SOB Business Cafe 08-29-08

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

The Marketing Fresh Peel has brought us . . . an entertaining and enlightening conversation.
I’ve hosted some excellent authors in past Post2Post series, but interviewing Tom adds a whole new level of excitement for me. I’ve been a fan of his cartoons for a number of years and I’m routinely amazed at how with a simple cartoon, he can take issues that baffle brand managers and marketers and portray them with such clarity.

Loudmouthman has brought us . . . a real opinion.
There is this snobbish notion that my profession and interests are not Real. That conversations via email, skype and twitter are not real compared to conversations you may have when you meet face to face in physical sense , the term more commonly referred to In Real Life.

Confused of Calcutta has brought us . . . some reasons to remember how our links connect us to each other.
When I read this evocative piece by Tim O’ Reilly on Linking To Yourself, and began to understand just how widespread the “habit” had become, I began to wonder.

Engaging Brand has brought us . . . something to wonder about.
Seven more wonders of the — ahem — business world.

45 Things has brought us . . . the wisdom of family television.
When I saw the apartment, I fell in love. It was in an old Victorian home that the owner had converted into three units. High ceilings, a claw-footed bathtub and no olive green appliances. I immediately grabbed it and put down my deposit.

But after moving in, I began to discover some things that I had not observed in my first starry-eyed inspection of the place.

Related ala carte selections include

Less Ordinary has brought us . . . a reason to bring out the living color.
I don’t know about you, but when the weather is like this I find myself sinking into a colour slump: that state in which you no longer really see colour around you, you become very serious and work-orientated and you forget to have fun.

Meanwhile . . . thanks to everyone who bought my eBook this week.

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