OK here from Computerworld could be competition for Facebook. Kevin Rose is not stranger to getting early information. As the founder of Digg he should know where it is at.
Follow up at the link below.
Monday, June 28, 2010
More On Business Blogging - Or Blogging For Business
I think that Lena West's list (from the link below) was very insightful and it is put in a good order.
Number 4. paraphrased as find out what's working and what's not working in your marketing program, cut what is not working and add that time to your social media program. I think this is right on target.
To often I hear that "I don't have enough time to do networking" and yet I suspect time is being wasted in areas that are not supporting your business. Sit back and make the list. Go outside the office and look in - is everything working?
I also thought that number 8 is very important. "Create your short list" (we are into lists) - find out where your clients/customers are and go there. We need to spend time with our clients that is what social media is supposed to be doing. No need to try and use all the tools, just the ones where the people are.
And remember it is "Social".
Sunday, June 27, 2010
Advertising Pays Versus Readers Reading
OK here is a blog that I thought would be pretty good and the writing is not bad but the advertising is the pits.
In following the link below it would appear that you are on a classified advertising page with a story written in and around all the advertising.
The worst ad's are the animated ones that keep distracting the reader from the actual content. I was a little turned off by the page.
I did a little more research and it would appear that Helium is a electronic publishing house(?) or perhaps an online magazine for which you can write and even (maybe) get paid. You can check out their What Is Helium page here and see for yourself.
Their front page looked interesting and I will have to say that I started out very negative however I will be going back to look at Helium some more.
Friday, June 25, 2010
Blogger Eats His Own Dogfood
This post on TechCrunch was very interesting and a fun read. Sometimes your blog can be about life stories that are of interest to someone. I read this and enjoyed it and like any good friendship I pass it along.
Business Blogging 101
This article from the Telegraph (UK) hits the nail on the head. Too many business bloggers spend all their time talking about themselves or promotion and not really "networking" as in the social sense.
This feature relates to Facebook, Linked In and Twitter however it is also carried over to blogging. To often the social media is handled my the marketing department and is looked at as just another advertising or PR medium. Maybe marketing people just aren't social.
Dr. Ivan Misner is the founder, as stated in the post, of Business Network International (BNI) and is the author of Masters of Networking.
The link to the article is below. It's short and worth taking a look at. I like his references to "farming" and "cultivating" as opposed to "hunting". Take a look.
Sunday, June 20, 2010
On Making Money in Blogging
Sometime back I downloaded the Kindle for PC software from Amazon (Free) and yesterday I
I am finding the book to be straight forward and easy reading with lots of good content. There are eleven chapters in the book and they include Bogging for Money, Niche Blogging, Setting up your Blog, Blog Writing, and many other worthwhile things to read.
The web site for PROBLOGGER is the work of Darren Rowse, co-author of the book by the same name. The blog at PROBLOGGER is also loaded with plenty of information and follow up to the book.
Another style and method for you to review.
I found reading this book on both my netbook and my tablet PC very easy. To get your own software go to Amazon’s Kindle for PC then scroll down to find the link for Kindle to PC or Kindle for Mac.
I started reading on the netbook and then installed Kindle for PC on my tablet PC and was able to access the book and open up to the page where I left off on the netbook. Synching is automatic with Wispersync (part of the software).
There is a registration process however once you set up the Amazon account it really is quite easy.
The book, PROBLOGGER, retails for $24.99 and Amazon had it for $16.49 however on the Kindle it was $9.99 and that is a good savings.
The Kindle allows you to make bookmarks and to write notes which for me is necessary. I had that issue with Audible – Amazon’ audio books on tape or CD.
I know that Amazon’s Whispersync will let you synchronize between the PC, the Kindle, the iPhone and the iPad. I suspect that very soon there will be a Kindle download for the Android phones as well.
Enjoy!
Friday, June 18, 2010
Blogging Software
The good people over at lifehacker had a post about blogging software and in that post directed it’s readers over to Wikipedia and a Blogging Software entry.
This is an interesting link as it shows a great number of links and or items that can be of great interest to you. It could be a good reference tool for you.
Look through the entry for Developer-Hosted Platforms and you will find a current list of places to have your blog hosted.
They is also a list of the top 20 blogs (not sure if this is maintained) and the software that is used by each blog.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
More on Commenting from Technologizer
Following on my prior post here is more fodder to fuel the fire about comments.
Technologizer is a very popular blog and Ed Oswald, a blogger at Technologizer, is questioning blogging with or without comments.
Some consider blogging to be a "conversation" and I have said that and have used the term to desecribe blogging on many occasions. Now the question is; can blogging be a one-sided conversation? Can we turn off comments and still have a blog?
Does allowing comments legitimize the use of the term blog?
Knowing as Ed says we can delete the inappropriate comments, the ones that are vulgar or use profanity, however not necessarily the ones that disagree with out point. That is what makes up a conversation or discussion.
As always, read the post and see how you feel.
Comments - Another Point of View
Interesting post on comments. I have put it here for you to get a different point of view on comments.
The idea of a blogger being a curator has been argued before and there are some valid points to this. If anything this blog could be considered that by the terms mentioned in this post. I try to point you to other reporting on subjects as well as write my own commentary.
Read on.
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Social-media experts’ No. 1 tips | SmartBlog On Social Media
This article is short but very strong. The four points can be used with any social media tool including your blog. Take the time to read this.
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