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Doc. What to say about Doc…. Doc is Doc. A nice guy, interesting, but for the most part I don’t find his weblog too interesting. He’s a marketing sort of person, and quite good at it. I just prefer to focus on the product, though admittedly monetizing the blog has gotten me interested in some forms of marketing – though not at the level of fooling myself. I have to eat, especially when people don’t pay for the work I’ve done for them… I hope I don’t have to blog about that. :-(

And, actually, Guyana Gyal is second Caribbean blog on the bloggies. KnowProSE.com was nominated for 2005… but I think she has a better Caribbean blog, and you can quote me on that. I don’t visit her site often enough. More often than not, I see sites that I believe shouldn’t be seeing the time of day on the Bloggies, so it’s refreshing to see one I like on there. Good luck, Guyana Gyal.

We have some heavy hitters in the region… When I read some of the posts that come out of the Caribbean, some of the thoughts – from Guyana Gyal to Jonathan Ali (who I nominated for the bloggies, by the way), there’s a spectrum of not just bloggers, but thinkers. I don’t always agree with what people write, but that’s OK – I don’t think of people in that way, I consider their train of thought and how they express it.

Now, Mad Bull, we have to talk about how you can send me Blue Mountain coffee… :-D

Big up to Taran and to Titilayo for your longevity. Incidentally, Taran, it was Doc. Searls who gave me the idea for blogging by his article in the Linux Journal.

The actual person who made me take the plunge was the person who used to write the Slutblog though. (Alas, her blog has gone the way of all flesh). Oh well, as Taran says, who cares whos first. Its whos here last that really counts ;-) (Note to self… you gotta get more exercise and chill pon the drinking thing, my yute… )

Be careful on that “connoisseurship of the Caribbean’s female beauties” thing… my wife might read it and then I’d end up making my exit from the Caribbean blogosphere rather quickly and someone else would get to claim that all-important last position, dang it! >:-(

I agree with Taran, big up Owen re the “roll your own blogging software” thing, I respect him greatly for that. Large up Guyana Gyal too, because she seems to be the first Caribbean blogger to be nominated for the Bloggies (Yeah, I know that Guyana is in Central America, but historically its Caribbean too, isn’t it?) Shes up for “Best Central American Blog”!

Thanks for the link.

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Dunno how long Sungoddess’s been blogging…

Thanks for the kind comments. Congratulations to you all as well. Excellent initiative.

Just to add a little bit which I think is significant in some way is that the “Inexperience Rules” entry on Living Guyana has created quite a stir on the Guyana Press Association mailing list which has since resulted in a local journalist moving to form the Young Media Professionals of Guyana, a group which will focus specifically on training and generally on lifting the standards of local media.

While the the GPA has endorsed the YMPG and has committed to assist and the YMPG has already committed to not sidelining the GPA it is significant in the sense that it would appear as though a simple entry, written in utter frustration with the rank mediocrity that prevails in Guyanese media has spawned the formation of a second national media association in Guyana.

This is also a tacit recognition and acceptance of the fact that the GPA has been falling severely short with regard to training and motivating its membership. There is a prevailing sense of disillusionment with the GPA and the way it is administered. It should also be noted that the GPA executive complain bitterly than whenever they do organize training seminars editors and media managers refuse to send their staff for a half day because they cannot afford to do so given that most of the media houses in Guyana are 4 and 5 people operations (for television) and reflect the bottom house/cake shop nature of the business.

Regards

“We’re almost there. I’ve done a rough edit of the first podcast and now only await the magical input of my trusty editor, the Ool. Have also created a Station ID, which may or may not change. It’s rough and simple, but I think it suits what we’re trying to do here (about which, more later). Please also note that the Station ID was produced with the kind participation of Pretzel, the dog from next door, and the coqui frogs of Blue Range.”

And Delphine’s:

“Agreed to pose for a couple photos this morning, in exchange for getting to spend the day in the house.”

“Tuesday, October 15, 2002

Dear reader,

I’m just getting started here. Nothing much to see for the time being.

Nicholas”

Not very memorable–but unlike, say, a novel, which needs a brilliant opening line, it’s probably all right for a blog to start with a whimper, not a bang.

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