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“Content is more than just king; it has become our dictator.”
So said Waggener Edstrom’s, Kiersten Lawson recently on Skyword.com’s blog. It’s a powerful statement based wholly, we would concur, in truth. Being the worker at the relentless coalface of blog...
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So, is the pen mightier than the sword?
Thomas Jefferson sent a letter to Thomas Paine in 1796, in which he wrote: “Go on doing with your pen what in other times was done with the sword.” The phrase became an idiom after Edward Bulwer-Lytton...
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A very interesting image that struck a real chord with us.
I spotted this on Linkedin (the thinking man’s Facebook) this morning and it pretty much sums up the Planet Blog philosophy. Pete and I have spent over a quarter century each battling in the face of...
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Stunt or portent?
Beyonce and Jay Z have had their baby. Or is that BayB? So Mrs Z’s back to work. And she’s back in the creative groove. Today Beyonce surprised the world, in Bowie style, by releasing an album...
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When SEO goes bad.
The trouble with SEO is that it’s such a blunt instrument, open to considerable abuse and not half as engaging as great quality content. Certainly Amazon has found this out to its cost this week after...
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Is Facebook for businesses a busted flush?
Here’s an interesting post on Social Media Today. It warns that ‘organic reach’ (that is unpaid posting) on Facebook Pages has fallen from the mid teens to only 1 – 2% of Facebook followers. What...
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New Guardian website in the offing. Is this the future of online design?
At Planet Blog we are admirers of the Guardian website (and its many blogs). The reasons why should be obvious; the quality of the writing, the consistency of tone, its breadth and reach, the...
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Social media strategy explained.
A useful guide to social media strategy. Or call Planet Blog.
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Songs we liked in 2014
This is Mark’s eighth year of publishing his best of the year CD. We think it’s one of the best yet despite reducing his music purchasing in 2014. Seems what he did buy was high quality (but you can...
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We’ve just turned 50!
Our latest post We’re delighted to tell you that Cutty Sark has just published its 50th post by Planet Blog. It’s a body of work we are immensely proud of and the perfect shop window to illustrate what...
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