SOBCon08: A Conference Experienced in the Moments

May 8, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Relationships, Bloggers, Blogging, Editorial, Events | 2 Comments

We do not remember days; we remember moments.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Conference (SOBCon) in Chicago last weekend was a collection of moments I will remember for a long time.
Throughout the weekend, people kept asking what was different about this conference from all the other conferences they go to. It was clear […]

SOBCon08 Biz School for Bloggers: Connections and Community

May 7, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Relationships, Bloggers, Blogging, Editorial, Events, News, Passion, Professional Bloggers | 8 Comments

The worst part of the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Conference (SOBCon) is that I now have to add over a hundred feeds to my feed reader.
When you are in a room with over a hundred of the most powerful, exiting, socially aware and responsible, and enthusiastic bloggers, your feed reader count is going to grow. […]

Blogging is Not About You

May 5, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Relationships, Blogging, Editorial, Events, Featured, Features, Passion, Web 2.0 | 9 Comments

One of the loudest messages shouted from the rooftops in Chicago at Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Conference (SOBCon) was: It’s not about you.
This came through on many levels. Let’s examine a few.
Your blog is not about you.
Your blog is not about you. Sure, it starts out about being about what you want. About what messages […]

How To Get Back on the Bloggy Path

April 29, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Relationships, Blogging, Editorial, Featured, Features, Passion | 5 Comments

Yesterday, I wrote about how bloggers can lose their blogging path, often without noticing. I offered some clues I use to detect when I’m straying from my own bloggy path to help you determine when you may be going astray.
Everyone has their own clues, the symptoms that speak loudly, even if they aren’t listening, that […]

What Do You Do When a Favorite Blog Goes South?

April 28, 2008 | Filed Under Blogging, Editorial, Featured, Features, Passion | 10 Comments

Recently, two of my favorite blogs have gone south. In other words, they have lost their bloggy way along the blogging path. One happens to be by a friend of mine so I called her up.
“What’s going on with your blog?”
“What do you mean?”
“Your blog posts are way off topic and it doesn’t sound like […]

How is your Comment Quality Quotient?

April 26, 2008 | Filed Under Blog Relationships, Blogging, Comments, Editorial | 1 Comment

At a conference, I heard someone trying to explain the Comment Quality Quotient theory to a small group during a break. It went something like this:
You got your good comments. You got your bad comments. You got your comment spam. Somewhere in the middle, you got your time waster comments. Which do you want more […]

Are You Blogging With Paper Bags and Pinks?

April 25, 2008 | Filed Under Blogging, Editorial, Features | 2 Comments

Years ago, I was sitting in a lovely historical theatre, surrounded by beautifully dressed people watching a famous Russian dance troupe perform one of George Balanchine’s works. I was entranced by the music, the costumes, and the graceful movements across the stage. Then the paper bag stole the show.
A dancer pranced out onto the stage […]

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Google Closes Hello (What’s That Anyway?)
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

I’m reading that Google is closing Hello, which apparently was (and is, as I’m writing this), a photo sharing service that came with Picasa. I guess they feel it doesn’t fill a purpose anymore.
This from Hello.com:
We originally embarked on a mission to make photo sharing easier and more fun with Hello. We plan to keep […]

Colleen Coplick Talks PR over at BloggerTalks
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 1 Comment

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 […]

MyBlogLog Adds More Stuff
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

MyBlogLog have added some new stuff, since the obviously get that we’re not monogamous when it comes to online apps and social networks.
Specifically, whenever you:

post a question to Yahoo Answers
share an item on Google Reader
post a video on Seesmic

MyBlogLog will post those events and make them part of your New with Me page.
All you […]

SOBCon08: A Conference Experienced in the Moments
May 8, 2008 | By Lorelle VanFossen | 2 Comments

Blogger To Add Star Rating System To BlogSpot?
May 8, 2008 | By Darnell Clayton | Leave a Comment

It looks as Blog*spot users will soon be able to insert a ratings system in their Blogger blogs which will allow readers to rate an individual post from one star to five.
Unfortunately it seems as if they launched the feature prematurely, and the Google team has currently disabled the feature–at least for now.
(Blogger Status) Some […]

Perez Hilton to Release Clothing Line
May 8, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 1 Comment

Celeb gossip blogger Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavendeira, is set to launch his own line of clothing, to be sold exclusively in the Hot Topic chain of stores, as well as online.
“2008 is all about expanding the Perez Brand,” the blogger explained. “I talk about clothes all the time on my website. I have a […]

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