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SOB Business Cafe 08-04-2006

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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

Darren Rowse offers an interview with Dave Sifry on Blogging Popularity.

Dave Sifry on Making Your Blog Popular

Mike Sansone considers whether blogging can be called a conversation . .. really.

Christine Kane lays out 7 great reasons why you should forget about email until after noon.

7 Great Reasons Not to Check Email til Noon

Scot Herrick has a fabulous read on creativity and innovation as a strategy in today’s Cubicle Nation.

Ann Michael has Google’s number laid out in keywords.

Google Are Key Words King

Related ala carte selections include

Minic Rivera has some Blogging Times News for Artists.

Gawker Offers Free Ad Space to Artists

Please know that I include this last because everyone should see Susan Reynold’s wonderful art. Do click on it to see it full size. The image is amazing.

Susan's Wonderful Art

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

Chartreuse Offers $1000 for NEW ORLEANS Story

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Prince Puts Up His Own Money

Prince Campbell got an email from Katrina Victims saying that FEMA wouldn’t let them talk to reporters. It bothered him. He posted the email on his blog, but the memory of it wouldn’t go away. He had to do something. So today he made an offer — $1000, a rental car, a place to stay, and a fine video camera to go down there and get the real story.

Look at it as a vacation that matters. . . .

Prince said. I’ll post the story on this site and some others.. . .

Let’s do something important.

The comments that followed raised the ante.

Minic Rivera Says:
July 31st, 2006 at 10:33 am
The Blogging Times would like to sponsor $250 for this noble plan of getting the truth out.

Matt Says:
July 31st, 2006 at 12:40 pm
I’m in for $250. I think we can do a true citizens media event here.

Matty

Andy H Says:
July 31st, 2006 at 3:26 pm
Andy Hagans Link Building LLC is in for 100usd. [/cheapskate]

Several people volunteered for the job. Several more applauded the idea. Maybe as many said it was crazy and a waste of money, stating that the story has been done and that it’s easy enough to check out without going there.

I wrote the 54th comment a few minutes ago.

Liz Strauss Says:
July 31st, 2006 at 10:15 pm
It seems that some folks have total faith in the media . . . that’s an interesting thought to me. I guess working in publishing has jaded that part of this Pollyanna.

My dad always said don’t believe anything you hear and only half of what you see.

My dad was a really smart man, too. He wuold have liked you a lot, Chartreuse.

What do you think?

–ME “Liz” Strauss”
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