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23 - 25 of “The Japan-related Web” series. An apology. And please give your feedback
On January 30, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Suggestions Please
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Hi. All. posts 23, 24, and 25 are up on RisingSun.
23 talks about what every webmaster wants and five ways to get it
24 talks about an easy way to draw attention to your site.
25 talks about why you have to take the initiative by giving first, and then you get.
I know from feedback from many of you that the series has been hard to follow. Although some things were beyond my control, I definitely will admit that I could have done a better job with this series and I apologise that it was not at the level that we were all hoping for.
But I think it is undeniable that this topic is one that we are all very interested in. I feel that way because of all the feedback and interest that this series has had despite my poor execution of it. Hopefully, we will not end the discussion here but continue with it on different blogs and with different voices guiding the way (of course I am always willing to blog about it more too). So I suppose the question is:
Where do we go from here?
I have some thoughts on this question too, but I want to open the floor to your ideas. What do you think?
Post #22 of “The Japan-related Web” guest-blogging-series on Rising Sun of Nihon
On January 27, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate
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And now for something probably unexpected 
:
If you have been following this series or are a regular on DailyJ you are probably expecting some idealistic lecture on the merits of helping others. And as much as I would like to tell you to help others for the sake of helping others I have a better reason for you, one that you will really like…
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Post #21 of “The Japan-related Web” guest-blogging-series on Rising Sun of Nihon
On January 26, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Announcements
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Today we are going to discuss our last form of collaboration:
starting or contributing to projects….
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Post #20 of “The Japan-related Web” guest-blogging-series on Rising Sun of Nihon
On January 26, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Announcements
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When I think about promoting others, KenYN’s recent [Japan Blog of the Year contest] comes to mind...
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Post #19 of “The Japan-related Web” guest-blogging-series on Rising Sun of Nihon
On January 24, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Announcements
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Today we will look at something plain and simple you can do that is truly powerful… assisting others.
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Time for a chat
On January 24, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Suggestions Please
How is everyone?
There is a lot going on (with the Japan-related web series, interviews, and projects).
JapanSoc is steaming along and it looks like J-bloggers are having fun with it. There is a lot going on.
I just want to take a minute to sit back and ask you guys what you think about all of the activity and see how you are doing.
Let me know what you like/dislike about the Japan-related web series (don’t worry you won’t hurt my feelings ) .
Hopefully the ideas and discussion will continue even after the last post.
So, anyway, chat with me. What’s on your mind?
Post #18 of “The Japan-related Web” guest-blogging-series on Rising Sun of Nihon
On January 23, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Announcements
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Today we’re looking at joint-projects and how they benefit everyone:
Two heads are better than one. (In Japan, it’s three heads…)
When two sites share their unique resources to make one new better resource everyone wins…
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Post #17 of “The Japan-related Web” guest-blogging-series on Rising Sun of Nihon
On January 22, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Announcements
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In today’s post we are talking about commenting as a form of collaboration:
Personally I love comments, all comments (the good, the bad and the ugly). They make a blog look active, they provide feedback, and they help build the conversation…
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Post #16 of “The Japan-related Web” guest-blogging-series on Rising Sun of Nihon
On January 21, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Announcements
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In today’s post I list some concrete ways we can help one another:
… in concrete terms, what does it mean to work together, to collaborate?
After much brainstorming here are five forms of collaboration for us to consider…
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Post #15 of “The Japan-related Web” guest-blogging-series on Rising Sun of Nihon
On January 20, 2008 in #The Japan-related Web Debate, Announcements
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This may be the most important element in helping others:
…finding connections between sites is one of my favorite things.
Each connection (for example, a common interest) is a “point of collaboration.” [RockingInHakata translates jokes into Japanese] and [JapanNewbie translates funny Japanese ads] .
That is a point of collaboration…
