How low can you go? Clearly, not too low here since Communication Overtones is Rated G. It may be no fun, but it doesn't surprise me. Those who read this blog, and comment here, know I don't allow language that steps beyond a G rating. I wondered if the overall Rating of blogs had anything to do with Ranking, with the thought that controversy and spicy language might boost rankings. So, I took the top 10 marketing blogs on ToddAnd's Power 150 and ran them through the algorithm. Seth Godin Rated G read more...
AOL News Relaunched As a Blog – Sort of
More evidence that the mainstream media is repositioning itself to take advantage of new technology is the AOL News relaunch this week into a blog format. With the popularity of its TMZ gossip blog and its Fanhouse blog, the conglomerate figured, "Why not go for the whole enchilada?" Problem is that the news "blog" just is formatted like a blog, with some social media tools such as bookmarks, a mechanism to vote up or down on the article and a way to share the story read more...
Newspapers Adapt: Video from the Newsroom Goes Viral
If you haven't been sleeping under a rock, you will know that the Apple iPhone goes onto the market this Friday. I haven't written about it because it is perhaps the most overblown product launch in the history of mankind. However, it has brought out an interesting phenomenon. Last week, theNew York Times announced (via Beet TV) that it would share embed of its video clips with the public via YouTube by the fall. Also last week the Washington Post announced that it would read more...
Day of Radio Silence – Webcasters protest royalty rate hikes
If you listen to live streaming Internet radio, you might not be able to do it today. In protest to a new ruling that will raise royalty rates for webcasters on July 15, retroactive to Jan 1, 2006, some Internet radio stations are participating in a Day of Silence. Some of the more noteable are Shoutcast, Yahoo Music and Live365.com. The rates will shift from a percent-of-revenue model to a flat fee read more...
Beware the Diggerati: You Have 6114 Messages
The bulls are running again, and today they see red. There is a new commenting system at Digg, and apparently, the Diggerati hate it! A post on the Digg Blog now has 6,114 Diggs, and none of them that I saw were accompanied by very kind comments. Digg is one of those living organisms that can propel you to greatness, or leave you bleeding read more...
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