tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-307092262024-03-13T09:55:51.288-07:00The New Yak TimesA Blog about blogging, Twitter, and social networks.JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-38051110608399124392009-03-19T13:48:00.000-07:002009-03-19T13:49:18.066-07:00Twitter on the Daily Show<table style='font:11px arial; color:#333; background-color:#f5f5f5' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='360' height='353'><tbody><tr style='background-color:#e5e5e5' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px;'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/'>The Daily Show With Jon Stewart</a></td><td style='padding:2px; text-align:right'>M - Th 11p / 10c</td></tr><tr style='height:14px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:2px;' colspan='2'><a target='_blank' style='color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=219519&title=twitter-frenzy'>Twitter Frenzy</a></td></tr><tr style='height:14px; background-color:#353535' valign='middle'><td colspan='2' style='padding:2px; width:360px; overflow:hidden; text-align:right'><a target='_blank' style='color:#96deff; text-decoration:none' href='http://www.comedycentral.com'>comedycentral.com</a></td></tr><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><embed src='http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:219519' width='360' height='301' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'></embed></td></tr><tr style='height:18px;' valign='middle'><td style='padding:0px;' colspan='2'><table style='margin:0px; text-align:center' cellpadding='0' cellspacing='0' width='100%' height='100%'><tr valign='middle'><td style='padding:3px;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-episodes/index.jhtml'>Daily Show Full Episodes</a></td><td style='padding:3px;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.comedycentral.com/shows/important_things/index.jhtml'>Important Things w/ Demetri Martin</a></td><td style='padding:3px;'><a target='_blank' style='font:10px arial; color:#333; text-decoration:none;' href='http://www.indecisionforever.com'>Political Humor</a></td></tr></table></td></tr></tbody></table>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-5434909916659827332009-03-19T12:07:00.000-07:002009-03-19T15:49:18.598-07:00The end of blogs?The demise of blogging and the rise of Twitter has been predicted for some time. <br />In my own experience I find that I blog less and tweet more. On the other hand, traffic sources to my <a href="http://www.oneandonlybrands.blogspot.com">ThoughtSpurs</a> blog are increasingly from <a href="http://www.twitter.com/joegreenz">Twitter</a>. <br /><br />One of the issues with Twitter is that information on Twitter is transitory, whereas blogs have a permanence that allow the information in them to be archived and searched (located) by Google and other search engines.<br /><br />Twitter is useful for promoting fresh content on your blog or web site. If the content is interesting and relevant the message may be retweeted to wider, secondary networks.<br /><br />I'm inclined to the view that microblogging's exponential rise in popularity is interesting but it would be wrong to view it as evidence of the demise of other forms.<br />Different media formats have always proven useful for different tasks. Messages of less than 140 characters have their limitations as well as their opportunities.<br /><br />The trick is to work them out.JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-52464169069824595892009-02-02T20:04:00.000-08:002009-02-02T20:34:58.968-08:00Twittering - Online Stream of ConsciousI wonder if Twitter is causing a reduction in the amount of blogging. Twitter is called 'micro-blogging' and allows users to publish messages of 140 characters or less - the effect is more of an extemporaneous conversation with the network. Users are able to view comments by members of their network and either reply widely, visible to all, directly - only visible by their recipient or to 'Retweet' someone else's message to their own network.<br /><br />Some people use twitter to develop contacts with others of a like mind. Businesses like the <a href="http://www.twitter.com/nytimesstyle ">New York Times</a> or <a href="http://www.twitter.com/nzherald">New Zealand Herald</a> use the short form and truncated URLs (available from the likes of <a href="http://www.brightkit.com">BrightKit</a> or <a href="http://www.TinyURL.com">TinyURL.com</a>. It is an easily updated way for the firms to advise of content updates.<br /><br />There are many applications popping up around Twitter to manage and analyse connections. <a href="http://www.twirl.com">Twirl</a> and <a href="http://www.tweetdeck.com">Tweetdeck</a> are popular. You can measure your influence and the growth of your network with tools like <a href="http://twittercounter.com/joegreenz/all">TwitterCounter </a> or <a href="http://twitter-friends.com">Twitter-Friends</a><br /><br />It is an interesting experiment in social media. My feeling is that it will evolve.<br />The question is whether the pressure on attention is sustainable? Who much time do people have to consume an endless real-time stream of conscious.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/joegreenz">Follow me on Twitter</a>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-68688042743126241092009-01-12T23:42:00.000-08:002009-01-13T17:16:13.741-08:00Video Blogging<object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2769126&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=2769126&server=vimeo.com&show_title=1&show_byline=1&show_portrait=0&color=&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><br /><a href="http://vimeo.com/2769126">Crossroads: Overcoming the Odds</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/sunnygault">Sunny Gault</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.I'm not a huge fan of video blogs - yet, bandwidth here in New Zealand is still expensive and unreliable. And, unlike a written account, it is hard top skim.<br /><br />Today I cam across this vlog by American woman Sunny Gault. Gault pitches herself as a 'storyteller', and that is exactly how she phrases her posts.<br /><br />The motif is <span style="font-style: italic;">The Crossroads</span> - she records her piece to camera at an actual crossroad, which seem to have charming, small town names. The format is simple. Just Sunny to camera. She has a rant about the topic on her mind.<br /><br />She has defined the following categories:<br /><ul><li class="cat-item cat-item-4">Career </li><li class="cat-item cat-item-12">Everyday Life </li><li class="cat-item cat-item-6">Family </li><li class="cat-item cat-item-11">Health </li><li class="cat-item cat-item-13">Just for Fun </li><li class="cat-item cat-item-5">Relationships</li></ul>The Crossroads have a road map. So far the topics have been:<br /><ul><li>Overcoming the Odds </li><li>De-stressing </li><li>Work Ethic </li><li>Breaking Promises </li><li>Happy Halloween! </li></ul>Ok, so…not brain surgery. But watch the clip. Sunny by name, suny by nature.<br />The chats are warm and engaging, if conservative by nature. She is quite different to LonelyGirl15 or the <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/geriatric1927?blend=1">octogenarian vlogger</a> made famous in YouTube's infancy.<br />The production values are high (camera technology come a long way).<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lessons:</span><br /><br /><ul><li>Be clear about your purpose</li><li>Be simple in format</li><li>Rehearse</li><li>Be yourself</li></ul><br />I will meet Sunny Gault at the crossroads to hear her thoughts.<br /><br />See you there.JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-77173944218709078032009-01-07T22:25:00.000-08:002009-01-07T22:42:56.949-08:00Trends for blog design<a href="http://www.cre8d-design.com/">Cre8d Design </a>specialise in <strong style="font-weight: normal;">blog design</strong>, themes, maintenance and plugins using <strong style="font-weight: normal;">Wordpress</strong> and <strong style="font-weight: normal;">community sites</strong> using <strong style="font-weight: normal;">Drupal</strong> since 2002.<br /><br />Principal of the company Rachel Cunliffe has posted her predictions for the direction blogs will be heading in the next year.<br /><br /><p>"The big-text-shiny-rounded-gradient “Web 2.0 designs” will start to fade in 2009 and seem a little dated."</p><p>She predicts:</p><p>Here are her predictions for blog design trends in 2009. </p> <p>Blog themes will powerfully integrate social media like Facebook and Myspace in a meaningful and useful way - as a permanent record all bundled together in one place</p><p>Twitter will be much more tightly integrated with blogs. </p> <p>Simple, classy, black and white blogs with lots of white space are the new trend. Who needs color and clutter getting in the way when you have lots of large gorgeous photos on your blog to steal the limelight?</p><p>Blogs will look more handmade. Look for more blog designs with handwriting, collages, paint strokes, doodles, sketches, paperclips, stitches and material.</p>Bloggers will continue to redesign for wider screens to enable displaying larger photos and large widescreen videos. <p>Wordpress, Expression Engine, Drupal and other blogging/community tools will be used in ever increasing creative ways - to the extent that a casual visitor will be surprised to learn what the site is being run by and impressed at the ease of updating such seemingly complex sites. </p><a href="http://www.cre8d-design.com/">Visit Cre8d Design for the full post</a>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-34030693036781488702009-01-02T18:35:00.000-08:002009-01-02T18:52:01.991-08:00260 blogs worth visiting by Liz Strauss<span style="font-size:100%;">Blogging expert Liz Strauss has compiled an intersting list of worthwhile blogs. Visit her site to see the ratioanle for each. (<a href="http://mindblob.typepad.com/mindblob/">Via MindBlob</a>)<br /></span><div style="text-align: justify;"><blockquote><p><span style="font-size:100%;">1. Kris Rowlands … <a href="http://%20freshfocus.info/blog">Fresh Focus</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">2. Elaine B. … <a href="http://houseofluxe.com/">House of Luxe</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">3-4. John Carson … <a href="http://makejohnnycash.blogspot.com/">Make Johnny Cash</a><br />and <a href="http://blogs.gcigroup.com/fineprint/">Fine Print</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">5. Geoffrey Philip … <a href="http://geoffreyphilp.blogspot.com/"> Geoffrey Philp’s Blog Spot Blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">6. Ari Herzog … <a href="http://www.ariwriter.com/">Ari Herzog</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">7. Debra … <a href="http://blog.contextures.com/">Contextures Blog</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">8-9. Karin H … <a href="http://www.thekissbusiness.co.uk/">Kiss2 - The Kiss Business too (2)</a><br />and <a href="http://blog.1plus1makes3.co.uk/">1 plus 1 makes 3</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">10. Mike Vizdos …<a href="http://www.implementingscrum.com/blog">Implementing Scrum </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">11. Keith Brooks … <a href="http://lotustech.blogspot.com/">Lotus Evangelist </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">12. Susan Cartier Liebel … <a href="http://solopracticeuniversity.tumblr.com/">Building ‘Solo Practice University’</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">13. Delaney Kirk … <a href="http://www.delaneykirk.com/">Ask-Dr-Kirk</a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">14. Romana Mirza … <a href="http://www.romanamirza.com/"> Find creativity in the world. </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">15-16. Jessica Fritsche … <a href="http://www.papergraffiti.com/"> paper graffiti </a><br />and <a href="http://www.dailytechdiva.com/"> Daily Tech Diva </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">17. Rick Grant … <a href="http://newmediaobserver.blogspot.com/"> New Media Observer </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">18. Tim King … <a href="http://blog.jtimothyking.com/"> J. Timothy King’s Blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">19. Beth Robinson … <a href="http://www.inventingelephants.com/"> Inventing Elephants </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">20. Jonathan Fields … <a href="http://www.jonathanfields.com/"> Jonathan Fields | Awake @ The Wheel </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">21. Robert Schilt … <a href="http://www.trupela.com/"> Robert@PNG </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">22. Tammy Lenski … <a href="http://conflictzen.com/sob"> Conflict Zen </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">23. Michael Sync … <a href="http://michaelsync.net/"> Michael Sync - Sharing our knowledge </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">24. Scot Herrick … <a href="http://cuberules.com/"> Cube Rules </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">25. cindy lou who … <a href="http://citystreams.wordpress.com/"> CityStreams </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">26. C. G. Rosberg … <a href="http://www.youruinedmychildhood.com/"> You Ruined My Childhood </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">27. Julie Roads … <a href="http://www.bloggingroads.com/"> Blogging Roads </a> / Writing Roads<br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">28. Andre Ward … <a href="http://andre-ward.net/blog/"> Andre Ward’s Blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">29. Mike Kennedy … <a href="http://addsvalue.blogspot.com/2008/07/facing-up-to-your-worst-case-scenario.html"> Facing Up to Your Worst Case Scenario! </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">30. Michelle … <a href="http://www.twitter.com/DivinePurposeMV"> DivinePurposeUnleashed </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">31. Ann Kingman … <a href="http://www.booksonthenightstand.com/"> Books on the Nightstand </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">32. Todd Jordan … <a href="http://toddrjordan.com/thebroadbrush"> The Broad Brush </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">33-34. Michael Martin … <a href="http://www.googleandblog.com/"> Google Android Phones Latest News + gPhone Information </a><br />and <a href="http://www.mm-agency.com/blog/"> MTV Real World Road Rules News </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">35. Lauren Krause … <a href="http://creativecurio.com/"> Creative Curio </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">36. Mother Earth … <a href="http://www.bestwellnessconsultant.com/"> Best of Mother Earth </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />37. JoLynn Braley … <a href="http://www.thefitshack.com/"> The Fit Shack </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">38. Alex Ramon … <a href="http://bicycletutor.com/"> The Bicycle Tutor </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">39. isabella mori … <a href="http://moritherapy.org/"> Change Therapy </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">40. DB Ferguson … <a href="http://www.nofactzone.net/"> No Fact Zone </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">41-42. youlki22 … <a href="http://www.learmersdiary.com/"> A Learner’s diary </a><br />and <a href="http://myreiwsandramblings.com/"> Reviews and ramblings around the blogsphere! </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">43. Lillie Ammann … <a href="http://www.lillieammann.com/blog"> A Writer’s Words, An Editor’s Eye </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />44. Butterfly Media … <a href="http://blog.butterflymedia.ro/"> Butterfly Media Romania Blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">45. Richard … <a href="http://www.bizrichard.com/blog/"> bizRichard </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">46. Mayank Gupta … <a href="http://studiowordpress.com/"> StudioWordpress - Best WordPress Themes </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">47. Benjamin Ellis … <a href="http://redcatco/blog"> WOWNDADI </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">48. Thomas MacEntee … <a href="http://destinationaustinfamily.blogspot.com/"> Destination: Austin Family </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">49. Cody McKibben … <a href="http://www.thrillingheroics.com/"> Thrilling Heroics </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">50. David M. Scott … <a href="http://www.webinknow.com/"> Web Ink Now by David Meerman Scott </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />51. Melinda Seckington … <a href="http://missgeeky.com/"> Miss Geeky </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">52. Skip Lombardi … <a href="http://almostitalian.com/"> Almost Italian </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">53. CMcBrown … <a href="http://www.brandandmarket.com/"> Branding & Marketing </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">54. Carla Chadwick … <a href="http://vintageholidaycrafts.com/"> Vintage Holiday Crafts </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">55. uncle wilco … <a href="http://www.shedblog.co.uk/"> Shedblog.co.uk </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">56. Karl Staib … <a href="http://www.workhappynow.com/"> Work Happy Now </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">57. Mark Avey … <a href="http://www.flightsimx.co.uk/"> FlightSimX </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">58. c.a. Marks … <a href="http://alabamaimproper.com/"> Alabama Improper </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">59. Lucy Nixon … <a href="http://www.corporate-eye.com/"> Corporate Eye </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />60. Karl Edwards … <a href="http://www.boldenterprises.com/"> Working Matters </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">61. William Thornton … <a href="http://hillcountryofmonroecountry.blogspot.com/"> HILL COUNTRY OF MONROE COUNTRY MISSISSIPPI </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">62. Aneesa … <a href="http://idlehandsbreedkaos.blogspot.com/"> Love the Game, Don’t Like Puck Bunnies </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">63. Genie … <a href="http://www.theinadvertentgardener.com/"> The Inadvertent Gardener </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">64. durk kooistra … <a href="http://fant00m.org/"> Fant00m </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />65. AEB Lemon … <a href="http://lemonologie.blogspot.com/"> lemonologie </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />66. Amy Boyte … <a href="http://amyboyte.blogspot.com/"> Amy’s Web Log </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">67. Jeremy Young … <a href="http://www.progressivehistorians.com/"> ProgressiveHistorians </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">68. Schelly Talalay Dardashti … <a href="http://tracingthetribe.blogspot.com/"> Tracing the Tribe - The Jewish Genealogy Blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">69. Jon Peltier … <a href="http://peltiertech.com/WordPress/"> PTS Blog </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />70. PAMIR KICIMAN … <a href="http://reikihelp.com/blog"> Reiki Help Blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">71. Chuck Frey … <a href="http://mindmappingsoftwareblog.com/"> The Mind Mapping Software Blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">72. Mad Dog … <a href="http://www.maddogblog.com/"> Doggy Style </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">73. Chris Osborne … <a href="http://sapidexistence.com/"> Sapid Existence </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">74. Brian … <a href="http://hummingbunny.wordpress.com/"> “Truth is Freedom” </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />75. Rose-Dewy Knickers … <a href="http://dewyknickers.wordpress.com/"> Flash Your Knickers Here </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />76. Jim McGee … <a href="http://www.mcgeesmusings.net/"> McGee’s Musings </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />77. me.allen … <a href="http://www.homebiznotes.com/"> Home Biz Notes </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">78. Becky McCray … <a href="http://www.smallbizsurvival.com/"> Small Biz Survival </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">79. Katie Konrath … <a href="http://www.getfreshminds.com/"> Get Fresh Minds </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />80-81. Rachel Smith … <a href="http://bittenbybooks.com/"> Bitten by Books </a><br />and <a href="http://www.pinkribbonreview.com/"> The Pink Ribbon Review </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">82. Karen Lynch … <a href="http://www.pinkribbonreview.com/"> The Pink Ribbon Review </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">83. Abhijeet Mukherjee … <a href="http://www.jeetblog.com/"> Jeet Blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">84. Pelf Nyok … <a href="http://chenpn.com/"> pelf-ism is contagious </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">85. Scott McArthur … <a href="http://mcarthursrant.blogspot.com/"> McArthur’s Rant </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">86. Josh Klein … <a href="http://www.joshklein.net/"> Josh Klein Web Strategy </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">87. Tim Brownson … <a href="http://www.adaringadventure.com/blog/wordpress"> A Daring Adventure </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">88. wess stewart … <a href="http://thesugarbuzzproject.net/"> [ ! ] The Sugarbuzz Project </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">89. Allen Lam … <a href="http://funandeducational.com/"> Fun And Educational </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />90. Lionel Valdellon … <a href="http://acid42.bluechronicles.net/blog"> Acid42 is the Soft Asian Enemy </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">91. Miranda Marquit … <a href="http://www.yieldingwealth.com/"> Yielding Wealth </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">92. Derek Halpern … <a href="http://www.prevential.com/"> Prevential </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">93. Paul Singh … <a href="http://www.resultsjunkies.com/"> Results Junkies </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">94. Todd Eastman … <a href="http://eastman-writing.com/"> Todd’s World In 3D </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />95. Keith Dsouza … <a href="http://techie-buzz.com/"> Techie Buzz</a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />96. Rick Wolff … <a href="http://www.rickwolff.com/"> Rick Wolff </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />97. 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Terry Starbucker … <a href="http://www.terrystarbucker.com/about-this-blog/">Terry Starbucker - Ramblings From A Glass Half Full </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />249. Alessio Sbrana … <a href="http://www.drinkadrink.com/"> Drink a Drink </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">250. Steve Sherlock … <a href="http://franklinmatters.blogspot.com/"> Franklin Matters </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">251. Sondra Santos LaBrie … <a href="http://happyhealthyhip.blogspot.com/"> HAPPY HEALTHY HIP PARENTING </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">252. Anne Wayman … <a href="http://www.thegoldenpencil.com/"> The Golden Pencil </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">253. Heather Kitty Mak … <a href="http://www.packagingprobe.com/blog.html"> Packaging Probe </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />254. Barbara Rozgonyi … <a href="http://barbararozgonyi-wiredprworks.com/"> Wired PR Works by Barbara Rozgonyi </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">255-256. Cathryn Hrudicka … <a href="http://www.creativesage.com/blog"> What’s Innovation Got to Do with It? - the Creative Sage blog </a><br />and <a href="http://www.cathrynhrudicka.com/blog"> PR, Social Media and Marketing Mentor - the Cathryn Hrudicka & Associates blog </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">257. Crystal Unrau … <a href="http://momsinablog.com/"> Moms In A Blog </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />258. Nivas … <a href="http://lifeofexcellence.com/blog"> Key Life Skills that make the most of your life |Personal Development through NLP </a></span><span style="font-size:100%;"><br />259. Kathy Hendershot-Hurd … <a href="http://virtualimpax.com/"> Virtual Impax </a><br /></span><span style="font-size:100%;">260. Akemi Gaines … <a href="http://yes-to-me.com/"> Yes to Me</a> </span></p></blockquote><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span></div><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"><br /><br /></span><br /></span>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-2309175777543659792008-12-04T20:06:00.000-08:002008-12-04T20:35:35.235-08:00Arianna Huffington on blogging on The Daily Show<style type='text/css'>.cc_box a:hover .cc_home{background:url('http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-over.png') !important;}.cc_links a{color:#b9b9b9;text-decoration:none;}.cc_show a{color:#707070;text-decoration:none;}.cc_title a{color:#868686;text-decoration:none;}.cc_links a:hover{color:#67bee2;text-decoration:underline;}</style><div class='cc_box' style='position:relative'><a href='http://www.comedycentral.com' target='_blank' style='display:inline; float:left; width:60px; height:31px;'><div class='cc_home' style='float:left; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-width:1px 0px 0px 1px; width:60px; height:31px; background:url("http://www.comedycentral.com/comedycentral/video/assets/syndicated-logo-out.png");'></div></a><div style='font:bold 10px Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; float:left; width:299px; height:31px; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-width:1px 1px 0px 0px; overflow:hidden; color:#707070;'><div class='cc_show' style='position:relative; background-color:#e5e5e5;padding-left:3px; height:14px; padding-top:2px; overflow:hidden;'><a href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/' target='_blank'>The Daily Show With Jon Stewart</a><span style='position:absolute; top:2px; right:3px;'>M - Th 11p / 10c</span></div><div class='cc_title' style='font-size:11px; color:#868686; background-color:#f5f5f5; padding:3px; padding-top:1px; line-height:14px; height:21px; overflow:hidden;'><a href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=212824&title=arianna-huffington' target='_blank'>Arianna Huffington</a></div></div><embed style='float:left; clear:left;' src='http://media.mtvnservices.com/mgid:cms:item:comedycentral.com:212824' width='360' height='301' type='application/x-shockwave-flash' wmode='window' allowFullscreen='true' flashvars='autoPlay=false' allowscriptaccess='always' allownetworking='all' bgcolor='#000000'></embed><div class='cc_links' style='float:left; clear:left; width:358px; border:solid 1px #cfcfcf; border-top:0px; font:10px Arial,Helvetica,Verdana,sans-serif; color:#b9b9b9; background-color:#f5f5f5;'><div style='width:177px; float:left; padding-left:3px;'><a target='_blank' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=166515&title=Barack-Obama-Pt.-1'>Barack Obama Interview</a><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=167938&title=John-McCain-Pt.-1'>John McCain Interview</a></div><div style='width:177px; float:left;'><a target='_blank' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?searchterm=Sarah+Palin&searchtype=site&x=0&y=0'>Sarah Palin Video</a><br /><a target='_blank' href='http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?searchterm=indecision+2008&searchtype=site&x=0&y=0'>Funny Election Video</a></div><div style='clear:both'></div></div><div style='clear:both'></div></div><br />I have just been watching the December 3 edition of T<a href="http://www.thedailyshow.com">he Daily Show with John Stewart</a>. His guest was Arianna <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_3">Huffington</span>, the co-founder of the <a href="http://www.huffingtonpost.com"><span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_4">Huffington</span> Post</a>. She was there to promote her book <a href="http://www.fishpond.co.nz/product_info.php?ref=665&products_id=13312516&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank">The <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_5">Huffington</span> Post Complete Guide to Blogging</a> (which is authored by may, so is probably more a wiki then a blog - but you may wish to contest this interpretation).<br /><br />However, her interview was interesting and amusing. Her view that blogs are the first draft of history seemed to make sense. And that blogs are best when they are fresh and unexpurgated. Write about your passions she says - your hidden passions even.<br /><br />Stewart, quite rightly, points the fact that he has no need of blogging because he has an audience for his television show. Hard to argue with that. But for the rest of us the unmediated <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_6">blogosphere</span> gives us access to an audience which might otherwise not know we <span class="blsp-spelling-corrected" id="SPELLING_ERROR_7">existed</span> - if indeed we can find an audience online. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_8">Huffington</span> says 50,000 new blogs are started every day. At that rate there will be more blogs than readers.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.theoneandonlybrands.blogspot.com">Then there are blogs like <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_9">ThoughtSpurs</span></a>, which simply record the trivial, the absurd and, yes, the thought provoking. In the years I have been adding to the archive I have covered terrain that I might otherwise have simply forgotten and in this respect I, like many others, may simply be my own audience (or, in the words of <a href="http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117882659.html?categoryid=25&cs=1">Neil Roberts</a>) - the <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_10">audient</span>.<br /><br />When my copy of the book arrives from <a href="http://www.fishpond.co.nz/product_info.php?ref=665&products_id=13312516&affiliate_banner_id=1" target="_blank">Fishpond (NZ) </a>I will deliver a full review.<br /><a href="%3Ca%20href=%22http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1439105006?ie=UTF8&tag=wwwdavidmacgr-20&linkCode=as2&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=1439105006%22%3EThe%20Huffington%20Post%20Complete%20Guide%20to%20Blogging%3C/a%3E%3Cimg%20src=%22http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=wwwdavidmacgr-20&l=as2&o=1&a=1439105006%22%20width=%221%22%20height=%221%22%20border=%220%22%20alt=%22%22%20style=%22border:none%20%21important;%20margin:0px%20%21important;%22%20/%3E">If you are closer to the US the Amazon edition is here.</a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">This from the, as yet, solitary review (5 stars) on Amazon:</span><br /><br /><blockquote>The "Complete Guide to Blogging" is A FANTASTIC BOOK! Though it's hard for me to whittle down my list of favorite chapters to a choice few, I'll GIVE IT A TRY anyway:<br /><br />3. You Can't Be Too Angry: "Think of something that makes you irrationally furious. If what results is something you'd never say to <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_11">someone's</span> face for fear of getting the living s**t kicked out of you, then IT'S PERFECT BLOGGING MATERIAL!!!!"<br /><br />7. These. Are. Four. Sentences.<br /><br />11. No Barriers to Entry: "Why be a low-paid hack banging out endless copy when you CAN DO IT FOR FREE?" </blockquote>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-25710702632768283102008-10-17T03:28:00.001-07:002008-10-17T03:53:02.559-07:00You can check out any time you like…<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiHyPdrZqho0gDkDAi4uRFMmxNBszWKgSTiHALZGqTIEVZwiUCT20OvOi0_um799fuEkPUSamnmMPeZ1eLEOON1c21cJ9ObIquyOBo0MXAEB5aRtU7Tlqfp1g95U27YKmukVH1w/s1600-h/deluxe.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGiHyPdrZqho0gDkDAi4uRFMmxNBszWKgSTiHALZGqTIEVZwiUCT20OvOi0_um799fuEkPUSamnmMPeZ1eLEOON1c21cJ9ObIquyOBo0MXAEB5aRtU7Tlqfp1g95U27YKmukVH1w/s400/deluxe.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5258073471075117218" /></a><br />I was discussing a project with a client the other day. He runs luxury limousine transfers from Auckland Airport to the city and further afield. I suggested that starting a blog might be a useful companion for the web site we will build. The subject would be what is happening on his patch - in effect, while customers are aboard the driver is a mobile concierge. <br /><br />I came across the blog of a boutique hotel in Portland Oregon. <span style="font-weight:bold;"><a href="http://tinyurl.com/6j7otx">The Deluxe</a></span>. Their blog is well written and full of interesting things to see and do in Portland. <br /><br />To tell you the honest truth I'd never contemplated visiting Portland before but the blog has a charming way of inviting visitors.<br /><br />Nicely done.<br /><br />I'll refer it to my client.<br /><br />(There are other hotels in the group that blog too … check them out:<br /><br /><a href="http://tinyurl.com/6j7otx">Hotel deLuxe</a>; <br /><a href="http://www.tacomahotelblog.com">Hotel Murano</a>; <br /><a href="http://blog.hotelpreston.com/">Hotel Preston</a>; <br />plus <a href="http://www.facebook.com/pages/Portland-OR/Hotel-Lucia/11150774207">a Facebook page for Hotel Lucia</a>. ).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.adpulp.com/">Via AdPulp</a>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-35159793837945451092008-07-23T00:55:00.000-07:002008-07-23T02:04:41.981-07:00Vanity Fair Blogopticon<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRr_kqP0e6Q1itrBNaB1V8g6DmIUPegbMY_SvHm8H9Tu5PAjtL_9ZAwJRSR-ADHU_0YE8ScJEbdfa2Pt5PkMvSBvxkSUEDLQ4s1PZz6P7VC_zOxhazXQnTCCiu6hAqMzov_3y2w/s1600-h/blogopticonblog.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIRr_kqP0e6Q1itrBNaB1V8g6DmIUPegbMY_SvHm8H9Tu5PAjtL_9ZAwJRSR-ADHU_0YE8ScJEbdfa2Pt5PkMvSBvxkSUEDLQ4s1PZz6P7VC_zOxhazXQnTCCiu6hAqMzov_3y2w/s400/blogopticonblog.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5226115965683181058" /></a><br /><a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/daily/2008/06/vanity-fairs-bl.html">Vanity Fair have published a 'blogopticon'</a> that offers an interesting guide to blogosphere. <br /><br />"Navigating the blogosphere can be trying, what with everyone from Al Roker to your Wiccan cousin out in New Mexico vying for the attention of the world’s billion-plus Web surfers. In an effort to make some sense of it all, Vanity Fair has charted the most influential or amusing blogs about politics, gossip, Hollywood, media, and miscellany, and located them on two basic continuums: tone and content."<br /><br />While you're there <a href="http://www.vanityfair.com/online/wolcott/">read James Woolcott's blog</a>. Very savvy.JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-54378280542794304332008-07-20T14:40:00.000-07:002012-02-13T01:28:17.849-08:00The CEO blogger - Kevin Roberts, Saatchi & Saatchi<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yzW46xy2Iu8qGGAtaVmi9C_xAL7pKa773VQHwBt4Xzwi907IC32rn0m6Vv3BwR1JB5PA6qorfRMdZyRnJaZ3Svm_or1tleakdGlmK1QqneY0qPHGUcPPlZtdq7E3dLZ9Rb5UUQ/s1600/Kevin-Roberts-crop.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-yzW46xy2Iu8qGGAtaVmi9C_xAL7pKa773VQHwBt4Xzwi907IC32rn0m6Vv3BwR1JB5PA6qorfRMdZyRnJaZ3Svm_or1tleakdGlmK1QqneY0qPHGUcPPlZtdq7E3dLZ9Rb5UUQ/s320/Kevin-Roberts-crop.jpg" width="267" /></a></div><br />
Kevin Roberts is the CEO of ad agency Saatchi & Saatchi. He is probably the most switched on senior executive in the advertising world in that he has embraced blogging. He recently posted these remarks about blogging that I thought were interesting.<br />
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Researchers asked 6,000 women:<br />
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<blockquote>"…Assuming you had to make the choice, would you rather blog or eat chocolate?”<br />
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Ok, they did ask other questions too. That’s how they also discovered that 55 percent would give up alcohol rather than lose the right to blog, 42 percent (the musically challenged, I imagine) would give up their iPod, and in an alarm bell for the women’s magazine industry, 43 percent would give up newspapers and magazines. As I have already flagged, only 20 percent would give up chocolate. So what does this tell us, apart from the fact that chocolate is irresistible? (especially Cadbury’s Dairy Milk - a Lovemark for gorillas everywhere!) To me, it says that these women are finding the sense of community and identity they need in blogging, which should be worrying for the people who market magazines and newspapers as this is something they once owned.<br />
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As I have found with my own blog, the ability to exchange ideas and experiences with a global community is both exhilarating and fruitful. It is a world where you can float an idea or an opinion in your own time, at your own speed, and to an audience that grows or diminishes on nothing more than your powers of attraction. Blogging is revealing itself as deeply emotional and an important way to unleash communities and passions, commitment and truth. Newspapers and magazines have already dipped their toes into this world, but their next reinvention will have to take blogging from their readers far more seriously. Selected columnists blogging is not the same as readers becoming activists, creators, connectors. Magazines and newspapers need even more audience participation. If they do it right, women night even sacrifice their beloved chocolate now and then."</blockquote><br />
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Go to Kevin Roberts' blog.<br />
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</a>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-75573444871248014462006-11-20T03:49:00.000-08:002008-07-23T02:07:04.484-07:00Russell Davies - Adland's Mr Nice GuyI'm delighted to introduce you to Russell Davies. <br />Principally because of his delightful ability to present you with great ideas, but also because he connects you with other very, very clever people.<br />Check out his interview with the grandpappy of planning Jon Steel. Listen to the recording realted to his book <span style="font-style:italic;">Perfect Pitch</span><br />His realm is advertising account planning. A dreadful, meaningless term. <br />Step beyond the description and you will revel in the reality.<br />The essence of planning (as I understand it) is INSIGHT and understanding how people behave - in order to serve them well.<br />Of course that is my take on the topic and not Mr Davies'.<br /><br /><a href="http://russelldavies.typepad.com/planning/">Visit his blog.</a>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-54358548913089624832006-08-19T03:32:00.000-07:002008-07-23T02:09:31.408-07:00Jack Yan - The smartest guy I've never metI've known Jack Yan since the late 90's when I was filled with the joys of the Internet Spring. I'd launched a men's magazine online that grew a substantial audience but never made a bean. <br /><br />The experience was invaluable in many ways. One: I learned about building an audience on the web. Two: That the audience likes quality and something different and Three: that Jack Yan must never go to sleep.<br /><br />Jack was publishing <a href="http://www.lucire.com">Lucire magazine online </a>and offered a great deal of encouragement at times when I wondered why I was bothering. His own online publication was a huge success and, importantly unlike anything else I had seen on the web.<br /><br />He has subsequently turned the magazine into, well, a magazine and has launched editions all over the world. He's a pioneer, not just of the web, but also as a media entrepreneur. He's also something of an outsider in the New Zealand business environment from where we both operate. <br /><br />Lesser figures are offered breathless column centimetres and yet Jack is almost ignored. Too bad for the ignorant I say. His thought provoking insights are worth RSSing, or even simply bookmarking. <br /><a href="http://www.jackyan.com/blog"><br />I've just discovered his blog</a> and give it an 'A'. Not only for his insights and quality of writing, but also because it has Jack wriiten all over it. Blogs should be personal.<br /><br />Inspite of the long association I've never met him in person. You've gotta love the web.JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-11056942653583390842006-08-17T17:40:00.000-07:002008-07-23T02:10:11.038-07:00How to promote your blog.I had heard of Guy Kawasaki but didn't really ever know what he was about. Stumbled across his blog by following a link on another blog - you know how it goes. Before long the afternoon is gone, the beds aren't made and the dishes remain undone (so to speak).<br /><br />I thoroughly enjoyed his speech, The Art of the Start. It is filled with insight and, as they say in advertising, it has cut-through. <a href="http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/06/the_art_of_the_.html">Watch the video here</a>.<br /><br />I liked it so much I showed it to the marketing communications class I teach at Massey University. I was nervous that the student's wouldn't see the relevance. But they got it. <br /><br />Kawasaki's engaging style and obvious enthusiasm makes the difference. Easy to understand how he went from being a jeweller to being an evangelist for <a href="http://www.apple.com">Apple Computer</a>.<br /><br />Among the posts on his blog I recommend is <a href="http://blog.guykawasaki.com/2006/04/the_120_day_won.html">The 120 Day Wonder - How to evangelise a blog</a>. It makes for essential reading.JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-1155757099930961362006-08-16T12:19:00.000-07:002008-07-23T02:10:45.319-07:00Idealog BlogsThe <a href="http://www.idealog.co.nz">Idealog blogs </a>haven't quite clicked as a conversation with the magazine's growing audience (people in the creative economy). Mostly it is a notice board. Worth checking out though.<br /><br />I should add that I contribute to the Idealog blog (expression of interest).<br /><br />I have begun to read this book about blogs, full review to follow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5979/656/1600/blogbook.jpg"><img style="float:center; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;" src="http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/5979/656/320/blogbook.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?link_code=ur2&tag=wwwdavidmacgr-20&camp=1789&creative=9325&location=%2Fgp%2Fproduct%2F047174719X%2Fsr%3D8-1%2Fqid%3D1155756052%2Fref%3Dsr_1_1%3Fie%3DUTF8">Naked onversations</a><br /><br />Here are some of the key points from the book:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Talk, don’t sell</span> – You lose credibility if you are trying to sell on your blog.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Post often and be interesting</span> – Easier said than done I know, but if you post once a day at the minimum you will have nearly 365 post in a year. Being interesting is the tougher of the two mentioned in this success tip. Be creative and interest should follow.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Write on issues you know and care about</span> – Be the authority on something you love and are passionate about.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />Blogging saves money but costs time</span> – You can save advertising dollars by blogging…but you will pay for it in time spent generating compelling content so be ready for the time investment.<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><br />You get smarter by listening to what people tell you</span> – Blogging is not a one way communication but a many to many communication. So allow your readers to respond and listen to what they have to say. You will be rewarded while opening your mind to new thought streams.JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-1154947555191582532006-08-07T03:35:00.000-07:002008-07-23T02:12:57.794-07:00English CutThis was one of the first blogs I became aware of. It's curious that the topic is bespoke tailoring from the tradition steeped world of Saville Row in London, England.<br /><br />The blog is very personal and written with an easy candour. I returned recently and see that it has obviously been a very successful business decision for its author. (below)<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.englishcut.com/archives/thomas3332.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px;" src="http://www.englishcut.com/archives/thomas3332.jpg" border="0" alt="" /></a><br /><br /><br><br /><br><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">Thoroughly recommended</span><br /><br /><a href="http://www.englishcut.com"><span style="font-weight:bold;">EnglishCut.com</span></a>JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30709226.post-1154490669766429592006-08-01T20:43:00.000-07:002008-07-23T02:12:21.433-07:00Maiden VoyageThe first stop on this little journey through the blogosphere is the weblog of Dave Gray <a href="http://communicationnation.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Communication Nation</span></a>, the guy who started X-Plane, the graphics company famous for deconstructing processes and ideas in a way that makes the complex simple.<br /><br />I first encountered their work when it was a consistent feature of the magazine <a href="http://money.cnn.com/magazines/business2/"><span style="font-style:italic;">Business 2.0</span></a> (which, like <a href="http://www.fastcompany.com"><span style="font-style:italic;">Fast Company</span></a> magazine was a stalwart of the 'New Economy' before the bubble burst in 2002 - remember those jumbo editions?....)<br /><br />I've just dipped into this blog, but I can immediately tell that it will be a favourite.JoeGreenzhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18253551472011359990noreply@blogger.com0