Passive/Aggressive Launches

The new blog, Passive/Aggressive Notes, is a display of passive-aggressive notes among roommates, neighbors, coworkers and strangers. Launched in May, the notes already elicit nearly 100 comments each.

They've used Google Analytics to see what search strings actually bring visitors to the site, and here are the results, which include "how do you spell tennant", "things to do with cookie dough","should nanny sleep on the job?" and "what will the weather be like for the rest of july in saskatchewan?"

Updating Technorati Charts

Technorati now has automatically updating charts of recent blog posts containing specific words, such as "entrepreneur". The first chart shows results for all blogs, the second for blogs with a lot of authority, according to Technorati.

English posts that contain Entrepreneur per day for the last 30 days. (all blogs)


English posts that contain Entrepreneur per day for the last 30 days. (blogs with authority)

Get your own chart!

Favorite Blog Names

A few of my favorite blog names:

The Perfect Face for Radio, and DaMomma (Motherhood is not for Wimps). Don Ray's ChriquiChatter, where I found the pointer to a priceless eBay auction description, and the old saying:

You need only two tools. WD-40 and duct tape. If it doesn’t move and it should, use WD-40. If it moves and shouldn’t, use the tape.

Paul Kedrosky's Infectious Greed, on which one can find the story of the misplaced Maserati. And of course, cartoonist Hugh MacLeod's Gaping Void; he's looking at social gestures at the moment.

Jinglei's Blog

According to Entrepreneur.Com, MSNBC reports that the most-read blog in the world is by a Chinese actress/director named Xu Jinglei. In July, Jinglei became the world's most popular blogger with 100 million page views within about 600 days. Outside China, Jinglei is best known for "Letter From An Unknown Woman" at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in 2004 (Best Director). Her blog, began in 2005, focuses on her work and daily life.

Sino-Angle of the UK graciously offers an English translation of a portion of Jinglei's blog, and pointers to other sources of Chinese podcasts and dictionaries.

Orlando Unconferences

The unconference BarCampOrlando is scheduled for September 23. Registration opens this Monday. The BarCampOrlando wiki includes a list of potential topics and participants.

BlogOrlando, sponsored by Hyku and the Society for New Communications Research, will take place on September 27 - 29. Registration for this event is already open. Both events are free.

Technorati Changes

Changes at Technorati are outlined at their weblog.

Tantek Celik and Adam Hertz are moving out, and onto the Technorati Adisory Board and becoming a Technorati Fellow, respectively. Liz Dunn, who said "So my blog is being linked to from Valleywag, and TechCrunch, and Wired..." is going over to Laugh or Die. Dorion Carroll will be moving into a VP role, and Technorati is hiring.

Apart from noting changes at Technorati, which we use daily, these moves are great examples of individual professionals and their company maintaining communication on the web. They all made it easy to follow what is going on in Technorati, and to discover new initiatives (the Technorati Fellows program) and interesting new companies (Laugh or Die). Congratulations and best wishes to all concerned.