March, 2009

Get in the “Know” with Problogger Darren »

Darren Rowse from Problogger will be running his "31 days to build a Better Blog" program. This is a bi-annual event that you won't want to miss. The program originally ran in 2005, then he ran it again in 2007, and he's at it again in 2009. The program is free to join, you simply signup and get sent emails with the lessons and projects each

Earth Hour: 88 Nations go dark, Fox News focuses on »

Image by Getty Images via Daylife For activists and environmentalists the world over Earth Hour was a great success. Green fanatics the world over claim that they now have a mandate to tackle climate change. The World Wildlife Fund said Sunday: "The world said yes to climate action, and now governments must follow," Nations around

Riffly: Audio and Video Commenting for your Site! »

Riffly brings Audio and Video to Wordpress Comments! Riffly is a unique new free service that easily plugs in to most sites allowing visitors to create video and audio comments. Video and Audio comments build trust, and community that text can't compete with. Being able to see and here the people that visit your site is a great step to

There\’s a Blog in my soup gets Forums! – »

We have just launched our new forums for the site. We ask anyone and everyone to feel free to contribute. This is a great way to build a community around social media, and I am excited for this opportunity.

SumoPaint: Online Photoshop Clone! »

SumoPaint: Online Photoshop Clone!

Sumo Paint is an exciting Web App Clone of Photoshop. Whether you're a PhotoShop fan or not this service is definitely gonna be hot. You can save and edit pictures in your sumopaint account, or on your computer - your choice. It's basically does for graphic design what google documents does for word processing. Give it a try:  Click here

9 ways to Analyze This on Twitter! »

9 ways to Analyze This on Twitter!

If you're looking to be more influential on Twitter, these tools will help analyze what the most popular twitterers are doing. 1. Tweetwasters: Get the scoop on how much time you waste on twitter. 2. Twitterholic: Find out who's who on Twitter. 3. Mr. Milestone: Get tweeted when reaching certain major milestones by Mr. Milestone

Current Weight: 569 – 4 Reasons I’m Trying »

Here are my reasons for wanting to be on the Biggest Loser: Image by bensonkua via Flickr 1. I've never known anything else, or experienced what it's like to be normal, this is my chance. I wore a size 50 pant size when I was 12 years old. Ever since I've had to buy my clothes at specialty big and tall shops - and my cost for a pair of

The Struggle of a Lifetime… Biggest Loser Here I »

Biggest Loser Casting Call Here I Come! Image by mgonamission via Flickr Whether you do or don't know - I have been struggling with my weight since I was born. When I was 4 I weighed 60 lbs. I weighed 150 at 8 years old. I wore a size 50 pant size in 6th grade. By 18 I weighed over 400 lbs and wore a size 60 pant. Yet, besides my