The right tool for the job
Posted: Tuesday, July 10, 2007 4:45 PM by Will Femia
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Google is working on improving its social network. Yahoo is adding one called Mosh. I secretly hope these both do terribly because if I have to create another online profile I'm going to go nuts.
Speaking of needing online social help, how nervy is it to pay other people to leave comments on blogs on your behalf?
Speaking of how to conduct yourself online, it used to be that all the good advice online was to make short frequent blog posts. And now this: Write Articles, Not Blog Postings - It's important to note that he's talking about a strategy for a particular kind of business or niche, but the general idea is that authority is better than awareness. Engaging in conversational blog banter might boost your blog popularity but if you want more status you should spend your time writing the definitive essay on your subject. (Is it just me or does that sounds like the newspaper columnist model?)
What I find most interesting about the above links is that we're beginning to see real, practical differentiation in the online community toolbox. Maybe you just want a social network presence (and then, maybe you only want one in a very specific social network), or maybe you want a brief tumble blog or Twitter experience, or the traditional blog route serves your purposes best, or maybe it's regularly releasing richer content that feeds online discussion. Maybe I'm being naive, but as the choices become too numerous to do everything, people are going to put some thought into how the various options suit them instead of simply following the latest fad technology.
Speaking of being well versed in tech tools, in the information age, librarians are the new rock stars.
Speaking of well versed, Paris Hilton rock opera
As much as I don't really want to care about Katie Couric, I'm going to read this profile of her.
I used to really believe the idea that opportunity or some kind of social well being was the solution to terrorism, but my optimism about that has been really flagging lately. Still it's probably the majority opinion that the promise of a good future either at home or here in the U.S. overrides jihads and other murderous mandates.
"Mininova is the fist BitTorrent site to enter the list of 100 most visited sites on the Internet."
Anyone care to hazard some analysis of what this means? How about if we add this one: Mass Video Streaming On The Web Reaches New Heights
"You can't dead lift 600 pounds if your abs aren't strong, but you will never see a 600-pound dead-lifter doing crunches and sit-ups." Military "core strengthening" exercises. When you read this, do you hear it in your head in a gravelly voice?
Speaking of toughguys, The story of Sak is another clever marketing move by the Philips Bodygroom people. You may recall the last one was an interactive guy in a robe whose coarse terms for male body parts were bleeped out with images of fruit. This one also has bleeps over coarse words (such that this item should have a NOTE, though I can't think of a specific warning. Don't show it to your kids I guess.) but the point of the video is to tell the fictional story of the invention of male body grooming.
Ten Politically Incorrect Truths About Human Nature - Guaranteed to offend you on some level.
Speaking of being offended, my headline for this story would be "Man sells wife for $4802." It wasn't exactly a sale. He made his wife join him in a swinging lifestyle, she ran off with one of the new partners. The husband sued for something called "alienation of affection" and was awarded the four grand. So by another interpretation, after shopping her around, that's the price he got for her.
"Here's your Election Central guide to all the possible legislative initiatives to end the Iraq War that are being worked out behind the scenes by Dem Congressional leaders and may be launched in the coming days."
"It started with a biologist sitting on a grassy river bank in York, eating a sandwich. It ended in the discovery of a “scruffy little weed with no distinguishing features” that is the first new species to have been naturally created in Britain for more than 50 years."
Since my recent remarks about Starbucks revealed some coffee lovers among my readership, "Without the bitterness produced by hot water, the cold-brewed coffee had hints of chocolate, even caramel. I dropped my sugar packet — no need for it. The best brews hardly need cream." The idea is that you steep the grounds in cold water overnight and filter the next morning for cold-brewed iced coffee instead of cold hot brewed coffee. (Bonus points if you don't use bottled water.)
Digg stories as a Tetris game - When I try to read the headlines, that's when I mess up the game. There's probably a lesson in that. And yes, there is a reason this idea seems familiar.
How a 'gay rights' leader became straight - It's not hard to imagine how this is causing discussion online. In fact the more honest headline is the one on the related news headline that uses "quits homosexuality" instead of "became straight." His essay is more about suppressing sexual urges than finding a new sexuality with women.
Speaking of gay conversions, Homo sex is...
Today's iPhone link collection:
This guy changed his middle name to Megatron
