http://mooreslore.corante.com/ en-us dana@a-clue.com 2006-02-18T10:13:57-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2006/02/18/danas_quick_writing_course.php I've been writing for over 40 years, professionally for 30. If you're interested in doing the same, here's a simple four-step process that will make your writing all it can be. Writing is easy to learn, easy to do. But... 48837@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ fun stuff 2006-02-18T10:13:57-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2006/02/17/blog_pimple_about_to_pop.php Slate has another of those "blog bubble about to pop" stories out. (The doll's name is pimple, available here. We are not into grossing y'all out here at Mooreslore.) As a business story it may be 100% accurate. As a... 48828@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ blogging 2006-02-17T13:11:39-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2006/02/15/show_trial.php During Mao's Cultural Revolution, show trials were used to cover-up the evils of the regime. Innocent parties were brought in, tried without justice, then either killed or sent to "re-education" camps. The U.S. House held its own version of such... 48648@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Politics 2006-02-15T12:30:34-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2006/02/14/yahoo_gets_lost_in_translation_baddaboom_baddabing.php Yahoo tried to draw some favorable press coverage today. (That's actress Charlize Theron, but she's very small, hard to recognize. That's deliberate, as you'll see.) In the wake of a scandal over the fact its Chinese affiliate cooperated with... 48566@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Business Strategy 2006-02-14T14:37:40-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2006/01/11/the_content_chimera.php The Media PC ain't gonna happen. The "walled gardens" of the cell companies are going to come down. The telcos' plans in cable are non-starters. All these huge corporations are subject to the Content Chimera, the idea that networks are... 46021@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Consumer Electronics 2006-01-11T13:36:26-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2006/01/02/fox_myspace_violates_net_neutrality.php Folks who were wondering how Rupert Murdoch and Fox would try and capitalize on the purchase of MySpace over the summer don't have to wait any longer. They're doing it by trying to break network neutrality, from inside a Web... 45215@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Internet 2006-01-02T08:54:11-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/12/19/the_terrorists_won.php This is an easy call to make. When you’re terrorized, the terrorists have won. And Americans remain terrorized. When a democracy is spying on its own people, when it claims the right to do this with impunity, when it’s attacking... 43377@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ war 2005-12-19T10:54:27-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/12/16/the_traffic_economy.php What motivates a blogger most? (Image from the blog of James P. MacLennan. Traffic. It's not really money, although money is nice. What bloggers want more than anything is traffic, and the attention that traffic generates. Traffic validates. Traffic defines... 43253@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ blogging 2005-12-16T13:25:07-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/11/24/the_aljazeerah_story.php I don't know, frankly, whether President Bush sought to bomb Qatar in order to destroy al-Jazeerah TV. But the way this story has been reported, and not reported, makes me question just how freedom-loving the U.S. and Britain really are.... 38569@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Journalism 2005-11-24T09:03:54-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/11/23/were_number_21.php Evaluating blog traffic has always been a dicey proposition. There have been many attempts, with many different methodologies. There were blogrolls, hits, unique visitors, all sorts of nonsense. Feedster has recently adjusted their methodology. They try to count all links,... 38512@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ blogging 2005-11-23T10:06:14-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/11/18/open_source_political_opportunity.php The year 2006 is shaping up to be a bad political year for incumbents, a good one for challengers of all sorts. It may be the best opportunity ever to end the Copyright Wars and gain political neutrality (at least)... 38099@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Politics 2005-11-18T15:19:06-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/11/18/blogging_bubble.php The launch of so-called Open Source Media (no, they're not open source, in fact they try to keep people from even using fair use quotation through a EULA, don't get me started ) is proof that a Blogging Bubble is... 38161@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ Business Models 2005-11-18T12:49:09-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/11/16/what_becomes_a_blog_most.php I just spent several hours working (free) for a friend, tearing through and reviewing several dozen blogs he thought were pretty good. (That's George Reeves, at right.) This helped me a great deal. I learned a lot about what I... 38072@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ blogging 2005-11-16T15:27:07-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/11/11/analysts_advocates_and_journalists.php The real difference between mere "blogging" and "journalism" is a functional one. And here is the test. What does the opinionated blogger do when the story goes against them? Analysts cover the story. They may or may not admit to... 37838@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ blogging 2005-11-11T08:34:44-05:00 http://mooreslore.corante.com/archives/2005/11/09/how_to_be_a_big_time_21st_century_brand.php Easy to say, tough to do. Ready? OK. One thing. Your Unique Selling Proposition (USP) must be simple, powerful, easily understood by everyone you do business with -- employees, suppliers, customers. Fulfill the promise. Do what you say you will... 37767@http://mooreslore.corante.com/ marketing 2005-11-09T13:09:31-05:00