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Resources on Business Blogging

Getting ready for a panel next week on business blogging, I thought it would be useful to provide some initial resources for those who wish to learn more about the subject.  There are now a great many books and posts on the subject.  These are just a few favorites:

A few thoughtful articles on blogging for business

.  Does Your Company Belong in the Blogosphere?, Katherine Heires, HBS Working Knowledge newsletter.

.  23 Questions for Prospective Bloggers -- Is a Blog Right for You? by Darren Rouse, Problogger.

.  Marketing Challenge:  When its best not to blog, Meryl K. Evans and Hank Stroll, MarketProfs.

.  The Beginner's Guide to Corporate Blogging, Fredrik Wacka.

.  Blogs level the playing field for small companies by alpha blogger, Steve Rubel.

.  Business Blogging:  Big Companies  and  Business Blogging:  Small Companies  on my own blog.

.  The Flip Side of Corporate Blogging:  Sun Microsystems says blogging helped rebuild its reputation, by Sally Falkow.

.  Business Blog Case Study: Stonyfield Farms by blogger, Rich Bruner.

10 Best Intranets and the Importance of Metrics

I see that web site usability guru, Jakob Neilsen, just published his list of the "Ten Best Intranets of 2005" .  Among them, is Cisco which he says:  " is particularly remarkable because its sales-support intranet application was among the 2001 winners. This year, Cisco won for its overall intranet design.