The End of BlogRush
Thursday, October 30th, 2008When I checked my email this morning I found this letter from BlogRush (see below).
BlogRush was a blog widget that you could install onto your blog that would display feeds from other blogs within your chosen blog category. In return your blogs feeds were aggregated and displayed across the BlogRush network, potentially expanding your […]
Kickin’ the Microsoft Habit
Tuesday, October 28th, 2008It’s one of those shameful admissions, but I have to say, I am still holding onto my Microsoft Office applications. I have clung to old habits for no other reason then habit. I have all the replacement software on my computer and set up, it’s just a matter of getting out of the habit of […]
Posted in How-to, Ruminations, Favorite Links, Web 2.0 | No Comments »>Is This the Future of Computing?
Monday, October 20th, 2008Get ready for on-slaught of low cost, small, green computers.
I remember in the mid 90’s, talk about how the future of computing was moving away from massive hard drive, application intensive computers to smaller, less application intensive computers that relied on the net for applications and storage space. The idea never took off, but things […]
Mobile Blogging
Tuesday, October 14th, 2008I ran out to get lunch and I decided to give mobile blogging a second try after a failed attempt earlier this morning.
I like the idea of mobile blogging. It’s a great way to be able to post to your blog even if you are not in front of your computer. A tool like […]
Setting Up a Wordpress Site- Hosting
Monday, October 13th, 2008Hosting Explained
After you have your domain name you will want to set up hosting. Hosting is where your site will reside on the world wide web. Most hosting packages are shared hosting packages. This means that your site is on a server with a number of other web sites and all these sites share resources […]
Setting Up A Wordpress Blog (continued)
Thursday, October 2nd, 2008Finding a Domain Name
Ahhhh, the first headache anyone aspiring to launch onto the web faces, the domain name, you know that little address at the top of the page http://www….. It never fails, you want a site name GreatWebName.com. Well!, GreatWebName.com is not available. So how about AlmostGreatWebName.com, not as good, but… Sorry it’s […]
Setting Up A Wordpress Blog- Intro
Sunday, September 28th, 2008One of the promises of Web 2.0 is a fast and cheap launch to the web for the average user. Web 2.0 technology is suppose to lower the barrier to entry and allow users to get on the web and get their content out to the millions of internet users just waiting for you launch […]
Posted in Featured, How-to, Technology, Web 2.0 | 2 Comments »>Blog Is A Four Letter Word
Wednesday, September 24th, 2008When it comes to writing blog posts it can be like pulling teeth. We build a lot of blogging components for clients along with obviously keeping our own blog. Often starting and maintaining a blog can take a Herculean effort. “Hey, client work needs to be done! Contractors need to be paid! Whose going to […]
Posted in Business Practices, Copy writing, Ruminations, Web 2.0 | No Comments »>Jacket Flap: Social Networking for the Children’s Publishing Industry
Friday, September 19th, 2008Social networks are a staple of the Web 2.0 scene and most people are familiar with MySpace, Facebook, and LinkedIn as ways to connect and network with other people. Sometimes the breadth and scope of a network like LinkedIn can seem a little daunting. I struggle sometimes to see the benefits of participating in such […]
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