active rain: Killing Two Birds With One Social Network
- 06/27/07 05:48 PM
Earlier today I finally cracked the 10,000 point mark here on Active Rain. I've been stuck in the 9900's for a while with a wicked case writer's block and I've been thinking of how I was going to celebrate breaking 10k for a while now.Like all active members eventually realize, I get that AR isn't about the points, it's about the connections and the conversations. That's why it was cool that I cracked the milestone while sitting in Mike Mueller's blogging class and leaving a comment on a post that he created during the class.Which brings me to the second milestone. … (8 comments)
active rain: Great Video Alert: Explaing RSS in Plain English
- 04/25/07 06:47 AM
Maybe you can tell from my last post, but I'm a social media and technology nut. The moment that I was introduced to RSS a few years ago I knew that the way that I used the internet had been changed forever. In case you're not familiar with RSS, it's a web format which allows creators to self-publish their updated digital content. Instead of visiting each individual site to seek out new content; through the magic of RSS, new content was being pushed to my computer. When I opened my aggregator, I had instant access to fresh content from hundreds of sites … (23 comments)
active rain: Where do you Fit on the Participation Ladder?
- 04/23/07 01:53 PM
Talk about crazy timing. Minutes after I decided to start participating in ActiveRain and went ahead and published my first post, I came across Steve Rubel's latest post on the participation ladder and thought I'd share. In case you aren't already familiar, Steve is a senior VP with Edelman and his blog Micro Persuasion is a great read if you're interested in technology and it's effect on marketing and PR. (He's also a prolific Twitterer, but more on that later) In his post, he offers his thoughts on a recent report by Charlene Li of Forrester which examines online audiences and … (14 comments)
active rain: Getting Active on ActiveRain
- 04/23/07 11:47 AM
Slowly but surely, ActiveRain has been sucking me in. Since I live in the Bay Area and I'm actively involved in the tech scene around here, I end up signing up for every promising new service that comes around. Most of those accounts get abandoned after a visit or two, but there are a few that I end up sticking with. I've had my ActiveRain account for a few months now. To be honest, for the first couple of months, it was just another service that I tried out and abandoned. I'd pop in every now and then and read a cool … (4 comments)
Earlier today I finally cracked the 10,000 point mark here on Active Rain. I've been stuck in the 9900's for a while with a wicked case writer's block and I've been thinking of how I was going to celebrate breaking 10k for a while now.Like all active members eventually realize, I get that AR isn't about the points, it's about the connections and the conversations. That's why it was cool that I cracked the milestone while sitting in Mike Mueller's blogging class and leaving a comment on a post that he created during the class.Which brings me to the second milestone. … (8 comments)
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