1 May, 2006
Blogtipping - Much like Christmas, it should be here every day. Spread the news [and the love].
It's easy to keep abreast of what's happening in the World today, oftentimes there's too much information and that's why I LOVE RSS and feeds of any nomenclature.
It helps, as they say, sort the chaff out from the wheat. Not that I've done any REAL wheat filtering based work lately, but I have done [and continue to do] an incredible amount of reading each day.
Without reading, of any type, I'd probably end up assaulting the neighbour's Chihuaha [Again. I'm still on probation for the last time].
So for me, the Internet has effectively been a 9 year degree course and I doubt I'll ever consider myself fit for graduation.
Continually learning and seeking out new knowledge must be the pursuit of all mankind. Without knowledge, what is life worth living?
Anyways, this rather solemn statement leads me to blogs...yes, the sublime to the oh-so-sublime, if you're choosy, as indeed I am.
Blogs have contributed, extensively, to my continuing education. Without these daily [and more] injections of other peoples wisdom, observations, advice and sometimes general tomfoolery...I'd be a very miserable Chihuaha ogler, indeed.
Blogtipping day is today, May 1st and it's an annual event. Though, much like the title of this post implies, I wish it were every single day of the year [though you can have too much of a good thing, but I wouldn't mind trying to see IF I did get bored].
Effectively, you choose [one or more of] your favourite blog[s] and then post 3 positive things you like about the blog, 1 improvement to the blog you feel could be made and then go tag it at Blogtipping at Technorati.
It's discussed very capably and with the usual panache and clarity I admire, at 'Converstations', Mike Sansone's blog which is the one I'd reccommend to any commercial entity who would like to commence a blog...go there, read what Mike has to say and put it into practice and lo, you will have a magnificent blog
Blogtipping, spread the love and learn how to do this thing properly, too
My chosen blog: Robin Good of Masternewmedia .org
See, for example Blog usage, statistics and trends.
I describe Robin's site as "Sheer necessity" and is, usually, the first blog of the day for me to take a look at when I open the feed reader.
Positives:
1] You can discover EVERY new discussion/invention/article/fashion/operation in the communications sphere from here.
2] He talks in a NO BS manner. He tells it like it is, and is easily understandable even when discussing heavily technical or complicated topics.
3] He has integrity and a zest for uncovering the flim-flam from such a BS sector.
1 Improvement: Hard to pinpoint, in honesty. Sometimes the site gets me confused, there's just so much content there. But in all, it's darned near perfection.
There, I've shared my secret blog favourite with you and I already feel better.
Until we meet again, my canine cutie canoodlers,
Mike