Brad will release his first professional manufactured CD “I Don't Know What I'm Doing” on June 22. I'm fan! You can pre-order now.

Ryan Gregg:

I've been looking for a decent blogging client for Mac OS X for a while now, and while I still haven't found a great one, I'm giving MarsEdit from Ranchero a try to see how well it works against dasBlog.

The biggest problem I have with this is that it doesn't support a WYSIWYG interface, just a text pad where I can enter HTML. The real question if course is if it works correctly with the BloggerAPI for dasBlog.

I still haven't found anything that works quite as well as BlogJet for Windows does. That's a great program and I really wish that it had been ported for the Mac (or that I had a smaller Windows laptop).

Please help find David.

http://finddavidkoch.typepad.com/ :

This is a Weblog intended to provide a central location for information about the search for David Koch, a Hartland, Wisc., resident who is lost on Grouse Mountain near Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

The new beta version of BlogJet available. Please note that this version is for testing purposes only.

Download (2.1 MB)
http://blogjet.com/beta/BlogJetSetup16b1.exe

RELEASE NOTES (incomplete)

Features

• Group posting (post to multiple blogs at once).
• Confirm posting using Ctrl+Enter (optional).
• NTLM authentication support.
• Better file upload progress indication.
• Abort posting when checking spelling.

Bug fixes

• Work-around for WordPress and TypePad date/time issue.
• Fixed 'Cannot focus a disabled or invisible window'.
• New connection core.
• Lots of other bug fixes…

It also cleans the trial period counter, so if your had problems with previous versions and your 30 – trial expired, feel free to download this version.

Robin Mayfield made a video on how to setup and use BlogJet with TypePad. Check it out here.

Thanks, Robin!

Blue Eye: “If you are using BlogJet (and possibly other remote publishing solutions) to publish on Wordpress and are using the Post Moderation plugin, this post is for you.”

Read…

Thanks!

Software Marketing Blog:

According to the article headline Russians Use Affiliate Model To Spread Spyware, Adware [an article @ Yahoo] realizing the extent of the spyware and adware problem and knowing Russian developers I find the title a bit misleading. Imagine the reaction from US developers if the headline read - Americans Using Affiliate Model etc… a little irresponsible of TechWeb if you ask me. The practice is very alarming and something the world should know about but the title is misleading.

Thanks, Sharon!

Heh, it’s like watching Hollywood movies about Russian mafia. Ten years ago most bad guys for movies came either from Russia or from Japanese. (Today, of course, they’re either Siths or agents Smiths).

My opinion: the author of this article just tries to find an enemy (“hey, spyware’s made by Russians”). You know, it’s easier to find an enemy somewhere outside than realize that corporations which make spyware are your neighbours. Of course, similar things happen in Russia, but mostly on political topics.

I hope that the SPY ACT will finally stop spyware, so that Yahoo won’t publish articles with such provocative articles. (You can read about SPY ACT @ www.spywareinfo.com)

I’ve done a mini-interview with Jack Trout for my Russian marketing-related blog. I decided to publish it here too. If you don’t know who Jack is, you don’t know what “positioning” means.

Dmitry Chestnykh: What do you think about weblogs (blogs)?

Jack Trout: Like “letters to the editor” in newspapers, some are interesting. But most are of little value. If you're going to read, there are many books far better than blogs. I don't read blogs because they are not properly edited.

Dmitry Chestnykh: How do you think marketers can use the power of direct talk with customers via blogs?

Jack Trout: Maybe. But you have to organize them so that opinions represent a good cross-section of your market.

Dmitry Chestnykh: Do you think blogsphere will be a 'PR-medium of the 21st century'?

Jack Trout: Blogs that are perceived as “independent” might have some PR value. If not, they will lose credibility or third party validity.

Dmitry Chestnykh:  Thank you very much for your answers! Keep up a good work.