Business Blogs in the News
Here are some recent goings on in the world business blogs:
Locals out front in business blog march
Not long ago, I never would have imagined committing a business column to some funky blog contest. Blogs were too new and ill-defined, too tech-heavy or just too ranting in content to merit much attention.
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Now business blogs are blossoming. You will be hearing a lot more about them and reading more of them online on your own.
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There's a far more practical side as well. Major Internet search engines - especially Google - recognize and respond to frequent changes on blogs and elevate those Web sites in search rankings. That's critical to getting noticed in the online world.
"It's the best guerrilla marketing tool out there," Hoffman says of blogs.
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General Motors also runs a few blogs. The most notable - http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/ - features frequent commentary from GM's top executives.
Security Awareness Blog Wins Best Overall and Best Tech Company Blog
In an upset victory, The Security Awareness Blog for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless received the most online votes in both categories it was nominated for in the 2005 Business Blogging Awards.
Amanda G. Watlington to Address Blogs at National Search Engine Strategy Conference
(PRWEB) February 24, 2005 -- Blogs are a hot topic. Marketers and business owners, who question what value blogs bring to business and how search engines handle blog content, will learn what leading industry consultant, Amanda G. Watlington will have to say on this topic at the upcoming Search Engine Strategies Conference 2005. This search engine marketing conference, sponsored by Jupitermedia Corporation and SearchEngineWatch.com, will be held February 28 through March 3 at the Hilton New York. In 2004, Amanda Watlington addressed audiences on the rapidly emerging topic of blogs at two previous Search Engine Strategies conferences.Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. is co-author of a soon-to-be-released book on business blogs and blogging. The book entitled Business Blogs: A Practical Guide will be released in March. The book, co-authored with Bill Ives, includes detailed case studies and insights from over 70 bloggers and addresses all the business, technical, writing, and publishing issues business bloggers face.
Venture Capital: Startup tags along as weblogs go corporate
Anil Dash, vice president of the professional network at Six Apart, estimates that his company's business blogs have grown by as much as 500 percent in the past 18 months.
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Top executives across the country are operating weblogs. Here are a few:
www.boeing.com/randy/
fastlane.gmblogs.com/
blogs.sun.com/jonathan
www.edelman.com/speak_up/blog/
www.clip-n-seal.com/news/
www.whatcounts.com/
Fast Company Searches For The "Best Business Blogs" (2.4.05)
The Fast Company team has initiated a search for the best business blogs. This month, they're asking for submissions for the best advertising-related blogs.My votes go to MarketingVOX, Reveries and AdRants. Readers can also recommend blogs not focusing on the current theme. Submissions do not constitute votes. FC posts...
Locals out front in business blog march
Not long ago, I never would have imagined committing a business column to some funky blog contest. Blogs were too new and ill-defined, too tech-heavy or just too ranting in content to merit much attention.
...
Now business blogs are blossoming. You will be hearing a lot more about them and reading more of them online on your own.
...
There's a far more practical side as well. Major Internet search engines - especially Google - recognize and respond to frequent changes on blogs and elevate those Web sites in search rankings. That's critical to getting noticed in the online world.
"It's the best guerrilla marketing tool out there," Hoffman says of blogs.
...
General Motors also runs a few blogs. The most notable - http://fastlane.gmblogs.com/ - features frequent commentary from GM's top executives.
Security Awareness Blog Wins Best Overall and Best Tech Company Blog
In an upset victory, The Security Awareness Blog for Ma, Pa and the Corporate Clueless received the most online votes in both categories it was nominated for in the 2005 Business Blogging Awards.
Amanda G. Watlington to Address Blogs at National Search Engine Strategy Conference
(PRWEB) February 24, 2005 -- Blogs are a hot topic. Marketers and business owners, who question what value blogs bring to business and how search engines handle blog content, will learn what leading industry consultant, Amanda G. Watlington will have to say on this topic at the upcoming Search Engine Strategies Conference 2005. This search engine marketing conference, sponsored by Jupitermedia Corporation and SearchEngineWatch.com, will be held February 28 through March 3 at the Hilton New York. In 2004, Amanda Watlington addressed audiences on the rapidly emerging topic of blogs at two previous Search Engine Strategies conferences.Amanda G. Watlington, Ph.D. is co-author of a soon-to-be-released book on business blogs and blogging. The book entitled Business Blogs: A Practical Guide will be released in March. The book, co-authored with Bill Ives, includes detailed case studies and insights from over 70 bloggers and addresses all the business, technical, writing, and publishing issues business bloggers face.
Venture Capital: Startup tags along as weblogs go corporate
Anil Dash, vice president of the professional network at Six Apart, estimates that his company's business blogs have grown by as much as 500 percent in the past 18 months.
...
Top executives across the country are operating weblogs. Here are a few:
www.boeing.com/randy/
fastlane.gmblogs.com/
blogs.sun.com/jonathan
www.edelman.com/speak_up/blog/
www.clip-n-seal.com/news/
www.whatcounts.com/
Fast Company Searches For The "Best Business Blogs" (2.4.05)
The Fast Company team has initiated a search for the best business blogs. This month, they're asking for submissions for the best advertising-related blogs.My votes go to MarketingVOX, Reveries and AdRants. Readers can also recommend blogs not focusing on the current theme. Submissions do not constitute votes. FC posts...
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