Several posts have been written lately about a disturbing trend in the blogoshere—Ghost writing. Many point out the obvious problem with this faulty idea. Blogs are journals, personal accounts or posts by an individual who represents either herself or their company. B.L. Ochman makes the point very well…
One of our favorite blogs, Adrants, recently ran a piece on the NHL’s new ad campaign. The story centered around the obvious feminist take on the ads, calling them gratuitous for the use of an attractive women dressed in a push-up bra massaging an actor playing an NHL player. As is often the case, the more important story is lost or stolen by those who want to tell the same old story. For the record, YES, the ad is ridiculously gratuitous, get over it. The real sad thing about these ads, is the disconnect the NHL has with its true fan base. More…
A post today on Tom Peters blog, tells the story of Steve’s Aunt Roslyn and a comment she made to him recently…
“Just because we can connect, should we? I hear people on their cell phones ask, ‘What did you do today? Nothing? Ok, I’ll call you later.’ Are we just afraid that if we’re alone we might have to think? If we have a bad thought, are we afraid we can’t face it? Or are we afraid we’ll have no thought?”
Several studies have been done in the past five years, that indicate too much time spent each day reading and responding to emails, blog posts, SMS’s, etc. may dramatically effect your creativity and critical thinking. Aunt Roslyn, at 80 years young, certainly gives us something to think about.
Now, what was I thinking about a minute ago?
This is so long overdue, it shouldn’t be news, but it is good news, so we must offer some comment. Google recently announced that, when they decide to penalize or ban a website for apparent infringement of their guidelines, they will contact the website owner, tell them that they have banned their website and why. They are actually going to talk with their customers. Well, good for Google!
For the past two weeks, there has been a firestorm of controversary in the real estate industry over the DOJ’s (Department of Justice) decision to sue the National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) over their Internet property listing policies. Those inside the industry cry foul and denounce the unwashed media for spreading lies and untruths about their sacred listing policy. It is sad to see those in the industry I work with, allowing their story to be framed in such unflattering ways. Damon Darlin’s article in the New York Times this past weekend entitled, “The 6 Percent Solution: Skip Real Estate Agents” is a must read if you want to see how badly the story will be told. You need to subscribe to the Times to view this article, but it is FREE.
This move by Daimler Chrysler must rate as the strangest corporate blogging concept in a while. Check out the link below to B.L. Ochman’s weblog for all the details. She attempted to register, but has found out that they are serious. Their blog is only available to “journalists who work for known and established media organizations”. Clueless is all I have to say. Although B.L. correctly points out that nobody under 50 has a clue who that old guy Lee Iacocca is, I will say just two things about that. One, I’m 50 bang on and I think that number would be more like 40 and two, at least Lee would have known how to use blogs to support DM’s marketing efforts better than today’s suits 
B.L. Ochman’s weblog - Internet strategy, marketing, public relations, politics with news and commentary: Daimler Chrysler Launches Media Only Blog and Locks Out Bloggers.
Went to my local Apple dealer today to replace a defective monitor cable for my PowerBook. I have dealt with this store for about 15 years. It has been the only Apple dealer in town until Best Buy recently opened up. Here’s the problem.
Jason Fried is one of the pithy guys behind 37 Signals, developers of Basecamp, the best web based, project planning software out there. We have been using their ProjectPath for about a year and recommend it highly. In this post, Jason does what Jason does best… publically let his customers know that he is not listening to them. Don’t misunderstand, he knows what he is doing. Check out his latest bit here.
As you will see, the post is right up front and to the point. Forget feature requests. The best part is the 47 (as of this writing) comments he has stirred up and the hidden gem, he knows or doesn’t care that his ‘customers’ are reading it. As Seth would say, “it’s all part of the story”. Good stuff indeed.
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