Comments on: 2008: The Year of “What’s Next”? http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/ Fri, 21 Nov 2008 01:05:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Popular Wealth http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7339 Popular Wealth Sat, 09 Feb 2008 12:55:23 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7339 Great post. I really don't want to burst your bubble on this particular subject but someone needs to throw the sad reality out there, so I will. Mega corporations like Google innovate and create new web apps and related features daily. They also create platforms for coders to work on which means more and more coders work for the corporation instead of their own startup ventures. The corporations are extremely busy tying up rights to everything with seemingly daily patent applications. What does that mean? well, fast forward 5 years. Will our silly little wordpress blogs be in the same ballpark as corporate owned massive media sites with features visitors can't live without? Open source software needs to remain competitive. If it doesn't, no amount of networking with fellow bloggers ill help. It's a constant state of quicksand vs corporations. They DO want it all. If they get it then it won't matter who you know, we'll all be on their island. Great post. I really don’t want to burst your bubble on this particular subject but someone needs to throw the sad reality out there, so I will.

Mega corporations like Google innovate and create new web apps and related features daily. They also create platforms for coders to work on which means more and more coders work for the corporation instead of their own startup ventures. The corporations are extremely busy tying up rights to everything with seemingly daily patent applications.

What does that mean? well, fast forward 5 years. Will our silly little wordpress blogs be in the same ballpark as corporate owned massive media sites with features visitors can’t live without?

Open source software needs to remain competitive. If it doesn’t, no amount of networking with fellow bloggers ill help. It’s a constant state of quicksand vs corporations. They DO want it all. If they get it then it won’t matter who you know, we’ll all be on their island.

]]> By: Rita http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7323 Rita Fri, 08 Feb 2008 13:53:05 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7323 Nice post!! :) Nice post!!

:)

]]> By: Richard Kraneis http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7312 Richard Kraneis Thu, 07 Feb 2008 21:12:26 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7312 Danielle, Your post regarding blogging and ROI struck a chord with me. Once I invested a great deal of time into writing and marketing an e-book on Excel throughout the Internet. Then I accidentally found my first online marketing client. The rate they now pay me far exceeds what I used to make marketing Excel e-books. So now I go with the best ROI. But I look forward to the day when all my time is taken up with fun online marketing projects. Nice to see you blogging every now and then. Thank you. Danielle,
Your post regarding blogging and ROI struck a chord with me.
Once I invested a great deal of time into writing and marketing an e-book on Excel throughout the Internet.

Then I accidentally found my first online marketing client. The rate they now pay me far exceeds what I used to make marketing Excel e-books. So now I go with the best ROI.

But I look forward to the day when all my time is taken up with fun online marketing projects.

Nice to see you blogging every now and then. Thank you.

]]> By: msdanielle http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7298 msdanielle Thu, 07 Feb 2008 09:31:32 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7298 yes i agree, it's like a chain reaction that starts with the blog and grows globally. blog - connect - blog - connect - blog - connect - create network - get projects! p.s. dave, i haven't received the info yet on your secret assignment! ;) lol yes i agree, it’s like a chain reaction that starts with the blog and grows globally.
blog - connect - blog - connect - blog - connect - create network - get projects!
p.s. dave, i haven’t received the info yet on your secret assignment! ;) lol

]]> By: Dave Davis http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7291 Dave Davis Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:35:26 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7291 Hmmm, after reading your comment I think I shoudl either correct or retract something. When I think about it, to actually get the "bigger jobs" or "real money work" , a blog post had to happen in the first place. Therefore, the blog posts technically have the higher ROI longer term. Hmmm, after reading your comment I think I shoudl either correct or retract something. When I think about it, to actually get the “bigger jobs” or “real money work” , a blog post had to happen in the first place. Therefore, the blog posts technically have the higher ROI longer term.

]]> By: ジェイソン (Jason) http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7290 ジェイソン (Jason) Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:22:29 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7290 So that's my problem in life, huh? I spend too much time writing blog posts? :P Well, I have to agree with you there, Dave. Hopefully most people will realise that when the popular bloggers are gone for a few days, they're too busy with other matters to create something with a (potentially) smaller ROI. So that’s my problem in life, huh? I spend too much time writing blog posts? :P

Well, I have to agree with you there, Dave. Hopefully most people will realise that when the popular bloggers are gone for a few days, they’re too busy with other matters to create something with a (potentially) smaller ROI.

]]> By: Dave Davis http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7289 Dave Davis Thu, 07 Feb 2008 01:16:28 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7289 Danielle, I could not agree more. Oh and Todd, it didn't sound arrogant at all. Blogging and social networking brought RedFly so much business, I have completely lost the time to actually blog. I have about 100 draft posts but clients and real money work come first. I don't think we'll see so many social media consultants come out in 2008 becuase all of those that know how to do it successfully are already successful and don't have time to be "consulting" about social networking. You always know someone is making a LOT of money when they don't blog for weeks on end. The hour or two (or five) it takes to write a post could be used in so much more financially beneficial ways. I also agree that 2008 feels pretty awesome so far :) Danielle, I could not agree more.
Oh and Todd, it didn’t sound arrogant at all.

Blogging and social networking brought RedFly so much business, I have completely lost the time to actually blog. I have about 100 draft posts but clients and real money work come first. I don’t think we’ll see so many social media consultants come out in 2008 becuase all of those that know how to do it successfully are already successful and don’t have time to be “consulting” about social networking.

You always know someone is making a LOT of money when they don’t blog for weeks on end. The hour or two (or five) it takes to write a post could be used in so much more financially beneficial ways.

I also agree that 2008 feels pretty awesome so far :)

]]> By: msdanielle http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7286 msdanielle Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:37:47 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7286 hi andrew, if you have a chance, check out the article that kathy sharpe wrote. it touches on just that, on the fact that talking about social networking is old news, dead, done, over. we all know what it is. now we have to see what comes of these connections we're making. this topic touches upon what todd mentions as well, it's time for action. create your network or "following" and run with it. a year ago i couldn't have been doing the things i'm doing today. and it's because of my network. hi andrew, if you have a chance, check out the article that kathy sharpe wrote. it touches on just that, on the fact that talking about social networking is old news, dead, done, over. we all know what it is. now we have to see what comes of these connections we’re making. this topic touches upon what todd mentions as well, it’s time for action. create your network or “following” and run with it. a year ago i couldn’t have been doing the things i’m doing today. and it’s because of my network.

]]> By: ジェイソン (Jason) http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7285 ジェイソン (Jason) Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:34:15 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7285 I might just take you up on that offer. I have a few unpublished posts that don't really fit with my site, and one of them is prime for a spot on MsDanielle. That said, I'd have to clean it up a bit more before I considered sending it off for scrutiny :P I might just take you up on that offer. I have a few unpublished posts that don’t really fit with my site, and one of them is prime for a spot on MsDanielle. That said, I’d have to clean it up a bit more before I considered sending it off for scrutiny :P

]]> By: msdanielle http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7284 msdanielle Thu, 07 Feb 2008 00:27:11 +0000 http://www.msdanielle.com/2008-the-year-of-whats-next/#comment-7284 hey jason! i don't think my blog will go in any different direction. i've always been in the business of sharing ideas and knowledge. i think it's just because that's how i am in real life. i may be inspired now and then to write again about ppc, but maybe not until there is some type of grand shift in the search engines. i've written what i think are very helpful ppc articles, and i hope people still use them as reference. unlike fashion and the usual blog trends, the formula for ROI won't change :) on the other hand, you're always welcome to write a guest article here if you like, so let me know if you're ever interested. i always enjoy your train of thought hey jason! i don’t think my blog will go in any different direction. i’ve always been in the business of sharing ideas and knowledge. i think it’s just because that’s how i am in real life. i may be inspired now and then to write again about ppc, but maybe not until there is some type of grand shift in the search engines. i’ve written what i think are very helpful ppc articles, and i hope people still use them as reference. unlike fashion and the usual blog trends, the formula for ROI won’t change :) on the other hand, you’re always welcome to write a guest article here if you like, so let me know if you’re ever interested. i always enjoy your train of thought

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