Monthly Archives: October 2006

When Do Bloggers Have to Justify Earning a Buck?

Bloggers have a right to cover their hosting costs … er, in an ethical way, at least.

Neutering of MySpace / YouTube Gaining Traction

And getting print time in actual real world publications, like the New York Times, which today publicizes the takedown of even more videos by YouTube at the behest of Comedy Central.
First, a drop in traffic for social network sites. Then, a piece on how its core users are fickle and using it less and less. [...]

Recommended Reads for October 30, 2006

Recommended reads are a few things of interest noted around the web. Today, there are 2 reads.

Building Blogs As a Business: Calacanis, Cuban and VC Involvement

Its not very often you get to hear someone who has been successful in putting together a business using blogs (in this case a blog network), then sell it off for millions actually discuss blogs as a business.  Jason Calacanis, however, happens to be one of those guys.  Luckily, he’s a prolific blogger.
Jason Calacanis offers [...]

A More Realistic Look at Blogging for a Living

So, earlier in the evening I highlighted a fluff piece at BlogHerald about a piece by FastCompany about the benefits of blogging.  The thing I took exception to was how great it made blogging sound, without doing justice to how hard it is to do it professionally (and full time).
Well, for a more realistic (fair [...]

Shout Out: Service Untitled is Kickin’!

Service Untitled is kickin! And bitchin!

Forget MySpace — Should All Social Networks Have an Expiry Date?

Yes, I think all social networks need to have an expiry date! :)