The New Blogger Toolbox
Drew, being a man full of good ideas, encouraged our little side of the sphere to put together a new blogger's toolbox. His criteria were the following:
- Are chock full of practical tips
- Act as a living lab on how to write compelling blog posts
- Demonstrate how to build a community
- Teach marketing tools
- Are welcome wagons - bloggers who spotlight newbies
Many, many kickass blogs have already been added, so I thought I'd add a few more.
Two of my favorites are both penned by men named Noah. Given my proclivity towards both boats and rain, I was naturally drawn to them. Noah Brier (of noahbrier.com) is a strategist over at Naked in NY and creator of Likemind. Noah Kagan (of okdork.com) worked at Facebook, organized Community Next and is currently the Director of Marketing Evangelism at Mint.com. He recently moved out of his parents house.
Russell Davies headed up global planning for Nike, worked on Microsoft at Wieden and Kennedy, and writes smart things. If you're not reading, I question your intelligence.
Greg Verdino just moved on from the Director of Emerging Media at Digitas to become the Chief Strategist at Jaffe's Crayon. He's bald, but I'm pretty sure he does it just to show off how smart he is.
Jason Lonsdale (aka the "Meme Huffer") is a Senior Planner at Y&R London. Something tells me he is extremely proud of his favorite hat.
But, shit man, I could go on and on. There's so many great blogs out there. If you haven't read all of these, you really need to get off your lazy ass and get your nose in the blogosphere. Do it!
Alright, I've run out of things to say, but there are so many more great blogs. At this point, I realize that I should have just pointed you to my extensive blog roll. But, fuck it. Everybody loves link love, right? There you go...
Now that’s lotsa links.
Posted by: makethelogobigger@earthlink.net | June 29, 2007 at 08:29 PM
How come I didn't get a link on one of the swear words...? That would have been truly precious to me!
Posted by: Ann Handley | June 29, 2007 at 08:48 PM
So wait, I'm a tool? Or the but next to shit? Maybe Ann will trade with me?
Posted by: Kevin Dugan | June 29, 2007 at 09:24 PM
There's The MineThatData Blog, cleverly disguised as the word "so"!
Thanks,
Kevin
Posted by: Kevin Hillstrom | June 29, 2007 at 10:22 PM
You are the only blogger I know of to link words in a funny manner.
I have linked periods and other punctuation marks, letters within words, numbers, and so on, to the blogs of friends. Imagine how shocked a blogger is to find the letter "a" in "radio", for example, is a link to their blog.
Creative hyperlinking is fun for the whole family.
Posted by: vaspers the grate | June 29, 2007 at 10:42 PM
BTW, don't believe the iPhone hysteria hype. iPhone sucks.
Posted by: vaspers the grate | June 29, 2007 at 10:43 PM
How tremendously creative! What a nifty link-love technique!
Signed,
The "OUT" between "run" and "things."
Posted by: Roger von Oech | June 29, 2007 at 10:46 PM
Surely I haven't earned "great" - but I'll take it. Danka.
Posted by: james-h | June 29, 2007 at 11:00 PM
Hey Paul - Thanks for including me and for caling me smart (?!?!?!?!?!) but I've gotta admit - bald is just bald. :-)
Posted by: Greg Verdino | June 30, 2007 at 07:29 AM
Thanks Paul, really appreciate it. :)
Posted by: Noah Brier | June 30, 2007 at 07:44 AM
Not the first time I've been linked to the word "ass"
Posted by: scott | June 30, 2007 at 08:29 AM
Ever think of making a Netvibes page?
Loads of credit and solid link ups.
C
Posted by: CoryS | June 30, 2007 at 09:17 AM
I've got the word say, wow. I'm glad you did not just point out your blogroll, as I'm not there, yet ;-) And I am thrilled to be here.
You said something up there that I loved: "Act as a living lab..." The action and the lab are two of my dearest images and motivators.
Posted by: Valeria Maltoni | June 30, 2007 at 09:25 AM
Kevin Dugan: Deal. Of course, then you'll be sandwiched between "get off" and "lazy."
Posted by: Ann Handley | June 30, 2007 at 10:10 AM
Ann, what are you complaining about? I'm a preposition. Great recommendations, Paul.
Posted by: Lewis Green | June 30, 2007 at 11:49 AM
Ha! Great! I won the lotto!
Posted by: Katie Chatfield | June 30, 2007 at 09:40 PM
WTF? I get to be "lazy"? What that hell did I do to you? Oh.. yeah... never mind.
Posted by: Tim Jackson | June 30, 2007 at 09:50 PM
Paulie - sending love via the iPhone and many other ways. I "get" it. You are the best. xoxoxo
Posted by: Moda di Magno | July 01, 2007 at 01:32 PM
I'll take "have" any day. Roger threw me "destiny". So far, I've got "have destiny." Looking for two more links that say "will travel" or maybe "on Ebay" or possibly "Right Here" with a Jersey-esque hand gesture.
Posted by: Stephen Denny | July 01, 2007 at 02:17 PM
Hey Paul,
Thanks for the bloglove (and, yes, that is my favourite hat!)
-J.
Posted by: Jason Lonsdale | July 01, 2007 at 02:58 PM
F'n awesome.
Posted by: Matt Haverkamp | July 01, 2007 at 06:36 PM
You're too kind Paul. You singlehandedly just moved my technorati rank up by 2 points :)
Posted by: Ryan Karpeles | July 02, 2007 at 09:39 AM
Thanks for the love, Paul. I am truly honored to be mentioned in the same breath as "go". You know how to reach your customers! Thanks again, really.
Posted by: Becky Carroll | July 02, 2007 at 12:00 PM
Better to be "on" the bus than off it, I always say. Thanks for the boost, Paul!
Posted by: Bob Glaza | July 03, 2007 at 04:18 PM
Thanks, Paul. I love you too. In a warm and overly-affectionate Canadian moose kind-of-way.
Posted by: Colin McKay | July 03, 2007 at 07:51 PM