Mark Frauenfelder is the founder of Boing Boing, one of my favorite daily reads because of the number of interesting things that he and his three parners post every day. The success of the blog hasn’t gone unnoticed in Japan; there’s a translation of an article with Frauenfelder regarding how Boing Boing’s popularity came to be. A synopsis:

1. The power of persistance

2. Curiosity and the spirit of fun

3. No compromising to advertisers or to readers

4. The key is in community collaboration

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p>Read the rest of the article for full descriptions of what he means. They really resonate with me.