It’s Time to Take Blogs Seriously

While blogs are becoming more and more popular, there’s still a lot to be desired, according to reports from MediaPost and eMarketer today. While many people have heard of and even read blogs, there’s still a lot of room to grow in the blog advertising and business blogging arenas.

Google Labeled An “Evil Goliath”

Google’s actions sometimes generate warm fuzzies.  The company can also be kind of creepy.  But in an article titled “Another Reason to Hate Google,” Joseph Farah took it a step further, and wrote, “I want to illustrate to you just how rotten and contemptible the lying thieves who run that corporate monstrosity really are.”

It’s YouTube And MeTube, But Not ThemTube

The problem with open societies, free speech, and Web 2.0 is that any ol' jerk can believe and say anything they want. That you'd rather they didn't is kind of your problem. But it's a bigger problem for larger entities like YouTube and Google who provide the platform, or, since Microsoft's not using it, the soapbox for the jerks to stand upon.

Ripl Receives $4.25 Million

More pressing, I think, than the question of how much wood a woodchuck can chuck is the matter of how many social networks the World Wide Web can withstand.  It seems we’re rapidly approaching the point at which there’ll be one per person.  And with a fresh $4.25 million in its pocket, Ripl may soon be ready to contribute to the crowding.