When Sheep Tell the Shepherd to Flock Off

Mundane shit

There’s an interesting thing happening online at the minute – people are beginning to see through crap and filter out inane. Long-term fans and advocates of bloggers and social media “leaders” are looking at them and realizing that maybe they don’t have much to offer after all. What’s even more interesting is not that this… [Continue Reading]

Why We Bloggers Are Ignorant

Ignorant bloggers

This is a guest post by Ari Herzog. I confess guilt. When I recently shared how to write a blog post, I specified the noun, “post.” That was wrong of me. I should have echoed Phil Gerbyshak and specified the noun, “article,” as in, how to write a blog article. Are we ignoramuses for interchanging… [Continue Reading]

21 Non-Business Blogs You Could Read Today

Through new eyes

While you might come here to read about social media; or marketing; or strategy; or statistics;  it’s always nice to step back and read blogs from outside the business and social media circle. So, over on my Facebook page last night, I asked for recommendations of blogs that weren’t business, to see what inspired others… [Continue Reading]

Why You Won’t Like This Blog

Danny Brown sucks

I had a few emails (and 14 unsubscriptions) after this blog post I wrote yesterday. The emails I received expressed the sender’s dislike of the post, saying that if I didn’t have anything nice to say, I shouldn’t say anything at all. I’m guessing the unsubscribes shared that view. That’s fair enough. Opinion pieces often… [Continue Reading]

Of Bugs and Beds

Hey there. So I’m currently fighting a virus at the minute that’s left me pretty zonked out and listless. I’ve had signs of it all week, but this morning it hit me hard. So, while I’m “absent”, so to speak, why not check out some posts you may have missed? You can find them here.… [Continue Reading]

Mining for Gold in Blog Comments

Two blog posts caught my eye today. The first was The Art of Blog Commenting by Arik Hanson, and the other was The Time for Location-Based Marketing is Now by Gini Dietrich. Two different blog posts – Arik’s (as the title suggests) is about blog comments, while Gini’s is about platforms like Foursquare and Gowalla… [Continue Reading]

Ten for 10 in 2010 – Blogs

As we approach the end of the year, I thought it might be fun to share Ten for 10 in 2010 – a list of people, blogs, apps, platforms and more that I think you might enjoy checking out in 2010. These are just personal takes, and will probably either see you agreeing or thinking… [Continue Reading]

Take Me To Your Leader

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With almost 200 million blogs worldwide, blogging has never been more popular. From sharing what you’re up to in your personal life to professional blogging, there’s something for everyone. With this amount of blogs, sometimes good ones can get lost in the crowd, which is where recommendations and blog love come in. Who’s on your list?

Are We Turning into Social Media Snobs?

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Social media and blogging go hand in hand. From the early days of both mediums to their incredible growth, popularity and importance in today’s web world, it’s almost impossible to think of a time before blogging or social media. So why are some of the people “on the inside” complaining about it so much?