Here's what I know about it: bupkus.
Anyone know anything?
IT appears to me that Marshall changed his domain hosting. That means it might be back soon. Or it might not be. The domain wasn't set to expire until next year, so I don't think it's a claim jumper. This is just speculation.
A few of you may have noticed that Monday one of Shreveport-Bossier’s most controversial blogs, The Marshall Fannin Blog, disappeared. Since then, traffic to this blog has more than doubled due to people searching on the term “Marshall Fannin.”
Before the blog went down, Marshall had posted that there would be a “major announcement” on the site at noon Monday. This also came after some really juicy posts about the state’s Democrat and Republican parties.
I e-mailed Marshall asking what was up, and he at first told me he wanted to bring it back, but then said that he wasn't gonna do it. So it goes.
Updated uniques per day from the ol’ hit counter:
Day Date Unique Visitors Above/Below
Friday March 23, 2007 9 -6
Thursday March 22, 2007 19 +4
Wednesday March 21, 2007 23 +8
Tuesday March 20, 2007 19 +4
Monday March 19, 2007 11 -4
Sunday March 18, 2007 10 -5
Average: 15
Chill, Rick -- still as unpopular as ever.
The best day ever so far was when I posted the Conservapedia entry. Next best was the UFO post.
How should a business or organization respond when it is getting negative press in a blog?
Our local Better Business Bureau offers this advice:
“Given that BBBs act in the spirit of resolution and neutrality, our first suggestion to our members is to attempt to address the issue directly with the blogger. Use your own posting on the blog itself to respond – either in a posting that all readers can see or by attempting to obtain the individual email address of the person who posted the critical message.”
That’s from an essay called “Should a business respond to criticism in a blog?” Despite the source - the generally internet-clueless BBB - this is actually the best advice on the subject I have read. One quibble: sending a private email is not the same as “posting on the blog” as the article implies. Still, great advice there, so go check it out!