Blogging and Social Networking as a Teenager

By Douglas Bell Today is the end of Lorelle’s first month of celebrating two years of WordPress.com and Lorelle on WordPress, and I really want to say congratulations to her. However, while this past month has had many articles on blog writing, SEO, web design, blogging personally and for profit, and of course, a number […]

Podcasting Equipment

By Daniel Brusilovsky My last posts were guest posts here were about podcasting in What is Podcasting, Issues of Podcasting, and Starting your Podcast. This time I will be talking in-depth about the equipment need to podcast. To start, you need something to record the audio. If you own a Mac, GarageBand is included, and […]

Why Writing a Link Post Should Be Like Planning a Party

By Jan of Circular Communication In my first post about link posts – Why A Link Post Should Be Like Mingling at a Party – I played the guest introducing other guests to each other. However, you are in fact the host of the party when you are writing a link post and thus much […]

Starting Your Podcast

By Daniel Brusilovsky By popular demand, Lorelle has asked me to write another article on podcasting. For all of you starters, here is the article to read! Everyone has there own preferences, and I accept it. But this article is based on my preferences. I use a FREE service called Mypodcast.com. I will show you […]

Announcing The First WordPressMU Consultants from Incorporated Subversion

James Farmer of Incorporated Subversion and Edublogs and Andrew Billits recently announced WPMUDEV Premium, a customized and fully capable version of WordPressMU, the powerful blogging platform that has morphed into that which runs Edublogs, similar to WordPress.com. Today, they are annoucing a new consultancy project, Incsub for custom WordPress MultiUser blog communities and networks. WordPressMU […]

Issues of Podcasting

By Daniel Brusilovsky of Apple Universe In my last post about podcasting, I went over the basics. But what people don’t know are the challenges! When I podcast, I face many challenges in the microphone, audio, mixer problems and even problems with the recording software! That is why it is very important to check all […]

What is Podcasting?

By Daniel Brusilovsky Podcasting is EVERYWHERE on the internet. Start by going to iTunes. Seeing podcasting in action will do a MUCH better job getting the idea across than our words can. Our 3-page technical introduction may also be helpful. Read Podcast FAQs. Then check out these sites or podcasts about podcasting. Go to Podcast […]

Breaking the Brick Wall on Your Content Theft Search

A Content Theft Tale by Jonathan Bailey on the Blog Herald is a brilliant read for those concerned about content theft. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. Over here at the Blog Herald, my latest post about the twenty best free anti-plagiarism tools was going over very well. With […]

Weekly Digest: WordCamp, Interviews, 070707, Content Theft, and The Usual

The Weekly Digest from Lorelle on WordPress this week features more guest blogging on Problogger, interviews, a little content theft, traveling to WordCamp, and more of the usual blog babble. To subscribe to the Weekly Digest category of Lorelle on WordPress, you can subscribe by the Weekly Digest feed or by email with the Weekly […]

Can The DMCA Be Used Against You If Someone Doesn’t Like What You Blog?

According to the American Society of Journalists and Authors (ASJA) Contract Watch, public features are misusing the DMCA, the Digital Millennium Copyright Act which is designed to protect copyrights on the web. The announcement references a recent Electronic Frontier Foundation press release about a suit brought against a defendant which used the DMCA to request […]

The Successful and Outstanding Blogger Conference – Will You Be There?

The SOBCon07, the Successful and Outstanding Blogger Conference, will be May 11-12, 2007, in Chicago. If you want a closer relationship with your readers, and the increased traffic and benefits thereof, make a point of attending. SOBCon07 Successful and Outstanding Blogger Conference 2007 Theme: Developing Your Blog Relationships May 11-12, 2007 Chicago O’Hare Sofitel Hotel […]

Blogging and Web Tech Events: March 2007

The following are upcoming events related to WordPress and Blogging, as well as some interesting web technologies conferences and events. Unless otherwise listed ($$), these events are free or very inexpensive. For more information on these events, contact the hosts. For more information on WordPress and blogging events in general, or to contribute to this […]

Turning Diggs Into an Audience

In How to Build a ‘Digg Culture’ on your Blog, ProBlogger Darren Rowse may sound like he’s offering another article on “how to get dugg by Digg”, but it is much more important than that game. I’ve talked repeatedly about how important it is to provide your visitors with a reason to return, thus building […]

First Web-Rage Case in UK: Blaming the Internet for Human Stupidity

I have always been wary and weary of the news creating more news than meets with reality. An example of this is the recent announcement on BBC News about the first “web-rage attack” in the UK as “proof” that the Internet and Internet chat rooms are dangerous. That’s a leap. According to the news article, […]

Truths and Consequences of Blogs That Stand Out

I wrote recently asking you all about what makes a blog stand out from the crowd, and some interesting comments came up. I think that some of these are worth discussing. Looks Count Looks count in everything. Don’t try to tell me that they don’t. If look don’t count, then the entertainment, fashion, clothing, hair, […]