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The Mic is On: We're Talking TOP Tens …

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

You know – Top Ten Lists of Everything!

We might talk about:

  • Amazing Tens
  • Useful Tens
  • Celebrity Tens
  • Top Tens in History
  • Tens of Things We Wish Would Happen
  • Tens of Things We Can’t Believe
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And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)

Oh, and bring links to TOP Ten Lists to share!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: We're Talking about Top Tens!!

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Join Us Tonight

You know – Top Ten Lists of Everything . . .

We might talk about Amazing Tens, Useful Tens, Celebrity Tens, Top Tens in History, Tens of Things We Wish Would Happen, Tens of Things We Can’t Believe, and whatever else comes up, even flamenco dancing.

Oh, and bring links to Top Ten Lists to share!

The rules are simple — be nice.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Thanks to Week 117 SOBs

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Successful and Outstanding Bloggers

Let me introduce the bloggers
who have earned this official badge of achievement,

and the right to call themselves
Successful Blog SOBs.

I invite them to take a badge home to display on their blogs.

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They take the conversation to their readers,
contribute great ideas, challenge us, make us better, and make our businesses stronger.

I thank all of our SOBs for thinking what we say is worth passing on.
Good conversation shared can only improve the blogging community.

Should anyone question this SOB button’s validity, send him or her to me. Thie award carries a “Liz said so” guarantee, is endorsed by Kings of the Hemispheres, Martin and Michael, and is backed by my brothers, Angelo and Pasquale.

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Want to become an SOB?

If you’re an SO-Wanna-B, you can see the whole list of SOBs and learn how to be one by visiting the SOB Hall of Fame– A-Z Directory . Click the link or visit the What IS an SOB?! page in the sidebar.

–ME “Liz”

SOB Business Cafe 01-18-08

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SB Cafe

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

Jonathan Field’s blog heads straight to the headlines.
From my experience getting into local media, I knew I needed a hook. But, this time, I needed one with national appeal. Something that could not only take my business to the next level, but be genuine news on a national level. And, then it happened.

PR2.0 digs into content versus conversation.
If you took the time, whether as a reader or a writer, to read the comments of a favorite blog post for example, you’d find brilliance, perspective, and new opinions that allow a topic to genuinely flourish.

Christine Kane’s Blog considers how drastic change needs to be.
One of them left her husband. The other one quit her Grad School program and was preparing to enroll in an entirely different course of study.

Creative Curio documents her process.
Designers are always interested in another designer’s creative process. So from now until it’s finished, I’ll document my progress on my blog design on Fridays, show you my files and ask for your critiques.

Performancing interviews Jonathan Phillips.
If you don’t know him from SmartWealthyRich (a site that he has now sold) or his current site FreelanceFolder, then you are definitely missing out.

Footsteps in the Mirror gathers thoughts.
The only problem about being away from the net for long periods of time is that thoughts make a good point tend to be watered away by the time you come back to them.

Related ala carte selections include

ChrisBrogan.com has five starter moves.
On one hand, you have people who are a little shy, and unsure what to say upon meeting someone for the first time. On the other, you have people who aren’t especially shy, but who don’t like meeting someone cold. Social media tools are perfect for this.

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

The Mic is On: We're Talking About Social Media …

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It’s Like Open Mic Only Different

The Mic Is On

Here’s how it works.

It’s like any rambling conversation. Don’t try to read it all. Jump in whenever you get here. Just go to the end and start talking. EVERYONE is WELCOME.
The rules are simple — be nice.

There are always first timers and new things to talk about. It’s sort of half “Cheers” part “Friends” and part video game. You don’t know how much fun it is until you try it.

You know – Twitter, StumbleUpon, Digg, Facebook, Ning, Xing, Doostang, and Flickr

We might talk about:

  • Which do we use?
  • What do we do there?
  • How do we choose our friends?
  • How do we decide what to share?
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And, whatever else comes up, including THE EVER POPULAR, Basil the code-writing donkey . . . and flamenco dancing (because we always get off topic, anyway.)

Oh, and bring links about social media to share!

–ME “Liz” Strauss

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Open Mic 7pm Chgo Time: Let's Talk About Social Media . . .

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Join Us Tonight

You know – Twitter, StumbleUpon, Digg, Facebook, Ning, Xing, Doostang, Flickr . . .

We might talk about which we use, what we do there, how we choose our friends, how we decide what to share, and whatever else comes up, even flamenco dancing.

Oh, and bring links to share!

The rules are simple — be nice.

–ME “Liz” Strauss

Related article
What is Tuesday Open Comment Night?