Sunday, July 06, 2003

OK.  Here is a status report on the Weblog Network.
  1. Sources of revenue.  I have five in mind.  None include banner advertising or sponsored sites.  I am going to work on firming these up and will keep them under wraps for competitive reasons. 
  2. Expert weblogs.  The initial response has been great (my mailbox is full even though this is a holiday weekend).  I am working on a strategy for bootstrapping this into a structure (from both the readers and authors perspective) that provides value.  Great ideas on this front.  Will assemble a team to figure this out.
  3. Infrastructure and hosting.  I am looking for ideas here.  The structure of the Weblog Network is fairly simple with relatively little centralized architecture.
  4. Design and programming.  I have a preliminary conceptual design in place, however it is very rough and open to discussion.  Looking for help here of course.

If you are running a service aimed at webloggers and want to join in on this, let me know (BlogStreet, Daypop, Technorati, and others come to mind).
9:39:05 AM   


My perspective on the current tool debate has changed.  My current perspective is that next big thing in weblogs isn't about how the tools, APIs, and features used, but rather the integration of weblogs into the larger world of search, information flow, and services.  I do still think it is a mistake to see the weblog world fragment on the technological level, but it was probably inevitable as the big vendors entered the market.  That is why I want to work on the Weblog network.  It isn't something the big vendors won't duplicate and if done correctly will enable highly focused and valuable micro content find a stable source of income.  Google's AdSense is the first baby step in this direction.  There are many, many others...
8:43:44 AM   

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