The Archives
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01.10.08The Aussie Bloggers ForumBlogging is hard work. We all know that. And not all of us have a job that lets us blog as a part of our work (even me, sometimes). To blog successfully (for a broad definition of success) you need to read and comment on other blogs, keep up with happenings in the space your blog covers and ideally, have some regular visitors to keep the traffic flowing There are now lots of great Australian blogs covering a wealth of topics. And better yet, there's now a place for bloggers of all levels of experience to go ...
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11.19.07How I Find Blogging IdeasLike a lot of bloggers I know, my head is full of ideas that I never get around to committing to words. There are a number of reasons for this - work-life balance, client requirements, yada yada. Frankly though, it's not actually that hard to blog pretty regularly. Not every post needs to be a cornerstone. I draw inspiration from the world around me - online and offline. I try to add depth to conversations my colleagues and peers are having, I try to generate original content and sometimes, something totally lightweight takes my fancy. If you ...
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11.14.07Where is my continuous partial attention?Those of us involved in social media spend a good deal of our time rabbiting on about continuous partial attention, the ambient intimacy afforded to us and the social capital generated by use of the tools we leverage such as Facebook and Twitter as well as the real, human communities these actually represent. In a time poor existence, the sheer load that staying in touch with these communities and people represents is pretty significant - alongside using all my social tools, I try to keep abreast of almost 300 feeds. It's a daunting task, and one that sometimes gets the ...
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11.12.07On the inside, the roses grow - value in corporate bloggingWhile the title is a reference to a line in a song that was the theme of one of the mainstays of 1980s Australian television, it's also strongly reflective of my opinion on corporate blogging. Smart corporate blogging adoption is something that can have a marked effect in a number of areas in your organisation: perception of and actual corporate openness, particularly when the blogging is done across all levels of your organisation the degree to which a culture of knowledge sharing is adopted the feeling of connectedness and fraternity of staff at all levels with each other the ability of the organisation ...
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08.28.07Your online voiceIndustry colleague, Nick Hodge of Microsoft mentioned me a couple of times last week in a talk he gave to the NSW chapter of the Australian Institute of Management. He recommended me as a good source for information on Web 2.0 (particularly in business) in Australia. I was pretty chuffed about this, as I have a lot of respect for Nick. A follow-up post on Nick's blog posed some questions arising from the talk, including this one from an audience member, Susan Dyster: You discussed the need for an authentic voice when engaging with others online as well as the ...
