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Business Blogs, WordPress and the Fortune 500

February 16th, 2009 by Erin Posted in Business | 3 Comments »

You know what they say about blogs … everyone has one.

That is, everyone except each of the Fortune 500.

A handy directory compiled by our friends at Socialtext lists all of the Fortune 500 companies that have business blogs, defined as: active public blogs by company employees about the company and/or its products.

Shockingly, according to Socialtext, only 60 of the Fortune 500 are blogging. That’s 12%!

Whether this is accurate remains to be seen.  Still, even the thought of such a sorry display of business blogs from our Fortune 500 companies is enough to make my stomach turn.

Blogs – specifically blogs powered by WordPress, have infiltrated businesses around the world.

WordPress has consistently been a quick, low-cost business solution for marketing, sales, community building, and FAQs. What’s more – WordPress is proven efficient and effective.

I have a blog. Chances are you have a blog.

So why not the rest of the Fortune 500?

Perhaps their wealth has prevented them from entering the world of business blogging.  They simply don’t need it.

Or do they?

It’s something to think about given the state of our economy and in light of President Obama’s stimulus package.

Business blogs are a good PR tool too.  

- Hint, hint.

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