As Michael Stelzner said at Blogworld, “You’re not a blogger, you’re a publisher!”. Her work is highly regarded in the social media community and she was recommended multiple times in the comments section on last year’s list. He had a popular blog, Free Pursuits, but focused on creating a legacy rather then  just  being a blogger. He Some of the best discussions of 2010 came from his blog and I believe that the Million Dollar Blog Project will result in a few more bloggers to watch. He also has a talent for community engagement. Enjoy! MORE >>

What constitutes a healthy community? In short (although we’ll deal with the long version too), it depends on what you (or your client) wants the online community to be doing, how the community feel about that, how much churn and spam there is, how the numbers reflect the KPIs set and how ‘happy’ the membership is. Perhaps it’s easier to look at what constitutes an ‘unhealthy’ community? The original purpose, theme or appeal is unclear, or lost, and the community is in the throes of a panic-stricken identity crisis. really big question. MORE >>

INFOGRAPHIC] 33 HP Tablet: How to Find a Deeply Discounted HP TouchPad 19 Content vs. Community: How Online Publishers Can Nurture Both August 19, 2011 by Jordan Kretchmer 25 Share on Tumblr email share Share on Tumblr email share Jordan Kretchmer is the founder of Livefyre , an engagement platform that goes beyond threaded comments to help you increase the conversation on your web properties, attract new readers and commenters from all over the web, and build hyper-active communities around your content. more social and real-time community will self-perpetuate content. MORE >>

Econsultancy is a client, I’m one of its guest bloggers, I’ve been to Econsultancy events, parties, training sessions and have worked with them in partnership with several of my former and current clients. I’ve argued for years that anyone wanting to see whether publishers could make any money out of the web (especially when it came to trade titles) should look no further than Econsultancy for a shining example. First of all, a giant disclosure. I’ve had a large amount of involvement with Econsultancy over the last few years. It’s a big gamble. MORE >>

They think that Blogging is a never-ending churn of content in an attempt to appear both relevant and fresh to their readers, consumers and community members. There was a great Blog post today called, The Most Overrated Piece of Blogging Advice I've Ever Heard , on Daily Blog Tips (hat-tip: Chris Brogan ) that helped to better frame for individual Bloggers how to both better pace themselves and how to think differently about what value their Blog brings to an audience. It has to be relevant to your audience and yes, you need a high level of frequency in your publishing habits. MORE >>