Archive for June, 2007
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Friday, June 29th, 2007Incentives work. Our whole economy is powered by incentives — as one of my favorite business books Freakonomics reveals.
Incentives work in the blogosphere too. Commentors will respond to incentives. Motivate your readers to comment with the following WordPress plugins (hat tip to Blogtalks.net):
Show Top Commentators — to publicly recognize and name your top commentors […]
Mediasphere Radio Blogging vs Writing… we must be gluttons for punishment
Wednesday, June 20th, 2007In case you’ve missed it, Jim Turner and I have been doing a little radio show over at Blog Talk Radio. We took a week off so I could go camping and caving, but we’re back this week!
Jim and I have been doing a lot of thinking about blogging vs writing. What makes blogging something […]
Windows Desktop Blogging Software
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Sometimes, writing blog entries via a web form just doesn’t work. That’s why I’m looking forward to Mariner Software’s new blogging client called WinJournal. The WinJournal name might be familiar since Mariner Software also created MacJournal.
Currently in beta testing mode, WinJournal offers journaling, blogging and podcasting in one application. The blogging capabilities work with all […]
Technorati Adds Authority Metric
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Technorati launched a blog authority widget last month but now that Authority score is showing up next to blog search results and on a new and improved blog profile page. I’ve been paying a lot more attention to Technorati since Online Marketing Blog the top 100 Favorites list and made an appearance on the […]
Dave’s take on Twitter: who the heck cares?
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Okay, so I’m not a callow college-age kid anymore, I admit it. Heck, I’m not sure I was a callow youth when I was a youth, for that matter, but at this point I know I’m going to miss some of the important trends until they smack me upside the head. Even given that, though, […]
Quick primer on responding to negative feedback
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Okay, so technically, this isn’t a blogging related article, but since I received the original press release because I’m a blogger, I’ll stretch a point and hope that Rick won’t get too upset with me for posting it here on BBC.
One of the great challenges I see that bloggers face, particularly business bloggers, […]
The Do’s and Don’ts of Business Blogging from a Legal Standpoint
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Too many articles about the legal ramifications of corporate blogs focus entirely on the negative side of blogs. This makes sense; corporate lawyers are hired with the intent of keeping the company safe and limiting risk. Marketing, extending your brand, and keeping employees and customers happy are someone else’s responsibilities.
However, As Blogging Grows, So Do […]
Jumpstart Traffic to Your Blog with these Web 2.0 Steps
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007I stumbled upon this post about 5 Steps to Jumpstart Your Website [or blog] over at College Startup.
It leans heavily on Web 2.0 sites like Reddit and Digg and some upstart called Netscape. However, if you’re looking to reach a new audience this post has the links you’ll need to try out.
I took the author’s […]
Extend Your Blog’s Reach with a Blidget
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007Blidget is a new tool/service/offering from Widgetbox that allows you to create a widget out of your blog. (What is it about Web 2.0 that requires every new tool to have a celebrity couple name?)
By turning your blog into a widget you can make it easier for people to syndicate your content while still maintaining […]
Warning: EU making anonymous comments illegal?
Tuesday, June 12th, 2007In case we don’t have enough to worry about as bloggers, it appears that the European Union is passing a new directive that makes it illegal for businesses to falsely masquerade as a consumer. Not just with fake blogs (also known as “sock puppet blogs”) but with comments on blogs too, reviews on Amazon.com and […]
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