Switching To Blogging 2.0

The business of blogging is changing. A movement that arguably spawned social media and widespread user generated content is no longer ignoring the web 2.0 changes that have followed its rise. Open and sharing have replaced closed ... continue

TypePad AntiSpam Is Welcomed, But Times Are Changing

SixApart has launched a full scale assault on Automattic's Akismet spam service with the launch of TypePad AntiSpam. Michael at TechCrunch notes that TypePad AntiSpam takes a multi-headed heuristic approach to detecting and blocking comment spam on blogs ... continue

Considering Shyftr

There's been a lot of talk around the way Shyftr deals with full feeds, so I thought I might add my two cents worth via video. Note towards the middle when I'm referring to monetizing feeds from ... continue

Blogging 2.0 and Advertising

One of the most common arguments against Blogging 2.0 is that it threatens advertising revenue by diluting a blog as the ultimate point of conversation around a topic. Blogging 2.0 brings new challenges and distribution models, but does ... continue

Blogging 2.0: It’s All About The User

Another weekend means another bitchmeme, and this weekend it was all about FriendFeed. Scoble has a good summary of the debate so I won't rehash it all, but I did want to throw something into the mix: Ultimately ... continue

Disqus: The Case For And Against

Editors note: I'd actually started writing this before this post hit Techmeme, so I've updated this post to fit. Disqus is an embedded commenting system that's getting a lot of viral support lately, and even some money via ... continue