More WordPress Logogate

As mentioned in WordPress News: Logogate, WordPress.tv, WordPressMU, BuddyPress, and More, WordPress Logogate continues. As announced, Matt Mullenweg has added a script to WordPress.com that forces all the variations of WordPress to the proper spelling with a capital P in the “Press” part of the name. It is the trademark way it should be spelled, […]

WordPress News: Logogate, WordPress.tv, WordPressMU, BuddyPress, and More

This week’s Blog Herald WordPress News is WordPress News: Logogate, WordCamps Everywhere, WordPress.tv, BuddyPress, WordPressMU, WordPress Plugin Podcast, and More: WordPress Logogate continues. New WordCamps announced worldwide. WordPress.tv is changing WordPress tutorials and resources. WordPressMU updated. BuddyPress released any day. Super Cache new version released. Matt featured in USAToday. Did you hug a WordPress Plugin […]

Never Break The Blogosphere’s Trust: It’s universal

By J.T Dabbagian of JTDabbagian.com If you’re brand new to the blogging realm, or if you’re a blogging veteran, please know that there is one thing that stands above everything else in the blogosphere, beyond SEO, monetizing, backlinking, everything. If you only take one thing from my posts on this blog, or on my own, […]

Observations on The Economics of the Blogosphere

By Greg Balanko-Dickson I came across an essay titled Economics of the Blogosphere, authored by David S. Evans who is co-author of the book Catalyst Code: The Strategies Behind the World’s Most Dynamic Companies. The blogosphere is one of the biggest and most influential global industries created in the last decade. Technorati tracks almost 100 […]

April 30: A Day of Silence on the Blogosphere

According to OneDayBlogSilence.com: Silence can say more then a thousand words. This day shall unite us all about this unbelievable painful & shocking event and show some respect and love to those who lost their loved ones. On April 30th 2007, the Blogosphere will hold a One-Day Blog Silence in honor towards the victims of […]

Blogopreneur’s Tips for Making Conversations Work for Blogs

Blogopreneur’s “How to Make Conversations Work for Blogs” is a great look at how to continue the conversation on your blogs. In order for you to be able to make conversations work for your blog, you need to be updated whenever a new comment has been posted on your blog. While it would be good […]

The State of the Blogosphere 2006

Dave Sifry’s State of the Blogosphere for February 2006 is out, and making a cute pun, he says that the state of the blogosphere is “strong”. …but the truth is that the blogosphere continues to grow at a quickening pace. Technorati currently tracks 27.2 Million weblogs, and the blogosphere we track continues to double about […]

Some Interesting Analysis on the Blogosphere

In an interesting summation, Caslon Analytics reports on blog statistics and demographics which may help you get a perspective on what is going on with the Blogosphere. Here are some highlights: Wired News noted claims that in January 2002 alone some 41,000 people created new blogs using Blogger and that there are now more than […]

Top 10 Interesting People on the Blogosphere by Blog Herald

Blog Herald announces their list of The Top 10 Interesting People in the Blogosphere in 2005, and guess who is at the top of the list as number one? 1. Matt Mullenweg, WordPress The rising star of the blogosphere took a few blows from supposedly friendly folk this year, and yet bounced right back with […]

October Sifry State of the Blogosphere Report Released

It’s that time of year again when David Sifry takes on the blogosphere with his State of the Blogosphere Report for the period ending in October. The last report sent shockwaves of amazement and delight throughout the web, not just the Blogosphere. So what new and fascinating things has he dug up this time? To […]

WordPress Anniversary: WordPress and Evil

As I look back on the ten years of WordPress, there is a dark side to blogging. While many blamed WordPress for the evil, like guns, WordPress doesn’t cause evil, people cause evil. In fact, WordPress, Automattic, and the WordPress Community has fought longer and harder against the evil doers in the world than most […]

Blog Exercises: Gravatars

This Blog Exercise will help you update your global recognition on WordPress and all Gravatar-enabled sites. I’m going to let TimeThief of one cool site, a site dedicated to all things WordPress blogging, tips, tools, and tutorials, explain Gravatars in her post, “Gravatars for Global Recognition.” Whether you blog under your real name or under […]

Happy Anniversary WordPress: The Beginnings

On August 16, 2005, Lorelle on WordPress became blog ID number 72 on the brand new WordPress.com. The first post was appropriately titled “Lorelle on WordPress” to introduce the site. Looking back, it’s amazing how true to form that I’ve kept the mission of this site all these years later as proposed in the first […]

Blog Exercises: The Don’ts of Blogging

Did you know there is a Blogger’s Code of Conduct? It’s on Wikipedia. Initiated by Tim O’Reilly, it is as follows: Take responsibility not just for your own words, but for the comments you allow on your blog. Label your tolerance level for abusive comments. Consider eliminating anonymous comments. Don’t feed the trolls. Take the […]

Happy Holidays and Onward!

We survived the Mayan Calendar. We’ve survived planets lining up. We’ve survived attacks on our person, our community, our faith, and our country. Just another year. As we charge forward this coming year, here are some things to look forward to here on Lorelle on WordPress and on my other sites, and many things to […]