by Debbie Weil | Jul 25, 2005 | Fortune 500 Blogs, Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
Great side-bar in the August 2005 issue of Fast Company gives a run-down of proper blogging etiquette, comparing it to hosting a successful cocktail party:1. Make introductions (i.e. link to other useful and relevant blogs) 2. Be authentic (i.e. if you’re not...
by Debbie Weil | Jul 25, 2005 | Stuff, Uncategorized
Nicely-written article in today’s Chicago Tribune describes how useful blogs are as a low-cost marketing tool for small businesses. Quotes yours truly several times. Too bad the electronic version of this newspaper article doesn’t provide a live link to...
by Debbie Weil | Jul 15, 2005 | CEO Bloggers, Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
Intriguing interview in ZDNet Australia with Sun Microsystem’s CIO Bill Vass. Says that Sun’s chief blogger Jonathan Schwartz has been advised he can’t play practical jokes on his blog. For example, suggesting on April Fool’s day that Sun is...
by Debbie Weil | Jul 8, 2005 | Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
Was interviewed yesterday by Carole Matthews, senior editor of Inc.com. She’s writing an article about “top blogging tips” (I’ll post the URL when it’s published) and asked me a bunch of questions. It was more than an interview really. We...
by Debbie Weil | Jul 6, 2005 | CEO Bloggers, Stuff, Uncategorized, Writing
It’s treacherous territory but I’m reconsidering my earlier posts here and here. I initially said Go Daddy CEO Bob Parsons made a huge goof in posting an essay about interrogation techniques at Guantanamo Bay to his blog. Yes, it was offensive to many....
by Debbie Weil | Jul 6, 2005 | Stuff, Uncategorized
More on corporate blogging guidelines by David Pollard. He points out that there are 3 kinds of “corporate” blogs:personal, employee blogs official corporate blogs internal blogs on a corporate intranetAnd a 4th category: reading (and commenting on) other...
