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The secret can now be revealed: Snoskred, Meg and I (and a team of very helpful moderators) have been working on the Aussie Bloggers Forum over the last couple of weeks. It has been an exciting time, with a lot of community-in-action networking (and a lot of hard work, including a sterling effort by Snoskred’s partner as forum administrator).

So what is the Aussie Bloggers Forum about? Here is what the front page says:

Aussies, and bloggers, can be really nice people Put the two together and you have the potential for a wonderful community.

At Aussie Bloggers, we are passionate about blogging and helping other Aussies do the same. But you don’t have to be an Aussie to join the forums, all nationalities are welcome here. If you are interested in blogging at all then join us in the forums today.

Unlike other forums out there on the web, questions are welcome and you will find lots of friendly Aussies willing to help. Helping out mates is part of the Aussie way, after all.

One aim we have for this forum is to gather a range of Aussie bloggers who have skills over different blogging platforms and social media sites to help provide information and advice to other Aussies who are not as experienced.

Let’s face it, the blogosphere is a really big place! We’ve enjoyed connecting with other Aussie bloggers and the friendships we’ve formed. We hope these forums will make meeting other Aussie bloggers much easier.

We want this to be a happy, helpful place where advice and networking occurs in an non threatening and collaborative environment. Nastiness won’t be tolerated.

If you are a ridgy didge, fair dinkum, true blue, dinky die Aussie who is already blogging, or thinking about it - then you’ve found the right place.

I encourage you to register today - it is free, fun, and a great way of sharing what you know about blogging and life in general.

If you need more convincing, watch the slideshow.

There seems to be a growing backlash against email. Anne Zelenka certainly is not a big fan. So while I disagreed with Anne at the time, I’ve been watching for indications that she may have been right - and perhaps she was (and is).

Nick O’Neill from allfacebook writes:

I think that perhaps Facebook will slowly become the place where I do most of my communication with friends and email will be used for my less close contacts. Jeremiah Owyang commented on this today. His younger sister says that she “only uses email to communicate with old people.” Bottom line, Facebook messaging has become a more effective way of communicating with people on a daily basis. Additionally, they have a great way of threading conversations just like Gmail does. Have you had the same experience of using Facebook as an alternative to email messages?

I would have to say that even as a newcomer to Facebook, I have had long rambling conversations that could well have been and email thread. Scary stuff. Between BBS netmail and email I’ve spent untold time in the last fifteen or so years having similar conversations.