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This is my third try at writing this post as I have lost my draft three times.  Isn’t that just the way when you want to talk about a technology?  I am writing this in the dashboard of WordPress.  There are many choices when wanting to use a blogging platform, like Blogger, Moveable Type, Squarespace … [Read more]

Blogging: Not Just For The Young!

Not only am I a blogger, I’ve BEEN a blogger since April 2004;  I’m no newcomer!  If I may say so, I know whassup with the Blogosphere.  I have several hundred blogs in my blogrolls and readers.  Not only do I blog for myself, I blog for several clients as well.  I read everything I can … [Read more]

First Jerry Seinfeld Microsoft Ad

The first Microsoft ad featuring Bill Gates and Jerry Seinfeld has surfaced and I’ll be honest, it was a tad bit disappointing.  According to a Cnet article a lot of folks out there are quite disappointed by Microsoft’s attempt to challenge the oh so popular mac ads.  The ad features some typical Jerry Seinfeld humor … [Read more]

Dave Winer on the future of web publishing

Dave Winer on stage now is going to start with a story (I can’t tell if he started it yet) and then move into questions.  Dave is describing it as something like a blog post.  Like podcasts, unconferences, and similar…ideas based on the idea of social media. Dave says that Tim Berners-Lee had the first blog, … [Read more]

Rashmi Sinha, Slideshare, Designing Massively Multiplayer Social Systems

Rashmi Sinha of Slideshare is talking about second generation social networks.  Her deck is on Slideshare, of course…now I’m saying this not just so you can follow along, but because the my power supply for my laptop just bought the farm.  Brian Oberkirch and I were sniffing the air wondering where the ozone burning smell … [Read more]

Jeremy Zilar of the New York Times on the Gray Lady’s blogging efforts

Jeremy is the technologist behind the NYT blogs.  There are 100+ blogs right now there and growing.  Okay, a lot of spiffy stats on their bloggy prowess, but let’s get to the meat of the issue… Jeremy’s first point is about teaching.  Sharing how you use this new tool and medium.  Opening the conversation.  We … [Read more]

Jeremy Zilar of the New York Times on the Gray Lady's blogging efforts

Jeremy is the technologist behind the NYT blogs.  There are 100+ blogs right now there and growing.  Okay, a lot of spiffy stats on their bloggy prowess, but let’s get to the meat of the issue… Jeremy’s first point is about teaching.  Sharing how you use this new tool and medium.  Opening the conversation.  We … [Read more]

High Octane WordPress…making WP go faster

First off, this is getting into the hard-core geeky stuff.  Barry Abrahamson is giving us the in and out of how to make a WordPress install crank faster. Most of you should know that your basic install of WP on a basic server can handle a huge amount of traffic without having trouble handling it. … [Read more]

Matt Cutts: no Google doesn’t hate you, just your code–SEO tips from Google

Matt Cutts is on the stage giving us all the inside info from Google and da man himself. Simple stuff, basic stuff.  Don’t have your blog in a directory called wordpress…using blog is best.  Personally I like having it in the root, but I get it. Flipping the title and the blog name…very key.  Write … [Read more]

Matt Cutts: no Google doesn't hate you, just your code–SEO tips from Google

Matt Cutts is on the stage giving us all the inside info from Google and da man himself. Simple stuff, basic stuff.  Don’t have your blog in a directory called wordpress…using blog is best.  Personally I like having it in the root, but I get it. Flipping the title and the blog name…very key.  Write … [Read more]