Business Blog Wire

Starting today, Yahoo! is beta testing a new RSS email folder in Yahoo! Mail. The RSS folder makes it easier for Web users to follow updated information on Web sites they specify.
Why does this matter to business bloggers? I can think of a few reasons:
1. More of your potential blog subscribers will be [...]

Business 2.0: The Return of Monetized Eyeballs
Infamous article estimating some blog networks’ worth at $100 million-plus, based on “eyeballs.”
(tags: blogging problems statistics rankings business networks)

Yahoo Introduces E-Mail Folder - Yahoo! News
Another Web 2.0 tool using RSS to make life easier.
(tags: RSS Web2.0 Yahoo email tools)

One of the Web’s most prominent blog network lists, BlogNetworkList.com, will soon be much better, according to Matt at Blog Network Watch.  If you are or want to be part of a blog network, this news should benefit you.  (You might also consider joining Know More Media, of which I am a proud member.)
Over the long Thanksgiving weekend, Matt [...]

The Blog Herald: Starting a Blog
Now on the third step (Part 3: Choosing a Domain Name). Handy for business / corporate bloggers.
(tags: tips howto blogging business corporate)

Web Talk Radio: The Next Big Thing for Podcasting
Rob Greenlee on why podcasting = VIDEO + audio.
(tags: podcasting video Web2.0 blogging business)

Here are my two cents on the future of business blogging: The idea of regularly offering relevant, original, vibrant content to willing readers / listeners / viewers will always appeal to most businesses.
Increasingly, media articles discuss the astounding growth of the blogosphere (for example, Technorati CEO Dave Sifry on Oct. 17, 2005).  There are tens [...]

Fluxiom
An upcoming online content management option for businesses that blog.
(tags: business blogging corporate content tools Web2.0 software)

Bloggers Blog: Survey: Only 3% Log On to Read Blogs
What about the other 97 percent? Well, at least there’s lots of room for growth.
(tags: blogging news problems statistics)

Wanna Write for Know More Media?
Our Web publishing network is looking for talented writers.
(tags: blogging KMM news)

Inc.com: When Blogs Go Bad
Offers examples of what can happen to your business blog if you’re not careful.
(tags: blogs business problems)

Copywriting Watch Blog: Blog Strategy - Daily Links
A few advantages of del.icio.us linkblogging.
(tags: blogging linkblogging del.icio.us bookmarking)

» Blogging silly [...]

I found a nice little post at Zerotasking.com today about how to fight spam comments on your corporate blog.  (Of course the same tips apply well to personal blogs.)  I agree with the post’s primary recommendations:
1. Read every comment carefully.2. Don’t just disable commenting.
Here’s why these tips are important:
1. Read every comment carefully - Many [...]

Feedster Top 500 Blogs
Improved rankings of the 500 most popular blogs, according to Feedster.
(tags: blogging rankings blogs Feedster)

Knowledge-at-work: SSE - web feeds go hyper
An excellent overview of several ways SSE (RSS, but supercharged) could be used. Business bloggers, take note of this!
(tags: blogging SSE RSS Web2.0)

Blog Stats Software Reviews - Introduction | Performancing.com
Basic tips [...]

Tim Stay, who writes for Know More Media at Call Center Script, offered a wise comment yesterday regarding methods of calculating the worth of a blog (or blog network). He pointed out that the “How much is your blog worth?” applet is unreliable as an indicator of a blog’s worth in dollars.
Tim, you’re right.  [...]