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I know it seems like yesterday since 2.8 was released and according to Blog Herald they are already releasing their first upgrade. Go ahead and upgrade now while the getting is good. I’m sure the wordpress 2.8.1 update is just some security fixes here and there, but better to be safe than sorry.
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A blog can be an island, or it can be a massive cruise ship carrying elite guests all over the world.
The best way for me to tell you how to Social-fy your blog is to tell you what I have done to make my blog more social.
1. Join as many social networks as [...]

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A Blog without Comments is Social Media without the Social

I’ve been a long time subscriber of GarryConn.com who blogs about making money online, blogging, and affiliate marketing and other similar topics. Today he announced that he is going to stop accepting comments on his blog.
Sure it’s his blog, he can do whatever he [...]

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Is icecream fattening? Is the iphone a hot ticket item? Does the sun set in the west?
If you answer no to any of these questions then, you’re obviously from another world, and social media does not even apply to you.
On the other hand if you’re from Earth, and call yourself human then social [...]

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If you’re crazy about Warcraft and can’t get enough of Twitter. Well now you can do both simultaneous.
As if each activity by itself wasn’t a time waster now you’ll never get anything done – except planning that next raid.
I think this is cool and am actually quite amazed that this is [...]

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I’m going to make this short. Many of us want or have wanted to reach out and become the social media superstar that we know is hiding inside. It’s scary though to become a consultant without being sure that you have the mad-skills needed to succeed as a consultant.
If you’re unsure [...]

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Everyone is all a flutter today about Twitter’s value to the Iranians who are revolting against the latest Iranian Election.
I’ve been excited about twitter for quite awhile, even enough to program my own twitter app: TwtFollow.
I’ve also noticed twitter being used for many social changes, but think about it. This [...]

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TwtFollow.com is a twitter app that adds a multilevel approach to building followers on twitter.
TwtFollow.com allows you to refer people down 10 levels. Each person you refer then refer people who follow their referrer, and their referrer’s referrers up ten levels.
But that’s not where twtFollow ends. TwtFollow is working hard to bring more follow tools, [...]

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I was just listening to  a video on MSNBC Brian Williams talking to a reporter who had been reporting in Iran.
He has since been kicked out – unable to renew his press visa. He has said that people are using twitter and other social media networks to organize in Iran. Apparently Iran has locked down [...]

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It has been a few weeks since my last confession…errr blog post. Don’t know where that came from, I’m not even Catholic.
I have been silent because I have been busy working on my first major php development project. It’s not huge but for me it was quite an undertaking and I must say I’m quite [...]

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