Opinions
Posts with opinions on blogging or on the traditional print/online, news/information businesses; any opinions related to the aforementioned topics
Your online persona’s reputation
Our online persona is defined by digital stuff that we create and who we share it with. Our reputation is then defined by how what we create is perceived and valued by others anywhere in the world. The fact is that your online reputation is now part of your personal identity and, frankly speaking,... »
Is Ghost Blogging Fraud?
Andy Wibbels writes a well-read blog “Small business blogging for instant global impact." In one of his latest posts he stirred the pot when he stated that “Ghost Blogging is Fraud.” »
Alltop.com: Not Just Another RSS Feeds List
Alltop.com potentially offers a great deal of value for business bloggers who, for the purposes of spending more time on their own social media endeavors, seek a way to spend less time tracking down all the pertinent news of the day. Though you may think it is just a hyped-up RSS feeds list,... »
Spread the Love of Blogging
Blogging is like a box of chocolates. The best blogs are like a heart shaped box of varietal chocolates with each post holding a special sweet nugget inside. And just like a great big valentines box, not very post comes with a map. You have to take a bite and see if... »
Overwhelmed with technology? Me too.
Of course, the web has its benefits for even the neophytes by providing easy access to providers all over world. My blog designer is in Sweden. I’m launching an equine book series this year with chapters from professionals across the globe »
Can your blog be as endearing as Calvin and Hobbes?
The Calvin and Hobbes comic strip was very human. The stories were real. They rang true. Bill Watterson worked at writing and drawing honestly. That is why I believe the comic strip was so successful. »
Are you too old to blog?
It troubles me to see a crew of young vocalists asserting that geezers are now anyone over the age of thirty and the relics who have passed into the forties and beyond are such technology neophytes they think AOL is cutting-edge. »
Is Social Media Causing American Workers to be Less Productive?
Are large numbers of Americans wasting work hours perusing these sites? »
Social Media and “IT” Factors Behind Election of Scott Brown
The country is still reeling from the upset that U.S. Senator-Elect Scott Brown pulled off in winning the special election to fill Senator Edward Kennedy’s Senate seat from Massachusetts. Imagine, a Republican Senator from the most Blue state in the nation. »
In Your Own Footsteps
The wild jungle of the “interwebz” leaves many baffled, scratching their heads, simply unphased or, at the very worst, completely turned off. But not you! No. Not you. »
