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Forgive me for laughing

Denise — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 12:50:07 -0500

Been there, done that, and can enjoy the memories now. At the time... I didn't enjoy it much. Glitter is worse than projectile vomiting. I truly believe that.

~Denise
BlogHer Community Manager

Flamingo House Happenings

Could be...

JavaMom — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 01:49:48 -0500

I tried out JBJ for the first time last week and it did indeed drive new traffic to my blog. The video player also gave me an opportunity to use my Amazon affiliate code -- something I've had for a while but haven't really figured out a relevant way to incorporate in my blog. Now whether anyone will actually click and BUY anything and thus turn that into any dollars (or cents) for my site, I don't know, but at least it gave me a handy way to try it out.

I think the JBJ videos are well done, come from a very balanced, not-too-preachy perspective, and are easy to embed. The model of allowing bloggers to bring the content to our sites, but also to have the posts show up instantly on JBJ is great. And overall I think it is a terrific way to provide conversation starters for blogs. This is not much different from the model of drop-in articles for newsletters, except that it is much, much more interactive and of course there is a two-way opportunity for revenue (more traffic to JBJ's site, more traffic to the JBJ site). My blog is not yet monetized, but I am hoping this will eventually help me get there.

I use all three technologies (FB, Twitter, JBJ), but in different ways, and I use Twitter the least at the moment. I use Facebook heavily and actually learned of JBJ through Facebook. I am not sure one replaces the other, so much as all are tools in my blogger's Swiss Army knife (as is BlogHer!)

JavaMom

www.caffeineandaprayer.com

Size Doesn't Matter

Elana Centor — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 02:32:48 -0500

GM is huge but it is failing - in business it's about the bottom line. Having a million cusotmers and losing money is not as attractive as a niche audience that is profitable.

If Juicebox Jungle can come up with a businesss model that works online then they will achieve what Facebook and Twitter as of yet have not. Is that putting the hot dog cart before Le Cirque? Perhaps because Juicebox Jungle's buisness model isn't proven. That was the point of hte post...a company that is introduxing a new way to make money online. We'll have to wait and see if they succeed where others have not or if they have the same financial issues as the others.

elana
Blogher Contributing Editor,Business&CareersFunnyBusiness

come on now

russjosephs — Tue, 31 Mar 2009 12:11:17 -0500

Comparing Juicebox Jungle to Twitter or Facebook is like comparing Le Cirque to a hotdog cart. Come on now.

I'm fascinated too!

Elana Centor — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 20:50:15 -0500

As someone who has been blogging for nearly five years, I am at the point where I would welcome a content provider that had interesting video that I could then create a post around, providing my viewpoint and hopefully having a conversation with readers. So this model appeals to me --I'm sure there will be several iterations before "it sticks" but I think the concept has "legs" and it will be interesting to see who runs with this.

elana
Blogher Contributing Editor,Business&CareersFunnyBusiness

Very interesting

Maria Niles — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 19:08:37 -0500

I am fascinated to watch as new ways of integrating advertising into video content are developed. I still believe that product placement is going to dominate in the future. For instance, I totally missed the Sephora pop up and had to rewind and only knew to do so because you flagged the time point.

Nonetheless this model is quite interesting. The quality of the videos is high which will improve their chances of bloggers featuring the content and succeeding with the financial model. Thanks for sharing it with us, Elana!

BlogHer Contributing Editor
PopConsumer
Beyond Help

JuiceboxJungle

HarryR — Mon, 30 Mar 2009 13:19:23 -0500

I love JuiceboxJungle - we live in Switzerland and it is refreshing to hear the topics all my friends and I think about and discuss in relation to kids being discussed in an innovative, amusing and informative fashion online....I think these three will go far!

Darn it!

stephmsdiva — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:55:07 -0500

My 18 month old doesn't recognize numbers yet, but I have saved this little tip for future use. (Is it totally weird that I'm now thinking I should work a lot harder on the number thing?)

Stephanie

http://quirkyblogger.com

yep!

BethNixon — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 09:47:29 -0500

Same thing with my son except he's always been a terrible sleeper.

First time I told him the seven rule, he called me in at 3:47!! I then had to explain WHERE the seven had to be.

He's six and gets up everyday, at 7:00am. He lays in bed, quietly, and waits for 7 and then gets himself up. The kid is better and more reliable than an alarmclock!!

LOVE digital clocks.

Beth Nixon
http://bethnixon.blogspot.com

Same theory, younger audience

taado — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 16:53:08 -0500

For younger kids, a nightlight on a timer works miracles. "This light knows when it's night. It will turn off when it's morning." Set the timer to come one just before story time and go off at a 'reasonable' hour.

Taado

Yes!

JennaHatfield — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 10:30:28 -0500

I've been telling my friends about this trick for awhile now. I actually learned it from my best friend's old sister as her oldest was waking at a ridiculous hour as well. BigBrother (3 in November) has been staying in bed until 7:00 (pronounced seven-zero-zero) since mid-spring. Of course, I'm normally already awake but it's nice to have some me-time first! But, yes, at 7:00 on the dot, he's READY TO GO.

FireMom from Stop, Drop and Blog

And: the Birth Parent blog and The Chronicles of Munchkin Land

We speak the same language

NurseBarb — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 20:38:52 -0500

Chris,

These are tough subjects and I love the sensitivity in the way you bring them up. I've been talking to my patients about oral sex and the risk of herpes for years. Here's a link to the post.

http://barbsdailydose.typepad.com/barbs_daily_dose/2008/08/oral-sex-and-he.html

Keep up the good work!

Barb Dehn NP

www.NurseBarb.com

Holy Cow!

KathyP — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:26:38 -0500

Nothing like eating the whole elephnt at one meal! Smiling. Best of luck to you, take each process one step at a time, and remember, be kind to yourself along the way just as you would to someone you love attempting the same, steep hike! If I can help, please shout my way! KathyP

Intentional Winning in Life is victory by design: Creating the journey and the outcome for every aspect of your life by participating in the process.

www.intentionalwinning.blogspot.com

The Beloved F Word

Kathy Sena — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 20:04:04 -0500

Liz, thanks for the comment. I think I'm just seeing it so much on blogs these days that it is losing its ability to shock or entertain. Now it just seems sort of sad and repetitious in a "look at me!" kind of way.

Having said that, George Carlin was a master at this, and I thought he was hysterical. So I guess it's all in how it's done. But like salt in a recipe, a little goes a long way. And sometimes you find you don't need salt at all.

Kathy Sena . Writer/Editor
Specializing in parenting, health and women’s issues
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I love the F word.

Liz Rizzo — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 19:49:11 -0500

Absolutely love it. Love to use it; Love to hear it; Love to read it. To me, it's an emphatic, fun word with a sexual connotation that only makes it more fun to use. I certainly don't think it's lazy word use. It's using a word you love in a way you love to use it. It's often exactly the word you're looking for.

That said. I've come to realize that it hits many people the way you describe here, so in my blogging I try to hold back on the profanity now.

Liz Rizzo

I blog at Everyday Goddess.