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
• Fact Checking My Own Ass Google alerted me to MarketWatch’s Bloggers won’t keep a secret article where my mis-quote of Dan Gillmor got a mention. Some bloggers are almost proud of making a mistake. It gives them a chance to make a correction and appear oh, so humble and honest. Garrick Van Buren, who blogged about a showing of “Blogumentary” at
• Weblog, Podcast, Videoblog Workshop - March 25, 2006 at Acadia Cafe If you’re interested in starting a weblog, podcast, or videoblog and don’t know where to start, come by the Acadia Cafe (1931 Nicollet Avenue South, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55403) on March 25th between 2-6pm. I’ll be there, with (hopefully) many other local bloggers, podcasters, and videobloggers to show you the ropes. Everyone leaves with more knowledge
• Sorry About The Conversation Happening Without Me On a happy note, this post means the migration to WordPress 2.0 is complete. On an apologetic note, I’d like to apologize to everyone who has left a comment that completely got lost in the overly aggressive spam filter. Scott McGerik, Dave, and anyone asking questions about the plugins - sorry for not responding. I wasn’t
• David Newberger Asked Me 10 Questions About Blogs This morning, David Newberger posted 10 Questions with Garrick Van Buren on Blogging. It’s a real good overview of my history with weblogs and where I think their power lay. Thanks David, and nice to be included in a list with great minds like; Dan Gillmor, Robert Scoble, and Doc Searls.