Business Blog Wire

Why are some blogs so … irresistible?  You know the ones I'm talking about - the blogs that you can't stop visiting.  The feeds that you just have to read first (and last).  The sources you drink from with a thirst matched only by the satisfaction they bestow.
My number one answer:
Highly nutritious/delicious content, served fresh [...]

Li Evans has awoken me from my blogging slumber with her fine Marriott corporate blog review.  Although this blog is about corporate blogs and making money with blogs in general, and not just about Fortune 500 company blogs, the Fortune 500 Blog Project has still become an important part of my postings here.
Let's take a [...]

Add another Fortune 500 company to the corporate blogging list: Kimberly-Clark, owner of Kleenex, has a new blog called Let It Out.  The blog coincides with a new Let It Out marketing campaign by Kleenex.
So brand new it doesn't have a feed yet!  The design is awkward and there's only one post still, but let's [...]

Found this excellent report by Edelman via Steve Rubel.  The report offers free information that can help companies understand what blogs can do for (or against) them in different countries.
 

I invite you to go blogtipping with me on February 1.  The first day of each month is Blogtipping Day.  To go blogtipping, simply pick three blogs and give three compliments and one suggestion for each one.  Or come up with your own flavor of blogtipping.  It's a fun way to highlight other blogs and [...]

Does Lowe's have any corporate blogs?  Let's have a look.
… It doesn't look like it.  I couldn't find anything to indicate the existence of a Lowe's corporate blog. I contacted someone there to see if they have any internal company blogs and hopefully we'll find out soon.
Lowe's does have a simple RSS feed page for [...]

UPDATE - Jan. 2, 2007 - I've added lots of details to this post, as promised yesterday. 
Happy New Year, everyone!  2007 - wow. 
I promise to flesh this post out tomorrow with the full blogtipping trimmings.  For now, I want to at least mention the three blogs I've decided to tip this month.  Please forgive the [...]