The gist of the call that got me into a part-time faculty position at the Academy for Nonprofit Excellence went something like this . . . The assigned instructor moved out of state. In three weeks, class starts. There is no set curriculum. You need to come up with 16 […]
Yearly Archives: 2008
California and Illinois tied for top state with the most readers. That’s one of my more interesting findings from July’s end of month statistics. In June, I reported on the most read posts. This month, I decided to build in Google Analytics, a free service you can sign up for […]
Do you spread your ideas around or leave them up at the same URL all day, every day? That’s a question for bloggers. How about the rest of you? How far does your message travel? Do you spread it or do other people do that for you? Today a friend […]
A reader writes . . . “I’m looking for some new social media networking groups in Chicago. What would you recommend?” While I’m on the team that’s working on setting up the first Chicago Social Media Club Event, check out what’s on the networking front right now . . . […]
That’s my only update on Friday night, the first night of BlogHer 08. If I ever needed confirmation that someone valued what I had to say, this was it. Making it onto Alltop’s online PR blog feed-magazine rack, a collection of the best of the best feeds, was a dream […]
Wanted to share a few images with you from BlogHer 08 and my trip to San Francisco. For more scenic shots, check out my California travelogue I posted in December. To browse other’s images, check out BlogHer 08 on Flickr.com. Frank, who waited on us […]
Every Tuesday, Liz Strauss at Successful-Blog hosts an open comment night. Last week the group came up with the idea to host a blog showcase. Blog-to Show? Showcase Your Blog at Successful-Blog July 26-27 outlines the details of how to get in. With all entries in, the show is up […]
Today’s Tweet Cloud . . . A collage of links, twitter IDs, words, phrases and locations, tweet cloud arranges an artful collage of what you talk about on twitter. Words that pop out on mine that I like: 800th, Chicago, family, france, glow, happy, lead, loves, media, produced, requested-often, social, […]
Every Thursday, I share a few random Google keyword search rankings with my newsletter readers. [Want to be on the list? Email wiredprworks AT aweber DOT com.] Today, I’m sharing them with you. Here’s how it works . . . keyword-search term ranking/number of results for term conveying expertise = […]
A reader writes: Love to hear your thoughts as to why Heather Armstrong has some negative perceptions about her as alluded in the article about BlogHer and how Mommybloggers profit. [To take the focus off of Heather and her blog - www.dooce.com I'm modifying the question to: Any downsides to […]