Interesting thought from Darren Barefoot today We're rapidly eliminating the technical barriers from web publishing. Publishing text to a website is already about as easy as writing an email. The customization ("make my website pink with scalloped edges") and intregation ("show my knitting photos and upcoming S&M events on my website") work isn't as simple as it should be, but we're getting there.I guess I started out as one of the guys Darren describes. Back in the early 90's we didn't have … [Read more...]
Markets Are Conversations? Someone tell Sprint/Nextel …
With more and more companies getting on board the blogging and social media thing you would have thought the point had already tipped for the Cluetrain. Then along comes another dumb company to give us a kick in the reality box. According to Consumerist blogging and comments will get you fired at Sprint/Nextel Sprint/Nextel employees caught commenting or contributing to online venues, blogs, or consumer report-venues would be researched, identified, and documented via Corporate Security team and … [Read more...]
Finally, a Smart Digg Button for your Blog
Just what we needed, finally Digg have released New —˜Smart' Digg Buttons It's smart enough to detect whether your link is a Digg permalink or a URL and whether or not the content exists on Digg already. If it exists, you'll get the familiar yellow Digg box with a real-time Digg count to suggest visitors Digg your story. If the story doesn't exist yet on Digg, the first person to click on the Digg It link will be walked through the submission process.They are easy to implement, just … [Read more...]
Getting Organised: Don’t Fall into the Geek Trap
I've never been so disorganized since I switched computing platform. Pre-Mac I used Microsoft Outlook for pretty much all my organizational needs. Sure it was slow, bloated, buggy, crashed a lot, soaked up pretty much the computers entire memory, but it kept my desk tidy.Now I am lost for what to do. I have made do with post-its, spreadsheets, emails to myself and any number of workarounds. Eventually I need to sort out a solution but this post from BizNicheMedia reminds me to not get caught in … [Read more...]
Killer Flagship Content – Free Ebook To Download
Want to know how you can make your blog a vital resource? What is the factor that makes people feel compelled to subscribe? This free ebook introduces the concept of Flagship Content and provides all the information you need to create, package and promote compelling resources that attract more attention to your blog. Flagship Content defined The Specific benefits of Flagship Content 10 Instant Flagship Content Ideas Flagship Content Critical Success Factors ... and more Learn … [Read more...]
Converting Diggers: How To Maximise Getting Dugg
Reading blogs and forums you would think that getting on Digg is all about short term pops of traffic. Yes the traffic boost is nice but if those visitors arrive and leave like a tide without anyone sticking around then all you have for your efforts is a slow web site for a while. Is it worth it, and more to the point, what can we do about it?Exposure - more people know about your site. Recognition is important in building trust.Brand - if your content is good then your site will have positive … [Read more...]
Now Free, 37Signals “Getting Real”
37signals has put Getting Real online for free. While I don't agree with everything they write it is a damn good read and has been very influential. The main thing I like about their philosophy is the emphasis on small and lean and containing the scope. Good advice. … [Read more...]
Drupal 5 vs 4.7 Speed Test
Drupal is growing in popularity in the blog world. There are very good reasons for this, reasons I will go into in a future post. For those already won over you need to decide if 4.7 or version 5 is the right one for you. Wondering if you should upgrade to Drupal 5? Dries has been doing some comparative performance testing The benchmarks are in, and the news is either great, ok, or bad depending on your site. In the end, it comes down to caching; is your site the type of site that can make … [Read more...]
Another year, another blog
It has become a kind of tradition that chrisg.com changes regularly. This blog though is on a mission. I am separating out topics, fluff over at chrisg.org and business here on chrisg.com. Subscribe, it should all become clear! … [Read more...]
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