Getting Back into Blogging about... Me

Originally, the whole idea behind a "weblog" was to give people who weren't traditional content publishers an opportunity to express themselves. The phenomenon grew from a place for people to rant to a full-blown source of news for many.

I have always been a niche blogger in that I create blogs based upon whatever topic I want to cover and write from there. This particular blog was supposed to be a place where I could talk about more personal issues as well as place links to stories and other forms of media that I enjoyed.

I got away from the concept mostly based upon personal bandwidth that wasn't enough to keep up with everything happening professionally. After a long spell of writing only about those niches that appealed to me professionally, it's time to switch gears and revise the good-ol' personal blog for JD Rucker.

That's me. More to come.

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Read more about me here or feel free to contact me at JD Rucker.

Spreading Out Across the Blogosphere

Over the past several months, I have received a few invites from people who want me to guest-post on their blogs. It's an honor to receive requests from anyone, but I have to admit that some of the requests have been a bit intimidating.

I have always declined because my job has required a lot of my attention. With a family of 5 and a ton of professional duties, it has never been prudent for me to do it.

Until now.

As things have progressed at my work with an automotive marketing firm, I am finding that I have more free time available to work on things. As a public figure for my company, it has even become prudent to "spread my wings" and get my name out there for others to find.

With that said, I would like to ask that anyone who needs a guest blogger, please keep me in mind. I am not a "professional" blogger who gets paid for my work, but it's okay. There are so many great writers out there who do not make money on that I can only hope to be considered part of their ranks. That, of course, would require that my writing is great, which is definitely up for debate.

Still, I consider myself competent at it. I write about a variety of topics - not just automotive - and any opportunity to contribute gives me a way to get my name out, so I am definitely open to it.

If interested, please simply leave a comment here or contact me at jd.rucker.oboy@gmail.com

See you on the internet!

Automotive SEO Video of JD Rucker

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Stories I Wrote that hit the Front Page of Digg, part 1

Here is a partial list of stories that I authored that made it tot he front page of Digg. There are several others, but most are on websites with which I cannot mention my involvement. Enjoy.

Why Democrats Love the Pickens Plan - 806 Diggs. An article that touches on the Boone Pickens plan for alternative energy sources that would free some of the United States' dependancy on foreign oil.

Fake Hookers + Fake Credit Cards + Fake 13yr olds = Marketing? - 1389 Diggs. When a story goes viral, it's possible for the source to get a ton of traffic and a lot of backlinks. When it's a spoof, but a lot of people believed it to be true, well, it can get ugly.

Recommended Flaw: 31% of Digg Homepage submitted by 10 Users - 3400 Digg.

iPhone was Dugg. Way Dugg. - 1559 Diggs.

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JD Rucker, Social Media Wannabe

Here is my newest blog. It's really just a compilation of stories that I find on a social media. A dumping ground, so to speak.

I will post stories here from time to time, but mostly I'll just use it to store the stuff that I find. Some people like social bookmarking, others use their browser. I prefer to have a place where I can read the stories, then write and store my thoughts about it.

If you are reading this, first off, I have no idea how you found it. Second, I'm sure you're finding nothing of interest to you. Third, I don't mind. This blog is really just for me.

Enjoy, if you can.

JD Rucker