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For those not following this issue: I called Scoble’s quoteblog theft. He responded here. Comments followed on his site and mine, and a few other places.
For me, this discussion about full-post quoting on a weblog/aggregator isn’t really about copyright and legality, though I can easily see how the argument can get pushed [...]

A few days ago, Jonathan Greene asked about ‘quoting’ as a standard practice. I don’t like the practice of quoting entire posts in a weblog, because it turns the original author’s post into someone else’s post, without any work or effort.
Quoteblogs = Theft
I consider full post quoting without quotes tantamount to theft. [...]

Jonathan Greene asks a good question here:
To Quote or Not to Quote
I’ll respond to his question at some point (not enough time in the day folks) but if you’d like to comment on the question, I think it’d be interesting to see what the rest of the blog community thinks about this question. Also, [...]

Argument with these rules instantly revokes your identity as a man. Youíre no longer a man and youíre out of the man club.

It is ok for a Man to cry under the following circumstances:

When a heroic dog dies to save its master.
The moment Angelina Jolie starts unbuttoning her blouse.
After wrecking your boss’ car.
One hour, 12 [...]

I’m lazily stealing this post from Rick Bruner:
MarketingSherpa has called for nominations for the best marketing blog:
We’re launching MarketingSherpa’s Reader’s Choice Award for Best Blogs on the subjects of marketing, advertising and PR. A blog must [...]

The wife and I were watching Frida, which is quite a good movie, when we decided to cancel our Netflix subscription.
We’ve been subscribers of Netflix since December of 1999. We bought our first DVD player then when we were living in Dupont, Washington. It was a Sony (still have it and it works [...]

I went in to the office today at noon, because I’m way behind on work. Way behind.
I started cleaning out my in-box. It had 998 emails in it, some dating as far back as January. (I don’t file or delete emails until I’ve had a chance to act on them, if they require [...]

Angie McKaig again inspires me with “please stop making my eyes hurt“.
Angie underscores the importance of readers to publishers that support their work with advertising, and she also makes clear the importance of good advertising to readers. Advertising and editorial have to work together on the web more than in any other medium, in [...]

I absolutely can’t stand people that don’t take the time to learn the answer to the question being asked of them.
If people don’t know the answer to the question being asked, I’d much rather hear “you know, that’s a great question, and while I don’t know the answer to that question, I’ll find [...]

Wow, this icon set is a must have for anyone that might be considered an Apple nut. My first real Apple was a IIgs, Woz Edition (icon from this set at right):
This gargantuan set contains over 250 icons, covering every single piece of Apple hardware ever made. From the original Apples to the latest [...]

Heh… I worked 16+ hours today (sucks to be in a suit that long), but got this email in my inbox from a buddy today and figured I’d share it. Sort of tells the “why Texans think so much of their state” story a little differently:
From: The People of Texas
To: All Concerned Voters
With [...]

Keith posted a question, and the answer to that same question:
How do I add an ‘edit this page’ button to a Movable Type weblog?
Very cool. Thanks Keith.

The trouble in corporate America is that too many people with too much power live in a box (their home), then travel the same road every day to another box (their office).
– Faith Popcorn, The Popcorn Report, 1991
Has much changed since 1991?

The Rockport Institute has a six-part series on how to write a resume. (hat tip to Angie McKaig for the pointer.)
Their advice is fantastic, and capitalizes on the idea that you should do “active personal marketing” with your resume:
THE NUMBER ONE PURPOSE OF A RESUME
The resume is a tool with one specific purpose: to [...]

This post is a follow up to my original Some lessons for the Job Seeker post from August of 2003.
I’ve been interviewing to fill a vacant position in my sales organization over the past few months. The position has been advertised for about two months now. I’ve received about 100 resumes and have [...]