In a very quiet and contained blog post today Vinny Lingham posted about M&G’s new multi-user blogging platform for leaders of industry and thought; ThoughtLeader.
I am a big fan of the work that M&G have been doing, that’s no secret but I really like this initiative and have been waiting to blog about it for a while. The concept is a simple and effective one. I am looking forward to seeing who else M&G can get on board but for now here are some of the bloggers:
Guy Berger
Heather Ford
Jarred Cinman
Matthew Burbidge
Max Kaizen
Mike Stopforth
Vinny Lingham
And many others.
Heather 2:56 pm on August 21, 2007 Permalink
Do we really need another place for the so-called ‘geek elite’ to beat their chests and prove who’s cleverest? Can’t we all agree that size doesn’t count and get on with our lives? First muti, then Amatomu, now a whole entire facking site dedicated to yet more from the same bunch of people. Who says any of the people are worthy of being listed here anyway? Some of them are self-proclaimed experts, but they get the nod? This is just too much. I guarantee all the traffic that hits that site will be the people who write the blogs, their husbands, wives and endless list of wannabe sucker-uppers. Enjoy!
Nic 3:18 pm on August 21, 2007 Permalink
You know heather I actually think you have one helluva point there.
I was hoping to see a lot more “offline” elite people in the line-up. But I do know for sure that MG are still in the invitation stage.
Right now I agree that some of the people blogging on the platform are self proclaimed whatevers.
But imagine if you were reading blogs from Tokyo, Achmat, Manual and other elite members of society with real value input.
That would be a great platform.
robert 3:33 pm on August 21, 2007 Permalink
I refuse to participate right up to the nanosecond I receive my invitation!
Hey – I’m a celeb slut y’know! I’m luvvin it!
So gimme the invitation and I’ll be there UATing my heart away like shit off a shiny shovel!
Shout.co.za 6:21 pm on August 21, 2007 Permalink
Heather/Nic – I almost fell off my chair laughing.. MG gets traffic and the bloggers get yet another notch on the bedpost! Now if only you would have left your details so I could believe this isn’t baiting..
BTW, I actually hold some of those people in good regard!
Nic 7:34 pm on August 21, 2007 Permalink
Shout, I think you misunderstand, not only do I hold some of those people in good regard, but I call some of them friends even.
However a couple of them are curious choices. I have told Vince this and would love to hear more about the choices made!
The service does, undoubtedly, need some very serious big names to blog. It will make the service and the platform even more valuable.
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