Wetoku “Making the Grade” in Mashable’s Open Web Awards November 16th, 2009
Wow. Thank you everyone for your support in nominating Wetoku for Mashable’s Open Web Awards. A tweet by @melbuckpitt let us know that we’re in the Top 10 in the Social Media Gadget category! This post at Mashable has the details.
Mashable's Open Web Awards
The flurry of nominations we’ve seen for Wetoku has been fantastic. We’re humbled by the company we’re in… the other “Social Media Gadget” contestants are some very interesting and helpful sites. Here are the top 10:
- Wetoku
- Digsby
- AddThis
- ShareThis
- AddToAny
- Property-Bee
- Tigerbow
- SocialGo
- Yoono
- WiseStamp
Back to top Seth Godin talks about consistent generosity and genuine voices October 21st, 2009
Seth Godin was interviewed by Technorati for the 2009 State of the Blogosphere. As a best-selling author and contemporary modern guru that has helped shape many an entrepreneur’s understanding of how to effectively and meaningfully engage a market, he was a particularly important voice to be heard for this report on the current state of the world of blogging.
Eric Olsen from Technorati says that, ‘Godin addresses the war between the marketers and the “unique voices,” the importance of “consistent generosity,” and blogging as a tool “like a megaphone combined with a telephone.”‘
Back to top The State of the Blogosphere is Strong October 21st, 2009
Technorati & Blogcritics Publisher Eric Olsen recently interviewed Alex Santoso of Neatorama and Henry Copeland of BlogAds for the 2009 State of the Blogosphere report.
WOW.
Richard Jalichandra, CEO of Technorati, opened his State of the Blogosphere keynote speech at Blogworld & New Media Expo 2009 by saying, “The state of the blogosphere is strong.” In the report, Technorati uncovered a number of gems in the interviews they conducted… a testament to the dramatically evolved (and rapidly evolving) blogosphere, and the ability of Team Technorati to zero in on the key points and trends that matter to bloggers and those who follow the blogosphere.
In Alex Santoso’s interview regarding his Neatorama blog, he talks about how he diversified away from ad revenue and towards a healthy blend of ad revenue and e-commerce revenue. Alex’s blog now derives 50% of its revenue from sales of products related to its blog entries! Way to go Alex, you’re a brilliant executive with foresight and the courage it takes to make bold decisions.
In Henry Copeland’s interview regarding his company, BlogAds - which was one of, if not the first blog ad network - he talks about the drastically different climate in which blogs operate today. Back in 2003, it was laughable to propose advertising on blogs. Henry knows this, because he suggested it at a conference back then — and his remark generated laughter and ridicule. Who’s laughing now? It’s Henry, the blog ad networks and the advertisers who get great ROI out of blog advertising… all the (virtual) way to the bank.
Thank you, Technorati (and Eric Olsen in particular!), for letting us be a part of your must-read report, the 2009 State of the Blogosphere.
Back to top Live from the show floor at Blogworld Expo October 17th, 2009
This show rocks! Thanks @blogworld for bringing together the awesomest crowd of bloggers.
Back to top Public Beta Launch of Wetoku October 11th, 2009
Hello world!
First of all, I’d like to extend a sincere thank you to all of the wonderful private beta testers who helped make Wetoku possible.
Wetoku is now in public beta!
I’d also extend special thanks to @jolieodell & @marshallk of ReadWriteWeb, @timmyjohnboy of MakeUseOf, Syed Abbas of Tnerd, and all of the others who took the time to review Wetoku.
Now that we’re in public beta, anyone can register at http://wetoku.com. Please tell your friends to try out Wetoku to record & embed a video chat!