Every Day Is Brilliant In Blogland
January 30th, 2007
Like Russ, we were very pleased to receive a copy of the W+K Book Of The Year 2006 - proof that a physical book version of a blog is better than a blog version of a blog (if you catch my drift). It made us think about another aspect of corporate blogs. If a blog is a web log of things that happen, shouldn’t they contain all the bad news stories and the unfortunate events throughout the year?
If you’ve followed the Weiden’s blog, you’ll remember that they covered a couple of crap events - like the pitch losses in June. We’ve done the same a couple of times, but I wonder how long we’d carry on blogging if every day at LOVE was crap instead of joyous, euphoric and brilliant fun (ahem). Is a corporate blog really heartfelt until it’s a warts and all account of what’s going on?
January 30th, 2007 at 2:24 pm
60% joy
30% crap
10% random
The ultimate blogula
January 31st, 2007 at 9:14 am
Honesty is the best policy, as my mother always said.
I’ll respect corporate blogs a lot more if they tell me what they think.
Oh, and in your case, link to me (thanks again for that). I’d still like to see that agency book you produced.
January 31st, 2007 at 10:32 am
Hey,
i recently discovered the LOVE blog…
totally agree on ‘honesty’ although it is kinda tricky…
i work at an advertising agency and there have recently been big issues on my personal blog. The nearby blogosphere knows me and my blog and so, whenever they don’t agree with my honesty… sigh, they tell my boss to tell me to “shut it”.
Also, off course, as an honest blogger, i oftenly have to piss off partners and projects we do, which they don’t like at all… so Yes, RESPECT to W+D for reporting honesty…!
The name reminds me of the Milky blog, but anyway not relevant to what i want to say.
January 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am
nice to meet you Grapplica - we’ll have a look at your blog and ta for your comments. Maybe we all need a collective blog site that allows us all to mouth off about stuff that’s bugging us or pis*ing us off - it’ll be separate from our company/corporate/personal blogs and completely confidential. Possible?
January 31st, 2007 at 12:33 pm
Confucius says:
“He with whom neither slander that gradually soaks into the mind, nor statements that startle like a wound in the flesh, are successful may be called intelligent indeed.”
January 31st, 2007 at 12:43 pm
Simon says:
“Stand on one leg.”
February 2nd, 2007 at 3:24 pm
cheers, guys. Just got your ‘less ordinary’ book. Very nice. And much more plush than ours.