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Entries from November 2005

links for 2005-11-24

November 24th, 2005 No Comments

Bloggforum: Loïc Le Meur at DLTQ.org
Watch Le Meur explain the benefits of corporate blogging.
(tags: blogging corporate video howto)

Ray Ozzie: Really Simple Sharing
Move over, RSS: SSE, or Simple Sharing Extensions, is here, ushering in the era of multi-directional feeding.
(tags: blogging RSS SSE news)

World’s Ugliest Dog Dies
I couldn’t resist. Happy Thanksgiving and don’t let your business [...]

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How Much is Your Blog Network Worth?

November 23rd, 2005 No Comments

We’ve seen the emergence of a neat little tool that tracks the "worth" of a blog.  But what about the worth of a whole blog network?
Check out this neat little API by Dane Carlson.  Just type in your blog’s URL and see how much it’s "worth."  The calculations are based on …

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links for 2005-11-23

November 23rd, 2005 No Comments

BlogNetworkWatch
Another good blog network watch site.
(tags: business blogging networks)

WhizSpark - Fostering Interaction!
Build a website (i.e. corporate blog) for your next big event.
(tags: business blogging events)

“GM FastLane blog gets defensive as company withers away” from The Intuitive Life Business Blog
A good example of how hard it can be to decide whether to change the direction of [...]

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Yahoo! News Includes Blogs

November 22nd, 2005 No Comments

Did you know that you can use Yahoo! News to enhance the visibility of your business blog and find information and news from other blogs?
Go to Yahoo! News, click on the "Tech" tab along the top, and scroll down until you see "Blogs."  It’s not the most flashy place to find the news from blogs, [...]

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links for 2005-11-22

November 22nd, 2005 No Comments

Bloggers Blog: Celebrity Blogs Promote Businesses
You know it’s picking up speed when bassist Flea starts blogging for the NBA.
(tags: blogging,)

The towering market of the future: Anonymity
Stephen Baker imagines a future in which we must buy our privacy. (Before or after we blog about it?)
(tags: marketing, advertising, privacy, blogging)

Blogflux Blog Directory
The Blogflux Directory currently lists [...]

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WordPress.com Now Open to All

November 21st, 2005 No Comments

Michael Arrington at TechCrunch reports on an announcement by Matt Mullenweg ("Photo Matt") that WordPress, a highly customizable (not to mention free) blog publishing platform, has just become open to all who want to get an account.  Previously, the platform (which is still in beta testing mode) was available on an invitation-only basis.
So WordPress.com now [...]

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links for 2005-11-19

November 19th, 2005 No Comments

Essential Blog Hooks
Darren Rowse, ProBlogger Extraordinaire, posts about ways to boost traffic to your (business) blog.
(tags: blogging, tips)

Ten Blogging Hacks
The irreplaceable Steve Rubel offers ten sweet little blogging “hacks” (nifty performance-enhancing tips).
(tags: blogging, tips)

Next Level Biz Tips: Business Automation Systems Revealed
Denise Wakeman on “how to use automated systems in your business to save time, money, [...]

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Here Comes the Flood: Business Blogs Abound

November 18th, 2005 No Comments

Boy, do we have our work cut out for us!  The blogosphere isn’t just mushrooming anymore.  It’s exploding.
Dylan Stableford reported in Folio Magazine this Wednesday on the amazing impact that business blogs are having on trade publications.  Take Business Week, for example.  Stableford points out that Business Week’s variety of blogs (such as Blogspotting, Tech [...]

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Open Source Media Blog Network Gets Mixed Reviews

November 18th, 2005 No Comments

Some people like it, but a some a great many people hate it.  I think it may have problems, but deserves a fighting chance.  What is it?  The Open Source Media blog network, located at OSM.org.  Complaints by other bloggers have ranged from the company’s name (it was formerly known as Pajamas Media, but now sounds [...]

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links for 2005-11-17

November 17th, 2005 No Comments

Blog Content Creation Tips
Michael Pollock on how to become a lean, mean, content creating machine.
(tags: blogging tips content)

Secrets of Corporate Blogging
Brook Group, a Web design / content management firm, offers these bizlogging insights.
(tags: blogging business corporate tips)

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