Robert Hoekman, Jr. is about to take the stage…okay he’s actually been on stage prepping for a few minutes, but you know what I mean. Rather than being about designing websites, per se, rather it’s about web-based apps. Now here is a great thing about Robert…he had a whole presentation set up and he scrapped … [Read more]
How to contribute to WordPress
By on July 21, 2007
Getting Involved with WordPress Lloyd Budd and Mark Jaquith … on being a part of this phenomenon… Lloyd, who squashes the bugs (or tracks them), and Mark who has contributes to the code (like post preview…thank Mark…who also works at b5!). Lloyd made an impassioned speech that we all contribute to WordPress by using, blogging, and … [Read more]
Jeremy Wright on making money from your blog
By on July 21, 2007
As a note of disclosure, not only have I known Jeremy for years, I am a b5media blogger so Jeremy is my boss, of sorts. Jeremy also gave me my start in pro-blogging (I was the first employee at Inside Blogging, oh years ago). So we’re able to make money from blogging. This is true. … [Read more]
Lorelle VanFossen blogging content is about the connections
By on July 21, 2007
Lorelle started off her talk a few minutes early by wandering through the audience and asking people about their blogs and such … and connected up several folks who were doing related things…building on the idea of content and community. Most blog posts look like they were written in 10 minutes by: Can’t type Can’t … [Read more]
Brief interruption in the live blogging
By on July 21, 2007
Podcasting and podPress
By on July 21, 2007
Dan Kuykendall, the author of podPress, is talking about podcasting. He has a skookum mic and external mAudio box for pulling the audio in. Me, I’ve almost always used the basic audio in and a basic mic. Dan spent about $200 on gear … if you have a line in/microphone port … $15 should get … [Read more]
Peet’s Coffee and Power Plugs…things you need at a conference
By on July 21, 2007
Back from getting coffee. Bumped into Lloyd Budd and his wife. Yeah, Lloyd and I live two blocks from each other in Victoria but we meet in San Fran…go figure. Peet’s coffee. Chris Pirillo raves about it and now I know why. Might have to bring some back with me. Dark and strong. Blogger fuel, … [Read more]
Peet's Coffee and Power Plugs…things you need at a conference
By on July 21, 2007
Back from getting coffee. Bumped into Lloyd Budd and his wife. Yeah, Lloyd and I live two blocks from each other in Victoria but we meet in San Fran…go figure. Peet’s coffee. Chris Pirillo raves about it and now I know why. Might have to bring some back with me. Dark and strong. Blogger fuel, … [Read more]
Good morning from WordCamp 2007!
By on July 21, 2007
Reporting from lovely San Francisco … Okay enough of that. Things are just getting going here. I’ve picked up my t-shirt, few new stickers for the laptop (of course). Still need another round of coffee and some food-type thing still. Regardless it looks like it’s going to be an awesome day. WiFi is good (for … [Read more]
Right after WordCamp is Gnomedex which means lots of awesome blogging to come
By on July 17, 2007
At the end of the week I’m heading down to San Fran to WordCamp and will, of course, be live blogging it here on BlogWorldExpo. Then there’ is one of my favourite conferences, Gnomedex. Blog Business Summit is my favourite, I think, because it’s where I had my breakout as a blogger, but Gnomedex is … [Read more]
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