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As big advocates of blogging, some of the latest stories about blogging were downright troubling:

• Forrester’s report that most corporate blogs are “unimaginative failures”
• Original A-list blogger, Jason Calcanis, announcing he’s quitting blogging in favor of developing an email list
• Even Problogger recently an a series about “letting your blog go”

So, what’s going on? ContentRobot believes that blogging is merely going through some growing pains and is within a transformational period.

Rise of Microblogging

Microblogging tools and techniques, such as Twitter and FriendFeed, have garnered a lot attention and caused some bloggers to shift toward these mediums. It’s easy to see why - some conversations there [...]

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What personality traits do most A-List bloggers have? If you have one or more of them, then you are on your way to becoming one yourself.

They cast a wide net The A-Listers often have wide social circles. They can truly connect with a number of people on a daily basis and offer them advice, knowledge, and experience.

They like to be early adopters A-Listers are continually experimenting: new technology, products, places, etc.  They are energized by trying something new.

They are evangelists A-Listers are blogging about things that they love and just can’t wait to share that with other. They provide [...]

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Steve Jobs announced the Apple iPhone at his 2007 Macworld keynote yesterday.

It’s a remarkable innovation, and ContentRobot is salivating at the prospect of owning (and blogging from) this incredible device this summer.

We were thinking about how getting this sweet gadget to market is like developing a successful blog. Consider ….

The iPhone was developed over 2 years Few blogs are overnight successes. Finding your rhythm and writing unique content takes time, energy, and effort. Despite the hard work required, don’t give up too soon!

Apple developed key partnerships They hooked up with Yahoo! for delivering IMAP “push” emails, Google for Google Maps and [...]

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Happy New Year, everyone! We sincerely hope that the next 365 days are full of hope and joy. ContentRobot has learned so much from our clients and colleagues about blogging in 2006, and thought we’d share our resolutions for 2007:

1. Make our blog posts more personal. We found that blogs are so much more interesting when there is a personal slant. See how the Farmington Valley Goldens blog does this so well. And, of course, the puppy pictures are just irrestible.
2. Make sure our blog posts encourage more two-way conversation. The guys at Bazaarvoice know how to get their readers involved and offers intelligent [...]

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Remember when you listened to the radio, read the newspaper, watched TV, and surfed the net? You were part of a passive audience who sat there and were spoon-fed what the mass media wanted us to consume.

Now we live in a connected world where you can also participate! What was the domain of mass media can be done by the masses now.

The humble blog has given the press to us. Maybe you have your own blog. Or perhaps you’ve added your two cents by doing own some writing / commenting on other’s blogs.

Images and video can be done with [...]

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