Ready, Set, Grow

Jim Lynch — Sun, 11 Apr 2010 15:21:08 +0000

Working, working, working. I know it doesn’t look like it, but I am doing quite a bit of background work here on Blog News Co-op. And yes, I realize that 90% of the posts here have been offering just that. It’s just that I think this is such a good idea that I’m not willing to let it die.

What’s going on — BIG and small:

Updated the blog to WordPress 3.0 (Beta-1). Sure, it’s beta, but the next beta should be out within a few days, and the final version should be ready by the first of May.
Updated the theme.
Working on a list of bloggers to contact regarding their ideas, suggestions, support, and input.
Working on a business model that will (ideally) make the co-op self-sufficient, and provide some modest compensation to contributors.
Working on an editorial model that will allow staff and reader content to be submitted, edited, and available for use by the blogging community.
Developing the list of categories for stories we will cover. A separate post on those will follow soon.
Looking at the best options for licensing distributable content.
Spreading the word. This may seem small, but it is probably the biggest thing that needs to be done.
Whatever else needs to be done.

If you have ideas or suggestions, please comment here, or email info@blognewscoop.com

Weblog Awards Voting Moved to January

Jim Lynch — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 03:29:32 +0000

The 2008 Weblog Awards, the “world’s largest blog competition”, has announced the schedule for this year’s voting.

Finalist Announced – December 25

Finalist Logos Available – December 25

Finalist Voting Page Available* – December 29

Finalist Voting – January 2 through January 10

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Ready, Set, Grow

Weblog Awards Voting Moved to January