Comments on: My On Notice List http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/ Music + Technology + Random Nonsense from the Music Industry by Ethan Kaplan, VP Product, Live Nation Thu, 22 Dec 2011 16:55:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Joey http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/comment-page-1/#comment-192181 Joey Mon, 10 Nov 2008 01:03:51 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/#comment-192181 I have to agree with this post. I run a couple tech blogs myself. I have some rules for them: Content must be original- No re-posting of others blogs, no images from some other website, no video from other video makers, original content, let other people be the second source. No Ads- This contradicts your RSS party line about not going to sites, because the sites I run all have no adds and thus I feel people should come check out my site to see original images and videos along with original text, the way I intended. But at the same time understand your desire to not have to sift through the crap. Aite, off my little soap box... Hope the lawn is cut grumpy old man :P I have to agree with this post. I run a couple tech blogs myself. I have some rules for them:

Content must be original- No re-posting of others blogs, no images from some other website, no video from other video makers, original content, let other people be the second source.

No Ads- This contradicts your RSS party line about not going to sites, because the sites I run all have no adds and thus I feel people should come check out my site to see original images and videos along with original text, the way I intended. But at the same time understand your desire to not have to sift through the crap.

Aite, off my little soap box… Hope the lawn is cut grumpy old man :P

]]> By: Mark Evans http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/comment-page-1/#comment-192076 Mark Evans Thu, 23 Oct 2008 18:26:05 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/#comment-192076 In terms of tech blogs, they're arguably giving people want to they want given their popularity. From my own experience, I find that trying to write with insight and perspective is satisfying but often attracts less traffic than some quick post based on the news of the day. That said, traffic is just one metric when it comes to why anyone blogs but it would be nice if insight - or, at least, efforts to do so - were rewarded once in awhile. Mark In terms of tech blogs, they’re arguably giving people want to they want given their popularity. From my own experience, I find that trying to write with insight and perspective is satisfying but often attracts less traffic than some quick post based on the news of the day.

That said, traffic is just one metric when it comes to why anyone blogs but it would be nice if insight – or, at least, efforts to do so – were rewarded once in awhile.

Mark

]]> By: jeremy http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/comment-page-1/#comment-192067 jeremy Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:57:35 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/#comment-192067 Add industry blogs posting pictures of other execs "offices" to your list www.hypebot.com Add industry blogs posting pictures of other execs “offices” to your list

http://www.hypebot.com

]]> By: Bob Warfield http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/comment-page-1/#comment-192066 Bob Warfield Mon, 20 Oct 2008 15:43:39 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/#comment-192066 Let's add to that excellent list bloggers who inject non-blog information into their feeds. Whether that is Twitter postings, del.icio.us bookmarks, or whatever, there is no value being added. Create a separate feed for that stuff so people can opt out. More on my blog: http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/dont-pollute-your-stream/ Cheers, BW Let’s add to that excellent list bloggers who inject non-blog information into their feeds. Whether that is Twitter postings, del.icio.us bookmarks, or whatever, there is no value being added. Create a separate feed for that stuff so people can opt out.

More on my blog:

http://smoothspan.wordpress.com/2008/10/20/dont-pollute-your-stream/

Cheers,

BW

]]> By: Martin Little http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/comment-page-1/#comment-192063 Martin Little Mon, 20 Oct 2008 09:26:31 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/#comment-192063 Bloglines needs to go on to your list, Ethan. It used to be reliable, but these days misses updates and is becoming painful to use. On the other side, and if you're in the UK, the BBC's iPlayer (http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer/) is getting better and better. Bloglines needs to go on to your list, Ethan. It used to be reliable, but these days misses updates and is becoming painful to use.

On the other side, and if you’re in the UK, the BBC’s iPlayer (http://bbc.co.uk/iplayer/) is getting better and better.

]]> By: Dempsey http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/comment-page-1/#comment-192062 Dempsey Mon, 20 Oct 2008 03:59:04 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/#comment-192062 Again, I mostly agree. My biggest gripe about TechCrunch is the total lack of journalism. They say the cover startups, but they always post GYM news because they don't want to miss out on the traffic. Lame. And ink-on-paper newspapers aren't going away any time soon. You and I may not read them anymore, but my understanding is that there are still a sizable number of people who have job unrelated to Internet technology and apparently this minority is propping up the industry. BTW, wouldn't this make you a get-off-my-bandwidth, crotchety old man? Again, I mostly agree. My biggest gripe about TechCrunch is the total lack of journalism. They say the cover startups, but they always post GYM news because they don’t want to miss out on the traffic. Lame.

And ink-on-paper newspapers aren’t going away any time soon. You and I may not read them anymore, but my understanding is that there are still a sizable number of people who have job unrelated to Internet technology and apparently this minority is propping up the industry.

BTW, wouldn’t this make you a get-off-my-bandwidth, crotchety old man?

]]> By: Mark Dykeman http://www.blackrimglasses.com/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/comment-page-1/#comment-192061 Mark Dykeman Sun, 19 Oct 2008 23:46:09 +0000 http://blackrimglasses.com/archives/2008/10/19/my-on-notice-list/#comment-192061 Disclosure: I'm a contributor at Mashable.com, and I might be a bit more objective about Mashable than you are about R.E.M. (a band which I've liked since the 1980s), since I've only been contributing there for a couple of months. I'm know it's not perfect, but I think you should look at the stuff that Mark 'Rizzn' Hopkins and Steven Hodson are writing at Mashable - there's more analysis there than I think you're giving them credit for. Have you read their posts? There's other good stuff there as well. I can appreciate that not everything there will meet your interests - I just think you're painting a picture with a pretty broad brush. I do agree with your assessment of ReadWriteWeb - great blog, great writers. For that matter, I agree with pretty much everything that you've written in this post, at least to some degree. Thanks for providing the space for comments. Cheers. Disclosure: I’m a contributor at Mashable.com, and I might be a bit more objective about Mashable than you are about R.E.M. (a band which I’ve liked since the 1980s), since I’ve only been contributing there for a couple of months.

I’m know it’s not perfect, but I think you should look at the stuff that Mark ‘Rizzn’ Hopkins and Steven Hodson are writing at Mashable – there’s more analysis there than I think you’re giving them credit for. Have you read their posts? There’s other good stuff there as well. I can appreciate that not everything there will meet your interests – I just think you’re painting a picture with a pretty broad brush.

I do agree with your assessment of ReadWriteWeb – great blog, great writers. For that matter, I agree with pretty much everything that you’ve written in this post, at least to some degree.

Thanks for providing the space for comments. Cheers.

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