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I'm Michael Koby, and I love technology. I'm also a programmer, currently doing Ruby on Rails development for a small Houston startup. Here I talk about technology, programming, politics, movies, music, and anything else I feel I need to talk about. If you would like to know more, you can check out the About page.Popular Series
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Category Archives: Blogs
Problogger: Speed Posting
Darren Rowse, the Problogger is conducting a nice little exercise in “Speed Posting” where he takes a question from Twitter, and answers it in a post. The catch is he has to write the response in 3 minutes or less. … Continue reading
Will FriendFeed Help the Smaller Blogger
Dave Winer mentioned something similar in his article, Proof That the End is Near, where he talks about the “tech industry superdelegates” and how he is unfollowing them on Twitter in hope to find the smaller voices as well. It seems that some of the more popular people are looking for the smaller, most likely more original voices in the blogging industry. No longer are they interested in what someone has to say about what TechCrunch, GigaOM, or even Mashable have to say anymore. Well they might be interested, but they might move past the headline anymore. Continue reading
Thrifty Domestica Thinks “Micro-blogging is for Nerds”
My good friend Rachel over at the website, Thrifty Domestica got into a discussion about micro-blogging today. When I asked her if she was going to start micro-blogging, she told me that she was going to write a post about … Continue reading
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Tagged blogging, Friends, micro-blogging, thrifty domestica, Twitter
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Thrifty Domestica
My friend Rachel has started a blog of her own entitled, Thrifty Domestica. The blog is to help those that are looking to save money in their household. Rachel has a sharp mind and a quick wit that will help … Continue reading
Do Personal Blogs Matter
The free exchange of ideas, opinions, and rants is one of the things that makes the internet so great. I am able to read the opinions of others, comment on those opinions, or even write my own rebuttal. The exchange of ideas is how problems get identified, discussed and eventually (as well as hopefully) solved. I believe that the personal blog as just as much importance in the blogsphere as those niche blogs. While niche blogs can help you understand something and maybe even teach you something, personal blogs can do that and more. Continue reading
People Don’t Trust Bloggers
I wonder how these reports translate to the blogs of popular newspapers. Does the blogger from the New York Times have more default trust than say someone like me? I wonder what the pshycological implications are with regards to having your blog hosted on the newyorktimes.com. I wonder if they carry more weight with the average consumer than just a stand alone blog. Continue reading →