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: […]
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Monetizing Robots, Duckies, and Amanda
Modern day troubadour Jonathan Coulton is the latest cult-of-personality on Ze Frank‘s GimmeSomeCandy micropayment platform. In related news – Amanda Congdon announced new projects with ABC News and HBO. Duckies, robots, and bananas for everyone!
If I Wait, the World Will Blog For Me
Rex Hammock put together the exact post I didn’t have time to put together this morning. Thanks Rex. I watched the episode in question – and I found it uncharacteristically long and drawn out (it even ended with ‘to be continued’, blah). Interestingly, last night’s How I Met Your Mother used a similar storytelling technique […]
With Comments Like These…
Chuck posted a comment (and his response) on a MNStories video he posted. I’ve had my share of baffling comments and well, I generally keep them from you. The most baffling ones are usually drive-bys – without a real url, real name, or real email. Add in a comment that isn’t co-hesive and well, it […]
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 […]
Blog Networks Are An Oxymoron
It’s a rare recording label with more fans than the artists it supports, a rare television company with more fans than the programs it broadcasts. Anyone can create a network just by installing MagpieRSS on their favorite server and loading it up with their favorite RSS feeds. Er, I think that’s a network, maybe a […]
What’s Wrong with Most People?
I remotely participated in a couple BloggerCon IV sessions this past weekend. I’m still a little in awe of how immersive the combination of IRC and streaming audio – kudos to the Dave Winer and the other organizers for bringing in the rest of the world. Somewhere in the Niall Kennedy-led ‘Standards for Users’ session […]
The Bottomless Feed and the Need for Now Context
“I’ve punted on trying to catch up on 19,000+ updated posts in Bloglines. I don’t have the time, or interest, in trying to sift through them all. I picked out a few blogs from a few categories that I’m absolutely interested in and skimmed through them and then marked all as read.” – Ed Costello […]
On a Blog, the Author is the Advertisement
It’s not a question of making money via an online publication (aka “blog”, “podcast”) directly or indirectly. All money-making via distributing words, audio, or video is indirect. All of it. Newspapers, magazine, radio, and television all make money indirectly – selling advertising space. Blog publishers like Doc Searls, Dave Winer, Kathy Sierra, Hugh MacLeod, Chuck […]
Gillmor Gang & WSJ vs Hugh MacLeod & Dave Winer
Jason Calcanis says, “With three or four ad slots you’re gonna do a $3 to $10 RPM…So, if you can do 500,000 pages a month…you can make $1,500 to $5,000 a month.” Gillmor Gang says Hugh MacLeod should sell his cartoons as an advertising-delivery channel. “But journalists seem to have a problem getting their head […]