This report is free. The Blogging Revolution: Government in the Age of Web 2.0, is a meaty guide to social media (great charts, tables, screenshots) that focuses on blogging in the public sector. The most intriguing case study is about how blogging is being used as part of the War on Terror by the U.S. Military. General James Cartwright, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), offers a fascinating glimpse into how blogs are part of

This report is free. The Blogging Revolution: Government in the Age of Web 2.0, is a meaty guide to social media (great charts, tables, screenshots) that focuses on blogging in the public sector. The most intriguing case study is about how blogging is being used as part of the War on Terror by the U.S. Military. General James Cartwright, commander of the U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), offers a fascinating glimpse into how blogs are part of STRATCOM's online information management system.

Blogging enables decision-making on a dime, 24X7, he explains. Information supplied by a 19-year-old private may be just as - or more - important than what a commanding officer contributes. Currently, the system is logging 250,000 - 350,000 blog entries or comments (he calls them transactions) per hour.

The report covers some of the same ground as my book, The Corporate Blogging Book,…

If you're not a regular reader of my blog, I hope you'll check out recent entries and subscribe via RSS: What grownups are doing on MySpace; Dilbert cartoons skewer CEO blogs; What a good corporate blog should look like; Technorati's Peter Hirshberg on Japanese bloggers, Jello and the shoe shine guy. (Great video.) Start here and scroll down. You can subscribe to the blog through the RSS feed. Or by entering your email address at the top of the If you're not a regular reader of my blog, I hope you'll check out recent entries and subscribe via RSS: What grownups are doing on MySpace; Dilbert cartoons skewer CEO blogs; What a good corporate blog should look like; Technorati's Peter Hirshberg on Japanese bloggers, Jello and the shoe shine guy. (Great video.) Start here and scroll down. You can subscribe to the blog through the RSS feed. Or by entering your email address at the top of the blog (left-hand side).

Good blogging is good writing. Or, as they say more lyrically in French, "Un bon blog repose sur une belle plume." Join me for a one-hour teleconference on how to write an effective blog on Thursday May 24, 2007 at 1:00 PM Eastern. I'll discuss: how to choose your blog writer(s), why you need a blog editor, tips and tricks for effective blogging, etc. Learn more and register now ($97 fee includes audio link so you can listen to the session

Good blogging is good writing. Or, as they say more lyrically in French, "Un bon blog repose sur une belle plume." Join me for a one-hour teleconference on how to write an effective blog on Thursday May 24, 2007 at 1:00 PM Eastern. I'll discuss: how to choose your blog writer(s), why you need a blog editor, tips and tricks for effective blogging, etc. Learn more and register now ($97 fee includes audio link so you can listen to the session later as well as an enhanced PDF transcript of the event.)

Note: this is a per-person fee and not a site license. 

I will cover:

- How to choose your blog writer(s)

- What the role of a blog editor is

- How to train your writers in the basic elements of blog writing style

- Advanced tips…

As a loyal subscriber to WordBiz Report, this 15-page PDF is yours *free.* Secret download link [here]. I've updated the examples of effective business blogs and added new material. If you're not already a subscriber to WordBiz Report, go to the sign-up page to get your free copy.

As a loyal subscriber to WordBiz Report, this 15-page PDF is yours *free.* Secret download link [here]. I've updated the examples of effective business blogs and added new material. If you're not already a subscriber to WordBiz Report, go to the sign-up page to get your free copy.

The April 12, 2007 teleconference is now available as an MP3 audio recording & enhanced PDF transcript. So you're serious about launching a blog for your organization. You're asking: who should write our blog? Can we ghostblog for our CEO? Can it be multi-author? How do we choose topic(s)? Do we need a blog editor and what should his/her role be?

 
Learn more...

 

Special thanks to my teleconference sponsor, Conference Calls Unlimited.

The April 12, 2007 teleconference is now available as an MP3 audio recording & enhanced PDF transcript. So you're serious about launching a blog for your organization. You're asking: who should write our blog? Can we ghostblog for our CEO? Can it be multi-author? How do we choose topic(s)? Do we need a blog editor and what should his/her role be?

 
Learn more...

 

Special thanks to my teleconference sponsor, Conference Calls Unlimited.

Congrats to Hilary Marsh with the National Association of REALTORS and  Eric Hoffman with Park City Mountain Resort. (He's Interactive Marketing Manager. Now there's a dream job if you like to ski.) They were two of the 350-plus respondents to my Quick Survey on Blogging and Social Media Tools. Each gets a signed copy of The Corporate Blogging Book.

Results of the survey were fascinating. Most notably, 60% of respondents said corporate blogging

Congrats to Hilary Marsh with the National Association of REALTORS and  Eric Hoffman with Park City Mountain Resort. (He's Interactive Marketing Manager. Now there's a dream job if you like to ski.) They were two of the 350-plus respondents to my Quick Survey on Blogging and Social Media Tools. Each gets a signed copy of The Corporate Blogging Book.

Results of the survey were fascinating. Most notably, 60% of respondents said corporate blogging does not need to be tied to the bottom line.

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