http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge Wed, 09 May 2007 21:14:46 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I have a new blog I am using. Check it out: www.nickmudge.info http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2007/05/07/new-blog/ Some good blogging and comments on length of tenure for CIOs on Wayne Hall's blog. http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/05/19/length-of-tenure-for-state-cios/ Tod Newcombe, the editor of Public CIO magazine, has been writing some good stuff on his new Public CIO blog. http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/05/08/public-cio-blog/ For some reason I really get a kick out of the total number of web pages I've bookmarked in del.icio.us. My bookmarks in del.icio.us have turned into a database of useful references that I've found on the web. It's like valuable property, and it's like my memory. My own web ... http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/04/28/2500-web-pages-bookmarked-in-delicious/ Scott McNealy has stepped down. Jonathan Schwartz, President, and blogger, is now CEO. Update: Tim Bray says bloggers are taking over the world. http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/04/24/jonathan-schwartz-becomes-ceo-of-sun-microsystems/ This article about how to use a wordpress blog as a content managment system has a good definition that sums up the blog software. From Weblog to CMS with WordPress: For those who have been living on a different planet, a weblog (or blog) is an online diary that contains a ... http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/04/21/software-definition-for-weblog/ David Fletcher: "Each year, the number of political and government blogs grows at a rate faster than the previous." http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/04/21/govsphere-growing/ From Neville Hobson: Looking for something on one of the British government websites, I came across this - the blog being written by David Miliband, Minister of Communities and Local Government. Not only a government minister but also a member of the Cabinet, the committee at the center of the British political ... http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/04/04/uk-government-official-starts-blogging/ Awhile back Motorola released one of the better press releases that I've seen issued from a vendor. This one: Pennsylvania County Launching $5 Million Motorola Data Communications System. It's written like a real story. It's got a timeline. It gives the facts that we care about -- like what is happening ... http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/03/31/one-of-the-better-press-releases-good-job-motorola/ I think I want to start a list of words used in PR and press releases that should be banned. Here's the start. These words should be banned: Simple to use. Something being promoted should be simple to use, so no use in saying so. Affordable Duh. Next generation Ick. More to come. http://webdescript.com/blog/mudge/2006/03/31/words-and-phrases-in-pr-that-should-be-banned/