b5media

It’s Impossible to Keep Up…

I’ve realized something for the first time… When something goes big, fast, it’s impossible to keep up with every comment, every link, every response that I should be making. I’m already dead tired from 2 weeks of incredibly long days prepping b5 for launch, but even if I wasn’t, the sheer volume of feedback is […]

15 comments | Posted by Jeremy Wright

More on ‘Joining’ b5media

Today you’ll probably see a few posts clarifying things about b5 in response to the many questions being asked and comments being made around the wider blogging community.
One such question that I’ve been asked a number of times already is with regards to people joining b5media with their existing blogs.
This question probably comes out of […]

3 comments | Posted by Darren Rowse

How New is “New”?

We’ve gotten some flack for calling b5 a “new” kind of blogging network. Honestly? It was a throw-away tagline in the Wordpress settings that we never really got around to changing. Call it marketing fluff. Call it optimism. Call it laziness. Call it whatever you want.
It needs changing, though, as we readily admit that while […]

3 comments | Posted by Jeremy Wright

b5media Calls for Bloggers

From the moment people began to find out about b5media we’ve been getting regular emails from bloggers asking how they can blog for us.
We’re really excited that so many want to join us at the ground level of b5 and are doing everything we possibly can to bring along as many people as we can […]

20 comments | Posted by Darren Rowse

b5media is Live

b5media is live!
After months of talking, planning, dreaming and teleconferences we’re happy to officially launch the worlds newest blogging network (well for another 15 minutes it’ll be the newest one).
In this Launch post I want to cover a number of questions we’re getting asked about:

What is b5media?
Other Blog Networks
Why b5media as a Name?
What are […]

17 comments | Posted by Darren Rowse

Not another blog network!

It’s a natural question to ask, and I’ve even seen it discussed on one of the 9rules federation sites, and I cant think of a better way than to start this post.
Not another blog network!
Yes, its another blog network, but in my case its from already having my own blog network, Weblog Empire. Although not […]

5 comments | Posted by Duncan Riley

My Dream for b5media: Darren’s Perspective

I’m a dreamer…. So when Jeremy asked me to write my perspective on B5 Media I found it difficult to put it into words. As a result I thought I’d tell you a little about the dreams that I have for my blogging - dreams that I hope will find a place in B5. This […]

5 comments | Posted by Darren Rowse

The Launching of a Blogging Network

The b5 guys sat down today (on Skype) to hammer out our launch plan / schedule / strategy. It’s quite exciting. We’ll be launching with nearly 3 times the number of blogs we’d originally planned to launch, and with a total of 7-9 authors working with us to develop quality content.
We’re quite jazzed about this. […]

7 comments | Posted by Jeremy Wright

Newest Blog Gets Its Wings

Our newest blog, Flightnest, is beginning to find its wings. The editors, Mike Elgan and Tim Flight, are doing a great job investigating the world of aviation from a variety of perspectives. They have some interesting things up their sleeves over the coming weeks, and I’m excited to see what they come up with!

No Comments | Posted by Jeremy Wright

b5media’s Blogger Contracts

Many of the major blogging networks (including 9rules and, without their approval, Weblogs Inc) have had their contracts with bloggers become public.
We thought it would be good and forthcoming of us to provide our current draft (draft 1, really) of our contract with bloggers. After all, we have nothing to hide. And, if the feedback […]

27 comments | Posted by Jeremy Wright