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If there's one thing I really hate in this world… then that's moving.

 Well I'm doing it again this Sunday. We found a nice rental on the west side of Toronto, reasonable size so we have some room and a nice deck. I'll try and pop some pictures when I have the housewarming BBQ next weekend but I will definitely be out of commission for a little bit until I get Internet back online at home. Although Blogging is part of my job I really don't have much time to do this at the office as of late. In sales, being busy is a good thing so this definitely isn't a complaint

Finally it's begun, the monetization of RSS feeds and syndicated content by publishers.

I've seen debates on how long it would take Feedburner to start generating some revenue this way, but it looks like Google Adsense is beating everyone to the punch according to this CNET article.

Here's an interesting snippet that you may want to think about before you start counting the advertising dollars for your blog:

“Simple, relevant text link ads in RSS are one thing. Flashing banner ads like 'Shoot Mario to win an iPod' are another thing.”

I'm not saying this is good or bad, it's just a revenue generating tool that can be used for both the light and dark side of blogging. As a good sign this lends credence to the fact that RSS is finally becoming more mainstream, and is something the masses will eventually adopt through tools that are becoming easier and more commonplace to use.

I am totally behind anyone trying to monetize their investments, whether that's money, time, or effort. I mean hey, I'm in sales…. need I say more? Whether this becomes tacky or not is up to the publisher to decide. Rss has been white un-trodden snow up until now, and it's our responsibility as to whether that color changes from a bright virgin white to a light cream… or straight up yellow…

Anyone podcast? Are any of those that do or are interested in starting going to be in Toronto next week? Well come on down! Ross has setup a small podcasters gathering here in T.O. while Eric is in town. So, if you can make it the night of the 19th then make sure you RSVP by posting a comment to Ross' blog here, otherwise the big bad Lonestar police may not let you in the door!.

A great read that expands on the latest trends for blogs in business.

“it's estimated that around 45% of the largest 1,000 publicly held companies in North America have blogs or plan to start them sometime this year”

That's a telling statement, and goes to show how blogs are becoming a successfull and integral part of any online strategy for business when handled carefully.

As you could notice by some of the moblogging posts I've made, I'm traveling in Europe again. I have a really tight agenda so I won't necessarily have much time to post all that often, although moblogging with Blogware is so easy I'll definitely be taking some shots of the sights.

I came into London early this morning UK time and was greeted by a beatuiful 19 degree Celcius day with some sunshine… absolutely georgious. Coming from Toronto where we had our latest conflict with old man winter this was a needed change for my sanity.

This time around a few meetings in London and other parts in the country, and then off to quite a few destinations across the rest of Europe. Very busy week to say the least, Blogware and Tucows is really taking advantage of my time this trip