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Get that dollar under control, please

January 30, 2023 By Thord Daniel Hedengren 7 Comments

So I’m looking at my Paypal account and realize I won’t be moving any money anytime soon. The dollar’s down, has been for quite some time, and that means us non-US people make less for the same work. Blogging is usually paid per post and when a fluctuating currency is used you can find yourself doing the same work for less money, without you adjusting your prices. Meanwhile, nothing much have changed for your American employer which means they won’t like it if you up your rates.

I lost equivalent of a grand (perhaps more when you read this, or less, depending on how the dollar moves compared to the Swedish crown) recently, just due to the dollar being down. That sucks.

The blogosphere is paying in dollars, but being a non-American blogger suddenly pays less. Will that change?

Originally posted on June 11, 2007 @ 4:45 am

Filed Under: Blogging, Business

Scott Karp: Journos should start blogging

January 30, 2023 By Thord Daniel Hedengren 4 Comments

Journo at workScott Karp over at Publishing 2.0 have a post up, basically saying that every journalist should start a blog. And of course, there’s rebuttals to this stance, which also shows in the post and comments.

I’m not sure I entirely agree with Scott. While journalists have lots to gain from blogging, there’s also the fact that a lot of them suck without an editor bringing out the best.

There, I said it. Self-publising isn’t necessary a good thing, editors save us from crappy grammar and hollow stories in the print world. Editors also tend to miss out on lots of that, proving that it’s not a universal law that print is better than web. But at least it’s another set of eyes on the writer’s piece of work, and that ups the chance of getting rid of errors. I know a lot of journalists, and have edited some, that definitely can’t be left with a Publish button.

Not all journalists should blog, it might end up biting them in the neck. In other words, just the good ones should get into blogging – the rest would do us all a favor by shutting up.

Originally posted on May 24, 2007 @ 3:32 am

Filed Under: Blogging, Opinion

WordPress.com passes 1m blogs, adds domain e-mail

January 30, 2023 By Thord Daniel Hedengren 4 Comments

1 million blogsCongratulations to the good folks over at WordPress.com on them reaching over 1 million blogs! I tried to keep an eye on it but this was as close as I could get…

Expect a formal announcement from Matt & Co. later on.

In other WordPress.com news, they have added domain mapping for e-mail using Google Apps. That means that if you connect your e-mail to your WordPress.com blog they can give you access via Google Apps, as in Gmail for your domain. Nice.

Originally posted on May 24, 2007 @ 2:42 am

Filed Under: Blogging, Domains, Wordpress

On2 buys Finish mobile video company

January 30, 2023 By Thord Daniel Hedengren 1 Comment

On2Ever heard of On2? If you have worked with Flash you might have, as they have great conversion software for just about any video format to Flash files. I’ve used their cheaper products for a few products and own a few licenses actually. They’re good, I recommend them…

Anyway, they’re stating in a press release that they’ve bought Finish mobile video company Hantro, which I’ve never heard of. Hantro obviously works with video and various compression implementations for Nokia, Sanyo and a bunch of other companies. Mobile stuff, but not only mobile phones it would seem.

So why are On2 buying Hantro? Well, it’s pretty obvious, right? They’re after the Finish company’s technology so that On2 can further push into the handheld market with their software. That’s worth over $58 million, right? Well, it might, as Hantro seems to be thriving with expected 2007 revenues over $8 million according to the release.

Originally posted on May 22, 2007 @ 3:56 am

Filed Under: Business, Online Video, Technology

CBS have indeed bought Wallstrip

January 30, 2023 By Thord Daniel Hedengren 4 Comments

We reported on this previously, and now it’s official: CBS have bought online stock show Wallstrip. The host Lindsay Campbell will stay on, as will the producers Adam Elend and Jeff Marks, working under the CBSNews.com banner. NewTeeVee’s got more, and founder Howard Lindzon have a post up as well. No amount have been announced, although the $5m previously mentioned have been reported wrong.

Be sure to watch the announcement video, showing of the Wallstrip style of course…

Originally posted on May 22, 2007 @ 4:19 am

Filed Under: Business, Online Video

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