Today, there are young bloggers who have their own websites and blogs. Some even boast high rankings and good sized communities. contacted a handful of young bloggers, all under the age of 17, to get an idea of whether they see their age as a hurdle and what advice they would give to new bloggers. resident of Western New York, he’s not just a blogger but a podcaster. Also pictured (center) is mom Ciaran Blumenfeld, who is also a blogger. And he’s been compared to some hugely popular bloggers. What Advice Can You Give to New Bloggers? MORE >>

This list also includes policies called; Staff blogging policies, enterprise social network guidelines, Employee Blogging Policies, Staff engagement in online communities, and so on. Sun Guidelines on Public Discourse  [link] (original from 2005 elsewhere) Also  [link]  . Hill and Knowlton’s Public Relations Pledge for Bloggers  [link]  . For example, if I trashtalk Widget company, a community member might point out I am a competitor and then send me to my own companies public guidelines. Managing staff who participate in social networks. Opera  [link]. Thanks. MORE >>

This week on ProBlogger we’ve been looking at the topic of building community on a blog. We started by identifying 9 benefits and 3 costs of community on a blog and then looked at 5 stages of building community on a blog. Today I want to dig deeper into some specific things to DO to build community on your blog. Good bloggers similarly often write in a more conversational way and in doing so invite readers to respond. In doing this readers see where they fit in to the diverse membership of your community and you remind them that they participated. MORE >>

new blogger is born today! This baby blogger does not know the perils of comment moderation, stalkers, low traffic, and spam that await her. wonder what type of blogger she’ll be. With millions of bloggers out there, there are a certain number of very identifiable qualities that are seen. This blogger aims to cover as many of those qualities, or “breeds,&# as possible. While there may be some purebreds out there, 99.832% of bloggers will be mutts, possessing a combination of these traits. Name-droppers mention other bloggers very frequently. MORE >>

Social Networks and Online Communities – maybe Twitter? Even coins don’t actually cost $2 to make, they “represent&# a collective, community value of what is worth $2. Now there are a number of bloggers around – won’t mention any names – that think money and “virtual currency&# and revenue are not important in social media. Back in 2005 I was  blogging about Yahoo Yen and New$ Dollar but I guess traditional giants missed the boat – it’s freshfaced Mark Zuckerberg and his 400 million strong network that will dominate. MORE >>