Plogging
August 12, 2004 1 Comment
An interesting article has been posted over at the IT Garage. From the article:
The game is plogging — short for presidential blogging, and it bypasses the entire PR apparatus, as well as the traditionally blah forms of published speech by CXOs. Think of it as DIY PR for the people best positioned to make hay with it.
The two plogs pointed out are from Sun Microsystems President & COO Jonathan Schwartz and Mark Cuban of the Dallas Mavericks. I have been reading Mark's Blog for some time now and have to say that some of the things he posts are really great (http://www.blogmaverick.com if you have never been there). What got me checking the site regularly were the posts about the Steve Nash deal. Here was an owner, getting into very specific details (including names, numbers, thoughts, etc.) about a huge deal. Not only that, he realized that the fans were really impacted and he wanted them to know the truth! In a world or backroom deals and secrecy I find this a very refreshing change. While not a CXO, I am the founder and admin of LinuxQuestions.org. In my blog I'll try to maintain some of the open and honest communication that I have run LQ with from day 1. It's good to see that this may be a trends that larger companies may also be moving toward.
–jeremy
Jeremy's Blog 
That's one of the things i have come to love and expect when coming to your site, Jeremy. It certainly shows that you care about what you host, as LQ has perhaps some of the best manners on the net without any real censorship. Its so much more productive because there's a better opportunity to “see” clearly throught the fairly flame-retardant threads. :D
On that “blog about the blogs” (couldn't resist), I remember reading a really good analysis about this “big IBM assault” from one of LQs membership (their blog). I try to check out as many websites as I can from the “www” button. If I can find it, I will make you aware of it.