Trying to tap the online money flow of women ages 25-54, Yahoo has launched Shine in blog format. Call it the “dumbing down” of blogging. In other words, targeting blogging to the lowest common denominator by assuming that adult women are primarily interested in stroller envy articles and buying footwear in response to a co-worker’s inappropriate behavior.
I can’t imagine any attorney, or responsible workplace supervisor for that matter, giving out that type of advice for the latter example. Frankly, it isn’t liberating — it’s degrading.
To be sure, I don’t expect [Read more...]
My blog died — temporarily as the feed got messed up accidentally while performing a major upgrade this weekend after installing WordPress v. 2.5 (the WP install was actually the easiest part). What you see here now is the revived version.
The second day of WordCamp Dallas 2008 is wrapping up. In addition to learning more from a tech standpoint, including some good SEO tips, the event provided an opportunity to get into the mindset of bloggers of all skill levels and many motives for blogging.