What do you do if, as a blogger, you get yourself in a mess? This happens with 9rules member more than you’d think but they aren’t as big or publicized as much as the Mashable mess. Usually it’s a bad comment causing a mob of criticism. I know I am going to be asked, “Tyme [...]

As predicted, the Mashable/Pageflakes inflated stats issue was resolved. Seems the accurate number is 27K. So instead of bashing Mashable, which accomplishes nothing, what can we learn from this? It’s good the truth came out It is good that one site’s numbers were so outlandish it drew attention so the problem can be fixed. Yes, [...]

It intrigues me why people do the things they do. In the Editing Comments note I understand completely where people are coming from about being tempted in editing comments (although I am not, ever tempted, to edit anyone’s words). What intrigues me are people who are told there are legal issues doing it but their [...]

2007 predictions. The next week or so there will be many entries about it. When I read those, I think: who cares? Really, what shall be shall be. Occasionally I come across one that intrigues me. Mapping the Web has an interesting one: Bridging the gap: Up until recently, the gap between A-list bloggers and [...]

I read a note earlier today about editing comments. I read the note and walked away from my computer, shaking my head. This is why Systems Thinking is important. It forces the blogger to view the entire picture. Like the legalities of editing someone else’s copyrighted comment. Or by making it grammatically correct, changing the [...]

There is a joke about how women behave to different situations. When a man asks a woman what is wrong, she’ll say “fine” or imply everything is okay when in truth, she has something on her mind. Many times the man knows she’s not fine but there isn’t anything he can do. It doesn’t mean [...]

Looking at the on stage demo of Assassins Creed I was mesmerized. The game looks remarkable, has a realistic feel to it, and Ubisoft seems to have made an excellent attempt at tapping into a dream many gamers have (particularly male gamers): being a ninja. I admit it, I love the thrill of the chase [...]

There are a lot of entries about “wrapping up” 2006, leading to “changes in 2007″. Most seem very sincere too. In an an example about planning, I said I wanted to improve my writing skills. One of the beautiful things about writing online: the ability to compare the past to the present. I have a [...]

New Years. This is when a lot of bloggers make resolutions on what they want to do differently for the next year. Most are improvement related and unfortunately most fail. Why? No strategy. Wait Tyme! You’re jumping the gun! I have a strategy! I have a plan! Tyme says: bunk. Example, I have three sites. [...]