The Longing (1999)
https://www.cluetrain.com/book/longing.html
#HackerNews #The #Longing #1999 #Cluetrain #Manifesto #Book #TechCulture
The Longing (1999)
https://www.cluetrain.com/book/longing.html
#HackerNews #The #Longing #1999 #Cluetrain #Manifesto #Book #TechCulture
Yes, there's a theme here...
So many of y'all think you're becoming Cyborgs when you're actually just batteries.
https://loudpoet.com/2026/02/27/five-things-february-27-2026/
VOI isn't a concrete metric that's going to impress non-marketing executives who only understand spreadsheets, but it's an invaluable concept that every experienced marketer should instinctively understand.
It also aligns with one of my favorite #Cluetrain quotes: "Some of these conversations ended in a sale, but don’t let that fool you. The sale was merely the exclamation mark at the end of the sentence."
https://sparktoro.com/blog/roi-vs-voi-smart-marketers-look-beyond-the-numbers/
"I’d rather preserve my independence, but keeping a roof over my head is more important." @baldur
If blogging IS tied to your professional work, it's arguably even more important to get your house in order now. I always appreciate Baldur's candor, and his personal asides bolster his professional credibility.
He's the anti-Godin, and he proves the internet can be a better place.
#Cluetrain #blogging #SocialReboot
https://www.baldurbjarnason.com/2025/first-outlines-of-a-plan/
"It is why I am returning to this blog, renewing my use of RSS, and actively removing myself from a wide swath of the web...
Personal blogging is a key part to building the presence I want." @broximar
"I want somewhere to exist on the net where people can find my personal record. I don’t expect this blog ever to achieve mass readership; it’s a snapshot of the contents of my own brain, and that is a niche interest." @riotnrrd
The other day, I wrote that “One of the reasons I write in my blog is for the pleasure of being able to say ‘I told you so’”. More seriously, I want somewhere to exist on the net where people can find my personal record. I don’t expect this blog ever to achieve mass readership; it’s a snapshot of the contents of my own brain, and that is a niche interest.
Flashback: We can have a different web
"If we wanted, each of us could escape those walls and set up our own spaces within the limitless, fertile soil beyond." @molly0xfff
#Cluetrain #blogging #SocialReboot
https://www.citationneeded.news/we-can-have-a-different-web/
Why keep blogging in 2025?
If you've known me for a while, you know a #Cluetrain quote is coming!
EDIT: I've added posts from others about their own blogging to this thread. 👇🏽