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Social Networks Bring Families Together

July 9th, 2007 at 9:06 am » Comments (0)

I was reading some of the Twitter entries I received from my friends when I ran across an entry from Jeremiah Owyang.  I enjoy reading his blog and he always comes up with some really cool links.  He said I should check out a new application for genealogy enthusiasts called Geni.com.  We talk so much here […]



Too Many Social Networks Causes Headaches

July 2nd, 2007 at 8:04 pm » Comments (7)

I’ve been hearing of many people getting to the point of overload on the number of social networks they belong to and the number of networks they are following.  I have a handle on the feeling and have experienced the same headaches that many suffer from as a result.
I spent Sunday actually building my […]



FeedBurner FeedFlares give your RSS feeds and posts an added kick

June 29th, 2007 at 8:38 pm » Comments (0)

Are you using FeedBurner to republish your blog’s RSS feed?  Yes?  Awesome!  Now are you using their FeedFlare service/feature?  No?  Well you should, not because it’s cool (okay it is, but that’s not why), but because FeedFlares give both your feed and blog posts added boosts that can help promote your blog, make it easier […]



Blog layouts are versatile, powerful, and adaptable–Just ask AOL News

June 27th, 2007 at 6:37 am » Comments (1)

Thought the very familiar three-column layout that typifies was only for blogs or bloggy things?  Think again, the “blog style layout” is excellent for any information-rich website, just ask AOL News:
The new design lays out news in an blog-like fashion, with excerpts of all the day’s main stories laid out chronologically from top to bottom. Source: […]



The Digg Nation Not My Blog Log Community

June 24th, 2007 at 9:29 am » Comments (3)

A couple of days ago, Tris wrote a blog post for the b5Media blog he writes for at Pimp Your Work, and the post made it to page 1 of Digg.  In that post he did a link to this site as an example of how to  do an email signature.  As a result, the […]



BTW…Wordpress 2.2.1 released

June 21st, 2007 at 10:51 pm » Comments (0)

 Although I might have been able to blog this first last night…
WordPress 2.2.1 is now available for download. Wordpress 2.2.1 is a bug fix release for the 2.2 series. Since 2.2 was released a month ago, the WordPress community has been improving fit-and-finish by identifying and fixing those little bugs that can be so annoying […]



"Content Is King" But There Is More To Blogging

June 20th, 2007 at 2:24 pm » Comments (2)

This week’s radio show that Tris and I did at Blog Talk Radio had a topic that was dear to our hearts. Content in blogging is king, but it is not the only thing there is to blogging. Many people believe that you can set up a blog start putting content on […]

 
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Everyone Needs Good Metrics: Google Analytics Makes It Easy

June 16th, 2007 at 7:56 pm » Comments (2)

 You might think web/blog metrics are only for the geeky set, but really the days of arcane and generally useless stats are pretty much gone.  This post from Beth Kanter explains how GA is helping a small non-profit meet the needs of their clients:
As part of some research for a screencast on Google Analytics for […]



Can WordPress Compete Against Moveable Type?

June 10th, 2007 at 12:52 pm » Comments (1)

I was reading Anil Dash’s post today about the launch of Moveable Type 4. My blog life was born using the Moveable Type Platform. At the time I began blogging, I was of the opinion that MT was the one and only platform for me. It was the choice of many of the top bloggers […]



Mediasphere Radio: Beginning Blogging 101

June 8th, 2007 at 1:06 pm » Comments (0)

Tris and I had a great time talking about how a business or individuals can get into blogging. We talk about the very basics and things to think about and tips on how to get your company up and blogging.
You can go and listen to the show!
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