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The Difference Between A Blog And A Website

What really made a Blog a "Blog" when the platform was first introduced was not the diary-like flow of content or what you posted.

It was the RSS (the delivery mechanism of the content). The ability to syndicate and subscribe to content. That’s also why it’s called "Podcasting" and not "streaming audio" (they are two different things).

What you’re looking at right now is the latest version of Six Pixels of Separation.

As the team at Twist Image was walking me through the new designs and as we were discussing the functionality that we needed (areas for public speaking, the business book, etc…) it became glaringly obvious that this was no longer a Blog. It wasn’t really a website either. Nobody liked calling it a "space" or "place" and then we all (sort of) agreed that Six Pixels of Separation is – ultimately – still a Blog.

It’s a Blog that houses more than just text-based words. It links you to other areas of interest (both our own and to others). It houses the Podcast, Six Pixels of Separation, and it also has areas that let you know more about how we think (but it’s not our corporate website). Forgetting all of the Social Media and Web 2.0 jargon, Six Pixels of Separation is a personal brain dump for me. I spend a lot of time with clients, speaking in front of audiences, and writing for many different media and platforms. That content comes out in text, audio, some video and even images. This Blog is where it all comes together and that’s why we’ve adapted it, updated it and (hopefully) made it that much more usable.

If you have any comments, advice, feedback or impressions, please do let me know.

Now, back to our regularly scheduled content.

Mitch Joel

Mitch Joel lives at the intersection of technology, business transformation and consumer culture. He is the Executive Director of Next Era Institute, a strategic intelligence platform helping leaders understand the forces reshaping business, technology, culture and society. The Institute identifies which shifts matter, explores their wider significance and translates them into strategic direction and momentum. Mitch is also a globally recognized keynote speaker. He has delivered thousands of presentations across both B2B and B2C industries to organizations including Google, Walmart, LEGO, Shopify, Microsoft, Procter & Gamble and Unilever. Strategy Magazine has called him “one of North America’s leading visionaries.” Mitch built his career by working directly inside the waves of change that reshaped modern business. He founded and built a digital marketing agency that worked with some of the world’s largest brands and was later acquired by WPP, where he served as President of a firm operating in 25 countries with almost 3,000 employees. Mitch is the bestselling author of Six Pixels of Separation and CTRL ALT Delete, and the host of Thinking With Mitch Joel, one of the longest-running business podcasts in the world. His writing and commentary appear in outlets including Harvard Business Review, Fast Company and Inc. Magazine. He is a member of Dr. Marshall Goldsmith’s 100 Coaches and was named to the Thinkers50 Radar. Mitch also hosts Groove – The No Treble Podcast, documenting the oral history of electric bass players. Mitch is also Co-Founder of ThinkersOne, a platform that enables companies to bring personalized thought leadership from world-class experts into meetings, events and off-sites in focused 15-minute bursts.