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Tuesday, February 26th, 2008I’m with Brian on this one — “it depends.”
Transforming Customers into Evangelists: The Art of Listening and Engagement
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008I’d encourage everyone interested in social media and marketing to read Brian Solis’ post — Transforming Customers into Evangelists: The Art of Listening and Engagement. I live and breathe this social media stuff every day at Zillow, so it really resonated with me. There’s many good take-aways, but here’s one that I particularly agree with […]
Just One Benefit to Blogging
Monday, February 11th, 2008Though the actual article is making a case against blogging, I couldn’t help but link to it as a result of the gem of a comment left by Jay Thompson -
I can blog in my underwear while I drink beer and watch football.
Influential Voices on Alltop — Congrats Lani!!
Sunday, February 10th, 2008Check out this article Brian Solis wrote a couple days ago at PR 2.0 (one of my favorite blogs that I follow) about the new site Alltop, which aggregates influential voices across the web. Brian lists the voices included, which are likely household names if you’re familiar with the tech blogosphere.
Fake Steve Jobs, Robert Scoble, […]
Blogging Opens Doors
Thursday, January 31st, 2008Dustin said this today -
There were some great questions from the students in attendance, but the one theme that was most prevalent was questions about the value of an MBA to an “internet” company. I wish I could have been more encouraging for the Pepperdine students, but while an MBA will open a few doors […]
Congrats to Andrew Cafourek for Using Social Media to Land a Job at Outrider
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008It’s awesome to see young, ambitious college grads find great jobs. Andrew Cafourek just did exactly that — and he did it by using social media. His new position is for Outrider, a strategic marketing company based out of St. Louis. His job title is none other than a Social Media Specialist. Being a social […]
A MyBlogLog API?? This Could Be Cool
Monday, January 21st, 2008It’s been quite some time since I’ve mentioned MyBlogLog on my blog, but they are still one of my favorite web 2.0 companies that I use daily as a blogger to track where my traffic is coming from. And the latest news from them? An API!!
The API, currently in private beta, is said to include:
User […]
I Certainly Agree - “You Get What You Give”
Tuesday, December 18th, 2007If you don’t read Fred Wilson’s blog, you’re really missing out. Gems like this post — You Get What You Give — are why Fred’s blog is one of only several blogs that I make sure to read daily. So, even if you’re not a regular A VC reader, make sure to at least read […]
The Launch of the “Blog Council” for Large Corporations to Figure Out Blogging
Thursday, December 6th, 2007This is interesting — there is now an official “Blog Council” started by 12 corporations to discuss blogging in large corporations. The 12 founding members are AccuQuote, Cisco Systems, The Coca-Cola Company, Dell, Gemstar-TV Guide, General Motors, Kaiser Permanente, Microsoft, Nokia, SAP, and Wells Fargo.
What is the purpose of the blog council?
The Blog Council exists […]
No Money In The Long Tail of the Blogosphere?
Thursday, November 29th, 2007Read/Write Web has a fantastic post worth reading, especially if you are one of the thousands trying to make money via blogging — There’s No Money In The Long Tail of the Blogosphere.
Who Owns Your Content?
Monday, October 22nd, 2007You Do! Duh. Everything with your name & a link back to your website belongs to you.
There was a ton of commentary about “who owns your content” as a result of the Move - Active Rain lawsuit a couple weeks ago — should you focus on building your own content on your own servers or […]
How Do You Become a Famous Blogger?
Thursday, October 11th, 2007Cartoon by Dave Walker.
Thanks to Jay Thompson for the tip.
Your Business Really Should Be Blogging
Sunday, October 7th, 2007Here’s some stats for you to think about:
Over 12 million American adults currently maintain a blog.
More than 147 million Americans use the Internet.
Over 57 million Americans read blogs.
1.7 million American adults list making money as one of the reasons they blog.
89% of companies surveyed say they think blogs will be more important in the next […]
“Blogmenter”
Thursday, October 4th, 2007You might not understand this post unless you work at Zillow, but I thought I’d share it anyway — and maybe I can “coin” a new word with this post. Blogmenter.
Blogger + Commenter = Blogmenter.
Definition: An active participant in the blogosphere who enjoys blog commenting much more than blogging.
There are numerous bloggers out there […]
A Blogging Scholarship?
Thursday, September 27th, 2007Check out this post at Businesspundit — there is a $10,000 scholarship available for blogging.
And I actually think it’s a pretty good idea, mainly because of the importance of passion in blogging.
For Those of You Publishing Partial Feeds…
Monday, August 13th, 2007You should go read this article on TechDirt, which says that publishing FULL feeds will actually INCREASE page views.
Personally, I find partial feeds annoying as hell.
Gnomedex Thoughts
Friday, August 10th, 2007Robert Steele was the KeyTone speaker and had a very thought provoking presentation. Definitely thinking outside the box — his main point was “Open everything”; government, bandwidth, education, etc. I’ll come back to his presentation later because there is no way I can quickly put all my thoughts together on all the topics he touched […]
Using Blogs to Make Money Via E-Commerce
Thursday, August 9th, 2007I was just reading through some of my feeds and found a dandy — a seemingly fantastic post at TypepadHack.org called “Blogs as Stores: A Comprehensive Overview of Ecommerce Solutions for Bloggers” (via Seth Godin). Give it a thorough read if you’re interested in monetizing your blog in a more effective way than generating advertising […]
50+ Multimedia Plugins for Wordpress
Sunday, July 29th, 2007I love wordpress, so I thought this post from Mashable was a great resource to learn of new wordpress plugins. There’s tons of plugins on the list that I’ve never heard of, but seem to be great tools to help build a rich & fully-featured wordpress blog.
What Would Happen If 10 High-Profile Bloggers Joined Forces?
Tuesday, July 24th, 2007I came across the “Bloggers Bring in the Big Bucks” BusinessWeek story the other day — some bloggers make A LOT of money. For instance, it’s estimated Pete Cashmore at Mashable earns $1666,000 $166,000 per month from advertisers. That’s a lot of money. But could they make MORE?
It got me thinking — what would happen […]