Tag Archives: Blogging
What’s next for tech blogging?
Look for YouTube channels to replace blogs, and for successful bloggers to offer how-tos and paid content (my contribution to the predictions for tech blogging started by Jeremiah Owyang). Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Social Media
May 18: Ignite Seattle inspires
There are only three excuses for not keeping up with your blog. They are: You’re dead You’re working You’re working yourself to death Let’s just say I’m not dead. Movin’ right along… May 18 is the next Ignite Seattle at … Continue reading
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A few notes on social media
Karen Anderson’s presentation on social media for the Public Relations Writing class at the University of Washington. Continue reading
Filed under Marketing Communications, Social Media
A few words about WordPress
I know quite a few bloggers who are thinking of switching over to WordPress. My advice is: Do it. Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Web Content, Web Design
New FTC blogger-disclosure requirements
The vast majority of bloggers have no involvement in payola schemes, but often find themselves in situations where they could be accused of it. Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Online Work/Life, Web Content
Social media: Lots of fire, no works
Scot Berkun throws much needed cool water onto the bonfire of “social media” hype. Some good ideas to take with you into the holiday weekend. Continue reading
Filed under Social Media
FTC determined to root out payola in the blogosphere
I confess: One of my largest clients manufacturers and sells safety equipment, and I’ve been known to blog (on my own blog) about the importance of having safety equipment in the workplace — without mentioning that I have an association … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Social Media, Uncategorized
What do good blogging and good journalism have in common?
Easy: Great stories and great writing. Bloggers often (and justifiably) criticize traditional print journalism as stultifying and ho-hum. But here’s a front page news story from the Seattle Times that adheres to all the journalistic standards, including the fact-filled lead … Continue reading
Filed under Blogging, Journalism
Who you gonna call? Ghost bloggers.
I sit down with clients and figure out what they really want to get in return for the time they put in — or the money they spend — on a business blog. Continue reading
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Can we talk type size?
The Writer Way blog looks fine to me in the Safari 4 Beta browser, but I’m finding the type is tiny and hard to read in Firefox 3.0.7. Obviously, I could control my own reading experience by adjusting browser preferences, … Continue reading
Filed under Communication, Web Design
