Disintegrating Trust: The Challenge of Leadership
March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
President Obama has not quite held office for two months, yet judging by the political wrangling it would seem as though he either has been in office much longer or didn’t win with nearly as much support as he did. In politics as in…
The Content Conundrum
March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Every few years those attempting to predict the latest interactive trend will come out and make a statement like “Content is king.” In Google’s case that statement might read “Context is king,” and for the fake blogs, it would be…
How eBooks and Digital Publishing will Disrupt Traditional Book Publishing
March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Recent launches of Amazon’s Kindle 2 eBook reader and its Sony counterpart, the Reader Digital Book, have satisfied the wants and needs of bleeding edge consumers with longer battery life and enhanced text readability. But how much are they expected to disrupt traditional print-based media like books and newspaper? More importantly, will they…
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7 Tips for Writing About Politics (…When You’re Not a Political Writer)
March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
This guest post on writing about politics is by Allen McDuffee governmentality.
While it’s an exciting time to write about politics, bloggers who ordinarily don’t write about politics can easily be intimidated by just the thought of it. Can I write authoritatively about the subject? Do I know all sides of the issue? What if my readers know more…
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What do you do when you read Kevin Kelly?
March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
If you haven’t read his book turned into a blog, time to catch up.
The Rorschach test question is this: When you read big ideas online, do you nod your head knowingly, do you argue in favor of the status quo or do you actually do something? Kevin wrote his book ten years ago. If you had known then what you know now, what would you have done…
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Consumers clicking, not clipping coupons
March 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment
The use of coupons continues to see rapid growth – not just due to the economy, but the convenience of online coupons.
According to a piece in the Wall Street Journal, coupon usage has surged about 10% in recent months. While online coupons account for 1% of all coupons offered in the USA, redemptions increased 140% [...]
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Would you Prefer More Blog Readers or Twitter Followers?
March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
I’m running this poll over at TwiTip but thought it’d be interesting to run it here on ProBlogger too as the topic is relevant to both audiences and I was curious to see if there would be any difference in the responses on the two blogs (given their topics cover the two options.
Which do you value and prefer most – Blog Readers or Twitter…
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Take Twitter Back
March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Why do you use twitter?
Is it a game for getting the most followers?
Or is it to keep tabs on certain people, and what they’re doing?
Or is it to follow ideas?
I Hate Love Twitter
You may not know this, but I am the #1 Twitter hater. Don’t believe me? Out of over 16 million on the “hate twitter” Google search right now, I’m #1.
That “I…
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McCain’s Got a Basketball Jones
March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
John McCain’s bracket picks are back. You might recall his 2008 presidential campaign’s use of a NCAA basketball-related message to drum up signups. Now his Country First PAC is getting in on the game. From the e-mail, subject line: “McCain Basketball Brackets Challenge is Back”:
March is here and that means it’s almost time to fill out your…
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links for 2009-03-13
March 13, 2009 | Leave a Comment
Optimizing Email Marketing In An Economic Slowdown And Its Impact On Vendor Selection by David Daniels – Forrester Research
Driven by staffing challenges and the need to drive further cost efficiencies, 24% of marketers plan on switching their email service providers (ESPs) over the next 12 months.
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