Tiffani Alexander
Editor's Note:

Tiffani Alexander’s background is in Journalism (BA from The University of Maryland) and Management (MAM in Arts, Entertainment & Media Management from Columbia College). As the former editor of the Black paper at The University of Maryland and as a former writer for Cygnus Business Media and Maher Publishing, Tiffani is well equipped to bring relevant content to young, trendsetting, African American women. She is young and smart, with a finger on the pulse of the entertainment industry and has always dreamed of having a publication like GLOSS. Tiffani pulls triple duties as publisher, editor and writer at GLOSS. The magazine started out as a blog. The blog not only acted as a way to draw in readers, but also as a way to attract writers, This is why we developed this newsletter to demonstrate the benefits of adding blogging to your website. Why Blog? Read on!


The Rise and Fall of Blogs
February 24, 2006No sooner had Al Gore invented the Internet than early adopters discovered a liberating opportunity: Anybody with a modem and an ego could share his or her thoughts with the world.Remember what happened next? By the mid-1990s, a few self-publishers were sharing with tiny audiences links to Web sites they found interesting. In time, these hardy pioneers began adding commentaries -- often insightful, usually irreverent -- to their lists of links. In short, smart people were posting virtual logs of their interests and thoughts. In December 1997, the term Web log surfaced. In short order, we had the inevitable contraction: blog.
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Battle blogging for profit
AS BLOGS become big business, Internet giants have begun trying to profit from new forms of journalism, including war coverage. The results are not encouraging. Yahoo's latest experiment reveals that it considers war news just another form of entertainment. This from an online giant that has already shown it is cavalier about press freedom and a friend of oppression.



8 business blogging tools for working efficiently
Having a sound implementation plan can contribute big time to your overall business blogging strategy. However, it is just a part of the story. Once you get the plan in place, then it is time to carry it out. Remember, blogging requires persistence and a lot of determination, but doesn’t have to be difficult.

Panel on blogging
NODMA’s March 14 monthly meeting will feature a panel of distinguished blogging experts who will about using blogs, RSS and other tools as ways to improve word-of-mouth marketing, develop and strengthen customer and prospect relationships, and improve search engine rankings—and to generate revenue. The presentation will take place at 11:30 on Tuesday, March 14, 2006, at Windows on the River.

Creating Content
New websites are being launched daily. In order to compete, webmasters need to find alternative ways of producing themed websites. Highly focused articles are often sought by wembasters. Why? Because content on the web is still king! In order to attract search engines and site visitors, webmasters rely heavily on providing new, innovative and fresh content. If the web site content is rich, visitors will come.


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