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The BizBlog Show #07 (MP3 - 9.5Mb - 27min 14sec) Listen here On today’s show Colin Devroe, the CTO of 9rules, answers questions I received about the technical side of blogging. What blogging software should be used? Should a custom solution be made? How should security issues be addressed? Colin answers these questions, and shares how he used WordPress to create the current web site for 9rules. Disclaimer: I am the Community Director for 9rules but I wanted companies to see that expensive solu...more

The BizBlog Show #06 (MP3 - 21.8Mb - 53min 07sec) Listen here On today’s show: Jeremy discusses his book Blog Marketing Why companies should implement blogs Why companies are afraid to implement blogs Jeremy’s definition of a blog (we agree to disagree) Internal blogging – how companies are using them Blogs and branding How to monitor the conversation Jeremy launched B5 Media Jeremy talks about his experience of being fired for blogging Blogging on company blogs vs. employees bloggin...more

Naked Conversations has been released. Written by Shel Israel and Robert Scoble the book is receiving positive reviews. Very interesting - Blog Marketing and Naked Conversations are priced the same. Blog Marketing is written by Jeremy Wright - you remember him right? My old podcasting buddy. :) Amazon wisely has the option to purchase both books on each book’s site, and that is my suggestion. Buy both books. Why? Because they give different perspectives. For $32.94 it’s worth it. *...more

From Light Reading: Juniper Networks Inc. (Nasdaq: JNPR - message board) is taking a handful of Light Reading message board users to court, according to recent court filings. The Sunnyvale, Calif., company filed a lawsuit in the California Superior Court of Santa Clara on December 14 claiming that it had been defamed and libeled by up to 10 persons unknown. These persons, referred to as “Does 1-10″ in the court complaint (as in “John Doe,” or anonymous), are being accused...more

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The BizBlog Show #05 (MP3 - 4.33Mb - 9min 49sec) Listen here There are many reasons why a company might want to consider starting a company blog. In this podcast I discuss some of the reasons why a company should consider having a public blog. I also give a real life example on how a blog could have helped a company (Talk A Good Game) keep their customers informed and what the company could have done differently to resolve the situation.

WoW Insider is a new blog launched by Weblogs, Inc. dedicated to the MMORPG World of Warcraft. I wrote about my take on the blog, which was: nice effort but the site is lacking. One issue I had with the blog is that the majority of the posts were written by a blogger who was relatively new to the game. Josh has three characters between level 30-35 and three other characters ranging in level from 13-25. Josh says: “One thing I am NOT - an uber level 60 hardcore raid/guild fanatic. I am here to ...more

She’s baaackkk… Pardon the dust around here. New header, new server, new content…. ….coming in podcast directly to you!

You don’t have to wait any longer…our new system is all setup…all of our technology problems have been fixed (fingers crossed) and The Podcast Network is ready to re-enter the world of podcasting…bigger…better…and stronger than ever. Stay tuned for some really exciting news next week as we kick this thing back into gear, and I know that all of our excellent hosts along with Cam and myself hope that you have enjoyed the great podcasts that we have been providing for your listening ple...more