA) Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:10:05 +0000 http://www.blogherald.com/2006/06/21/interview-with-jeremy-wright-president-b5media/#comment-99719 Good assessment from Jeremy. I would add there are many variations to the norm, and we shouldn't necessarily get caught up in one model. At Syntagma we're experimenting with a range of ideas that would take us beyond the "pure-blood" notion of a blog network. like Jeremy, we're looking for ways of working with others in our broad-brush field of operation, namely, high-end, distinctive topics, classily executed. We're currently meshing (nothing defined) with a great publishing house and cross-linking in many ways. Directors blogging for us, promoting their products, they publishing our books etc. One thing's for sure, it's not the staid and boring networks who'll survive, but those who provide the most intriguing content for their target audience and, above all, retain the capacity to surprise. Good assessment from Jeremy. I would add there are many variations to the norm, and we shouldn’t necessarily get caught up in one model. At Syntagma we’re experimenting with a range of ideas that would take us beyond the “pure-blood” notion of a blog network.

like Jeremy, we’re looking for ways of working with others in our broad-brush field of operation, namely, high-end, distinctive topics, classily executed. We’re currently meshing (nothing defined) with a great publishing house and cross-linking in many ways. Directors blogging for us, promoting their products, they publishing our books etc.

One thing’s for sure, it’s not the staid and boring networks who’ll survive, but those who provide the most intriguing content for their target audience and, above all, retain the capacity to surprise.

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