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Is Blogging Killing Good Writing?

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I read a blog post today that recommended people forget what they learned in school about writing, and instead, write like they speak, and from the heart. Back to the blog post. If you’re blogging for fun, or to communicate with friends, or as a means of self expression, you should feel free to refer to Volkswagen Jettas as potatoes.

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Dealing With Trolls and Irrelevant Blog Comments

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One of the most powerful elements of a blog is the ability for people to leave, read and respond to comments. Often, the discussion taking place in the comments is more interesting and certainly more dynamic than the original post. I was recently faced with a comment that combined some interesting,

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Five Things Jesus Looks for in a Blog Post

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People write what they write to draw readers, because they participate in affiliate advertising and get paid for clicks, because they are attention whores who get personal validation and an adrenaline rush from increasing blog traffic, or both. So a certain style of titling blog posts and articles has evolved.

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Corporate Ghost-Blogging Raises No Ethical Issues

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There have recently been some discussions about "ghostblogging," the practice of writing blog posts on behalf of someone else, and whether it is unethical. Some are debating whether the practice is "right" or "wrong," which is interesting, but less meaningful.) It's hard to support any argument that it is unethical*. It might.

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A Blog is a Better Social Media Hub Than Twitter

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Twitter is excellent for distribution , but if you’re going to communicate original ideas, you’ll need a blog (or something similar). They are most often using Twitter as a super-news-feed, and as a way to drive people back to their blog, web site, etc. A blog is less dominated by spam than Twitter.

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FTC to Penalize Questionable Blogging Practices

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The FTC also recognizes, for example, “the ‘near-endless’ variety of possible relationships between bloggers and the companies about whose products they blog.”. Again, the issue is whether the consumer-generated statement can be considered ’sponsored.’&#. The new Guides document is 81 pages long.

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Sun CEO’s Blog Does the Time Warp

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I was writing a column on CEO blogging this afternoon and noticed that Jonathan’s blog has not been updated since May 18 of this year. As Jonathan writes on the blog, in the May 18 post: “I recognize it’s been a while since I’ve posted a blog. I am a huge fan of the company.

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