Are you a Marathon Blogger or a Sprinter?

June 27, 2008 | Filed Under Bloggers, Blogging, Features, Marketing | 4 Comments

Blogging has probably matured a great deal since you started. Part of it is that it has reached critical mass, or tipping point, as it may be. The more people have blogs, the more blogs out there contending for everyone’s time and attention. Part of it is that thanks to all the great advice out [...]

Vanity Fair’s Blogopticon: Excellent Linkbait

June 17, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Relationships, Bloggers | Leave a Comment

Hats off to Vanity Fair and the VF Daily blog. Their “blogopticon” interactive map of the blogosphere isn’t just a fun thing to look at, and hover your mouse pointer over, but also excellent linkbait, and good fun content at that. A Google search for “vanity fair blogopticon” gives no less than 18 100 hits, [...]

World’s Oldest Blogger?

June 3, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, Bloggers, Blogging, News | 2 Comments

I love blogging. A lot. But I’d be surprised to carry the passion with me for the next six-plus decades.
Meet Randall Butisingh, quite possible the world’s oldest blogger at the ripe age of 96. Covering topics ranging from economics to poetry, religion to history, Butisingh writes from the heart.
Butisingh believes that learning is [...]

Can You Run an Online Publication?

May 30, 2008 | Filed Under Bloggers, Blogging, Features, Marketing | 1 Comment

Answer honestly. Do you have what it takes to run background research, fact check, spell check, grammar check, objectivity check. Wait a moment, wasn’t blogging supposed to be about opinion and voice? Yes it was, and so was journalism. You are allowed to feel, witness (experience), and document what you see through your human filter. [...]

Duncan Riley 2.0

May 26, 2008 | Filed Under Bloggers, Features, News | Leave a Comment

Steve Hodson draws a profile of Duncan Riley calling him “Duncan Riley 2.0″ with Duncan’s recent move away from TechCrunch and to his own internet site at Inquisitr

3 Marketing Lessons from Benjamin Zander

May 16, 2008 | Filed Under Bloggers, Blogging, Features, Marketing | 1 Comment

“Waiter,” Boston Philharmonic Orchestra conductor Ben Zander exclaimed, “I have a perfect life, but I don’t have a knife.” He was having breakfast in a restaurant with a friend at the time. As he uttered those words, he heard a girl nearby giggling. They made eye contact, smiled together, and he went back to his [...]

Colleen Coplick Talks PR over at BloggerTalks

May 9, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, Bloggers, PR | 2 Comments

I recently interviewed Colleen Coplick about taking over Buzz Networker, and there I said that an interview with her focusing on PR was due on BloggerTalks. Well, it is up now, and Colleen shares her views on paid reviews, PR agencies sending out samples, getting famous in the social sphere, how to write a great [...]

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UK companies aren’t clear on new “fake blogging” laws
July 4, 2008 | By Andy Merrett | Leave a Comment

British companies which pretend to blog as ordinary members of the public, or post multiple positive reviews as if from consumers, are now breaking UK law, yet many don’t know anything about the new legislation, according to Brands2Life.
Its director, Gareth Thomas, said that, “Most people don’t know about this law,” adding, “there is a misconception [...]

Berocca sends out Blogger Relief Packs
July 4, 2008 | By Andy Merrett | 2 Comments

The concept may not be that new, but a couple of weeks ago a colleague introduced me to Berocca’s Blogger Relief Pack. I signed up with one of my blogs, and yesterday received the pack.

While it’s not the complete answer to managing the stress of blogging, a tube of Berocca and a nice glass to [...]

ScribeFire 2.2.8 Released
July 4, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

ScribeFire is a popular desktop blogging application hosted in a Firefox extension. Version 2.2.8 includes fixes and some brush-ups. The extension is free to download from Mozilla Add-ons, and works with both Firefox 2 and 3.

Two New b5media Blogs Launched
July 4, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

Another two b5media blogs launched recently. Marye Audet edits Simply Home Remedies, which is about just that. This from the launch post:
For the past 20 years or so my family has lived without the assistance of commercial medicines or doctors, except for things like broken arms and emergency surgeries on retro-pharyngeal abscesses. You know, the [...]

Hitting the Frontpage of Digg
July 3, 2008 | By Matt Craven | 1 Comment

Skelliewag takes a look at playing the odds and trying to “win” with Digg - a great article with some fantastic tips on how to promote your site using Digg.
Most bloggers would love their content to hit the front page of Digg. Unfortunately, most of those bloggers are never able to experience the huge spike [...]

Firefox 3 Plugin Roundup
July 3, 2008 | By Matt Craven | Leave a Comment

Now that Firefox 3 has been out for more than a week - and has set a new Guinness World Record for the most downloads in a single day - several websites have begun recapping the plugin/addon situation for Firefox.
BSPCN outlines the 30 “Must Have” Firefox Extensions, including del.icio.us toolbar, Foxmarks, and Greasemonkey.
PC World looks [...]

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