Are blogrolls bound for the scrapheap?
A blogroll is the list of links to other weblogs which you typically find down the side of a blog. The idea is that these are the blogger’s friends and influencers, so the topics discussed…
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Back up your blog
It’s a good idea to back up your blog. If you use Moveable Type or another server-based blogging platform you can easily backup the files yourself. For all those with hosted blogs such as Blogger…
Testing TagCloud
I’m testing out the latest blog navigation gizmo, TagCloud, which you can see on the right. Here’s a description of TagCloud from its site: TagCloud is an automated Folksonomy tool. Essentially, TagCloud searches any number…
Reasons not to start blogging
One of the main objections I hear from people when I encourage them to start a blog is – ‘Well I would start one, but what would I say?’ These are often senior people with…
Breakfast seminar on blogging in UK
My agency, LEWIS, is hosting a breakfast seminar about blogging on Tuesday October 11, 2005 in London. It’s aimed as an introduction for corporate communicators and marketers to the medium. I’m privileged to be chairing…
Blog Relations PR survey
Hugh Fraser and Matthew Lynn of Blog Relations have published the results of their recent blogging survey of 50 PR consultants. While the sample size is perhaps not representative of the entire industry and, as…
Global PR Blog Week 2.0
The Global PR Blog Week 2.0 starts today. It’s an online event focused on how new communications technologies are changing public relations and business communication. Expect lots of good posts and comments about blogging, podcasting,…
Who’s There? – Free Seth Godin ebook
Marketing maestro, Seth Godin has kindly made his latest ebook freely available. ‘Who’s There’ is an ‘Incomplete Guide to Blogs and the New Web’ and is available for download here. At 45 pages (small ones)…
Pitching bloggers – Avoid the Intimacy Trap
Like many bloggers, I often get pitched by companies and PR firms about new products, services and general news. I’m happy to pitched – I learn about new subjects which, on the whole, are relevant…
Trapping the power of the blogosphere
The final panel of the AlwaysOn conference talked about harnessing the power of the blogosphere. Time Inc, Technorati, Dan Gillmor, ThinkEquity, Forbes, Mayfield and AlwaysOn were all on the panel. Here are a few notes:…