Interviews with Digital Media Thought Leaders

Blogging Success in Local Markets

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on April 16, 2008

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If you would like to learn how one blogger became a leading source of information about his local community, this interview is for you.
 
Subject: Our guest today is Tommy Duncan who is the Founder of the Sticks of Fire blog. Through it, Tommy has become a go-to source of information about events, history, and news affecting his home town of Tampa, Florida. From an “unknown” four years ago, Tommy quite often now sees his blog writing republished by the local metropolitan newspaper. Tommy shares his thoughts about what it takes to be a successful blogger in both a content and platform technology context. 

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Internet Eclipses the Printing Press

Podcast Video | Posted by Phil Leigh on April 9, 2008

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The Internet is a more important invention than the printing press because of its (1) frictionless publishing, (2) interactivity, and (3) multimedia characteristics. Read more…