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A Blog is More than a Leaf in a Lifestream

Posted on 06 July 2009 (2)

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Last week, Steve Rubel of the Micro Persuasion blog announced that he was ditching his blog and moving over to a lifestream powered by Posterous. An inspired move or an act of lunacy? Opinion is divided on that one.
What I would like to know is – what’s [...]

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Considering Premium Wordpress Theme Design

Posted on 01 April 2009 (3)

Ever heard of Wordpress.org? If you haven’t, I’ll be surprised. Wordpress’ blogging software has been downloaded over 6,000,000 times since the launch of version 1.5 in 2005, the first version in which Wordpress introduced the use of Themes. Fast-forward to 2009 and developing these themes has become the livelihood of many professional web designers.

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How to Keep up Your Blogging Momentum

Posted on 03 February 2009 (8)

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A few days ago, you might have seen my claim that I would begin blogging daily.
I’ve been thinking that while this site is a great resource, many might miss it due to infrequent or unexpected updates.
Regardless of our past update frequency, blogging daily sounds like a tall order.  Here are some steps I plan [...]

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Don’t Let Technorati Drop Your Blog

Posted on 08 April 2008 (25)

Technorati means business with Wordpress Blogs, and rightfully so. With all the potential vulnerabilities of older, unpatched versions of Wordpress out there, many blogs have become fair game to spammers worldwide.
If you have not upgraded Wordpress since 2.3.2, and have a claimed blog on Technorati, you probably received an email from Technorati architect Ian [...]

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Think Twitter Sucks? You’re Wrong, Here’s Why.

Posted on 11 March 2008 (25)

I’ve probably just become the envy and bane of every desk-chained slave of the corporate world… (please don’t hate me!) Hi! I’m Patricia Mayo, and I get paid to do the stuff most get fired for doing. Officially, my title is “Social Media Strategist.” But really I just stick my head in the clouds, pull out great ideas, and play with those sites you probably need a proxy to visit at work. My apologies in advance if I end up getting you fired… *sheepish grin* How did I get such a great gig? Well – chances are you have already seen my work.

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