Category Archives: new media

Interesting or Identifiable?

I’ve been reading Chuck Klosterman’s “Sex, Drugs and Cocoa Puffs- A Low Culture Manifesto”.  It’s basically a collection of essays-each one different, but each one (so far) displaying Chuck’s great sense of humor, connecting what you would think are wildly … Continue reading

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Challenges and Victories

The Miracle is not that I finished, the miracle is that I had the courage to start. John Bingham This has been a big week for me. After organizing Podcamps – digital media community unconferences – for the past few … Continue reading

community, learning, new media, podcamp, social media

Why Should You Share?

I had someone ask me a question about sharing and linking at my recent presentation about Blogging for Business at AGS University.  They said someone had told them they shouldn’t link out to others because it was taking traffic away … Continue reading

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The New FTC Guidelines on Endorsements by Bloggers

The Federal Trade Commission has issued new guidelines that go into effect December 1, 2009 regarding the use of endorsements and testimonials in advertising that for the first time specifically include blogs.  While there’s a ton of rumors swirling around … Continue reading

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Questioning Ethics or When Can We Throw Stones?

My friend, Chris Brogan, has gotten some missiles lobbed his way because of a sponsored post he did recently over at his Dad-o-Matic blog regarding K-mart. Apparently, some people took offense at this, while others seemed to think it was … Continue reading

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