Deep Jive Interests

Well, after some thought, I am staying with the BlogHerald after all. There’s no question that there were some mistakes made in the transition, but with the direction that the BlogHerald is taking next, I think it is the best fit for what I’m looking to do in the next little while along with DeepJiveInterests.

In fact, I think all my bitching and bellyaching towards the BlogHerald and their new staff may have landed me a move up from “writer”, as I have been appointed assistant editor with Abe Olandres of Yugatech. Things are still new, but hopefully in the new year you’ll really get an idea of where the BlogHerald is going (cough cough! Its going to get a little International).

Of course, I will still be blogging here at DeepJiveInterests as well, keeping it as “fresh” and “authentic” as possible (did anyone else groan? Those two words that are quickly moving into the ‘hackneyed’ part of my dictionary) as much as I can about whatever I can. This includes Digg (of course), web2.0 hypocrisy, web app beta reviews, my own snarky opinion, and of course the BlogHerald, which will not escape my itchy blogging finger.

(I wonder if that now means this is a ‘corporate blog’?)

For example, although Mark Saunders had the best of intentions, I have no qualms in saying that the transition was done atrociously from a personal and blogger point of view. It was kept in secret, it was drawn out, and the leadership was frustratingly vague. We were all used to Matt’s hands-on-approach, and what were we dealt with? An at-arms distance ownership with some new management not used to the blogging culture at the Blog Herald.

Coupled with a curiously exuberant (well, from an North American-o-centric, view, baffling) crowd of Filipino fans dropping by to support the new management, and sometimes not in English, its all enough to make things dizzying to say the least.

Although mistakes were made, I can promise you a more mature and responsive BH is evolving starting today. In addition to contributing regularly, I see my role in terms of bridging the old guard to the new. Abe and Angelo have their own followings, but they are pro bloggers in their own right — just from the other side of the hemisphere that I’m from. They’ll be bringing their own experiences with successes, and before I choke on another buzzword, “diversity”, I think you’ll be seeing that in spades as well.

(in the ironic form of “diversity”, you will note that Abe, Angelo and myself are all Asian).

The future is still wide and big enough to support many blogs, and by expanding our focus and our blogger roster, there will be some interesting things to come.

But, as they say, the proof of the pudding is in the tasting.

If anyone has questions about the BlogHerald, you can reach me at my contact form on this website, and I reply to any questions within 12-24h, and often times, much sooner.

More BH’ish updates to come, and you can always check this website out for issues and details behind the scenes, warts and all — whether Mark likes it or not. ;)

Cheers,
Tony Hung.

PS. thanks for all the kind well wishes from everyone … its hard to imagine so many people noticed or cared!