Interviews Case Study of a Non-Geek Topic-Focused Blog: Fast Machines Last week I wrote about some examples of topic-focused blogs, all of which had technology-focused content. Josh Katinger left a comment pointing to his blog about motor racing, called Fast Machines. It didn't look like spam, so I clicked through and discovered that Josh runs a very good topic-focused blog. And guess what - it isn't a techy one… Richard MacManus View comments
web New Strategy for Read/Write Web Before I blog the eBook Culture strategy I've been promising, I really need to get the strategy of Read/Write Web confirmed. Long-suffering readers will know that I periodically go through a hand-wringing phase where I question the meaning of my blog. I'm sure this is testing the patience of my readers, who probably want to slap me in the face… Richard MacManus View comments
Blogging What are your Google Number 1's? Andrew left a great comment on my previous post about blog branding. I'd mentioned I was number 1 for the Google phrase "two way web blog". Andrew also informed me I'm the number 1 search result in Google for these phrases: "microcontent wiki" "fractal blogosphere" "picked a fight with clay shirky" I love that last one! Andrew's number 1 Google… Richard MacManus View comments
Design What's Your Brand? Keith Robinson is going through a re-branding exercise for his weblog. Even though I'm not focused on web design, I identify strongly with what Keith is trying to do - because I've been doing much the same thing over here. A few weeks ago I updated my About Me to reflect my new more narrowly focused goals for Read/Write Web. This followed on from… Richard MacManus View comments
web Elvis and Me Elvis Costello and I share a birthday today. He's the big 5-0, while I'm the next generation down (I'd tell you my age, but I'm not ready for Google to know). Elvis and I also share the same name. He was born Declan MacManus and I was born - and still am, unless you count Read/Write Web as my stage name - Richard MacManus. So, same birthday and… Richard MacManus View comments