This is our 6000th post on AdPulp. Who knew there was that much material out there waiting to be processed? …
Dash Distributes Power of the Press
Six Apart Vice President, Anil Dash, is upset by all the layoffs in the media sector and he hasn't been sleeping well. So, he came up with an idea that helps struggling journos and Six Apart's reputation. According to The New York Times, the TypePad Journalist Bailout Program offers recently terminated bloggers and journalists a free pro account (worth $150 annually) on the company’s popular blogging platform. In …
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BLOG.WK.COM
I noticed that there's a new player atop the Alltop Marketing page, adjacent to AdPulp, interestingly enough. Oh, and they're from Portland... On November 14, W+K Portland dropped their studio blog in favor of an agency wide blog. The W+K blog began three years ago as a fun side project in the Studio. And it was great and we all loved it. But the WWW is a cruel place and our blog quickly grew into a giant ugly …
Walk Talk Blog
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Blogs Become News Sites. News Sites Become Blogs.
Adoption by the mainstream is the natural state of affairs for edge trends that gain traction. It can be a sad affair or a celebration, depending on one's point of view. Nicholas Carr, a serious writer and editor with a blog, makes some astute observations about the state of blogging as we head toward 2009. Stylewise, little distinguishes today's popular blogs from ordinary news sites. One good indicator is page …
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You Are Under the Influence
Bloggers are powerful people. They help drive purchase decisions. Caroline McCarthy, of CNET News, reports: A new study from Jupiter Research, commissioned by analytics company BuzzLogic, says that consumer purchases are more likely to be influenced by what they read on a blog versus what their social-networking rosters recommend. It's good news for BuzzLogic, which tracks blogger influence for clients and has seen …
Check The Blog, Then Check In
Portland-based Provenance Hotels is an avid user of social media. The boutique hospitality group sports three tasty blogs: Hotel deLuxe; Hotel Murano; Hotel Preston; plus a Facebook page for Hotel Lucia. Hotel Max in Seattle is the only property they own that I can't find a blog or soc net page for. …
Deblogable: Bennett v. Burn
Over a leisurely lunch at a Sellwood Public House yesterday, Tom Bennett, Digital Strategist for The New Group in Portland, said blogging is a selfish act. That got my attention. I babbled defensively for a moment before proposing that we debate the proposition on our respective blahgs. Last night, Tom typed his opening salvo. It's well written and disarming, but for the sake of argument, I'll see what I can do with …
