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Tuesday, May 25, 2010

Blogging - Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

I think I have posted this link just to show that blogging has really permeated many different avenues and many different people. If you are interested in Statistical Modeling (and I know someone who might be) this could be a blog for you to follow.

What you should pick up here is that it is not just a casual paragraph or two but almost a chapter of a book. As it is written you can see that someone spent hours of time writing what they wanted to write without the goal of revenue generation. I did not see many adds on the page and I was not sure that the books I did see were adds.

Truth is it is one writer writing about another and it is interesting.

As I have often said blogging can be about having something to say and saying it. Being a part of something.

It can be about your craft, your research, your focus on life. The fact that the one individual spent hours responding to comments would say to me that he enjoyed the conversations.

That is what blogging is, a conversation. As I have stated (from Crush It by Gary Vaynerchuk) "...your half of one long, friendly lunch interview." That could have also been ".. friendly lunch conversation". I highly recommend the book if you need some motivation.

Keep in mind this is also about you. It is your story, your resume. This is where you can be discovered or interviewed.

See, here I am running off at the fingers.

Blogging - Statistical Modeling, Causal Inference, and Social Science

Twitter power: Learning from ourselves, in real time - USATODAY.com

My favorite coffee shop @Starbucks and discovered a newspaper, remember those? Well the front page had an article on Twitter and I just had to buy the paper. It is rather quaint, buying a newspaper that is.

The article was very good and you can follow it here online. I find it absolutely amazing that on a number of occassions in the paper there were links to 'more information online'.

While reading there is also an article in the Money section on page 68, "Mixed feelings greet on-the-go Net access" that is interesting. This is something that I have mixed emotions about. I'll bet you can also find this story online.

I like being connected 'most of the time' however there are times that I just want to sit back and relax. Unfortunately these are times that I choose and some do not understand when I do not reply instantly.

Oh well. Keep on blogging.

Twitter power: Learning from ourselves, in real time - USATODAY.com

Sunday, May 23, 2010

Phone Blog Update

OK AndroBlog published straight away.

Now to see how it handles pictures.

Well it appears that the picture has to have a URL. I will have to check on Picasssa and see if there is a linkable connection.

New App for Phone

The last post was created using an app named Blogaway.

This time I am using AndroBlog. The last post went to Blogger as a draft and I had to go to Blogger to actually publish.

Let's see how this works.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

How To Make Money Blogging Through Google � Make Money Blogging Articles � Articles � HomeBased Blogging . com

Questions come up all the time about making money in blogging. Here is an article I found this morning and there are links. Read on and then let me know what you think. You could also add this to your reader.

How To Make Money Blogging Through Google � Make Money Blogging Articles � Articles � HomeBased Blogging . com

Working With Cell Phone


This post is being created on my phone and although I can do this its easier on the computer. This would be good in an emergency.

Back to the keyboard. If you do have a Droid or an iPhone there is a great app called ShapeWriter, it does make typing easy on a screen.

Friday, May 21, 2010

E-mail Etiquette: 8 Tips to Avoid Communication Blunders - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

File under Email

I may be stretching to put this into a page on blogging however it is good advice and some steps may figure into a blog post. I will have to admit that I agree with most of what Maureen Bertolo says in this article however in an email the opener should be pleasant.

To often the opening line in an internal email goes right to a power line, no hello and sometimes not even a goodbye. My personal reaction is not a pleasant one. It was like someone could not wait to hit you. So the message may deliver a dislike for the person sending it along with the message.

It's just a thought for a Friday. Read on...

E-mail Etiquette: 8 Tips to Avoid Communication Blunders - CIO.com - Business Technology Leadership

Thursday, May 20, 2010

Seth's Blog: Don Quijote didn't ship

I think what Seth has to say here is what happens to a great number of people however there is also another side.

Sometimes the plan is so big that we never get beyond planning. We see the blog we are going to build to be so great that we keep on planning and nothing begins. We plan it right into the Impossible Dream.

Planning is important so is beginning. Perhaps just getting started and winning those small battles at the outset will give you impetus to try bigger things and then one day you are on you way down a wider highway.

Don't take on the big guys to start with, just start and watch the big guys. One day you just might be there but if not you will have learned a great deal by doing. Some just never do!

Seth's Blog: Don Quijote didn't ship

10 Rules to Instantly Improve Your Presentations

File under Microsoft Office / PowerPoint

This is an interesting article on PowerPoint however some of the points would work well with some blogs also.

Some of (myself included) get a little windy when writing. We go over board with text and we do not use pictures or graphics enough. Perhaps we should consider what the point is and kind of reduce down the noise. Micro blogging on Twitter would prevent that.

Cincinnati Around Town

If you are in the Cincinnati area or planning to visit here you might want to check out Gail Moe's new blog - Cincinnati Around Town. You can follow the link below to catch up with Gail.

Besides reviews there also tips that can help you make decisions. I like the Free stuff spotlight. I am into FREE it is one of my favorite economic models, I also like getting paid but that is another story.