Dec

27

Small business blogging goes mainstream … sort of

December 27, 2007 | Leave a Comment

You know it’s happened when the New York Times is writing about it, right?
I have to say, though, that what I found most interesting about that article is the fact that it totally skipped what is probably the primary and most successful set of small business bloggers: content producers.
That’s the folks for whom writing […]

Nov

9

How not to do PR

November 9, 2007 | 3 Comments

You know, people are a trip.
Okay, I’m late coming to this particular round of craziness but Mary points us to this blog flap prompted by Wired editor-in-chief, Chris Anderson (with props to Susan) …
Reading through the comments, this one caught my eye:
Chris,
This is mean-spirited. It’s part of your job as the leader of the organization […]

Oct

4

Freedom versus responsibility of the press

October 4, 2007 | Leave a Comment

Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee approved a shield law for journalists. The bill’s chief sponsor is Senator Arlen Spector (R-PA), and it was the subject of a certain amount of political tussle.
Evidently, there is a bipartisan group of Senators objecting that the bill defines a “journalist” far too broadly. It’s a motley crew, too: John […]

Jun

14

Al’s optimism

June 14, 2007 | Leave a Comment

I can see why Al Gore is still optimistic, in spite of everything that’s wrong with us per his new book.
The fact is that people really do have the power to change things, through the fairly simple means of telling each other (lots of each other) how they are treated.
If it works in business, one […]

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