The art and craft of the personal blog — and the business of blogging as part of the creator economy.
Blogging
Kristine [http://kristinelowe.blogs.com/kristine_lowe/2007/12/swedish-link-lo.html]: > … I work at the intersection of social media and mainstream media (MSM) – actually, I believe this is where all journalists work these days, whether they’re conscious, or approve of it or not … Sing it, sister!
bloggers
So, last year I promised you my agenda for 2008, to appear yesterday. But then I shamelessly and blatantly abandoned you, reneged on my promise and spent the day with my lovely wife instead. Life trumps blogging, as people used to say all the time a few years ago and
adam tinworth
Hey, there, my much-neglected but ever-beloved readers. I’ve been having a quiet, and largely offline, Christmas with my family, and have been enjoying the break from all things bloggy. But I couldn’t let 2007, the first year where my working life has been largely centred around blogging, pass
Blogging
Everyone I talked to about Blognation at Le Web 3, after the controversy [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2007/12/sam_sethi_controversy_2007_edition_blognation.html] a couple of weeks ago, seemed to think the site was dead in the water. Turns out they were right. [http://www.blognation.
blog platforms
Six Apart have just updated Vox, their consumer blogging platform with a social networking bent. It’s notabley faster to use, and now you can embed any video, photo or audio you upload elsewhere, which is rather cool. For example, here’s a video I uploaded of our blogathon at
Blogging
Jemima Kiss has spoken to Sam Sethi and posted about the Blognation rumpus [http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/digitalcontent/2007/12/is_blognation_falling_apart.html] on the Digital Content blog: > So I spoke to Sam Sethi just now. He told me that he sacked Oliver two months ago
blog tracking
While tracking what’s happening around the Blognation business [http://www.onemanandhisblog.com/archives/2007/12/sam_sethi_controversy_2007_edition_blognation.html] , I’ve discovered that an old friend has something of a new face. Yes, Technorati has undergone an overhaul. I particualrly like the new Blogger Central [http:
Blogging
It must be a rule or something. If it’s time for Le Web 3, it’s time for a Sam Sethi controversy. This time last year, he was the apparent victim, crashing out of a working relationship with Mike Arrington and Techcrunch. This year, one of his bloggers on
Blogging
Six Apart has flogged Livejournal [http://news.livejournal.com/104520.html], home of my very first blog, to a Russian media outfit that rejoices in the name Sup. Business Week has a good analysis of what this might mean. [http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/dec2007/tc2007123_052837.htm] There’
Blogging
OK, so the 18 month lock-in ain’t great. And only having one network isn’t making me happy. But there are lots and lots of reasons why this wee iPhone is changing my thinking. Post in progress…
Blogging
just testing the mobile posting interface for Movable Type from an iPhone. I wouldn’t want to write an essay this way – but it works!
Blogging
The problem with having a job where you help other people blog, is that is leaves you too little time to blog yourself… However. I’m enjoying a quiet little catch-up with my RSS feeds in a Starbucks located, in a slightly sinister manner, just off the A3 in the
