Registering Your Blog’s Domain Name
The first mistake I mention in “The 11 Biggest Mistakes Small Business Bloggers Make” is not getting your own domain name for your blog, and using something.typepad.com or something similar. However,...
View Article5 tips for businesses who are considering blogging
The article Defending yourself against the blogs from Multichannel Merchant (May issue) offers some good advice to merchants on how to more effectively manage their brand in the blogosphere. The...
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Bloggers now have their own gang sign
Yes, it’s true, you can actually spell the word “blog” with your hands. Here’s the photo to prove it. Careful, using this ‘gang symbol’ in the wrong neighborhood could get you shot!
View ArticleWhen Your Customers Blog…
The Web and the blogosphere can be incredible tools to connect with customers and prospects. Unfortunately, if you’re not doing a good job your customers can use these same tools to let the world know....
View ArticleWhy I Don’t Believe in Anonymous (Corporate) Blogging… Strumpette, You Can...
Because it’s bogus. What I mean is that, as amusing or clever as anonymous blogging can be (of course sometimes it’s nasty), it’s still slippery. Only half credible. And therefore ultimately an...
View ArticleMySpace Blogger In Trouble with Boulder City Council
I’m always on the lookout for stories about bloggers who get into trouble with official government agencies, because I think that the freewheeling and fairly tolerant blogging community is one that’s...
View ArticleKazaa Australia Boss Sues Canadian Blogger
In a case which has evident implications for Canadian bloggers but also for bloggers worldwide, Kazaa Australia boss Nikki Hemming is suing Canadian blogger Jon Newton and others for defamation, on the...
View ArticleThe Dangers of Pissing Off a Blogger
At Business Blog Consulting we have a category called “Dangers of Blogging,” but I’ve always thought it best served stories about Microsoft employees who like to take photos of Macs being unloaded in...
View ArticleSpam Attack!
You never really know what good something is doing in the blogosphere until it is broken and you don’t have it anymore. Over the weekend, the popular spam assassin Akismet was down and out. I only knew...
View ArticleBlogging For CIOs A Cautionary Tale
Niall Cook yesterday posted about CIOs and their thoughts about corporate blogs in an article by Andy McCue at Silicon.com. He and I both agree that perhaps CIOs are a little paranoid when referring...
View ArticleGuidelines Needed for Government Employee Blogging
Virginia Department of Business Assistance employee and dedicated blogger, Will Vehrs got a good result last month from the Commonwealth’s Department of Employment Dispute Resolution. The severity of...
View ArticleEmployee Blogs and the Law
In an article that’s sure to take the joy out of any blogging enterprise, Internet Business Law Services has posted Internet Law: Employee Blogs Pose Potential Problems for Businesses. While I’m sure...
View ArticleHow Not to Handle the Blogosphere
ABC/Disney is on the warpath against Spocko, a media critic who took umbrage to some of the content aired on KSFO-AM.According to Media Post the conflict stems from Spocko’s criticism of a right-wing...
View ArticleScraped Blog Content and Google Adwords
There’s something rotten in the state of the blogosphere. Like most neo-narcisists, I have a Google Alert going on my name, or more specifically, the name of my company. Every day, I get reports on...
View ArticleComplaints About Google’s Blog Search
Chris Richardson at WebProNews has a good article outlining some of the complaints against Google’s Blog Search. Seems a lot of blogs are scraping content to either redirect visitors to another page or...
View ArticleMuch Ado About Pork
I almost have to wonder if the National Pork Board is practicing brilliant, subversive marketing. If you haven’t heard, the NPB is suing a blogger. (Seems like the best stories always start out that...
View ArticleThe Do’s and Don’ts of Business Blogging from a Legal Standpoint
Too many articles about the legal ramifications of corporate blogs focus entirely on the negative side of blogs. This makes sense; corporate lawyers are hired with the intent of keeping the company...
View ArticleExtraordinary customer service inadvertently becomes blogger outreach
Anyone who knows the online retailer of shoes and handbags, Zappos will know that they are renowned for their stellar customer service. But this story blew me — and many other bloggers (such as Seth...
View ArticleDo You Need a Blogging Regimen?
As a certified Business Blog Consultant–I’m still awaiting the paperwork, but I’ve been assured it’s on it’s way–I work with a number of businesses on their blog and other Web marketing strategies....
View ArticleThe Dangers of Anonymous Blogging
BusinessWeek reports on anonymous blogging gone bad in a recent article Busting a Rogue Blogger. Yes, there’s controversy in the sexy world of patent litigation, as Troll Tracker–formerly anonymous,...
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