Montag, 18. August 2003

The Illuminated Template via TeledyN: On a tip from Ton, here's some help for all those non-programmers who've landed themselves in a MoveableType weblog and would like a better understanding of the cryptic goo that shows up... [Channel 'social_software'] 5:24:38 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Google -blog Tool Blogwise Google -blog Search Demo You will need a Google API key, I got one for free here. From the site: The purpose of this tool is to demonstrate how removing blogs from Google's results affects the quality of the results. The suggestion that this could be done has been referred to in many places recently (Harold Bakker, The Register, Slashdot to name a few)... [The Lost Olive] 5:18:35 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

	Dienstag, 12. August 2003

BloGTK BloGTK is a weblog client that allows you to post to your weblog from Linux without the need for a separate browser window. BloGTK allows you to connect with many weblog systems such as Blogger, Movable Type, pMachine, and more. BloGTK is written using Python and PyGTK, and is designed to be fast and simple to use. BloGTK is open-source software released under the BSD license, which means that it is completely free for use. BloGTK won't make you more attractive to the opposite sex, it won't create world peace, and it doesn't make julienne fries. It does make updating your weblog from Linux much easier and more efficient. On the other hand, that could make you more attractive to the opposite sex. 9:33:40 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Microsoft & weblogs Dan Gillmor asked Microsoft about what weblogging tools and services it has, and this is the answer he got. What should Microsoft do in this space? [The Scobleizer Weblog] I think I'll refrain from answering that one... 9:24:41 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Blogs: Another Tool in the Security Pro's Toolkit (Part Two) In my last column, I introduced you to blogging and blogs, and some of the issues that security professionals should consider before starting their own blogs. In this column we continue the discussion, and focus on blogs that specialize in security. [Scott Granneman: SecurityFocus] 6:32:55 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Flash Mob Blog Here's a blog covering flash mob activity. [via Erik Benson] [onfocus.com] 6:29:05 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Worth a 'Quote Unquote' Thanks to Heiko, a controversy from the German blogging community has leaked into the Anglosphere. How should bloggers quote one another? Should a quote be immediately identifiable as a quote? Should a link always be permalink? I personally bristle at any rules that bloggers 'must' or 'should' do anything, except be true to their own principles and to themselves. I don't blog to share knowledge. I don't blog to be part of a community. I blog for myself, for my own enjoyment. I don't have an obligation to follow any rules with my weblog, except to please me. So Dave Winer is free to edit his posts during the day. Jörg Kantel is free to quote without attribution. (Although once you read his blog for a few days, it's pretty easy to pick out his words from the quotes, even without the quotation marks. And for all I know, maybe he didn't even invent his catch phrase "Allerschärfstes Willkommen".) And I'm free to quote and paraphrase in my Quick Links to get things to fit in the tool tip bar. And those who blog seriously, professionally, for business, or as consultants, just have to accept weblogs for what they are, namely mostly unserious and unprofessional. You might as well try to herd cats. Update It's appropriate to add a quote here, from Jonathon Delacour (welcome back, by the way), in regards to ethics and blogging: "I instinctively mistrust attempts... to impose rules or standards, no matter how well-intentioned they might be." [PapaScott] ' couldn't have put it better myself. 5:42:56 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Metablogging Hugo versucht sich an einer Kategorisierung von Weblogs. Er unterscheidet zwischen: Linkhubs: diese bestehen zu 90% aus Links und Fremdzitaten, nur ein geringer Anteil ist Eigencontent. Dieser besteht meistens aus der Angabe warum ich einen Link sehen will, nicht was dort steht -- denn das steht ja schon am Originalort. Contentblogs: Schreiberlinge die mehr eigenen Content produzieren als Fremdverlinken. Häufig stark Artikelformatig -- also längere Texte. [Der Schockwellenreiter] 4:11:25 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

	Donnerstag, 7. August 2003

Blogplan Düsseldorf fertig [MEHRZWECKBEUTEL] 5:32:03 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Schockwellen hören Wer NDR Info empfangen kann, der kann am Freitag gleich zweimal einen Beitrag über Weblogs hören: Einmal um 14:24 Uhr und einmal um 16:24 Uhr. Und alles auf UKW 92.3. Der Schockwellenreiter wurde auch interviewt. [Der Schockwellenreiter] 5:06:15 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

	Montag, 4. August 2003

I hereby create the word 'shlogging' Shlogging = a word to identify Shock Blogging, or blogging for shock value.  It's not necessarily a bad thing and you've got to admit it's everywhere and usually fun, to say the least.  And it's not always the shlogger's intent to be shocking.  Sometimes, it's just the subject matter that induces that ol' kneejerk reaction.  Here's a few fresh posts from my subscriptions, which I humbly offer as examples of this exciting genre: OMFG!!!! Psycho Ex-girlfriend Things you'd rather not see on your lover's body If you must shoot the messenger, please use those soft, cushy bullets, thank you... [jenett.radio] 9:29:22 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

absurdity going mainstream? Battle of the blog [jenett.radio] 9:28:25 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Medlogs A weblog aggregator for medical weblogs.  Medserve, another aggregator, has medical RSS and scroll boxes available. [John Robb's Weblog] 9:26:40 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Negative analysis of Google's attempts at localization and AOL's weblog product (via Microdoc News) [John Robb's Weblog] 9:26:03 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

The Way and How of Blogging by Nick Finck [Der Schockwellenreiter] 6:49:02 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

The Birdhouse Ben Kerschberg's Blog on Mental Health: Ben Kerschberg is a graduate of Yale Law School and the University of Virginia. Since graduating from law school, he has clerked for a federal court of appeals judge, practiced law, and worked as an industry analyst for a public software company in Silicon Valley... He will spend the next two years as a Fellow at Yale Law School, where he hopes to write a book about the manner in which American society stigmatizes mental illness. Ben Kerschberg knew at age seven that he would one day attempt suicide. ... It was not an idea he toyed with. He just knew. And he was right. In (his book) Piercing The Veil, Kerschberg takes us with unflinching candor on a journey that begins in his sophomore year of college, when he suffers the first of a series of repeated and calamitous nervous breakdowns precipitated by daily suicidal ideations. His lifetime battle with his inner demons culminates, at age 30, in a failed suicide attempt and hospitalization in a psychiatric institution. His astonishing tale opens the eyes of those who have never suffered from mental illness and empowers those who have but feel that their truth must be bottled, corked, and sealed with wax. At times disarmingly funny, but more often poetically tragic, Kerschberg’s account breaks onto the scene with a powerful voice that will leave people reaching out to their friends and loved ones. The weblog is a labor of love, doing a good job covering mental health-related media items. I haven't looked at the book but it is available for free download here. [Follow Me Here...] 6:29:11 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

The Power of Personal Publishing Software by Luigi Canali De Rossi [thomas n. burg | randgänge] 6:26:28 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

An article in News.Com while extremely incendiary, may be seen as the last gasp in the Great RSS War of 2003. [Scripting News] 5:20:29 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Sunlog lite YA Weblog tool ... [thomas n. burg | randgänge] 4:57:23 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Easyjournal Yet another new blog service[thomas n. burg | randgänge] 4:48:44 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

Firebird's next killer Forget weblog posting popups and textareas the future is Web Panels and XUL. [phil ringnalda dot com] 4:33:48 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

	Freitag, 1. August 2003

InfoWorld.com updates There are several InfoWorld.com updates to report today. First, the news gang have started a team blog at http://www.infoworld.com/techwatch/. Excellent! ... [Jon's Radio] 7:31:08 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]

New German Blog Service . Freecity. Mehr hier. [Der Schockwellenreiter] 5:14:26 PM     comment []   [Macro error: Can't evaluate the expression because the name "trackbackLink" hasn't been defined.]