Comments…lovely things they are until they become a pain in the butt. You know, the spam, the trolls…then the gray area – the people that disagree with you. What exactly do you “do” with people that don’t like you and what you write…and have the audacity to express that on your site?
Your gut instinct might [...]
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 what [...]
Driving along the same route you drive daily, seeing the scenery but not really paying attention, have you noticed something that you’ve never seen before? Then seeing that “new†thing that has always been there, you open your eyes and see little things you never noticed before? If you experienced this, did you then wonder [...]
Dave Winer posted yesterday :
A friend confirmed something that I kind-of suspected. There’s at least one person who has told at least one conference organizer that he won’t come if I’m also invited. The person has name, of course, but I don’t think I should say who it is, at this time.
If you follow Dave’s [...]
Weblogsinc. announced they are going to launch Focus Ads, the ability for readers to respond and comment on ads. Nick Denton said it’s “Bold to the point of foolhardy”. Jason responded with a story that highlights the advantages to this type of communication.
Let me say first, it’s a great idea. It’s not a new idea, [...]
I receive a lot of email for “blogging advice”. I should start a column. This one interested me…it’s nothing new, but I thought I’d speak on it.
This person reads blogs from work. He doesn’t have a blog, but he reads them. One of the blogs he reads had an interesting discussion going on. He did [...]
Robert Scoble posted this on his blog:
On the topic of opinionated geeks, I noticed that John has a New Year’s resolution not to read my blog. He says I infuriate him. OK, what’s the correct response when someone says “unsubscribe?” Why, subscribe!
Here’s the principle behind that. We need to listen to people who don’t like [...]
