How not to build buzz in the blogosphere: Tell bloggers how to do their job. Just got this in my inbox from Bubbler: Hello from Glenn Reid, founder of Five Across (Bubbler people), We’ve shipped Bubbler 1.0, and the world is starting to notice. John Battelle, one of the founders of Wired Magazine, posted to … Read more
I was intrigued by this effort to count the number of blogs around the world and offer a break down by region, if not country. The results, though very rough, and which include large slabs of the world (like South America), offer up some interesting conclusions, particularly for Asia. Bottom line is that there is … Read more
John Dvorak has a go at tagging: To Tag or Not to Tag, That Is the Question Enter yet another more baffling attempt at tagging. This one is fascinating since it’s been gussied up with a new name, and for some unknown reason been given the blessing of a bunch of brain-dead bloggers. This is … Read more
How do we know what we’re reading on a blog is written by someone without a financial or other interest? I’m not just talking right- or left-leaning, but a specific agenda, financed by someone else. It’s quite understandable that consultants blog. It’s quite understandable that people who sell things, invent things, make things or do … Read more
I’ve commissioned a new loose wire logo from GotLogos and was impressed by their service (one week turnaround, $25). But it speaks volumes about my lack of design skills that I can’t decide whether I like it or not: It fits my request exactly. And the font, colours and sparse design are growing on me. But … Read more