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March 7, 2008

SOB Business Cafe 03-07-08

ME Liz Strauss wrote this at 3:41 pm

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Welcome to the SOB Cafe

We offer the best in thinking–articles on the business of blogging written by the Successful and Outstanding Bloggers of Successful Blog. Click on the titles to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Read, Write, Web demonstrates what might be this year’s SxSW killer app.
FriendFeed is a super simple way to view all your friends’ activities on Twitter, del.icio.us, Mag.nolia, YouTube, Flickr and lots of other sites - all in one place. It’s going to be great for SXSW. Flickr is a big part of tech events but FriendFeed is going to make it even bigger, with all of a photographer’s friends seeing their photos - not just those that go to Flickr itself.

SXSW Breakout App of 2008: What Will it Be?

Confident Writing demonstrates the layers of wealth in group projects.
I have learned a lot from running this project: some new insights into the lives of old blogging friends, meeting new readers, discovering new blogs, learning what’s important to you about writing. There were some fascinating themes that emerged

21 Inspiring Stories: Group Writing Project Results

Case-Notes from the Artsy Asylum demonstrates the value of social interaction that starts with text.
The problem with the bloggosphere, and the twitterspshere - and all the Social Mediaspere is that it’s personal.

And the good thing about the bloggosphere, and the twitterspshere - and all the Social Mediaspere is that it’s personal.

The Problem With Social Media is The Social Part

and then delivers in spades over at Boobs on Ice

Your Power of Communication: SharingHope.tv

carpe factum demonstrates the value of honking your horn.
I heard a lot of pain and fear about making noise to the executives. It seems a few people have witnessed messengers being shot. Ironically, I saw this sign in New York City this morning, and I just had to share it. I wonder who is enforcing it, because honking is a language in and of itself in a city that hears about every tongue imaginable spoken.

Making Noise

Pistachio Consulting demonstrates how less can be more.
Why aren’t presentations becoming generally better despite so much great thinking on how to fix them? Is it because many come together at the last minute?

10 Minutes to a Presentation that Rocks MUCH More

chrisg.com is demonstrating how to take control of your authority.
It seems that Technorati misses a lot of the links pointed at your blog. This leads to a familiar frustration for many bloggers who feel that they are not getting the recognition they deserve.

How to Easily Boost Your Technorati Rank

Related ala carte selections include

cube rules demonstrates a need for integration.
A “congratulations on your new job” card read in Europe while we were there last week: . . .

All work and no play

Sit back. Enjoy your read. Nachos and drinks will be right over. Stay as long as you like. No tips required. Comments appreciated.

–ME “Liz” Strauss





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3 Comments to “SOB Business Cafe 03-07-08”

  1. March 7th, 2008 at 11:25 pm
    Lani Anglin-Rosales said

    So Liz, you’re in Austin and although I cancelled going to SXSW, I still do live here, so I hope we can catch up for coffee!

    Okay- my faves:
    (1) “The Problem With Social Media” because it’s about me getting sick (and features cute pics of my extra- fluffy hair that night). I’m self-important, so this has to be my first pick!

    (2) My real favorite though is “Your Power of Communication.” Susan Reynolds and Connie Reece are amazing pioneers of social media and watching their work is inspiring!

    TGIF, y’all! :)
    Lani

  2. March 8th, 2008 at 3:41 am
    Joanna Young said

    Hi Liz

    Thanks for highlighting the group writing project.

    As I said to one of the people who took part (who’d noticed this herself when she wrote the entries), it really felt like we were writing something together, rather than just posting a set of individual entries. And the full set of entries just blew me away!

    Think I might have discovered the joy of publishing :-)

    Joanna

  3. March 8th, 2008 at 7:20 am
    Timothy Johnson said

    Liz - thanks for allowing me to “make noise” on your blog occasionally.

    Always a pleasure and an honor to make your radar screen and to have a seat in the SOB Business Cafe.

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