We all know the bloggers are taking over the world. In fact, in February of last year I shared a few stats proving the blogger takeover. But, many brands are still struggling to figure out how to connect with them. Brands are unsure who they are, how they want to be approached and most importantly, how to utilize the power. Below are 15 facts – that that...
Yesterday, @Allison_Boyer wrote a great article for the Blogworld blog regarding the recent law suit between one of the bloggers who writes for the Huffington Post and The Huffington Post itself. The short version: “Jonathan Tasini filed a class action lawsuit against The Huffington Post, AOL, and co-owners Arianna Huffington and Kenneth Lerer on behalf of thousands of writers who have blogged for the online publication...
Blogging at its root is simple: it is words on a (web)page, put together and reachable by anyone with internet and your blog address. There are life bloggers, business bloggers, mommy bloggers, pet bloggers, food bloggers, pretty-much-anything-you-can-think-of bloggers, and every single one of them is doing the exact same thing: putting words on a screen for their readers to see. Blogging is not segregated. There...
The final post topic I gathered from my readers and followers was from Angry Julie (the first two were from @HealthOC and @Hagre). She is convinced the world is dominated by bloggers and wanted to know my thoughts. I think I agree! Why you ask? Let’s start by looking at the sheer statistics (stats from Techcrunch, Technorati, comScore and FutureBuzz):133,000,000 – number of blogs indexed by Technorati...
Last night, I attended my 4th Blog Crush meetup, and each one keeps getting better. The group is managed by Suzanne Broughton, the brilliant photographer and writer behind Alive in Wonderland. This time, the event was hosted at A’s Restaurant (what used to be the Arches) in Newport Beach. They were so welcoming and actually let us get behind the bar and make some drinks....
Today, problogger listed some of the best articles from some of the best bloggers and asked us to take a look. See which ones resonated, which we liked/disliked and why. I took a quick through the list and noticed a couple things right away. First, I have read all of them. Second, these are all articles from the other side. That means these are all...
