Saturday, May 24, 2008

Top 10 Tools to Get Blogging Done


Writing your blog should be a fun way to stretch your mind and stay connected to trends, friends, and the greater world, not another computer task that takes far too long to get done. But that's exactly what it can feel like if it takes you more time to find your post ideas, tweak your markup, and make everything look right than to actually get your thoughts down. Here are a few tools and tricks that make our posts go faster and smoother.

Friday, May 23, 2008

Popular blogger ignites uproar over Twitter harassment

Blogger Ariel Waldman spurred a lively debate when she claimed that Twitter didn't abide by its own terms of service. She said it refused to take down an account that harassed her.

Beyond Blogs

Three years ago Businessweek's cover story showcased the phenomenon. A lot has changed since then.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Using Blogs to Your Advantage

Blogs are solidifying their spot on the internet very quickly due to the many advantages they provide. You can easily start a blog with very little money, and you can publish content easily to your audience.

Military Report: Secretly 'Recruit or Hire Bloggers'

A study, written for U.S. Special Operations Command, suggested "clandestinely recruiting or hiring prominent bloggers."

Sunday, May 18, 2008

Designing blogs is easy

Designing blogs in a unique way is hard. Whatever blog engine you are using, there are literally thousands of templates available which you can apply directly, without any significant code modifications.

Friday, May 02, 2008

Blogger exposes life on the Underground

Annie Mole's blog about the London Underground rail system began as a New Year's resolution to teach herself how to make an Internet Web site and has blossomed into a popular slice of commuter life. The criticisms, witticisms and daily observations posted on her "London Underground's Blog" www.london-underground.blogspot.com

Saturday, April 26, 2008

Time.com's First Annual Blog Index

From millions of blogs about nothing, Time selected the 25 best about something—from politics and global affairs to shopping and sports. And, yes, there are a few about nothing, too

Tuesday, April 22, 2008

Pirate Bay Launches Uncensored Blogging Service

The Pirate Bay has now launched an uncensored blogging service, called Baywords. The service is intended to be a safe haven for bloggers who want to be able to write whatever they want, without being afraid to get shut down by their blog host.

Blog 'influence' tracker BuzzLogic to acquire Activeweave

Activeweave's BlogRovr technology will be worked into BuzzLogic's "Conversational Targeting" ad service so that clients can find out where their ads will be most relevant.

Sunday, April 06, 2008

In 24/7 Web world, some blog till they drop

They work long hours, often to exhaustion. Many are paid by the piece - not garments, but blog posts. This is the digital-era sweatshop. You may know it by a different name: home.

Sunday, March 30, 2008

Six months in, and 600 posts later...

Erick Schonfeld talks about his whirlwind of nonstop blog posting, little sleep, and a growing addiction to news feeds, Techmeme, and my Blackberry.

Friday, March 28, 2008

Busting a rogue blogger

Troll Tracker has been unmasked as a patent lawyer for Cisco. Now they're both facing litigation.

Saturday, March 08, 2008

Firms that actually pay bloggers (a bit)

Increasingly, Web content sites are finding ways to organize and syndicate writers' content - one even sends them a check up front.
By Richard Siklos, editor at large at Fortune magazine.

Sunday, February 17, 2008

Geek's Blog

There is a misconception that geeks are a marginalized set of people. In reality, everyone is a geek. By definition, a geek is a person who is fascinated, perhaps obsessively, by technology and imagination, or other fields of interest. A geek is someone who is passionate about his interests, whether these be technology, gadgets, cars, literature, or just about anything.

Geeks Blog is all about passionate people and all about these things that one can be passionate about.

Saturday, February 16, 2008

Friday, February 08, 2008

Professional Tips For How To Increase Blog Subscribers

It would seem most bloggers are only concerned with the traffic they get and fail to study and take advantage of their blogs subscriber loyalty. Here is a great article on how you can increase your reader loyalty.