Stuff you should know, stuff I should remember.

This article focuses on ordinary schmoes becoming porn stars – but much of it applies to mainstream marketing as well: The growth in the porn industry is criticised by campaigners, some of whom maintain that porn can lead to a rise in sexual offences. Others say it is degrading to its participants, while some believe […]

Mark your calendars for another rollicking conversation on blogging and how it can power up your business. This time we’re talking with Susannah Gardner – author of the upcoming book, Buzz Marketing with Blogs. March 9th @ 8pm EST – 440-389-9715 x834 Full details in the audio invitation. (in MP3 format) Susannah’s blog is at […]

Shel Israel and Microsoft ‘Geek Blogger’ Robert Scoble are writing a business blogging book online, with the working title (but maybe not for long) of ‘Blog or Die’. In a bold move, they are posting the draft to their Red Couch blog, and inviting comments. Which they are getting. In response to some of the […]

I’m back from Hawai’i – the whole lacivious saga is posted on my personal blog.

Just a reminder about our call with Yvonne Divita!

It could be I’m insane. I could be my latent hatred for Kenneth Lay. I’m pulling for Martha. I really am. I think because I am fascinated on how the company is going to attempt to re-build Martha’s brand. Will they shift towards putting less Martha in the Martha and turning her name into an […]

I was on an ‘intro for blogging’ call a few days ago. I was listening in because I always like to hear how others explain blogging to newbies. But then the phrase: $5,000 a month in passive revenue. Popped up into the conversation. This was mentioned in the same breath with adding ads to blogs […]

I really really liked Instant Video Generator – I thought it was a great idea and a simple tool. Terribly over-priced though (I think it was $40 a month?) and I really wonder if it is just another internet marketing seduction. Granted, video-to-Flash is an emerging trend, but I think it’ll be like a lot […]

Charles from Pheedo tackles a thorny issue: [U]nder copyright law, the blog comment author is the owner of the comment and his/her copyrights are triggered at the moment the comment is added to the blog. The consequences of this simple analysis could be painful for blog operators. And therein lies a tale… Full article: Who […]

Veteran blogger Jason Kottke goes for broke: I’m asking the regular readers of kottke.org (that’s you!) to become micropatrons of kottke.org by contributing a moderate sum of money to help enable me to edit/write/design/code the site for one year on a full-time basis. If you find kottke.org valuable in any way, please consider giving whatever […]