Martin Neumann, Author at The Blog Herald

It was fun while it lasted

December 6, 2006 by Martin Neumann

This will be my last column here at The Blog Herald. It was a fun and exciting ride (albeit short) while it lasted, but all good things must come to an end.

I’d like to thank Matt Craven for giving us (me) the freedom to cause mayhem here – now go and have another scotch on me, mate. :-)

The Blog Herald was the first blog I ever read when it was in the hands of its founder, Duncan Riley. It had a strong reputation and readership and was quite influential, so to get the chance to be a small part of it … well, lets just say it has been my pleasure and an honor.

To the new owners of The Blog Herald I wish them all the best in their endeavors. Transitions such as these take time. Take some time to gather up a group of bloggers, develop an editorial voice and go from there.

Now onto my column …

It’s about transparency in blogging .. err, maybe for another day. ;-)

Cheers,
Martin Neumann

PS. For us Aussies who love cricket … :-) :-) :-)

Blogging and Web 2.0 : What 100 Aussies Think

November 23, 2006 by Martin Neumann

I asked 10 of my Aussie associates to each ask 10 of their associates/friends (that’ll be 100 in all) – and ask them simply what they thought of blogging and Web 2.0 – did it register with them? What first came to mind? What were their thoughts?
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B5 and Duncan – What Happened?

November 16, 2006 by Martin Neumann

So Duncan Riley, former founder and owner of this here very Blog Herald, has departed b5media – just like that, taking the blogosphere by complete surprise.

It’s more surprising that it came so soon after they received funding.

What happened?
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From Blogging to Information Publishing

November 9, 2006 by Martin Neumann

2006 is the year that blogging basically grew up … in a business and monetization sense.

Those who started blogging in 2004 and 2005 and have stuck with it are more savvy than ever in monetizing their blog(s). Apart from AdSense there are many ways one can make money from their blogs – for me Text Links Ads has been a real winner this year – a stand-out performer.

Those new to blogging have never had it better with the ways on offer to make money.

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Another Opinion on Mike’s TechCrunch

November 2, 2006 by Martin Neumann

I’m a fan of TechCrunch and Mike Arrington and what he has created from nothing.

In a relatively short time he has developed a very strong readership and with that some serious influence in the whole web 2.0 genre.

So it’s obvious that getting written up on TechCrunch is on top of every new startups list. But I just have to laugh when startups whip up a press release and fire it off to TechCrunch and expect, yes expect, it to be covered. When it doesn’t they get cranky and usually start mouthing off.

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