Social Networking Overtakes E-Mail
March 14th, 2009 // 1:09 pm @ admin
A report published earlier this week by Nielsen Online indicated that social networks and blogs are now the fourth most popular online activity.
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Disintegrating Trust: The Challenge of Leadership
March 14th, 2009 // 1:09 pm @ admin
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…
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The Content Conundrum
March 14th, 2009 // 1:09 pm @ admin
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…
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How eBooks and Digital Publishing will Disrupt Traditional Book Publishing
March 14th, 2009 // 12:06 pm @ admin
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… … more
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7 Tips for Writing About Politics (…When You’re Not a Political Writer)
March 14th, 2009 // 10:04 am @ admin
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 [...]
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What do you do when you read Kevin Kelly?
March 14th, 2009 // 5:01 am @ admin
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 [...]
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Consumers clicking, not clipping coupons
March 14th, 2009 // 3:42 am @ admin
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 [...]
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Would you Prefer More Blog Readers or Twitter Followers?
March 13th, 2009 // 4:59 pm @ admin
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 [...]
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Take Twitter Back
March 13th, 2009 // 4:32 pm @ admin
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 [...]
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McCain’s Got a Basketball Jones
March 13th, 2009 // 4:23 pm @ admin
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 [...]
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