Comments on: MySpace Killer? http://blog.muschamp.ca/2006/08/07/myspace-killer/ the sad, pathetic truth Sat, 13 Mar 2010 17:29:57 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Muskblog » Blog Archive » Miniature Scale http://blog.muschamp.ca/2006/08/07/myspace-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-1075 Muskblog » Blog Archive » Miniature Scale Wed, 11 Oct 2006 22:36:07 +0000 http://blog.muschamp.ca/2006/08/07/myspace-killer/#comment-1075 [...] The first suggestion is something integrable to Vox but it runs counter to search engine optimization strategy and self marketing so it shouldn’t be used exclusively if you want people to read what you write. Same goes with using a pseudonym, it can be counter productive to building your personal brand. Suggestion three is best accomplished by creating a Google Alert for your own name, something I’ve advocated previously. The last three I haven’t done the best at… [...] [...] The first suggestion is something integrable to Vox but it runs counter to search engine optimization strategy and self marketing so it shouldn’t be used exclusively if you want people to read what you write. Same goes with using a pseudonym, it can be counter productive to building your personal brand. Suggestion three is best accomplished by creating a Google Alert for your own name, something I’ve advocated previously. The last three I haven’t done the best at… [...]

]]> By: Muskblog » Blog Archive » Writing for your future boss http://blog.muschamp.ca/2006/08/07/myspace-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-842 Muskblog » Blog Archive » Writing for your future boss Wed, 16 Aug 2006 15:05:24 +0000 http://blog.muschamp.ca/2006/08/07/myspace-killer/#comment-842 [...] The other day I added another comment not the one on my posting about looking for a job online as I originally thought but to the one of my many postings about online social networking sites, regardless, in order to bolster the point I was trying to make I linked to Jakob Nielsen advice on blogging. [...] [...] The other day I added another comment not the one on my posting about looking for a job online as I originally thought but to the one of my many postings about online social networking sites, regardless, in order to bolster the point I was trying to make I linked to Jakob Nielsen advice on blogging. [...]

]]> By: Muskie http://blog.muschamp.ca/2006/08/07/myspace-killer/comment-page-1/#comment-835 Muskie Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:49:39 +0000 http://blog.muschamp.ca/2006/08/07/myspace-killer/#comment-835 Google seems to be adding some of the features found in Vox to Blogger. It is in beta now but soon Blogger will have tags, (I didn't know they were even missing, that is a big minus currently) friend only posts, and greater control over templates <em>ie look and feel</em>. I can't get too excited about any of this crap. It doesn't matter the greatest amount of control will always be in hosting your own site on your own domain using something like WordPress. Anyone who is serious about blogging and building a brand should look beyond Blogger, MySpace, and even Vox. Don't believe me, go <a href="http://www.useit.com/alertbox/weblogs.html" rel="nofollow">read what Jakob Nielsen has to say about blogging</a>, he is considered one of the web gurus. Notice how Muskblog tries to follow what he says though for 8 and 9 I probably fail. For 8 I don't care to limit myself nor start multiple blogs and for 9, <em>I'd rather tell the truth than lie, <strong>it is that simple</strong>.</em> Here is <a href="http://news.com.com/Update+aims+for+a+friendlier+Blogger/2100-1032_3-6105718.html?tag=nefd.top" rel="nofollow">an article over on News.com</a> dealing with the Blogger beta. Google seems to be adding some of the features found in Vox to Blogger. It is in beta now but soon Blogger will have tags, (I didn’t know they were even missing, that is a big minus currently) friend only posts, and greater control over templates ie look and feel.

I can’t get too excited about any of this crap. It doesn’t matter the greatest amount of control will always be in hosting your own site on your own domain using something like WordPress. Anyone who is serious about blogging and building a brand should look beyond Blogger, MySpace, and even Vox. Don’t believe me, go read what Jakob Nielsen has to say about blogging, he is considered one of the web gurus. Notice how Muskblog tries to follow what he says though for 8 and 9 I probably fail.

For 8 I don’t care to limit myself nor start multiple blogs and for 9, I’d rather tell the truth than lie, it is that simple.

Here is an article over on News.com dealing with the Blogger beta.

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