September 4, 2009 – 3:33 pm
Otto42 of OttoDestruct, a key WordPress developer and supporter, reports that there is an “attack” on older versions of WordPress right now. The number of sites hit by this is growing every hour. Protect your WordPress blog now: UPDATE NOW!!!
Update your WordPress blog before you continue reading this post. That’s how critical this issue is.
Things [...]
August 18, 2009 – 12:27 pm
It’s time to celebrate blogging and summer in the Portland, Oregon, area. If you are a blogger, come join the summer Blog-b-que!
We’re hosting the first ever Blog-b-que at the home of Lorelle and Brent VanFossen in North Plains, Oregon, on Sunday, August 30, 2009, and you are welcome to join us.
We’re inviting WordPress, WordPress.com, [...]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blog Babble, WordPress Events, WordPress News
| Tags: blog-b-que, blogbque, oregon, portland, portland oregon, social, social event, wordpress, wordpress events |
I’m working on a series of articles about personal blogging, but I wanted to share with you a perfect example of a personal blog. It’s by my cousin, Duke DesRochers.
You may remember Duke from the story I did on him called, “Future Social Media Renaissance Man,” on Lorelle on WordPress or the one on the [...]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blogging Tips, Writing
| Tags: art, artwork, blog voice, blog writing, Blogging Tips, creative writing, desrochers, duke, duke desrochers, how to write a blog, personal blog, personal blogging, poetry, sculpture, Writing, writing voice |
As most of you know, I’m extremely passionate about supporting and encouraging WordPress Plugin authors. I’ve written a love letter to WordPress Plugin authors, spent a month writing over 36 posts on nothing but WordPress Plugins, published extensive tips on how to install, configure, and use WordPress Plugins and another guide for finding Plugins, “Where [...]
March 19, 2009 – 12:07 am
This week’s Blog Herald WordPress News is WordPress News: iPhones Up, WordPress Widgets API, 2.8 Delayed, International WordPress.tv, and More, and I’ve covered a lot of WordPress news you can use:
iPhone for WordPress is in the iTunes store. WordPress Widgets will use new Widgets API as of WordPress 2.8. Security authentication will improve with OAuth [...]
P2: The New Prologue is out for WordPress.com bloggers to play with. Based upon the Prologue WordPress Theme that has been called Twitter-Meets-Blog, this is a form of social networking microblogging WordPress Theme.
The announcement offers more information and a video, but this is not a WordPress Theme for everyone. It is designed for multiple [...]
March 12, 2009 – 10:51 am
According to a news story in Net News Daily, two teenagers from Scotland have created a social blogging platform on WordPressMU and BuddyPress called Scotblog.
Scott Campbell and Nathan Adam, both 13, decided to launch the site after they spotted a gap in the market.
“The internet needed a cool new social blogging site,” said Campbell, [...]
February 22, 2009 – 7:21 pm
I’ve just posted this week’s WordPress News: Can You Spot a WordPress Blog? WordPress 2.8 News, Plugin Directory Searchable, iPhone App Tested, and More on the Blog Herald.
Can you spot a WordPress blog? Are you sure? WordPress 2.7.1 released. Improvements on the WordPress Plugin Directory search functions. Help for those transferring from LiveJournal to WordPress.com, [...]
February 14, 2009 – 2:00 pm
WordPress.com warns that the free blog hosting service will be down for maintenance starting Sunday, February 15, 2009, at 20:00 GMT (noon PST, 3PM EST) for maintenance and upgrade improvements. This should only be a few seconds to a couple minutes. This does not impact full version and self-hosted versions of WordPress.
The maintenance probably [...]
February 11, 2009 – 1:52 pm
WordPress 2.7.1, a maintenance release, is out. If you are using WordPress 2.7, take advantage of the automatic built-in upgrade. If you are not, then consider upgrading to WordPress 2.7. Sixty-five files were modified with 68 bug and feature fixes and improvements.
Some of the fixes and feature improvements include:
Post and Page revisions do not [...]
February 5, 2009 – 5:46 pm
This week’s Blog Herald WordPress News is WordPress News: Release Week News, WordPress 2.7.1, BuddyPress, WordPress MU, and More Releases, and I’ve covered a lot of WordPress news you can use:
It’s Release Week. WordPress 2.7.1 Beta 1 released for testing. WordPressMU updated. BuddyPress Beta 2 released. WP Scanner beta released. WordPress.com releases January stats. Akismet [...]
January 18, 2009 – 1:25 pm
I just published WordPress News: Buddy Press Almost Ready, WordCamp Las Vegas Success, Plugin Author Tips, WordPress Tattoo on the Blog Herald covering:
WordPress news about Matt Mullenweg’s New Year’s Resolutions set a plan for WordPress in 2009. BuddyPress nearing release from beta. WordCamp Las Vegas was a resounding success. This weekend is WordCamp Jakarta. Next [...]
December 29, 2008 – 4:27 am
By DB Ferguson of the No Fact Zone
Now, if you’ve been following my series on The Art of the Fan-Based Blog, you’ve got a blog, you’ve got readers, you’ve got content. Have I forgotten anything? Oh, yeah. Burnout and how to keep fighting the good fight for your celebrity, readers, and fellow fans.
Here are some [...]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blogging Tips
| Tags: blog your passion, building a fan blog, celeb blog, celebrities, creating a fan-based blog, db ferguson, fan blog, fan-based blog, fandom, how to create a fan-based blog, no fact zone, passion |
December 23, 2008 – 4:07 am
By DB Ferguson of the No Fact Zone
Another treasure trove of knowledge from my series on The Art of the Fan-Based Blog that can help you to be a successful fan blogger is to reach out to your peers, fandom webmasters. You’ve build the community, now it’s time to make those connections pay off.
Common Interests [...]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blogging Tips
| Tags: blog your passion, building a fan blog, celeb blog, celebrities, creating a fan-based blog, db ferguson, fan blog, fan-based blog, fandom, how to create a fan-based blog, no fact zone, passion |
December 22, 2008 – 4:58 am
By DB Ferguson of the No Fact Zone
Anyone who has ever spent time in any fandom for any length of time realizes that there are two inevitability types of fans. The first is that there are always going to be fans who take their enthusiasm about the celebrity or hobby to an unacceptable extreme. The [...]
By Lorelle VanFossen
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Posted in Blogging Tips
| Tags: blog your passion, building a fan blog, celeb blog, celebrities, community, community building, creating a fan-based blog, db ferguson, fan blog, fan-based blog, fandom, how to create a fan-based blog, networking, networks, no fact zone, passion, social media, social network |
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