Advice on the value of blogs

October 31 2005

You're right; there is a chapter in [my book] that shows how you can get involved: either being part of a blog, starting a blog, participating in talk shows, writing letters to the editor of your local daily or weekly newspapers, calling your representatives.  Simple stuff.  We show you how to do it.  If enough people start to do it, guess what?  Things start to happen and one of the great things about this whole electronic era we're in is you can create communities much faster than you could before.
Quote from Steve Forbes, in an podcast released today on PodTech.net.

Ed Brill Toronto, ON Canada Category:  In the news  Add/View Comments [7]

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  1. 1  Duffbert http://www.twduff.com | 10/31/2005 4:32:08 PM

    I was wondering how that podcast would mesh with their cover page story... The answer is "It doesn't". :)

  1. 2  Paul Mooney http://www.pmooney.net | 10/31/2005 6:56:41 PM

    ROFL..... Yep Daniel.... slam the "community". Biting the hand that feeds you is good for the career. Who QA'd and approved Lyons' article??

  1. 3  Ben Rose http://www.jaffacake.net | 10/31/2005 7:39:29 PM

    Wow, those Forbes guys give out more mixed signals than my ex. girlfriend; where the hell are the goalposts going to be tomorrow?

  1. 4  Wild Bill http://www.billbuchan.com | 11/1/2005 3:02:48 AM

    There's a lesson for us here fellow humble bloggers.

    Professional Journalists and Editors achieve a degree of consistency and professionalism that is out of a single bloggers grasp. And we shouldnt under any circumstances believe that we can ever replace "proper" publishing.

    Oh. Hang on a minute....

    ---* Bill

  1. 5  Wild Bill http://www.billbuchan.com | 11/1/2005 3:23:57 AM

    Ahh. Now I get it:

    { Link }

    Poor Dan's worried about growing old *and* poor...

    ---* Bill

  1. 6  james governor www.redmonk.com/jgovernor | 11/1/2005 5:05:34 AM

    i am confused though. doesn't mr forbes know what is on the cover of his magazine?

  1. 7  Simon Barratt http://apps.fmc.com/blog.nsf | 11/1/2005 10:55:30 AM

    You can't help but smile!