Comments on: A Short History of Western Civilization and Blogs http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-short-history-of-western-civilization-and-blogs/ Internet Marketing, Branding and Web Development for B2B Mon, 06 Feb 2012 20:45:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Why Blogging Is Like the Persian War | Word Sell, Inc. http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-short-history-of-western-civilization-and-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-1356 Why Blogging Is Like the Persian War | Word Sell, Inc. Wed, 30 Apr 2008 12:00:47 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=675#comment-1356 [...] other day I wrote a kind of alternate history post in which the Spartans didn’t make it to Thermopylae to hold off the advancing Persian [...] [...] other day I wrote a kind of alternate history post in which the Spartans didn’t make it to Thermopylae to hold off the advancing Persian [...]

]]> By: Brad Shorr http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-short-history-of-western-civilization-and-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-1355 Brad Shorr Fri, 25 Apr 2008 15:04:22 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=675#comment-1355 Hi Robert, your interpretation of the story is better than what I had in mind. Back to the drawing board. Thanks for the positive strikethrough feedback. From you, high praise indeed! Hi Robert, your interpretation of the story is better than what I had in mind. Back to the drawing board. Thanks for the positive strikethrough feedback. From you, high praise indeed!

]]> By: Robert Hruzek http://www.straightnorth.com/blog/a-short-history-of-western-civilization-and-blogs/comment-page-1/#comment-1354 Robert Hruzek Fri, 25 Apr 2008 14:21:35 +0000 http://www.wordsellinc.com/?p=675#comment-1354 Proof that the committee method works! Next time you want to defeat your enemies, make sure you teach them how to do the "latest thing" first, making sure to demonstrate how it's the greatest thing since Helen of Troy. Given time, they'll have spent so many resources on it that a hostile takeover should be easy! Hey, you're finally getting the hang of the strikethrough thing! Way to go, Brad! Funny, I didn't realize they had Gladiator sponsorships back then (I can see the strategically placed "shorr.com" sign on the arena wall). Proof that the committee method works! Next time you want to defeat your enemies, make sure you teach them how to do the “latest thing” first, making sure to demonstrate how it’s the greatest thing since Helen of Troy. Given time, they’ll have spent so many resources on it that a hostile takeover should be easy!

Hey, you’re finally getting the hang of the strikethrough thing! Way to go, Brad! Funny, I didn’t realize they had Gladiator sponsorships back then (I can see the strategically placed “shorr.com” sign on the arena wall).

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