Monthly Archives: May 2003

CANADA HAS ITS OWN SANTORUM, SORT OF

Posted on May 9, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Interesting to compare the reaction of politicians and citizens of the US to Santorum’s anti-gay rant, with the reaction of their Canadian counterparts to yesterday’s anti-gay rant by Canadian Conservative MP Elsie Wayne. Wayne was shocked and unrepentent as members … Continue reading →

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COULD PURPLE COWS REVIVE KM?

Posted on May 8, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Fast Company‘s Seth Godin is writing about purple cows . What’s a purple cow? Something that is remarkable, worth talking about, worth paying attention to, something that stands out compared to “perfectly competent, even undeniably excellent cows”. Here’s an example … Continue reading →

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EXURBAN TALE #3: SOMEWHERE SOMEONE CALLS MY NAME

Posted on May 8, 2003 by Dave Pollard

It’s been raining, and our arthritic rescue dog Chelsea is feeling the weather. Usually the after-dinner walk is a brisk, one-mile constitutional, but this evening Chelsea makes clear she wants to meander down by the pond, so off we go, … Continue reading →

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TO VISITORS FROM DAVID GURTEEN’S KNOWLEDGE LETTER

Posted on May 7, 2003 by Dave Pollard

I’d like to thank David Gurteen for mentioning me in his e-newsletter, as over 200 of his readers have visited as a result. I’d appreciate your comments on my weblog or any of its articles. For Knowledge Letter readers who … Continue reading →

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DANGEROUS MEME #1: TRIBALISM WORKS

Posted on May 7, 2003 by Dave Pollard

From Daniel Quinn, Beyond Civilization: If you note that hive life works well for bees, that troop life works well for baboons, or that pack life works well for wolves, you won’t be challenged. But if you note that tribal … Continue reading →

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THREE USEFUL TOOLS FOR YOUR BLOG

Posted on May 7, 2003 by Dave Pollard

LOCATOR: WHERE IN THE WORLD ARE YOU? In the process of putting together the Salon blog popularity lists , and trying to identify what country and state each blogger was from, I came across GeoURL, a new tool that lets … Continue reading →

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BLOGGING METAPHYSICS: KATE’S ADVICE FOR ‘UNPOPULAR’ BLOGGERS

Posted on May 6, 2003 by Dave Pollard

If you’re intrigued or distressed about the Salon popularity lists below , you can find both insight and solace in yesterday’s Electric Venom article on Blogging Metaphysics . Venomous Kate adds fuel to the fire about why some blogs succeed … Continue reading →

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THE 50 MOST POPULAR SALON BLOGS, BY INBOUND LINKS

Posted on May 6, 2003 by Dave Pollard

These rankings are based on number of inbound blogs per Technorati . ‘Inbound blogs’ are those that have either blogrolled you or mentioned you with a link in a recent (not yet archived) post. The number of inbound blogs is … Continue reading →

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TOP 50 SALON BLOGS OF THE MONTH

Posted on May 6, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Rankings are based on number of hits between April 5 and May 5 (ranking in previous month in brackets). Shirky’s Power Law continues to hold, as the top 75 blogs received an aggregate 750,000 hits each month, but the cutoff … Continue reading →

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THE KNOWLEDGE WE’RE MISSING

Posted on May 5, 2003 by Dave Pollard

Those of us who spend a lot of time online tend to feel that we’re more informed than those that get their information from the TV, radio, and magazines. I’m beginning to feel that’s a false sense of security. Here … Continue reading →

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