by Rob Cottingham | Jul 12, 2006 | Blogging, Politics
Ever wonder what would happen if someone came across one of The Onion’s satirical pieces and mistook it for the real thing? Someone did. Titled “I’m Totally Psyched About This Abortion,” the column was written seven years ago and adopts the... by Rob Cottingham | Jul 12, 2006 | Blogging, Communicating, Technology
Darren Barefoot took a deft swipe at the WeblogWire service, which purports to deliver your news release to the eyeballs of a gazillion bloggers at the click of a mouse (and a payment of $49 U.S.). He wrote a news release that announced his intention to pillory the... by Rob Cottingham | Jul 9, 2006 | Blogging, Everything Else
Matt Mullenweg, the guy behind the WordPress open-source blogging platform, has just announced WordCamp: August 5th, 2006 is the date, here in the lovely town of San Francisco, California. The idea is a one day BarCamp-style free conference with a party that night.... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 15, 2006 | Blogging, Online Community, Technology, Vancouver
Social Signal is hiring a Web Production Manager: WHO WE ARE: Social Signal puts the web to work for social change, helping organizations turn online communities into a powerful force for progress. And we’re looking for a web production manager who will organize... by Rob Cottingham | Jun 15, 2006 | Blogging, Communicating, Culture, Arts and Popcorn, Politics
Using YouTube, Google Video and other video hosting sites as a way to generate viral buzz (especially from bloggers) for An Inconvenient Truth has been one of the filmmakers’ most heads-up moves in a very savvy campaign. Behold the latest trailer: by Rob Cottingham | Jun 14, 2006 | Blogging, Politics, Technology
If you have a blog, you’ve had to deal with everything from comment spammers to juvenile flame warriors. Well, brace yourself: your blog may soon pick up a new breed of online pest. According to the folks at Blanton’s and Ashton’s, paid commenters...