Comments on: Blogging Heroes: new book http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Tue, 21 May 2013 00:55:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: arkizzle http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-260611 arkizzle Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-260611 I thought it was the capitalization, rather than the discreteness, Kevin was referring to. I thought it was the capitalization, rather than the discreteness, Kevin was referring to.

]]> By: Jordan http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-63501 Jordan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-63501 Thanks, Tehmoth! I do my best. Thanks, Tehmoth! I do my best.

]]> By: Kevin Heisler http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-66852 Kevin Heisler Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-66852 Congratulations on being named a blogging hero. Well-deserved honor; can't wait to read the book. Who can I get in touch with at Wiley to get an advance copy? Glad you posted your chapter. When I assign it for review, I'll ask our freelance writer to discuss why that's a good strategy for you (and Mike) from an SEO (getting found online) standpoint. btw, I agree with Mike that great writing trumps stuff written solely for search engine spiders. SEO, though, can help a great book garner a bigger audience when combined with traditional online/ offline promotions and marketing tactics. Jordan--I feel Amazon's pain; our current stylesheet requires "web" to be capitalized and weblog written as "Weblog;" website as "Web site." Kevin Heisler Executive Editor Search Engine Watch searchenginewatch.com Congratulations on being named a blogging hero. Well-deserved honor; can’t wait to read the book. Who can I get in touch with at Wiley to get an advance copy?

Glad you posted your chapter. When I assign it for review, I’ll ask our freelance writer to discuss why that’s a good strategy for you (and Mike) from an SEO (getting found online) standpoint.

btw, I agree with Mike that great writing trumps stuff written solely for search engine spiders. SEO, though, can help a great book garner a bigger audience when combined with traditional online/ offline promotions and marketing tactics.

Jordan–I feel Amazon’s pain; our current stylesheet requires “web” to be capitalized and weblog written as “Weblog;” website as “Web site.”

Kevin Heisler
Executive Editor
Search Engine Watch
searchenginewatch.com

]]> By: Jordan http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-63335 Jordan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-63335 Whoever wrote this copy for the Amazon page just made me about 90% less likely to buy this book: "With more than 57 million currently active blogs, Web logs are..." Yep, you lost me when you put a space between "web" and "logs." Anyone trying to sell me a book about blogging better know that "weblog" was never two words--even the mainstream media figured that out a couple years ago. Whoever wrote this copy for the Amazon page just made me about 90% less likely to buy this book: “With more than 57 million currently active blogs, Web logs are…” Yep, you lost me when you put a space between “web” and “logs.” Anyone trying to sell me a book about blogging better know that “weblog” was never two words–even the mainstream media figured that out a couple years ago.

]]> By: mrgarylee http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-64652 mrgarylee Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-64652 It's going to be interesting to see how well this book does . . . I didn't know if I should post my chapter, but I guess I'll do that now too. It’s going to be interesting to see how well this book does . . . I didn’t know if I should post my chapter, but I guess I’ll do that now too.

]]> By: tehmoth http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-63394 tehmoth Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-63394 congratulations on the pointless rage jordan. you go, blogger. congratulations on the pointless rage jordan. you go, blogger.

]]> By: Michael A. Banks http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-66492 Michael A. Banks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-66492 Go for it, Gary! Your comments present a unique slant, even though as you read the entire book you will see several collective themes emerging. The strongest of these themes was quite a surprise to me. Whether people buy the book or borrow it from libraries, it will be interesting to see whether the samples move people to get the book in order to have the neatly packaged chapters, as Chris Anderson notes. --Mike Go for it, Gary! Your comments present a unique slant, even though as you read the entire book you will see several collective themes emerging. The strongest of these themes was quite a surprise to me. Whether people buy the book or borrow it from libraries, it will be interesting to see whether the samples move people to get the book in order to have the neatly packaged chapters, as Chris Anderson notes.
–Mike

]]> By: Michael A. Banks http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-63938 Michael A. Banks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-63938 One of the proposed covers had a guy in a red suit and yellow cape. Thanks for pointing out the "web logs" goof, Jordan. I can't believe someone did that (nor that I missed it)! I've put in a request to the folks at Wiley to fix that. Cheers, --Mike One of the proposed covers had a guy in a red suit and yellow cape.

Thanks for pointing out the “web logs” goof, Jordan. I can’t believe someone did that (nor that I missed it)! I’ve put in a request to the folks at Wiley to fix that.
Cheers,
–Mike

]]> By: Jordan http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-64970 Jordan Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-64970 Cool, Mike. Maybe I'll check out the book after all. ;) Cool, Mike. Maybe I’ll check out the book after all. ;)

]]> By: Michael A. Banks http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-260591 Michael A. Banks Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-260591 Kevin, I think "Weblog" rolls naturally--as a sound and visually. It's so familiar that we probably perceive it more as a shape than a pattern of letters. But I feel that with "Web site" it is better to have the reader parse two discrete concepts, as the term still battles with "Web page" and "Home Page" in general usage. --Mike Kevin,
I think “Weblog” rolls naturally–as a sound and visually. It’s so familiar that we probably perceive it more as a shape than a pattern of letters.

But I feel that with “Web site” it is better to have the reader parse two discrete concepts, as the term still battles with “Web page” and “Home Page” in general usage.
–Mike

]]> By: charming.quark http://boingboing.net/2007/10/25/blogging-heroes-new.html#comment-63223 charming.quark Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-63223 do all blogging heroes wear red capes and goggles? do all blogging heroes wear red capes and goggles?

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