Time Wasting Blog Comments, Comments Policies, and Comment Etiquette : The Blog Herald

Time Wasting Blog Comments, Comments Policies, and Comment Etiquette : The Blog Herald

Useful article on policies around commenting on blogs and encouraging people to leave a comment. My suggestion is to leave the end of the post with a provocative statement or a question that has relevance to the reader, and encouraging people to respond in the comments area.

Another method that I'm trialling is to start an introductory comment in the comments section that asks a follow up question to the post.

How To Run A Corporate Blog / Wired How To's

How To Run A Corporate Blog / Wired How To's

Here's a few basic tips on how to run corporate blog. It's worthwhile getting other opinions on this one though.

My main tip is not to be scared to have an opinion a take a bit of heat about what you've written. There's nothing more boring than a boring blog.

Cyber-flaws invite hacker chaos | Australian IT

Cyber-flaws invite hacker chaos | Australian IT

The question posed here is, will commerce on the internet survive the perfect storm of the new breeder of hacker?

StarOffice now part of Google's plan | Australian IT

StarOffice now part of Google's plan | Australian IT

Is Google to become the next Microsoft. Here they announce the release of a box of office productivity applications in conjunction with Sun Microsystems that will rival MS Office

Melbourne IT - not happy Jan >-(

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What comes after web 2.0?

Many people, often confused and dazed by the speed of Internet technology, are asking what's after Web 2.0? Well ask no longer. Here's the answer. It's an amazingly insightful, although light-hearted, glimpse into the future.

Don't be frightened to have an opinion

Whatever your field of business, stand out from the crowd by having an opinion. Internet surfers can't stand fake people and they want to hear what you have to say. By having an opinion you have a better chance of engaging your readers in a worthwhile conversation - and that's what this gig is all about. Conversations. If you don't trust yourself to have a public conversation then don't bother starting to blog. If you're not convinced about the need to have a public conversation, go and check out what Robert Scoble's done at Microsoft. According to his book (co-authored with Shel Israel), Naked Conversations, companies should welcome having an open, honest dialogue with their market and customers.

Let me know how you get on.