Reporters Without Borders, in their attempts to promote free speech and discussion of and exchange of ideas, recently published a downloadable handbook on blogging called “Handbook for Bloggers and Cyber-Dissidents” It’s for folks who want to discuss issues but, based on the rules in their homelands, can’t discuss things openly.
Blogging Therapeutic, So Says AOL
AOL just released a survey saying most bloggers aren’t aspiring journalists or even the vicious political pundits of the cyber world. They blog for the therapeutic aspect.
Teens Like Hosting Images, Blogging
We know blogging is growing in popularity. We know there are millions of em and thousands more popping up everyday. Use of image hosting has also grown exponentially and Nielsen/NetRatings says there’s a correlation between the two. With nearly 15 million unique users since January, image hosting is picking up steam.
The Secret to Interactive Blogging
Rob Hof over at Business Week has stumbled upon one of the secrets of growing interactivity on a blog – it’s about not knowing all the answers.
Blogging Strategy – Be a Maven
Paul Chaney has a good post on Mavens’ – a term used in Malcolm Gladwell’s book …
Is Blogging and RSS ALL THAT? Yes, and a bag of chips!
In a very popular marketing forum recently I saw a post that blew me away. It was from someone asking if having a blog was really that big a deal in marketing their website!
Blogging As a Business
Note to Evan Williams: congrats on getting the funding for Odeo. For the rest of you, he’s building a podcasting tool to start with.
Google Insider Cutts Into Blogging
One of Google’s software engineers, Matt Cutts, has a blog up and running. The latest post has a great personal reply to someone questioning him on why their site wasn’t showing up on the engine. Cutts gives a lengthy reply as to why that was, and it didn’t look good for the site operator.
Blogging Goals: Thinking About Reasons
Thinking about blogging. Talk about an obvious choice of topic; but then again, it’s not really something many of us think about at all. We just do it.
How To Be A Blogging Idol Instead Of An Idle Blogger
Todd Mintz writes a very worthwhile article at How To Be A Blogging Idol Instead Of An Idle Blogger which I think is a must read for bloggers wanting to start out in ProBlogging.