Nov 20, 2007
Blogger Stories 
is a
special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions.
The virtual library "chapters" were written by bloggers from all over the world.
One fascinating viewpoint into how blogging has changed people is the site Blogger Stories. Clear Blogging
Creativity and writing are a common theme that that run through the three most recent chapters of Blogger Stories. Behind these pages you'll find a woman who wrote a cook book that included touching family stories; a blogger whose magazine articles tell about her life in Kentucky and the author of a book that was awarded the Best Books of the Year by School Library Journal. You will not want to miss these new entries.
Ruth Daniels: Once Upon a Feast, Recipes From 4
Every Kitchen, AskRuth
Beth Kephart: Beth Kephart Books
Lisa Nichols: Northern Kentucky News, Kentucky Vintage, Suite 101 Home Page
Drop a comment if you'd like to tell your blogger story!
Aug 6, 2007
Blogger Stories is a
special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions.
The virtual library has almost 80 "chapters" written by bloggers from all over the world.
Although the newest chapters of Blogger Stories were all told by business bloggers their reasons to begin blogging and purpose of their blogs are quite diverse. Ilise Benun is using her blog to support her book on marketing and to help her clients.
Tammy Powley's experience with blogs began as a way to promote her jewelry and bead business. It led to new career opportunities in pro blogging.
For Peter Kim blogging began by helping a client navigate a blogosphere firestorm. He then launched an experimental blog for a major brand. Eventually Peter knew he had to get into the game himself and thus was born Being Peter Kim.
I see
blogs as conversations, two-way dialogue between individuals that were
made for technology’s current evolution. Who wants to be a voice that
people skip, block, and ignore? Peter Kim
I can assure you the voices of Ilise, Tammy and Peter are not to be ignored.
Ilise Benun - The Marketing Mix Blog
Peter Kim, Being Peter Kim
Tammy Powley - Jewelry & Beading, The Jewelry Weblog, Fat and 40, Blog Class Info
Have a great blogger story to tell? Drop a comment.
Sidebar: Catch Pete on Diva Marketing Talks my
internet radio show. 30 minutes. 2 guests. 1 topic on social media marketing. Peter and Marianne Richmond talk about the
importance of the M word - measurement in social media marketing.
Jun 29, 2007
Friday Fun is Diva Marketing's virtual happy hour from cosmos to
Jack to lemonade. A waiting for the weekend 'playground' time to be
sophisticated-silly. Or sometimes just plain silly.
Blogger Stories is a
special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions.
The virtual library has almost 90 "chapters" written by bloggers from all over the world.
The new chapters of Blogger Stories remind us that we are indeed living in a global world that spins smaller with each click of the mouse.
Sunny Cervantes wanted to share her marketing expertise with her fellow marketers in the Philippines. Malaysian-born legal thriller novelist Yang-May Ooi, based in the UK, wanted to promote her works. Blogs offered them the opportunity to do both .. but these women, from the same side of the world, found social media gave them more ..
Sunny Cervantes - Confessions Of A Marketing Addict
Yang-May Ooi - Fusion View
Next time you're attending a dull Second Life conference multi-task .. read a blogger story or two!
Jun 22, 2007
Friday Fun is Diva Marketing's virtual happy hour from cosmos to
Jack to lemonade. A waiting for the weekend 'playground' time to be
sophisticated-silly. Or sometimes just plain silly.
Blogger Stories is a
special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions.
The virtual library has almost 90 "chapters" written by bloggers from all over the world.
Toby's Blogger Stories project demonstrates once again the strongest reason for continuing to blog for years on end - the extraordinary people you meet by joining the community. BL Ochman
The new chapters of Blogger Stories are told by an author of five books (working on number 6) who owned a publishing company, a talented new writer who is working on his first novel and a woman who is blogging from what many would call paradise .. the island of Providenciales in Turks & Caicos.
Lynda Lippin - Pilates & Reiki In Paradise Blog
Lewis Green - Bizsolutionsplus
Alex Geana One Gay Date at a Time, Alex Geana
Instead of a chick book this weekend, treat yourself to a few stories from the blogosphere.
Sidebar: Happy Birthday to you Alex!
Jun 12, 2007
Blogger Stories is a
special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions.
The virtual library has almost 90 "chapters" written by bloggers from all over the world.
The newest Blogger Stories chapters were contributed by two women who both share a common background. They began their careers in traditional print publishing. Innovators in their respective fields, BL Ochman and Patricia Skinner found that blogging provided freedom to publish when they wanted, where they wanted and what they wanted. Now they are passing along that knowledge and passion about social media to their clients.
BL Ochman: What's Next Up Blog
Patricia Skinner: Marketingmou - the blog
Never know were a blogger story will land. Bob Walsh highlights Blogger Stories in his book Clear Blogging - Chapter 1 Why Blog.
"One fascinating viewpoint into how blogging has changed people is the site Blogger Stories."
Blogger Story Tellers included: Pamela Slim, David Armano, Nedra Klein Weinreich, Holly Buchanan, Yvonne DiVita, Nick Jacobs and Ed Garsten. Bob forgot to credit the author .. but that's okay .. still love you anyway.* Read Bob Walsh's Blogger Story.
Sidebar: The graphic is the cover from Stories For Your Dog. Specially chosen with Benny Bix Ochman Labradoodle in mind.
Update: *Thanks Bob for your kind post.
Feb 23, 2007
Friday Fun is Diva Marketing's virtual happy hour from cosmos to
Jack to lemonade. A waiting for the weekend 'playground' time to be
sophisticated-silly. Or sometimes just plain silly.
Bedtime stories site for bloggers, where blogging dreams and posts may change the world. - A Bugged Life
Blogger Stories is a special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions. Building a library of stories gives us an opportunity to understand how lives have been influenced by social media .. from the heart. With these new chapters the virtual library holds 86 stories.
The new Blogger Story Chapters are stories from a professional screenwriter, a once upon a time journalist turned ad guy, a woman who is a "citizen of the world" who shares ideas about the human side of business ideas and a woman who created a successful in-home business.
Kristen Havens - My Back Pages
Jeff Livingston - Diary of an Ad Man
Valeria Maltoni - Conversation Agent
Kristie T - Kristie T's Home Business Blog
The next time you're on a boring conference call .. don't doodle. Read a Blogger Story! Want to tell your Blogger Story? Drop a comment and I'll send you the details.
Jan 12, 2007
Friday Fun is Diva Marketing's virtual happy hour from cosmos to
Jack to lemonade. A waiting for the weekend 'playground' time to be
sophisticated-silly. Or sometimes just plain silly.
It's a gray day in Atlanta. The type of day to brew a pot of tea or perhaps pour a glass of vino and curl up with a good book or read a couple of new chapters from Blogger Stories.
Blogger Stories
is a special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people
have been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online
interactions. Building a library of stories gives us an opportunity to
understand how lives have been influenced by social media .. from the
heart.
You never know where your blog/social media adventures will take you. They can lead to a place to hang out with a community of friends, as Lewis Green learned. Somethings your career can change directions as Ted Demopoulos relates in his story. Or every once in awhile a blog turns into a special tribute that becomes a living memory to a loved one as we learn in Connie Reece's tale.
Ted Ted Demopoulos - Blogging For Business
Lewis Green - Business Solutions
Connie Reece - Blog@bilities, CONnieVERSATIONS, Blogabillies
Sidebar: Blogger Stories now includes over 80 stories from business bloggers who say blogs have changed the direction of their careers to mommy bloggers who are using their blog to help people caught in the Katrina Hurricanes to a teenager from New Zealand who gets over 15k hits a day on her blog (and her dad who blogs too!) to a poet and more! Drop a comment if you have a blogger story to tell and I'll email you but please do not post your story. Thanks!
A special birthday wish for my favorite nephew Scott .. happy 17th!
business astrology for fun -
from The Astro Divas Paula Dare & Donna Page
Conventional thinking doesn’t bode well as Mercury enters the
revolutionary sign of Aquarius on Mon. 1/15. Think outside the box.
Write down all wacky ideas, the zanier the better. You may just come up
with a most brilliant idea that is enriched with endless possibilities.
Mars moves into Capricorn on Tues. 1/16. You can take all your brilliant
ideas and run with it. This energy can help you organize and manage your
plan of action. You can accomplish a great deal at this time. The
ambitious desire for recognition can be seductive. Take care not to step
on any toes on the way up the ladder. It will come to bite you in the
butt later on. If you are the boss, watch out for dictatorial
tendencies, you don’t want a mutiny.
The New Moon falls on Thurs.
1/18 with Venus conj. Neptune. Pay attention to your intuition. This is not
left brain energy. Things may not appear very logical. You may be shown
signs that give you the
solution so be open to new possibilities. This can
also be very romantic energy. Be careful of falling for a co-worker. Office
romances can end up in a disaster.
Nov 17, 2006
Friday Fun is Diva Marketing's virtual happy hour from cosmos to
Jack to lemonade. A waiting for the weekend 'playground' time to be
sophisticated-silly. Or sometimes just plain silly.
Today's Friday Fun includes a couple of new chapters from Blogger Stories. Blogger Stories is a special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions. Building a library of stories gives us an opportunity to understand how lives have been influenced by social media .. from the heart.
Bedtime stories site for bloggers, where blogging dreams and posts may change the world. - A Bugged Life
Girlfriend, ho ho ho present time is only weeks away so it seems appropriate to tell Pinny Gniwisch's story of bling and movie star gossip wrapped in a business blog strategy. Easton Ellsworth's tale combines both the head and heart of blogging .. nice to keep in mind as we head into the holiday season.
Easton Ellsworth, BusinessBlogWire, Know More Media
Pinny Gniwisch, Sparkle Like The Stars, Just Ask Leslie
Now 62 Stories .. Read A Blogger Story or two!
business astrology for fun -
from The Astro Divas Paula Dare & Donna Page
There is a lot of planetary energy that is shifting this week. I know you’ll be happy to hear that Mercury is turning Direct tonight. Miscommunications should clear up and hopefully the gremlins that have invaded your computer will vanish.
Many of you – especially the Scorpios – may have been experiencing the intense effects this past month from 5 planets in Scorpio. You should begin to feel your load lighten as the energy moves to carefree Sagittarius.
The New Moon occurs on Monday which is a good time to start new projects, but you may not accomplish a lot at work this week as Thanksgiving approaches on Thursday, I can guarantee you will have a lot of work at home if you’re the one cooking the Turkey dinner. Uranus also turns Direct before the New Moon. Expect unexpected change.
Sep 19, 2006
B
logger Stories
is a special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs,
podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions. Building a library of
stories gives us an opportunity to understand how lives have been
influenced by social
media .. from the heart.
"Bedtime stories site for bloggers, where blogging dreams and posts may change the world." - A Bugged Life
What do a media guru from the other side of the world, a conversation conductor from the heartland of the U.S, a cupcake aficionado from Manhattan and a woman with a passion for green (and I don't mean Kermit) from a suburb in New England have in common? Read the lastest Chapters of Blogger Stories to find out.
Melissa Fletcher: Alotta Errata
Mike Sansone: Conversation Conductor
Jack Yan: Persuader Blog
Nichelle Stephens: Nichelle Newsletter, Chicks and Giggles, Fame of the Land, Keeping Nickels, All 
Cupcakes All The Time
Sidebar:
Be sure to wish Jack Yan, Persuader Blog, a happy birthday today!
The next time you're on a boring conference call ..
don't doodle. Read a Blogger Story!
Want to tell your Blogger Story? Drop me an email at bloggerstories at yahoo dot com.
Aug 23, 2006
Blogger Stories
is a special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions. Building a library of stories gives us an opportunity to understand how lives have been influenced by social
media .. from the heart.
"Bedtime stories site for bloggers, where blogging dreams and posts may change the world."Thank you - A Bugged Life
From the Philippines to sea from shining seas in the United States and on to Canada these new chapters of Blogger Stories bring to life how people are finding the courage to follow their dreams because of the opportunites that social media offers.
Nettie Hartsock - Allbusiness ProfessionalPR blog, Business Books Blog
Jayvee Fernandez - A Bugged Life
Mary Hunt - In Women We Trust
Rico Mossesgeld - Fool for Five
Deborah Carraro - My Partner Advantage, From Aunt Annie's Kitchen To Yours, Monday Nite Raw, Biz Building Blocks
Dave Dolak - Brand and Marketing Blog by David Dolak
The next time you're on a boring conference call ..
don't doodle. Read a Blogger Story!
Want to tell your Blogger Story? Drop me an email at bloggerstories at yahoo dot com.
Technorati Tags: Blogger_Stories,, Business,, Blogs,, Social_Media
Aug 10, 2006
B
logger Stories
is a blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs. It's an opportunity to tell the personal stories of how lives have been influenced by social
media.
People have told me they've found the stories inspirational, funny and heart warming. The next time you're on a boring conference call .. don't doodle. Read a Blogger Story!
These 'chapters' of blogger stories include a blogger dad and his blogger 15-year bloggy old daughter, the story of two mommy bloggers who are changing the way people are giving and reflections from a woman on how blogs are providing an opportunity to help her care for her son.
Chloe Spencer - The Ultimate Neopets Cheats Site
Stephan Spencer- Stephan Spencer's Scatterings, Changes For Good
Jeremy Wright - Ensight
Jody DeVere - Ask Patty – Automotive Advice for Women
Cooper Munroe and Emily McKhann - The Been There Clearinghouse, The Motherhood
Andy Hayler - Andy One Enterprisesoft
Read a Blogger Story!
Jul 25, 2006
Blogger Stories
is a blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs. It's an opportunity for people to tell their
personal stories of how their lives have been influenced by social
media.
The new chapters of Blogger Stories include the story of a women from the South of France who uses blogs to express her creativity that her job won't allow; how blogs help build the self-confidence of a hearing impaired woman and the kindness of bloggers.
Special guest story teller Richard Edelman, President and CEO, of Edelman shares two tales of his experiences with social media and how his blog posts found their way into mainstream media.
Richard Edelman - Speak Up, Blogger Story
Allison Gower - All About Qtags; The Platform, Blogger Story
Christelle Alexandre - Mkgmd - le mag du marketing multidimentionnel, Blogger Story
Des Walsh - Thinking Home Business, Blogger Story
Peggy Payne - Peggy Payne's Boldness Blog, Blogger Story
Meryl K. Evans - Meryl's Notes Blog; Bionic Ear, Blogger Story
Monica Ricci - Your Life. Organized, Blogger Story
Do you have an interesting story about how social media has touched your life? Drop me an email at bloggerstories at
yahoo dot com and include:
1. Your name
2. Your blog title and url
3. Business or personal blog story
4. Your blogger story (about 500 words more or less)
Technorati Tags: Blogger_Stories, Richard_Edelman
Jun 26, 2006
Blogger Stories
is a new blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs. It's an opportunity for bloggers to tell their
personal stories of how their lives have been influenced by social
media.
The new chapters of Blogger Stories include a woman who left a high power job on Wall Street to follow her dream of blogging about cheese, a man who found a way for American Idol to bring him some bloggy fame and more!
Bob Walsh - ToDoOrElse; MyMicroISV Blogger Story
Nadia Muna Gil - Cheesaholics Anonymous Blogger Story
J.D. Matthew - Musical Ramblings Blogger Story
Kim Klaver -New School of Network Marketing Blogger Story
Take a break from your day and read a blogger story or two!
If you have an interesting story of how social media/blogs have changed your life drop an email to bloggerstories@yahoo.com.
Technorati Tags: Blogger_Stories, Blogs, Books, Entertainment
Jun 11, 2006
Blogger Stories
is a blog that I recently launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs. It's an opportunity for bloggers to tell their
personal stories of how their lives have been influenced by social
media.
The new chapters of Blogger Stories include the story of the woman who invented blogging .. really! How a person new to the blogosphere pulled in 20,000 hits from one post and a guy who has created a blog that is a parody about blogging.
Ann Handley - MarketingProfs, MarketingProfs Daily Fix, Blogger Story
Kalyn Denny - Kalyn's Kitchen, Blogger Story
Pamela Slim - Escape from Cubicle Nation, Blogger Story
Michele Lessirard, The New Moon Journal, Blogger Story
David Armano, Logic+Emotion, Bloggers Anonymous, Blogger Story
Nedra Weinreich, Spare Change, Blogger Story
Take a break from your day, relax and read a blogger story!
Technorati Tags: Blogger_Stories, Business_Blogs
Jun 5, 2006
Blogger Stories
is a new blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs. It's an opportunity for bloggers to tell their
personal stories of how their lives have been influenced by social
media.
Take a break from your day, relax and read a blogger story!
This week's chapters include how romance blossomed while building a blog and may result in a blog wedding! There is an inspirational tale of a guy who was told he couldn't write and is now the author of mulitple blogs and is writing a book; a horror blog story that ends well..read it to find out. And more!
Marianne Richmond - Resonance Partnership, Blogger Story
Yvonne DiVita - Lip-sticking, Blogger Story
Tris Hussey - Larix Consulting, Qumana, Work At Home Book Blog, Blogger Story
Debbie Weil - BlogWriteForCEOS, The Corporate Blogging Book Blogger Story
Mack Collier - The Viral Garden, Blogger Story
Donna Lynes-Miller - GourmetStation's Delicious Destinations, Blogger Story
Carol Krishner - Driving in Traffic , Psychiatric Resource Forum, Blogger Story
Denise Wakeman and Patsi Krakoff - Build a Better Blog, Blogger Story
Jonathan Danylko - DCS Media, Blogger Story
May 27, 2006
Blogger Stories is a new blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs. It's an opportunity for bloggers to tell their
personal stories of how their lives have been influenced by social
media.
Yvonne Divita, Lip-sticking, recently interviewed me about the back-story of Blogger Stories. In her usual savvy style she brings more to the picture than one might anticipate. Next to the words kindness and generosity in Wikipedia must be this sketch 
Thanks in helping a new blog find its way into the blogosphere.
This weeks chapters includes the stories from a farther and son team, a guy who has gone from working on a shrimp boat in Alabama to cycling and blogging around the world and more!
Tim Jackson, Masiguy; Shut Up and Drink the Kool-Aid! Blogger Story
Katie Delahaye Paine, KDPaine's PR Measurement Blog; truesurvior Blogger Story
Mike and Ben Yoskovitz , IGotNewsForYou.com Blogger Story
Rita Arens, Surrender, Dorothy Blogger Story
Gil C. Schmidt, Gil The Jenius Blogger Story
So, what's your blogger story? Drop me an email at bloggerstories at
yahoo dot com with how blogs have touched your life and include:
1. Your name
2. Your blog title and url
3. Business or personal blog story
4. Your blogger story (please limit to 500 words or less)
Technorati Tags: Blogger_Stories,
May 22, 2006
Blogger Stories is a new blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have been touched by blogs. It's an opportunity for bloggers to tell their personal stories of how their lives have been influenced by social media.
This chapter of Blogger Stories includes how a law student began one of Austalia's leading fashion blogs, how blogs changed the career direction of a broadcast journalist and a speech writer, how a blog is being used to help write a book and stories that the world spins smaller every day when people have global friendships.
- Ed Garsten, Chrysler Media Blog - Blogger Story
- Nick Jacobs, Nick's Blog - Blogger Story
- Jane Genova, Jane Genova Speech Writer-Ghost Writer - Blogger Story
- John Cass, Backbone Corporate Blogging Survey; PR Communications - Blogger Story
- Jane, Average Jane - Blogger Story
- Sybil F. Stershic, Quality Service Marketing - Blogger Story
- Robert Bruce, Knife Gun Pen - Blogger Story
- Millie, My Mom's Blog - Blogger Story
- Andy Howard, Camarilla - Blogger Story
- Wendy Maynard, Marketing Maven, Kinetic Ideas: A Marketing Blog - Blogger Story
- Holly Buchanan, Marketing to Women Online - Blogger Story
So, what's your blogger story? Drop me an email at bloggerstories at yahoo dot com with how blogs have touched your life and include:
1. Your name
2. Your blog title and url
3. Business or personal blog story
4. Your blogger story (please limit to 500 words or less)
Technorati Tags: Blogger_Stories,
May 15, 2006
I've been thinking about this for a long time. Blogger Stories. Telling the stories of how people have been touched by blogs. Through stories we begin to understand that we have a common bond .. that our lives integrate closer with each other .. more than we might imagine. And we learn and we grow. And they're fun.
My dad told my sister Susan and me stories about an elephant who, along with 2 little girls, who just happened to be named .. Susan and Toby, had the most wonderful adventures.
Bedtime elephants stories were a special time. And it led to more. Susan collected elephants. As we grew older Dad's elephant stories became memories for us of the gentler times of our childhood. When my dad died Susan's elephants were a tangible reminder, and in a funny way, a tribute to a father who was dearly loved and missed.
So I sent off some emails to a few bloggy buddies to float the idea and the response was .. go for it and here's my story. In fact, the response was so overwhelming that I created a new blog to house Blogger Stories. I'll tease and link on Diva Marketing and then ask if you would kindly follow the link to Blogger Stories to finish the story.
To be quite honest (bloggers are always transparent and honest!?), I don't know where this will lead. It's really, as with any blog, up to y'all. Want to tell your story of how the blogs have touched your life? Send me an email at Bloggerstories at yahoo dot com.
Shel Israel was one of the first to reply to my email. Shel is the co author of the book Naked Conversations how blogs are changing the way businesses talk with customers. He blogs at Naked Conversations. He and co author Robert Scoble included my story in their book and so it seems appropriate that Shel should kick-off Blogger Stories.
Without a doubt Shel's story will entertain as well as inspire you. He's a funny guy and the humor, that doesn't often shine through in his blog writing, comes out in his story. By the way, if Shel and Robert had not hooked up to write Naked Conversations Shel Israel might have given The Manolo a run for the money on the red carpet walk of shoes.
Blogger Story Teller: Shel Israel, Naked Conversations
When people ask me how Robert Scoble and I came together to collaborate
on Naked Conversations my short answer is that I was desperate. They’re
sure I’m joking, but I’m not.
I had been a journalist and loved everything about it, except the vow
of poverty it required. I figured I’d just do PR for a few years until
I could buy a new car and live in an apartment that had a spare bedroom.
Please Continue Reading Shel Israel's Blogger Story
Technorati Tags: Blogger_Stories, Shel_Israel, Naked_Conversations
is a
special blog that I launched to tell the stories of how people have
been touched by blogs, podcasts, vlogs and other online interactions.
The virtual library "chapters" were written by bloggers from all over the world.
