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Press Releases Still Work!

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  • Posted on June 15th, 2009 by User ImageRick

Lots of my new media friends like to say the traditional press release is dead.  They are dead wrong. Some of them even like to say blogging is dead.  They are insane (more like shameless link baiters).
This morning we sent out what can only be called a traditional press release announcing the dates for the [...]

Does Your Blog Have Balls? Join Us In New York City!

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  • Posted on June 10th, 2009 by User ImageJim

I am headed to New York City on Friday, June 12, 2009 to participate in a very cool blogging conference in New York City at Stout New York.  The event is scheduled all day on June 13, 2009.  The have lots of panelists and cool topics. Of most interest to me is the “Why We [...]

Yes Drill Sergeant! Military Goes Social Media

Yesterday, my esteemed colleague talked about whether or not blogging has officially jumped the shark.  Today, we’re wondering what the term will be when it comes to Twitter and Facebook now that news is surfacing that in addition to the White House joining into the social media fray, now the U.S. Military is doing the [...]

Learning Wordpress

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  • Posted on April 26th, 2009 by User ImageJim

This is my third try at writing this post as I have lost my draft three times.  Isn’t that just the way when you want to talk about a technology?  I am writing this in the dashboard of Wordpress.  There are many choices when wanting to use a blogging platform, like Blogger, Moveable Type, Squarespace [...]

Should Oprah Be Allowed To Speak At BlogWorld?

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  • Posted on April 17th, 2009 by User ImageRick

Wow people can really get their shorts in a twist really quickly in the Blogosphere or in this case the Twittersphere.
Tonight Twitter and the tech blogs were buzzing with talk about Ashton Kutcher’s little challenge to CNN to see who could be the first to get to one million followers on Twitter. Larry King Responded.  [...]

CBS Sunday Morning’s Two Takes On Blogging

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  • Posted on March 30th, 2009 by User ImageRick

I never watch this program but for some reason I did this Sunday. I took it as a sign when Tim Bourquin sent me a link to the first video online that it required a post.
This first piece is pretty good considering the audience and despite the little dig equating bloggers with yellow journalism.

Watch CBS [...]

Twitter? Even The Queen Does It!

The fact that Twitter has officially “made it” is no longer a secret to, well, anyone.  In this day and age of blogging, micro-blogging, status updates and yes, Tweeting, everyone has a Twitter and the sheer number of new accounts every single day is staggering.  Want to know what Shaq is up to?  Follow him [...]

The 100 Best Blogs In The World?

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  • Posted on February 16th, 2009 by User ImageRick

At least according to The Times of London Blogger Bryan Appleyard. Bryan not only gives us a great list (this is just part one) including some gems I had never heard of but gives a great explanation about what makes blogging so fun and addictive even for professional journalists:
The total number of blogs is thought [...]

Blogworld Expo Speaker Interview: Jason Falls

We’ve pulled together an extraordinary lineup of speakers and panelists for Blogworld Expo this year and are really excited as the event draws closer. To help you learn about our great participants, this is the first of a series of fun interviews with speakers we’ll be doing. This first is with Jason Falls of Doe-Anderson, [...]

Paid Content Latest Blog to be Bought By Old Media

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  • Posted on July 11th, 2008 by User ImageRick

The Trend continues. Kara Swisher has the scoop.
In what will be seen as a new media coup, sources tell BoomTown that Britain’s Guardian Media Group is set to announce this morning that it will buy the company that runs the high-profile digital media news site paidContent for a price “north of $30 million.”

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