links for 2005-10-02

We’ve been having an interesting discussion of late at CustomScoop.  Essentially, it boils down to the question how the corporate blog should be deployed.  We all agree that the usual product announcement/service interruption type blog isn’t really our cup of tea.  We’d like to have something with a greater degree of insight and relevance to customers…

DL Byron says YES. Jeff Jarvis says NO.

With the start of the new year, Conversations resumes with a slate of interesting guests and topics already scheduled.

This one I just don’t understand.  Tom Foremski  takes Technorati to task over at Silicon Valley Watcher for a pay service that allows corporations to track their coverage in the blogosphere.  He writes: "I was surprised by how aggressive Technorati was in its pitch because it has a very good standing within the blogging community,…

Scripps bought Shopzilla recently.  This article addresses some of the synergies for the companies: “Scripps officials say they’re happy with Shopzilla as a standalone business, but both sides clearly are excited about the possibilities of joining the two categories.  By the end of this year, they said, you could see a link to Shopzilla on…