Fred Wilson talks about one of the biggest buzzwords in online media: hyperlocal content. It now has a new name, placeblogging, but it still remains one of the most talked about way that newspapers and media players online can differentiate themselves and capture a market. Fred muses on why aggregators of blogs by location will… Continue reading Placeblogging: Hyperlocal Content Starts to Snowball
Category: blogging
Social Networking Continues to Grow
Yahoo! has purchased MyBlogLog, a site that makes social networking even more so. The site: “…enables readers to leave information about themselves, building social networks on blogs and on social networking sites. From a business perspective, Mybloglog also looks at reader behavior inside blogs, like what is being read and where readers go next, delivering… Continue reading Social Networking Continues to Grow
The Value of the Long Tail
Chris Anderson takes a look at the revenue of one prominent blogger, and dissects the real value of blogging and the long tail itself. His focus is on Guy Kawasaki, who recently gave an end of year wrap-up on his first year of blogging. Here are some stat’s on Guy’s blog: His blog has been… Continue reading The Value of the Long Tail
Does Discourse, Commenting and Community Define a Blog?
Zoli Erdos and Mike Arrington are debating what a real blog is, and whether Google’s official blog is one or not. The focus revolves around commenting: “The Google Blog does not allow commenting… Whatever happened to “conversation”? “ Which leads us, and Mike Arrington to the question of whether a blog is defined by its… Continue reading Does Discourse, Commenting and Community Define a Blog?
Blogging in 2007
The BBC discusses blogging in 2007. It is filled with fun facts, opinions and predictions. A few of my favorites: “200 million people have already stopped writing their blogs.” “Everyone thinks they have something to say, until they’re put on stage and asked to say it.” “Last month… 100,000 new blogs were being created every… Continue reading Blogging in 2007
Newspaper Journalism: From Death Spiral to Rebirth
B2B looks at the “coming collapse and rebirth of newspaper journalism.” While the article paints a very dire picture in the near term, with words like “painful” and phrases like “death spiral,” it also talks about what the web does well, and how it can lead to profitable forms of digital publishing.
Press Releases Get “Social.” Um, no.
Is there anyone who doesn’t love a press release? Steve Rubel at Edelman PR is demostrating their new tool, StoryCrafter, that supposedly evolves the press release, and makes it social. I know what you are thinking – how can a press release be “social”? Well I ask you – who hasn’t read a press release… Continue reading Press Releases Get “Social.” Um, no.
The Year of User-Generated Content & Web 2.0
In case anyone missed the past year, the reflections are starting to pour in. Read/Write Web has a great overview on the state of the online world, covering topics such as: Social networks RSS Web 2.0 Google VC money Localization Widgets Online video Blogs …and so much more. I was surprised the word “aggregation” didn’t… Continue reading The Year of User-Generated Content & Web 2.0
The Year of User-Generated Content & Web 2.0
In case anyone missed the past year, the reflections are starting to pour in. Read/Write Web has a great overview on the state of the online world, covering topics such as: Social networks RSS Web 2.0 Google VC money Localization Widgets Online video Blogs …and so much more. I was surprised the word “aggregation” didn’t… Continue reading The Year of User-Generated Content & Web 2.0
Blogs Influence Still Growing
Steve Rubel looks at the numbers concluding: “blogging may be peaking.” However, this does not tell the whole story for a medium that is still maturing, and growing in influence: “To me it says that we might be at the point where every individual who wants to publish a blog actively may already have one.… Continue reading Blogs Influence Still Growing