This is going to be my first official speed linking post and I’m going to call it This Week in Blogs, which is an obvious bite of one of my favorite podcasts: This Week in Tech with Leo Laporte. I googled the phrase and no one has really officially used it as a category for their site, so if anyone has a problem . . . . you should have done a better job branding the phrase!
I’m going to try my best to surf the net and show you what has been catching my eyes as I surf around the net during my 80+ hours/wk on the net.
1) Ed Lau - Notorious B.I.G.: Unbelievable - First of all, it’s a new remix album from Mick Boogie featuring one of the GodFathers of Hip Hop aka Biggie Smalls aka Big Poppa aka Christopher Wallace. So run, don’t walk cuz you’re going to want to get your ipod ready for this. Second, it’s a free download, so if you’re not already downloading this album, I don’t know you! This was a great find by Ed Lau and to know that he has great taste in Music just bumped him up on the cool meter (i’m gonna make one, just you wait)
2) Existential Ventures - 10 Ways to Market your Website using MyBlogLog - A lot of bloggers are on MyBlogLog and it has quickly become a great place to interact with other bloggers and also find new blogs. By placing a face to the blog, MyBlogLog has given a personal touch to the jumbled text and graphics that fills blogs all over the world. Anyways, Broc at Existential Ventures as pointed out 10 ways to increase your traffic, but my disclaimer here is that some of these tips aren’t the most ethical and maybe be frowned upon by some bloggers. I leave it up to your good judgement to use the tips as you see fit.
3) Harpzon.com - Post a Comment and I’ll donate $10 for you - A lot has been debated in the last few weeks about the ethics of promoting your own site using a charity as a front. Personally, I think that as long as the charity benefits at the end of the day, it’s all good.
4) JonLee.ca aka Web Development - Printer of the Future - I found this while reading through my feeds and thought this was the greatest thing since prices lowered on LCDs! A color printer that prints as fast as Laser Printers and just as fine too. Only if they would lower the friggin prices on ink cartridges, this world would be a much colorful and creative place!
5) CareerRamlings.com - Career Fairs: What the Heck do I do? - This is another great article for the newly graduated. I remember when I was in my last year at UC Irvine (zot!zot!) and was traveling to all the other universities such as USC and UCLA to check out their career fairs. I remember being overwhelmed because I lacked the preparation to make a good impression on the recruiters at these events. I highly recommend this post for anyone getting ready for the “Real World!”
6) The Benefits offered by Google - This article just snuck into this week in blogs as my co-worker emailed it to me while I was writing this post. It talks about the new trends Google are setting outside of the computer in the world of business. One major theme - Treat your employees as well as you treat your customers! Point well taken!
and that’s This Week in Blogs (insert TWIT music here)
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thanks for the mention man (btw, its ventures not virtues but i like that…i may use that as a category or something)
Thanks for the mention too, but 60 pages per minute is actually faster than any laser printer! Its in a class of its own
Nice roundup of articles, Gary. I like these quick summaries of what’s going on around the blogosphere (or entire ‘net). Saves me a lot of surfing time and I often discover cool sites in niches that I normally would never check. Thanks!
(BTW, this is my first visit to your blog; it won’t be my last.