What Do Liz and Mike Have in Common?

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Bloggers Face Off

This weekend Mike Sansone and I received an email from Daniel at Daily Blog Tips. It read

I took the liberty to write to both of you at the same time because I know that you are friends. I want to ask you if you would be willing to
participate on the project I am running called â€œBloggers Face-Offâ€. It
should take 5 minutes to answer to the questions (only numbers or short
answers required), after that I will present both of your answers side by
side.

What a fun idea to see what we have in common! Click the image below to see how we independently answered the questions.

Thanks Daniel for making us a part of your project.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Mike Sansone Conducting Relationships

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It Takes a Train Guy to Start a ConverStation

Did people build the trains and then the towns spring up around them? OR Did the towns start while the rails were being laid? I donâ€™t know, but I know a guy who does. Mike Sansone knows that the railroads forged relationships linking people in the same way that bloggers link and interact online, by voice, and in person.

Read the whole feature in today’s Blog Herald by clicking the logo.

It’s about blogging and real life.
–ME “Liz” Strauss

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SOB Business Cafe 12-29-06

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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 title shots to enjoy each selection.

The Specials this Week are

Writing White Papers returns with the Best Posts From the Best Writers.

Quought for the Day #12 Rick Cockrum

Writing Great Ezines and Blogs does some coaching on how to fill up a remarkable e-newsletter.

Finding and Creating Great Content

Be prepared to shake hands with Mike Sansone in 2007.

Habits for Better Blogging in ‘07 — Trading Cards

Ubuntu Switch explains how the installation is working for his significant other.

Ubuntu Is Perfect for My Wife

Related ala carte selections include

LiewCF has some useful places to see.

Links Worth Visiting: Web Design, Freeware, Web 2.0 Traffic Watch, Keyword Tool

Wyome getst mushy for some fun blogs.

Showing a Little Love

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

Have a great weekend!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Once Upon a Time: Five Things in a Story

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I’m not a big believer in memes or tagging games. Most folks have plenty to do. Plenty of them want to keep their blogs focused on their blogging goal.

However, this one is short, and seems to fit almost any blog scenario — it offers more details about the blog writer. Our friend, Phil Gerbyshak passed it me, Troy Worman, Jodee Bock, Ted Demopoulos, and Kammie Kobyleski. That hero man, Troy, already has his up. AND it’s not just some list; it’s packed with his personality.

So here I sit with the gauntlet on the flat screen before me. I feel the beads of sweat beginning to form on my forehead. Where will I find five things about me that the committee of me will agree are interesting enough folks will want to read them? Perhaps if I pick five things and put them in story form. That will make the difference.

Once Upon a Time: Five Things in a Story
Once upon a time a little girl was born, and though today many people know her, details from those days aren’t well known. That’s what this story will share.

The little girl’s surname at birth is Italian. It’s long and musical. It means “star of the mountain.”

It could be that the star name ties to the branch in her family tree where she shows up. She’s the second daughter in three generations on one side of the family. On the other side, she’s part of the third generation that is made of two boys and a girl. Figure that one out.

She was a long-awaited daughter of an Italian father. So when she finally came, her proud papa rented a 40-acre farm and hired an accordion band for a party.

She was painfully shy as child, totally not a risk taker — even grass was suspect in her book. People, however, could win her over. That’s how she ended up with two childhood nicknames — Bashful and Mushy. They came at almost the same moment in time.

Her mother sent the three year old off to traditional dance training because she said the child was clumsy. The little gifl must been very clumsy because she was still training 14 years later.

The rest of the story is not nearly so interesting. . . .

Ah, to have the best life details of your story show up before you are four. I guess worse things can happen.

Now I tag Mike Sansone, Drew McLellan, Delaney Kirk, TechZ, and Ann Michael.to do the same. What are five things we don’t know about YOU?

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PS. I’ve been tagged again.
Tag It Is, Then

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Easton Ellsworth Exaggerates Excellently and Talks Talent Terrifically

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Thank you, Easton, for Making Us Pez Dispensers!

Yesterday, the world famous blogger, Mr. Easton Ellsworth of Know More Media’s Business Blogwire made an incredible announncement.

Well, the announcement itself was credible. He does make announcements, so that action is credible enough. It’s just that this announcement was about something incredible. Well the something isn’t incredible — it’s something that’s called incredible. Um, maybe I should let Easton tell you himself.

. . . “Incredible Hall of Acclaim” icon . . . (Long live the PEZ dispenser!) This is a new program where I will highlight incredible bloggers who spread pro blogging tips, business blogging news and/or corporate blogging wisdom galore.

While only blogs of incredibly high quality can receive this honor, you’re potentially eligible if you blog about corporate blogging or professional blogging in any way.
Every Monday I plan to bestow my Incredible badge upon one or more deserving bloggers. If you receive the badge, you may place it on your blog and may also choose to have your content appear in my new Hall of Acclaim aggregate blog along with that of other Incredible bloggers. Over time I hope to build up an Incredible list!

There is no limit to the number of potential Incredible bloggers in my Hall of Acclaim, but I plan to keep it pretty exclusive. –Easton Ellsworth