Category: Blogging

It is my duty as a blogger to inform my fellow bloggers that a quick search may lead them to find that a certain phrase has been used before: Jafablog has a list of blogs that talk about the subject Dan Drezner’s wife used the phrase back in January 2004, and remembering that post prompted…

As a counter to the recent Business Week cover story on blogs, Henry Copeland takes us through some examples of why it may not be such a good thing: Yesterday a friend who runs a hedge fund reminded me of the Wall Street maxim — “sell when Business Week’s cover says buy.” I’m pretty sure…

So Arianna Huffington is going to try and compete with Matt Drudge in the blogosphere. Hands up who thinks a celebrity blog is a good idea? Arianna Huffington, the columnist and onetime candidate for governor of California, is about to move blogging from the realm of the anonymous individual to the realm of the celebrity…

Yes, posts have been slow lately, just been too knackered to do much on here!

Not much posting today, some interesting stuff read though. I did get around to reading Richard’s piece in Magill about the Irish blogosphere…yet more coverage for the blogs! Update: As Twenty as requested I have scanned the said article. It is in two JPEGS. First page here, second page here.

This is big. The influence of this publication should not be underestimated. BusinessWeek have gone all bloggy – no they have actually gone completely blog mad. Their permanent blog can be found here and it all looks good. Choice quotes: Go ahead and bellyache about blogs. But you cannot afford to close your eyes to…

There has been lots of coverage of Murdoch’s speech, Eamonn rounds it up. You can read the speech here. Here’s the whole bit: Thank you very much, Rick for that kind introduction. When a newspaper proprietor faces this many editors in one room, usually it means only one thing: a demand for a pay increase.…

John’s wife has started blogging, go send her some encouragement. Though I would suggest to John that he splash out on a small cheap server and get the two of you your own domain names – or even blog on the same blog!

Peter has decided to cease blogging. I did drop into the Blackline a few times a week, and always found it thought provoking. Why cease I don’t know, but I do know I’ve had times where I contemplated doing the same. But someone has to feed the blogmonster. Peter will continue with posting over at…

I finally got round to subscribing to Foreign Affairs and the Economist. So now I will be getting 4 Economists, Foreign Policy, the Atlantic, and an occasional Foreign Affairs every other month. Will I get time to blog?