Random Articles

• The Problem with Badges Fun-loving, happy-go-lucky Nick Carr points to TopRankBlog’sRSS Button Maker and declares it a problem with RSS. I’m assuming he’s commenting - not so much on RSS but - on aggregators trying their damnedest to co-opt RSS to their specific silo. That’s a little unfair of me considering 33 of the brands in the list are aiming
• Un-Blog When I talk about Cullect to people publishing feeds, I very consciously don’t use the word ‘blog*’. Primarily because bloggers blogging blogs aren’t the only people publishing online. Almost everyone publishing online publishes a feed. No matter if that publication contains text, audio, video, software, or something completely different. Cullect works the same if you’re CNN,
• The Mass Market Mentality vs Individual Customer Doug Kaye states Mark Ramsey doesn’t get podcasting. Mark Ramsey replies that Doug doesn’t get broadcasting. Yes, podcasting is a great opportunity for broadcasters to experiment and create a farm team. Yes, podcasting is a no-brainer for a broadcasters to connect with their audience on their audience’s terms. Finally, Yes, podcasting is the easiest way to share
• Opportunitize, Not Monetize 30,000 feet up, on my way to a 3-day client meeting I took a tip from Doc Searls and stared at the landscape. That altitude provides a pretty good view of the roadway branding our country like a waffle iron. While I speculate most of these stretches of pavement are unused most of the time, without
• Behind the Blog: Norwegianity  The Wege goes in-depth on all the reasons Norwegianity is a must-read. Cursing: “…my policy on swearing - I’m for it.” So few people know how to effectively curse - The Wege does. Sloppy, ineffective, low-vocabulary cursing is so prevalent that his use of ‘fuck’ (as in “Fuck the new Republican party”) is refreshing. Music: “I know more about