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The only constant is change
The Greek philosopher, Heraclitus, is “known for his doctrine of change being central to the universe.” I found his quote appropriate today. Earlier this week, I mentioned that things were going to change around here, primarily because I was going to be enrolling in school. As it turns out, the combination of my CPA license … Continue reading
Another ranking
Guide to Online Schools Top Political Blogs I’ve been meaning to mention this for a while but somehow never got around to it. In cleaning up my inbox this morning, I found the email in which I had been named one of the Top 50 Best Political Blogs by the Guide to Online Schools website. … Continue reading
It can only go downhill from here
Sunday, Virginia Right released a series (1, 2, 3) of rankings of Virginia Political Blogs which the proprietor, Tom White, tracks in his Old Dominion Blogs aggregator. Using webArbiter, it was interesting to note that my little blog is theoretically worth $109,500, good enough for second place in the first list. My rank in global … Continue reading
More bloggers join the MSM
It has been interesting over the years that I’ve been blogging (almost five now) to watch both the response of the main stream media (MSM) to the blogosphere as well as the reverse. Nearly every MSM site includes blogs now, mostly manned by staff. Newspapers and other MSM sources continue to be the primary source … Continue reading
Finally caved
Yep, I finally gave in and joined Facebook. Not because I have the time for it – because I don’t – but because it’s just another tool in the toolbox of communications. Besides, the email invitations kept coming It was my intention to just set up a page which would automatically post my blog posts … Continue reading
Anonymity on the internet
An interesting article in The New York Times urges an end to anonymous commenting. Instead of waiting around for human nature to change, let’s start to rein in bad behavior by promoting accountability. Content providers, stop allowing anonymous comments. Moderate your comments and forums. Look into using comment services to improve the quality of engagement … Continue reading
Friday fun: what kind of blogger are you?
You Are a Pundit Blogger! Your blog is smart, insightful, and always a quality read. You’re up on the latest news, and you have an interesting spin on things. Of all the blogging types, you put the most thought and effort into your blog. Truly appreciated by many, surpassed by only a few Now remember, … Continue reading
AP-NCC poll: 54% have little or no confidence in blogs
So says a poll by the Associated Press and National Constitution Center that was released Thursday (toplines pdf here). Of course, they didn’t ask them if they knew what a blog was! But then again, it seems there is not much confidence in anything. Out of 18 fixtures on the American scene, none won the … Continue reading
The $300 “blogging license”
This story is making the rounds. For the past three years, Marilyn Bess has operated MS Philly Organic, a small, low-traffic blog that features occasional posts about green living, out of her Manayunk home. Between her blog and infrequent contributions to ehow.com, over the last few years she says she’s made about $50. To Bess, … Continue reading
A business model for blogging
I’ve been around the internet for a while and used to co-own a technology site. Even back then, I couldn’t figure out a business model for making money on the internet – a legal one, of course. Over the past few days, I’ve had this conversation with several folks. One pointed me to this article … Continue reading
The demise of BlogNetNews
By now, many of you have no doubt noticed that BlogNetNews is no longer accessible. Driving the decision is, of course, money. Dave Mastio, who operated BNN, told me via email last week that the site has been losing enough money of late that it is for sale. In the meantime, it has shut down. … Continue reading
Upsides and downsides
When I started this blog more than four years ago, it was because I had something to say and felt like my opinion was not one of those being voiced elsewhere. Whether anyone read it or not wasn’t an issue; it was just me putting it out there. As time has passed, I’ve learned an … Continue reading
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