According to Wikipedia: The term “weblog” was coined by Jorn Barger on 17 December 1997. The short form, “blog,” was coined by Peter Merholz, who jokingly broke the word weblog into the phrase we blog in the sidebar of his blog Peterme.com in April or May of 1999. This was quickly adopted as both a … Read More
Put a Blogging Book Under the Tree This Year
This is ContentRobot’s third annual holiday buying guide. We offer the best blogging books that have been published since the summer of 2007. Enjoy! New Rules of Marketing and PR: How to Use News Releases, Blogs, Podcasting, Viral Marketing and Online Media to Reach Buyers Directly by David Meerman Scott
How Small Businesses Can Get the Most from Blogging
What do blogs do for small businesses that websites do not? Here are 10 benefits … Give a personal face onto the brand. Allow you to position yourself as an expert, or trusted adviser, who strives to educate first and sell second. Provide fresh, focused content without the PR-speak. Steady content sets the table for … Read More
Fairwell, Zookoda … 3 Cheers for Feedblitz
In looking for an alternative to Feedblitz, who during the summer was undergoing some massive changes and growing pains, we stumbled upon Zookoda. This newsletter service seemed to offer everything we wanted … Adding it to your blog was easy You could customize the newsletter’s design to match your blog without additional fees The content … Read More
Blogging Still is Pretty Technical
While we like to think blogging is pretty easy, you still have to wade through blog jargon, as well as knowing a bit about web technology. If you’ve been thrown to the wolves and know nothing about blogging, here are some terms you should familiarize yourself with as you learn about this new communications tool. … Read More
Business Blogging Concerns Hold Steady
Business blogging has been around for a couple of years now, but it seems that the same concerns are still prevent among the corporate crowd. So, what continues to hold businesses back from blogging: Not knowing who will write for the blog (tip: find company evangelists who are passionate about your product and service and … Read More
BlogWorld Wrapup of the Conference Floor
We promised an inside look at the offerings at BlogWorld’s conference floor. Here is what we found: Blog advertising is alive and well. The majority of booths were featured money making schemes for your blogs. Since ContentRobot focuses on business blogging, we really didn’t spend much time here. Blog widgets were in vogue here. Were … Read More
BlogWorld 2007 – Day Two
Here is Day Two’s recap of ContentRobot at BlogWorld Expo. Despite yesterday’s full day and all the socializing, we were a bit more rested and ready to take on the day. The Morning Keynote Friday opened with “The Future of New Media Publishing” with a discussion with Tech TV’s Leo LePorte and Six Apart’s Anil … Read More