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10 Blog Goals for 2008

While I’m not big on New Year’s resolutions, I do have a list of my 10 blog goals for 2008: 1 – Reach 1000 subscribers. I’m about 1/4 of the way there, but still think that this is easily reachable. 2 – Not only do more interviews, but be...

NowSourcing Featured on Social Blend

NowSourcing has been featured as the first ever special guest for a weekly podcast called Social Blend. The show features some of the best names in Mixxers, featuring Greg Davies (cGt2099 from The-TrukstoP.com), Joe Fowler (SilentJay74 from JuicySnake.Blogspot.com),...

You Know You’re a Social Media Addict When…

(image credit: Jinx) Ok, this is a true story that happened to me 2 days ago. I was in a bank parking lot and saw a random guy wearing a Digg hoodie. Soon after, I found myself walking over to him, thinking I’d start talking about about digg, but then I thought...

Digg Algorithm Goes Open Source: Imagine That.

This is a guest post by MikeonTV, an intrepid and prolific social media user. His tech opinion blog Fashionably Great launches Jan 1st 2008. Here’s a what if for you. What if the infamous Digg algorithm just one day up and went open source?! It is the intangible...

Blogging in the Middle of the Night

Interesting concept, isn’t it? For me, it is one of the best times to blog. Granted, I usually get up early and it means that I lose sleep, but with everything going on in the world, sometimes this is what needs to be done. Don’t recommend doing it too...

Getting Things Done, Social Media Style

After a read of Copyblogger, one my favorite blogs, I came across some great info on productivity / time management for creative work, which blogging and social media is a big part of. Anyone that tries to balance an already full work/life schedule can relate to the...

Propeller Hits the 400,000 User Mark

Don’t count out Propeller yet. AOL’s stake in social news, previously known as Netscape, has just crossed through the 400,000 registered users mark (as spotted on the realtime user tracker): Valleywag certainly got me curious about Propeller again after...

Mashable Open Web Awards

Mashable has chosen our new group blog, Collective Thoughts, to be a selected partner.  We’re thrilled to be on there, as we are a relatively new venture! Here is the remainder of the list: Selected Partners Techdirt /Message Blognation Andy Beard Gadgetell...