Globe and Mail journalist and author, Hal Niedzviecki, takes an interesting look at the impact bloggers are having on the lives of, wellnon-bloggers.
Blogging, Politics, and Modern Media
Robert Scoble revealed in his blog that he had been invited by the John Edwards campaign to cover the Senator’s announcement regarding his intention to pursue the U.S. Presidency.
Business Blogging Lesson Still Not Learned
Social Media and PR 2.0 require a different approach – honesty and tranparency are paramount.
Blogging To Peak In 2007, Says Gartner
The end, or at least the peak, is near, according to Gartner. The research firm predicted that blogging will top out in 2007; bloggers have responded to the forecast with various degrees of laughter and contempt.
Blogging Myths
So, you have heard that blogging is the way to go’. Do you want to blog? Are you going to? Then this list of common blogging misconceptions may be helpful for you.
The Consumer Equalizer: eCommerce Blogging
With blog posts focusing on companies and their quality of service or lack thereof, what can you do to make sure you know how to handle negative posts about your company on blogs?
How does this help the consumer, and ultimately, companies? Can companies learn crisis management when situations flare up?
Let’s begin with the first question.
Voluntary Blogging Code
I’m sure someone like Robert Scoble would be all for the UK’s Press Complaints Commission’s suggestion that bloggers should hold themselves to a voluntary code of conduct, but I say “hell no!”
Kathy Sierra Is Blogging Better Than You
Kathy Sierra is one of my favorite writers and her post on why Web 2.0 is more than a buzzword is a good place to start.
Don’t Confuse Blogging With The Echo Chamber
Now and then I see people write about “blogging” when they’re really talking about the less than 1% of blogs that find themselves writing about each other in an almost herd-like and insular fashion sometimes. Often they’ll all devote many bits and bytes to some trivial topic of the moment related to Google, blogging, Microsoft, patents, or government.
Blogging ROI
If you are a smart business owner, then you probably do things methodically. You likely try and weigh costs and risks against benefits when it comes to any new organizational initiatives.