Category: Blogging

  • Another Insider Bites The Dust

    Daniel Wagner at The Backhand Shelf blog had a sort of interesting (if you’re into that kind of thing) post about the twitter account and tweeter HockeyyInsidrr, and the supposed outing he/she/it has gone though recently. And when I say ‘if you’re into that sort of thing,’ I mean blogger battles, twitter outrage, and debates…

  • In Response

    Dirk Hoag from the excellent Predators blog, On the Forecheck, left a comment in the previous post about bloggers credentials that I wanted to address. Please keep in mind that I know Dirk, like him a lot, think he’s an excellent blogger, and have met him in person. This isn’t snarking at him, and I…

  • Year of Pucking Dangerously

    When I look back at the first year of this blog, a few things strike me: – I didn’t rewrite enough.  There were some bad choices, but that’s what you get when you don’t write enough for years, then try to do it publicly. – I had a lot more fun that year than in…

  • How to Start a Hockey Blog

    Every few days, a new hockey blog enters the fold, with plenty of ambition and a slick design.  And every few days, another one sputters and dies.  And still, people want to write about hockey. I get asked, and maybe you do as well, about the best way to start a hockey blog, so I…

  • Using Twitter this Hockey Season

    I’ve been talking on twitter lately about some of the ways I feel people are misusing twitter when talking about hockey games, and ways to correct it.  I don’t believe there are any real Social Media Guru’s out there, just like there aren’t that many real SEO “Experts.” It’s mostly just trial and error, and…