Blog following by Tony Green

Webblogs or blogs are becoming more and more popular. Any individual can showcase their thoughts in the event you want to say something and a platform to do so. A person can choose tofollow a blog which means every time an update occurs the latest entry can be read in a reader. In most circumstances somebody chooses to follow someone’s postings when the content of interest to them. The subject matter of the blogs you read on regular basis tell a lot about you, however, who you follow perhaps a bit more.
For the record here are the webblogs I follow, the reason why and how I came to add them over the noise of all of thousands of other communications I am bombarded with in a daily basis.

1. Joel Spolsky

I read his monthly column in Inc. Magazine. His postings provide a good balance of high technology, common sense and military knowhow. This isn’t surprising as his background from Ex Israeli army, a former employee at Microsoft, and now is running his own software company.

2. Robert Scoble

I read his material for the first time in Fast Company magazine. The link to the blog was in the byline of the article. I always tried to check out his latest musings when I could from then forward. I enjoy his postings because of their direct style. Additionally, they make me think about a vantage point on a topic I had not examined.

3. Denise Lee Yohn

I have never met Denise face-to-face. I was “introduced” to her while I was the VP of Workshops for the Silicon Valley American Marketing Association (SVAMA). I was considering conducting a seminar on Branding. Ultimately, we were unable to come to an agreement. In the end I wound up on her email list. During a quiet moment at home I read some of her postings. As an engineer trained marketer I am aware that many technical trained folks have no idea of the importance of a brand. Her insights caught my attention within an instant.

4. Denise Shiffman

I met Denise who led a SVAMA workshop last year on the topic of the Age of Engage. I try to conduct research the speaker to judge if they would be a fit in before agreeing to allow a speaker conduct a seminar. I find her insights witty and insightful. Her book, which is the same title of her presentation, is a definite recommended read if you want you know about social networking.

Is there a theme to the choice of these selections of blogs to follow? Is a recommendation to read printed magazines regularly? How about being active in non-profits marketing organizations? What does that say about me? I will let you check these blogs for yourself and be the judge.

Overall, I think that it would be quite flattering to have someone follow what I wrote. Who these people are would serve nicely as the topic of another blog posting. Anyone care to help me out by following this blog? Just kidding….

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