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Category Archives: Blogs
Building a Canadian Blog Directory?
In the past few months, I’ve been working with a lot of start-ups looking to spread the word about what they’re doing. Given the continuing decline of traditional media coverage, blogs are taking a more important role.
In Canada, however, it can be difficult to identify and target bloggers because there doesn’t seem to be a [...]
A Weekly Content Recap
I spend a lot of time writing and reading so figured it might be a good idea to share of the more interesting things that I’ve written and come across:
My posts:
- A Pragmatic Approach to Social Media, which suggests that companies should be strategic when it comes to social media.
- Is There a Limit to [...]
The Death of the Blog Comment?
For all the talk about social media being about “conversations”, it has become more apparent that the blog comment landscape is becoming a lot less vibrant and interesting.
At one time, comments on blogs were pretty standard – you read an interesting post, you left a comment. Today, you read an interesting post, and then do [...]
Reality Check: Blogs Haven’t Lost Their Mojo
One of the downsides of the hype about Twitter (aka the glamor girl) is how it makes blogs look downright dowdy. It’s easy for everyone to get all hot and bothered about 140-character (or less) messages because anyone can do it fairly well. Blogs, however, require time, a nugget of an idea, some work and, [...]
Also posted in Blog Services, Social Media Tagged Blogger, Blogging, Blogs, peter kim, Twitter, wordpress 3 Comments
Can Less (Time Online) Be More?
Given my company is focused on helping start-ups improve how they market and communicate online, spending a lot of time on the Web is an occupational hazard. I probably spend 50 to 60 hours/week online, depending on how much work needs to be done.
I really enjoy my work, as well as everything the Web has [...]
A Commentary About Blog Comment Systems