Murdok is in Las Vegas this week at the BlogWorld and New Media Expo. In the session "Search Engine Optimization: Best Practices", the speakers focused on SEO tips for bloggers.
Yes, Virginia, Bloggers Can Be Journalists
A recent lawsuit judgment provided evidence for two things: a blogger may qualify as a journalist; and just because you’re a lawyer doesn’t mean you have to act like one. Advice: being mean is no way to get through court.
Bloggers are Growing Up
Word of mouth is the most powerful advertising that a company can get. It is better than millions of dollars spent on TV ads that few see, or Internet Advertising that people have learned to ignore.
Robert Scoble points out that the PR hacks have been quietly working their way around the personalities of the A and B List bloggers, to get their new shiny app or toy featured on techmeme.
House Passes Law Shielding Bloggers
The House passed the Free Flow of Information Act of 2007 on Tuesday, a federal shield bill that would protect reporters from having to divulge their confidential sources in federal court.
Building a Bridge Between Your Story, Bloggers & People
Blogger relations is a popular topic of discussion these days, not just on the blogosphere, but within the HR departments of PR agencies and businesses alike. It’s something new and perceived to require a very different skill set than most PR and communications professionals possess.
The newspaper needs bloggers
Love or hate the people whose passion comes before getting a degree in journalism, blogging has become a necessary evil for some of the biggest names in mainstream media.
Washington Post Helping Bloggers Monetize
More newspapers Web sites are now embracing and partnering with bloggers in an effort to increase readership and revenue.
CBS Just Can’t Get Along with Bloggers?
It was bloggers who forced CBS Evening News anchor Dan Rather into early retirement, and yet CBS – at least somebody there – is still being condescending towards the new media.
Why Bloggers Don’t Need a Labor Union
It appears some left-wing political bloggers are trying to form a labor union in hopes they’ll receive health insurance and better working standards. Here are five reasons why this is a stupid move.
1. Where do we draw the line?
It seems we can barely agree on how to define a blogger, so how do we decided who gets to join the union?
Do Bloggers Need To Unionize?
There have always been pro-union people and anti-union people, and you can usually guess who’s what depending on their individual caste. In this case, though it carries with it the same arguments, it will have to be decided first if an industry has emerged from nebulous existence and into a viable, thriving industry.