Comments features for WordPress 2.7 from Otto
If you’re a WordPress theme developer you may want to keep your themes technically aligned to new commenting features that will most probably make it to WordPress version 2.7. Otto, who is a well-known...
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Recently, the subject of applications relating to blogging, development, and more have come across my desk more than once. The first was my own attempt at writing a free college software guide on...
View ArticleLogo Design Trends for 2009
First Web Designer has a nice post up reflecting some logo design trends that they have witnessed. It is always interesting to me to see how people brand themselves, and I think a logo can say a great...
View ArticleEye Tracking 101
Thanks to @problogger, I found out that Eyetrack III had released a study, a few years ago, that you might be interested in if you want to know how your readers are likely viewing your site. During the...
View ArticleNo More SimplePie Development
I’ve used SimplePie for a few projects, and so I was sad to find out, via WPTavern, that SimplePie is shutting down development. From the Blog Post: So effective immediately, we are ceasing development...
View ArticleWPWorldMap.net: Mapping Out WordPress Users From All Over the Globe
We all know that there are millions of WordPress users all over the globe. Wouldn’t it be nice to see where they are located? With WPWorldMap.net, now you can! WPWorldMap.net is a new website created...
View ArticleBe a Member of Performancing Hive for Free!
Performancing Hive is a dedicated forum specially built for professional bloggers. Their membership usually costs $10 a month but right now they’re giving it away for free to anyone who is interested...
View ArticleWant to Improve Your Blogging? Improve Your Mood.
One of the most common tips top bloggers give to novice bloggers is to blog about something they are very passionate about. But as we all know, people’s interest level fluctuates and is rarely...
View ArticleSilence of the Lam(E)s? (5 Reasons Readers Should Leave Blog Comments)
Frankly I don’t get it. Folks requesting organ donations have had greater success than today’s blogger seeking comments on their blog posts. And I say this with affection: I’m amused but...
View Article“Kids Don’t Try This At Home!” Do All “Good Writers” Make “Good Bloggers”?
Truth be told, there’s a bit of an exhibitionist in every writer. (Wouldn’t you agree?) No matter how private or reclusive we may be in our own personal lives, I believe we go “public†because...
View ArticleThe Complete Guide to Search Engine Optimization and Social Media Marketing
Search Engine Optimization often is a difficult topic and not every blogger agrees that much time should be spend at it but too often people discussing the topic do not know what it all entails. So we...
View Article10 Skills Freelance Writers Must Have if They Want to Succeed
Since there are a lot of aspiring freelance writers in the Freelance Writing Jobs community, I thought it would be a good idea to go over some of the most important skills that freelance writers must...
View ArticleThe History of Online Video
One of the topics we barely or not cover at all here at BloggingPro certainly is online video, pod- and screencasting, even though online video doesn’t stop to continue growing and nowadays an amazing...
View ArticleKeeping It Real Online: Degrees of Blogging
Let’s see. You’ve got your following started, you’re blogging on a regular basis, and everything is going well…until it isn’t. Maybe real life intrudes and you find you don’t have the energy to keep...
View ArticleEvolution of Email
Ever wondered how email functions? This nowadays vital part of communication is a lot older than most people and email has actually already been around for 5 decades. The Infographiclabs team analysed...
View ArticleWhy We Don’t Worry About Every Scraper
Content scraping is a major issue nowadays and most sites are the victim of scraping. Even here at Splashpress Media many of our sites are duplicated across the web and sites such as The Blog Herald...
View ArticleIs WordPress Killing Web Design
Brandon Jones over at Envato’s Tutsplus posted the video of SXSWi 2010′s panel, discussing whether WordPress kills the creative design scene. Considered the creative uses of WordPress we have seen in...
View ArticleFlat World Knowledge: Learning with Cheap Customized Textbooks
This post brought to you by Flat World Knowledge. All opinions are 100% mine. Flat World Knowledge, a new entrant in the educational text book scene, brings a new platform and setup to both professors...
View ArticleBecoming An Investor with Assistance of Fisher Investments
With the continued rise of the internet as a marketing, advertising, and commercial force, many entrepreneurs – both the seasoned ones and the more recent ones – have personally grown in wealth. More...
View ArticleFive Types of Freelance Writing Gigs
Freelance writing makes our lives easier. It gives us freedom, the ability to work when we want (sometimes) and the ability to express our voice through the word combinations we create with our...
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