Blogging Basics

Basics About Slander and Libel Law on the Internet

by Philip on February 12, 2009

David Lat of Abovethelaw.com writes a brief note about cyber-bullying, slander and libel on the Internet.  Simple rules everyone should abide by.  It’s too easy to be offended by someone and lashing out without regard to consequences.  I can safely say with confidence that we’ve all done it at one point or another and regretted it [...]

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My Super Simple Strategy To Writing Breaking News Blog Posts Today

by Philip on June 11, 2008

A Little Background A few years ago, I read with interest the obituary of Bob Hope, one of the 20th Century’s legendary American entertainers.  It was in the obituary section of The New York Times newspaper and you can read online here.   Bob Hope’s obituary was well written, reflecting a tremendous amount of research, [...]

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Blogging Mistakes To Avoid

by Philip on April 2, 2007

Here’s a list of posts about of blogging mistakes to avoid (including one from yours truly :) ).

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What To Do When You Don’t Have Anything To Say

by Philip on March 31, 2007

I’ve alluded before that I think blogging is one of those things that require a lot of thought before you put the proverbial pen to the proverbial paper. And, I’ve also posted about how to brainstorm when you are stuck. But, what happens when you just can’t seem to focus with the task at hand–that is, write something insightful for your readers?

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What All Great Blog Posts Have In Common

by Philip on March 22, 2007

I don’t think there are an unlimited number of original topics a blogger can write about. At some point, all bloggers repeat something that has, in essence, been previously said. But the really great bloggers are the ones that are able to take a topic that has been previously discussed and recycle it in such a way that the delivery is entirely original.

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