An online notebook
Robert Scoble posts over on The Red Couch blog about the name of the blog just started by the publisher of his and Shel Israel’s book. …our publisher, Joe Wikert has started a blog. Shel linked to it the other night. And he made a common first mistake: he didn’t think through his title very … Keep reading
Great link from Ken Leebow’s Blogging About Incredible Blogs, er, blog. It’s called Don’t Blog, and is very amusing. Like this: Bloggers abandon their families as they compulsively blog. One result: “blog widows.” Common activities: Apologizing to friends for all the “blog talk.” Arguing for quality time for the relationship, for the kids. Learning the … Keep reading
Jason Kottke has given up his job and is going to live off the proceeds of his blog. I’ve been self-publishing on the web for almost 10 years now, first with a little site on my school’s web server, then on various ISP accounts, then 0sil8, and finally kottke.org for the last 7 years (almost). … Keep reading
Melanie Phillips has picked up on Iain Duncan Smith’s article in The Guardian. Phillips, I shoud point out, is someone I read for the same reason people pick scabs. It irritating, slightly painful, but nevertheless weirdly addictive. Anyway, her point is that: blogging democratises the national conversation by providing an alternative discourse to the world … Keep reading
Heh, well, I’m pretty chuffed. My Ten Thoughts on Successful Blogging was linked by Mr Scoble himself. Many thanks to him for that. Now, if I have more visitors here, I might need to think up something interesting to say. Gah! Any ideas?