So, the secret is out, I was the mystery blogger over on the Intel blogger challenge. They offered me a really nice Sony laptop, but I turned it down and did this for free. Call me a sucker but I thought the project was fun enough to participate in without compensation. It is a nice laptop, though. I’ll write more about that later — our deal was that it’s a demo loaner for a month. We’re covering several questions like “why do you blog, what’s your favorite blog, etc.”
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November 15th, 2006 at 5:04 pm
Why do I blog?
Because it’s fun!
What’s my favorite blog?
Do you need to ask! mine of course :)
hehe…
Clarke
http://www.vividsoftware.net
November 15th, 2006 at 5:21 pm
I knew that!
November 15th, 2006 at 6:47 pm
Why is it most of us never heard of the Intel blogger challenge?
What does Ogilvy PR know about blogging?
November 15th, 2006 at 6:49 pm
Why is it most of us never heard of the Intel blogger challenge?
Has Ogilvy PR learned anything about blogging?
November 15th, 2006 at 7:17 pm
Paul: probably cause I hadn’t blogged about it before today.
I don’t know, you’ll have to ask them. I’m just blogging like usual.
November 15th, 2006 at 7:34 pm
Robert - suggestion. Stop refusing gifts or cash for anything - instead make it clear that you’ll accept the “gift” and either donate it directly to a charity, or sell it on eBay and donate the proceeds to charity.
Hmm - there’s a simple Web Site idea - a clearinghouse that takes “stuff” from people like you and converts it to charitable cash - you name the recipient.
But really - I wouldn’t say “no” to Intel when you could turn a “yes” into a new free laptop for some worthy organization.
Rob
November 15th, 2006 at 7:39 pm
Rob: good idea, but often there’s a tax consequence to doing that.
November 15th, 2006 at 8:31 pm
@7: Not if you are donating it to charity.
November 15th, 2006 at 8:45 pm
Sam: OK, but most of the times gifts to me get reported. So, how do I report that that gift was passed along to a charity? Also, many times the manufacturers don’t let you do that anyway (they don’t want their freebies showing up elsewhere).
November 15th, 2006 at 9:27 pm
I think rory from channel9 is gonna get mad again, because of your gifts, :), by the way i don’t like the way he do the videos.
November 16th, 2006 at 12:49 am
Robert - re tax concern- make it clear when you do the gigs that the items, services, cash, etc. will go directly to the charity of our choice. You would, technically, never be party to the exchange of products, funds, etc. I agree with Rob. It’s far far better to take these gifts. There are lots of important charities out there that can always use a new laptop, monitor, server, software, etc.
November 16th, 2006 at 2:34 am
if this question was asked two years ago - surely / . would have been mentioned by many of those answering this question
But besides Digg - also, try nowpublic
http://members.nowpublic.com/searchengines
they seem to be more towards politics and entertainment - and not as Links-based
November 16th, 2006 at 3:19 am
[...] The challenge appeared in the feed reader this morning, via A-lister Robert Scoble, who is one of the mystery bloggers that has been hired for the challenge. And by hired I mean given a laptop, that Robert doesn’t intend to keep, probably fearing Payperpost-like reactions from his readers. [...]
November 16th, 2006 at 4:20 am
http://childsplaycharity.com/ is my fav charity. Penny-Arcade runs it, and they do it with out taking anything for themselves.
November 16th, 2006 at 4:41 am
Robert,
Ask Bill. He is the expert in TD’s and good works stuff.
ref.6
November 16th, 2006 at 4:53 am
I know this is totally unrelated to what you just blogged about,
I’ve noticed at the top of your blog, how it says - “About me”, then immediately below that “Buy from Amazon”!
Wow! Best Price $12.77 or Buy New $16.47 :P
looks a bit odd in my opinion :)
Is it just me that noticed or have others seen it as well?
November 16th, 2006 at 7:02 am
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November 16th, 2006 at 8:25 am
Dear Mr Scoble,
I know you are very busy but I think this might interest you.
The BBC would like to offer you the opportunity to broadcast a special end of year message on the most popular breakfast show in the world.
The World Today has chosen a select group of leading international figures - including politicians, academics, musicians, writers and scientists - to share their thoughts as the year draws to a close in the form of a greeting card.
This could be to one person, or a group of people, or indeed the whole world. Archbishop Desmond Tutu, for example, has recorded a message to the detained Burmese pro-democracy leader, Aung San Suu Kyi.
The idea is for you to to share your personal thoughts on an issue that has been in your mind this year. The greeting cards will be broadcast on the World Today throughout December. They can be anything from 45 seconds to a minute and a half. (250 words)
The World Today is the breakfast news programme in English of the BBC World Service, which has a global radio audience of 163 million people.
regards,
Ron
Planning Editor, World Today)
November 16th, 2006 at 11:53 am
Ron, I’m very interested. Email me at robertscoble@hotmail.com and I’ll make the arrangements.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:09 pm
I blog because people like this, http://pourout.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/waiting-for-the-ps3/, interest me. PS3 mania. Insane.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:11 pm
http://pourout.wordpress.com/2006/11/16/waiting-for-the-ps3/
I hate typos.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:38 pm
The idea that somehow not accepting freebies is a sign of integrity is ridiculous. Robert’s integrity, or lack thereof exists outside of gifts. If he possesses integrity, then a gift can’t change that. If he doesn’t, the lack of a gift or the refusal of a gift will not…’gift’ him with integrity.
Saying “this person is more trustworthy because they turn down gifts” is a sucker’s bet, and a great way to get manipulated. My opinions of Robert, good and bad, don’t hinge on his toy collection’s source. The world needs to stop accepting face value snap judgments as valid.
As far as why I have a sit?
Because the screaming in the car caused by the rampant stupidity of humanity was giving me a sore throat. The internet doesn’t make it better, but it lets me yell in a more efficient manner.
November 16th, 2006 at 3:39 pm
As far as why I have a site?
November 16th, 2006 at 8:55 pm
Never heard of that! thanks