Posts under ‘Blogging’

You might have noticed I’ve been absent from the blog for a little while. That’s true, but I’m here today to tell you I’m back.
Why did I take a break? There were several reasons.

Blog burnout: It’s a very real thing. I’ve been writing OMB for over two years. And non-bloggers would find it surprising how [...]

Yesterday was my day for the3six5 project, which means my entry is featured there today. Check it out at:
http://the3six5.posterous.com/january-24-2010-dj-francis
Here’s a small snippet…
Today, I did the nerdiest thing I’ve ever done. I competed in a board game tournament.
Most people who know me would be shocked. They just don’t see that side of me. Most of them [...]

I attest that Mitch Joel’s new book, Six Pixels of Separation, is the first (and best) post-web 2.0 marketing book.
Strong statement? Damn right.
Here’s why I believe it and why you can’t miss his book.
In A Nutshell…
For my money, Joel’s is the first new media marketing book that assumes knowledge of the basic moving parts and [...]

On Saturday night, BG found a blind, mostly deaf dog in the middle of a street in our neighborhood. If you know us, it shouldn’t surprise you that we scooped up the pup immediately.
We nicknamed the dog “Bump” – the sound her head made against the walls as she walked around – and started calling [...]

It’s useful to follow the big dogs of marketing – the Brogans, the Jaffes, the Godins. But there are a lot of young bloggers with some great ideas about marketing in a web 2.0 world.
These marketers might not be well known (yet) but they will be soon. I wanted to share some of the very [...]