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Even Pierre Omidyar’s blogs get censored by Google (and probably by Facebook, too)

I heard via the “No Agenda” podcast (#557, 1 hr 29 min 45 sec) that Pierre Omidyar is planning to invest $250 MM in a new media venture: Right now, I’m in the very early stages of creating a new … Continue reading
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What can I win? 1 Year MYOur.ORG Community Membership (value = 10 Euros) 1 Year MYOur.ORG Featured Profile (value = 10 Euros) 100 MYOur.ORG Standard Bling (value = 100 Euros) Total value: 120 Euros — for FREE! What do I … Continue reading
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If the title of your post doesn’t tell me what it’s about, why should I even bother to click let alone read it?

The same goes for the post itself: If your post is long-winded, then you had better convince me right away that it will be worth my time. I just saw an interesting blog post title and I clicked on it. … Continue reading
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Good Titles, Bad Titles: What Title of Your Post Says About You

A couple of decades ago ( ), I did empirical research about how librarians thought about titles. Back then librarians were really the most advanced information scientists. In fact, they probably still are — except that today, people who are … Continue reading
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Blogging is All About Being Read, That’s Why Some Bloggers Sometimes Behave Like Whores

If I were an “SEO hacker”-type blogger, I might put a neat-o picture here. But because I’m not that kind of blogger, I will just let your imagination run wild instead. The whole Twitter-twat mania to be the first to … Continue reading
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