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Enough Hollow Weening

By Mike Sansone on October 31, 2007 in Blogging with 7 Comments

The past month has been filled with contemplative thought about how small businesses, associations, organizations and academicianists (why not?) are approaching (fleeing?) blogging and all things social.

I’ve come to this conclusion. Many are void of imagination and supposition, aka hollow-weening. Maybe they think this Web 2.0 stuff is silly.

But there are also many eager to engage in the conversation — and those have and will continue to receive my attention.

Moving forward, I’ll change some of the focal points of this site. As I’ve thought, crafted, white-and-wipe boarded ideas, I’ve recognized a few voids (aside from the aforementioned hollow-weening).

Maybe we can fill some of these voids, recognize (create?) others, and continue to explore and discover as we connect and converse.

Ready?

Photo on Flickr by BananaTree

The Conversations You Want to Have

By Mike Sansone on October 10, 2007 in Blog Coach, Conversations with 12 Comments

As your company/business ventures into the blogosphere or social network arena, remember:

It’s Not About the Message You Want to Deliver,
It’s About the Conversations You Want to Have.

Be the conversationalist you want your customer to be.

Blog Posts are Inventory: The Movie

By Mike Sansone on October 7, 2007 in Blog Coach with 9 Comments

A recent post, Blog Posts are Inventory – Blog Sites are Displays, has been put into video format, thanks for Chris Punke at Focal Point:

Feed Readers: Watch Blog Posts are Inventory video

Remembering Septemberings

By Mike Sansone on October 2, 2007 in Conversations with 1 Comment

Remembering some of ConverStations September posts

When the Lights Go On, We Move Forward – a peek at how I coach business bloggers, especially in the early stages.
Discovery Along The Blogging Path – how we do a quick search for relevant blog posts to hyperlink
Blogs Posts are Inventory, Blog Sites are Displays – thinking about what’s most valuable in our blogging production
Take Off the Technology Blinders – remembering what we do in the blogosphere is about the people, not the technology…and everything comes full CIRCLE.

From September 2006:

Crash Davis and the Belief Statement: My Turn at Bat – still holds true. What’s your ‘Belief Statement’?
Married to Panera – still holds true…and the bread crumbs always lead me back home.
Blog Clutter: What was it Called Before Blogs? – We’ve always had signal vs. noise. The tools change, but people don’t.
Putting Your Ear to the Blogosphere and Putting Your Toes in the Water – listen before you leap, but for cryin’ out loud…leap.

It’s good to reflect. For the author and the audience. Additionally, new readers catch a glimpse at some posts new to them. Remember, Blog Posts are your inventory.