It is time to get started! To date my efforts around blogging have been a) Helping Yahoo! launch the Yahoo! Publisher Network to assist publishers / bloggers of all sizes to grow their site; b) Helping Yahoo! launch the YPN Blog and c) managing several "test" blogs and websites to try out cool new products and features.
So while I have been a very active member in the publishing community, my actions and words have generally been aligned with the organization for whom I work or the products that we support. At the same time, I have truly enjoyed reading the personal views as provided by several of my co-workers (Cody Simms, Greg Cohn, Ian Kennedy, Scott Gatz, Bradley Horowitz among others) while also watching the fun dynamics between other interesting web thinkers / leaders (Jason Calacanis, Brad Feld, Peter Rip, Fred Wilson and many others).
Now is the time to take my participation to another level - to very much embrace the culture of connectivity and community. Not sure exactly where this will go, but I thought it would be fun to start the journey. My interests and themes are broad - online advertising, reputation management, annual ski trips, emerging business models, family stuff, content syndication, and distribution - as a result I expect my posts to follow many paths. I hope to engage, debate, and learn.
Will, welcome to the blogosphere! It's about time you joined it for real! Your site looks great!
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Posted by: Cody Simms | November 02, 2006 at 06:43 PM
Snazzy looking blog Will! I guess I need to do a little updating on the Armadareport in order to get some press on Willanjohnson.com!
Posted by: Laura Buchman | November 02, 2006 at 06:50 PM
Technorati 100 here you come! Dogballsblog welcomes you to the blogosphere.... I guess my url wasn't "clean" enough to make it to your short-list of influencers. ;-)
"Interests and themes are broad..." What about golf? You gotta take the plastic off that r7 of yours and add a ball-mark on the top of that bad boy to show 'em who's boss!
all the best!
Posted by: marc db levin | November 03, 2006 at 09:14 AM
Nice to see you off and running, Will! :) This will definitely be on my daily reading list!
Posted by: gaude | November 03, 2006 at 01:51 PM
Nice to see you online Will.
Posted by: Tracy Moon | November 09, 2006 at 07:21 PM
Welcome aboard. Looking forward to your thoughts!
Posted by: Bradley Horowitz | November 12, 2006 at 10:49 AM