This was originally posted on interactive media and marketing news site iMedia Connection. Many corporate blogs fail because they forget two things: A blog is not a traditional news publication. It didn’t spring from the ether. It’s a conversation. A blogger is not a journalist. Journalists report facts. Bloggers connect and share. So many corporate [...]
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“OMG!! Blogging Is Dead! Now What?: Quick & Dirty Alternatives”
This morning, WIRED jumped on the “blogging is dead” bandwagon. Ironically, they wrote the article, well, in a blog post. The writer, Paul Boutin, makes some good points: too many mainstream publications to get heard, too many secret marketing campaigns and too much of a time suck to write. So, um, now what? Social Media [...]
“Ghostwrite the Blog: Should Admins Post For Execs?”
Today’s “always on” executive faces one heck of a conundrum: Between running from meeting to meeting, speaking at all the hottest tradeshows, and making million dollar decisions, where do they find the time to tweet, qik, write blog posts, superpoke competitors on Facebook, or read and reply to blog posts? In many cases, the executive [...]
“Video Demo: New WordPress ‘PressThis’ Next Tumblr Killer?”
UPDATE: Thanks for joining us for socialTNT’s first live demo. If you missed it, you can see the full, 3-minute video demo, below. Let us know what you think! Have you tried PressThis? How do you think it compares to Tumblr? Hi Everyone: We will be conducting a live demo of PressThis, WordPress’ answer to [...]
“Just Effing Do It: 8 Steps To Writing Better Blog Posts”
For both new and old bloggers, sometimes the hardest part of blogging is the process of taking an idea and turning it into something others can appreciate. By breaking each part down into unique actions, a daunting post gets digested into bite-sized pieces. Today, socialTNT shares our 8 step process for writing better blog posts. [...]
“Video Sneak Peak of New WordPress ‘Crazyhorse’ at Wordcamp 2008″
socialTNT spent our Saturday at Wordcamp 2008 learning about all things social media and blogworthy. You’ll be seeing the results of what we saw in future posts. In the meantime, we did manage to video a demo of the new WordPress (aka Crazyhorse) given by Liz Danzico and Jane Wells. WordPress designed Crazyhorse after they [...]
“3Q’s in 3Min: Geoff Livingston, The Buzz Bin”
It’s May Day, and people all around the world are marching towards better rights for workers. That’s right, people everywhere are chanting for more time on Facebook and the ability to watch “3Q’s in 3Min” at their desks. Every Thursday, socialTNT channels the spirit of citizen journalism by putting bloggers, reporters, PR pro’s or anyone [...]
