Movable Type Monday: MT5 Release Candidate, Event Calendars, Melody Update,...
Happy Monday, folks! Well, after several rounds of beta testing, the first release candidate of Movable Type 5 is here.1 Vote(s)
View ArticleMicrosoft Bing Gives WiFi Users Free Search
Microsoft's Bing and JiWire will announce Monday an advertising campaign, along with the results, that lets consumers gain free WiFi Internet access at participating hot spots in exchange for one...
View ArticleLinkedIn works with Twitter, and vice versa
Today we're announcing a partnership between LinkedIn and Twitter - and new features that we think are going to make both Twitter and LinkedIn more powerful for you.1 Vote(s)
View ArticleMurdoch considers Google ban
Rupert Murdoch, chairman and chief executive of News Corporation, has said he is likely to remove his newspapers' stories from Google's search index once his company has established a system to start...
View Article10 Things You Need to Know About WordPress 2.9
Grnentlemen, start your engines! WordPress 2.9 is just around the corner. Unlike WordPress 2.8, which Mark Jaquith describes as the Snow Leopard of WordPress since most of the basis of the WordPress...
View Article5 Tips for Free Wordpress Theme Authors
Many web designers and developers like to create free Wordpress themes. It's great for your portfolio, offers good practice, and- perhaps best of all- lets you flex your creative muscles without all...
View ArticleFacebook’s City of Eternals Game Breaks Social Gaming Norms
City of Eternals, unlike other Facebook social games will feature synchronous play - live gameplay where movement and action are constantly moving. In case you haven't noticed, most Facebook games...
View ArticlePerformancing Hive: Get your free membership
Get a free membership to Performancing Hive, which usually costs $10 per month, so you can be part of this budding community.1 Vote(s)
View ArticleHow to Get User Generated Content for Your Blog
One of the things that's fascinated me is how blogs can get their readers to create content for them for free. It doesn't take a genius to realize that user generated content (UCG) can be a great boon...
View ArticleHow to Address Complaints Posted on Blogs and Social Media
When you run a business, image has a big role in whether you succeed or not. You spend money for building goodwill among your existing clients. You spend money for marketing in the aim of getting new...
View Article6 Top Mac Apps For FREE From MacHeist
MacHeist has released the nanoBundle, which consist of 6 popular Mac apps namely: ShoveBox, WriteRoom, Twitterrific, TinyGrab, Hordes of Orcs and Mariner Writer.2 Vote(s)
View ArticleLearn Business From Tony Hawk at BizCrunch
Earlier this month, The Business Insider talked to him and he shared 5 business tips that have helped him get where he is right now. Here are those tips:2 Vote(s)
View ArticleFive Blogging Lessons from Julie Powell
I just finished watching the movie Julie and Julia as recommended by Juned in a previous post here in XFEP. Indeed it was a very inspiring movie - for writers and bloggers. Julie Powell may not be the...
View Article5 Copyright Hazards to Avoid
Most bloggers understand the importance and the value in creating original content. Most would be at least somewhat upset to their own writing used on other sites without permission or attribution and...
View ArticleSunday Morning SEO: Stats to Consider for SEO
One of the things I've been trying to do recently has been to combine my stats analysis with SEO. Stats analysis and SEO are both powerful marketing strategies so I thought combining them could...
View ArticleTwitter: How much is too much information?
Even more than blogging, Twitter seems to be the ultimate way to say exactly what you mean, sometimes without thinking about the consequences, and sometimes not caring.2 Vote(s)
View ArticleBuy, Sell, Trade at the Performancing Marketplace
The Performancing Marketplace is just another one of those things that had been put on hold when we made the big move from Drupal to WordPress. After some thought and tweaking (plus a bit of elbow...
View ArticleWordPress 2.8.6 Security Release
2.8.6 fixes two security problems that can be exploited by registered, logged in users who have posting privileges. If you have untrusted authors on your blog, upgrading to 2.8.6 is recommended.2 Vote(s)
View ArticleTim Berners-Lee and W3C Announces New Projects
Of course you all know who we refer to as the father of the web, right? - The one and only Sir Tim Berners - Lee. Berners-Lee is set to go on a trip to Africa, particularly Kenya and Uganda, to meet...
View ArticleMicrosoft brings WordPress onto its cloud: Automattic blogs will go Azure
Microsoft is playing catchup in the cloud realm. Amazon (AMZN) and Google (GOOG) have both been running live cloud-computing offerings for over a year and have gained considerable traction with...
View ArticleMovable Type Monday: Gravatar, ooVoo, and Farsi | The Blog Herald
Happy Monday, folks! This week, we've got some new Movable Type plugins in the Plugins Directory. First, though, for those of you that want to keep up with the MT community, check out the excellent...
View ArticlePaul Scrivens Takes Over as Splashpress Media Publisher
Folks, let me introduce to you Paul Scrivens. "Scrivs" to most friends and acquaintances, this new media maven probably needs no introduction. He has founded a host of networks, blogs and other online...
View ArticleHow Blogging Has Changed Over The Last 3 Years (Stats)
Reader engagement with blogs has changed dramatically over the last three years, primarily because of the rise of online social networks, according to new numbers released by analytics firm Postrank...
View ArticleAnnouncing TypePad Micro
As part of our ongoing rollout of the NEW TypePad we are pleased to announce new social blogging features and the launch of TypePad Micro: a completely free level of TypePad focused on easy sharing of...
View ArticleBritish Press Complaints Commission slammed for its desire to regulate blogs
The last few days has seen an interesting standoff developing between the British press regulatory body, the Press Complaints Commission (PCC), and the bloggers it may be seeking to regulate.7 Vote(s)
View ArticleIs Automattic Evil?
Stick around the WordPress community for a period of time and you're bound to come across a few folks who say Automattic is an evil company or Matt Mullenweg is evil in the way in which he runs...
View ArticleSunday Morning SEO: Optimizing Title Tags, Post Titles, and URLs
As you write a post, it only takes a couple minutes to optimize the title tag, post title, and URL. The benefits are well worth it because you'll rank for more keywords, get more search traffic, and...
View ArticleAre You Blogging Like a Puppy?
Two months ago my wife and I welcomed home a shiba inu puppy. Saying it's been a life adjustment would be an understatement. He's flipped everything we know on its head. Each day is a rollercoaster....
View ArticleTwitter says business accounts will arrive this year
Twitter says it will roll out commercial accounts before the end of the year, offering business users a package of tools and analytics in an effort to kick-start revenues for the microblogging firm....
View ArticleTwitter geotagging: Will you be using the new service?
Do you Twitter from your mobile device while on the go, or do you tend to use the service from the comfort of your home computer?9 Vote(s)
View ArticleIs Your Blog Bloated With Unnecessary Stuff?
If you observe the business world, you'll often see companies releasing new products in a different sub-niche or niche. These products can be closely related to their existing products. For example,...
View ArticleWordCamp PH 2009: WordPress in the Wild
Back in September, I had the chance to talk about a technology topic I've always loved long before it became a household name - WordPress. If you recall in 2008, I was also at WordCamp Philippines and...
View ArticleFive Ways to Tweak a Wordpress Theme
But to set your blog apart, you'll want to tweak that theme- and when I say tweak, I mean make small changes here and there. To make these tweaks to your theme of choice, a tool like the Firebug...
View ArticleA Blogging Case Study: Covering a Big Event in My Niche
A couple days I tried an experiment in which I covered a big event in my niche. My blog is in the gaming niche. More specifically, I write about Magic The Gathering (MTG), a popular trading card game....
View ArticleBlog Subscriptions
This is a very simple way for your readers to subscribe to your blog and receive updates by email. Anyone can subscribe, whether they have a WordPress.com account or not. All you need to do is add the...
View ArticleShould WordPress Buy Pheedo.com? (Or Build Something Similar)
One feature that I love about both Blogger and WordPress.org is that I can redirect my default RSS feed over to FeedBurner in order monetize my blog feed. While this option is available via plugin for...
View ArticleOfficial Google Blog: Displaying the best display ad with Teracent
Can you spot the difference between these two sample display ads? Of course you can. However, the most important difference is not discernible to the naked eye.68 Vote(s)
View ArticleWhy Lowering the Barriers to Blogging is a Good Thing
During a recent conversation about WordPress with some fellow bloggers, the issue of WordPress' 2.9 features came up. Though I am a heavy WordPress user, running it on half a dozen blogs and writing...
View ArticleAnnouncing the Herald Theme for WordPress
Considered one of the premier sources of blogging news, commentary and information, The Blog Herald has gone through different iterations since its inception in 2003. Among the notable designs is Brian...
View ArticleWhat Are Six Apart's Plans For Vox?
So: is Six Apart taking its eyes off Vox? That service hasn't done too well, and it isn't based on the open follow social motif like Tumblr. The discussion here was actually about logging into Vox from...
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