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Adding Disqus and AddThis to Make Blog More Social

August 20, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

It’s almost impossible to keep track of all the latest widgets, gadgets, plugins and features available for bloggers. New stuff is coming out daily, which is understandable, there are millions and millions of bloggers, and many of them are very dedicated to blogging — that’s a nice market with interesting opportunities. Few companies have really […]

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Quoted in The New York Times – The Power of Blogging

July 15, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

At this point, you really can’t question the power of blogging. It works. There are examples of blogging working across different industries, for different reasons. It’s great for customer service. It’s great for building up a following (that you can then leverage into all kinds of different businesses.) Blogging might not be for everyone, but […]

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The History of Blogging: I’m a Part of It

March 14, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Steve Spalding is a blogging force to be reckoned with. He writes a fantastic blog over at How To Split an Atom. I encourage you to check it out, if you haven’t already. And now he’s launched a new initiative — History of Blogging — of which I’m playing a part. It was great to […]

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Going Through the Blog Redesign Process

January 8, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

Yesterday I launched a new design for Instigator Blog. The feedback has been great – some positive, some negative (to be expected), and all of it interesting and important. In my post announcing the new design, I wrote, “And, I’m writing a much more detailed post explaining the process I went through in redesigning the […]

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A New Design for Instigator Blog

January 7, 2008 by Ben Yoskovitz

I thought I’d start 2008 with something new … so after many months and a few delays in-between, I’m very happy to launch the latest design for Instigator Blog! If you’re reading this via RSS — come check it out… This is a completely new design from my old one. And for this go around, […]

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Where’s Instigator Blog Headed in 2008?

December 28, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

2007 was quite the year. So much so that it’s almost too intense to look back and reflect on it. But it’s a worthwhile exercise, especially in how it relates to the vast changes this blog has undertaken. The biggest change (and challenge) has been the adjustment of focus. In fact, figuring out my niche […]

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I Haven’t Disappeared, But…

December 13, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

My blog has been too quiet of late – mostly because of how busy I’ve been with Standout Jobs. Everything is going very well with the company, and you’ll see more news here and on the Standout Jobs blog very soon. In the meantime, I thought it important to post a quick note that I […]

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Bloggers: Are You Ready For Writer’s Block?

September 30, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Eventually, every blogger runs out of gas. The causes vary – could be writer’s block, or you’re too busy with something else – but the result is always the same: less quality writing, and less participation in the blogging community. What you need is a little inspiration. You need a spark lit under your rear. […]

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Blog Tipping and Link Post Writing

September 23, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

Can a blog meme be resurrected after a month or so? Perhaps not in its original format, but we can still extract lots of value from the original initiative. Chris Gray at SEO Ladder tagged me with the Blogging Tip Meme. At the time he had collected a nice list of blog tips. But it’s […]

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Don’t Just Linkbait Top Bloggers, Write For Them

September 20, 2007 by Ben Yoskovitz

You can and should linkbait people. Try and get their attention, and hopefully they’ll link back. Of course, you try that a few times, build up a bit of a relationship, and eventually you get a chance to do some guest writing. With that, I’m very pleased to point people towards my guest post at […]

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Ben Yoskovitz

Founding Partner at Highline Beta, a hybrid venture studio and VC firm that works with large, ambitious companies to identify new areas of opportunity through internal and external innovation.

Previously I was VP Product at VarageSale and GoInstant (acq. $CRM), and Founding Partner at Year One Labs.

Angel investments include: Breather, Spoiler Alert, SendWithUs and others.

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