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Geek.com Relaunched

Geek.com Relaunched

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For the past couple months I’ve been devoting a lot of my time to the re-release of http://www.geek.com – the online technology resource and community for technology enthusiasts and professionals.  We’ve added a lot of social networking tools, and also done a general wordpress/bbpress upgrade which will allow us to easily take the latest releases in the future.   This is important on a couple of levels, first off, this is a site that has over 10 million unique users a month. That…

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Old Media Lessons for New Media

Old Media Lessons for New Media

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Just because you’re new media doesn’t mean you can’t learn a few lessons from old media.  As we’re so fond of saying, new media is all about changing delivery channels of old media, hence I think it’s implied that the old school journalism rules have a place in our lives going forward. First off, we need to think about what type of journalism we’re doing.  In almost all cases for bloggers we’ll fall into one of the following three categories:

5 WordPress Features You Should be Using

5 WordPress Features You Should be Using

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Since I work with WordPress at a code level virtually everyday, I’ve got a pretty good handle on how the system works.  The thing that never ceases to amaze me is the number of feature requests I get from users for things that already exist in their system. I’ve seen it in other systems, but honestly, I’m still shocked at the number of great features that most people don’t know exist.  As a blogger, your blogging platform is the prime…

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5 Simple Mistakes Bloggers Make

5 Simple Mistakes Bloggers Make

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I wish I could tell you that I never made any of these mistakes, but that just isn’t true.  A couple of these items have cost me dearly, and honestly, the first one I have learned not once, but twice. If you’re starting out, this list can save you a lot of trouble in the future.  If you’re an experienced blogger, you may find some pain down there: Own your domain – I’ve had lots of calls looking for help…

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David Churbuck on WordPress Auto Update – the Killer Feature

David Churbuck on WordPress Auto Update – the Killer Feature

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I installed the autoupdate plugin on David Churbuck’s blog yesterday and this morning he used it to update the software in a couple minutes.  This is truly delivering on the promise of the blog, a simple content management system which non-technical users can manage themselves. From his post: About one minute, a simple, straightforward set of questions, and ta-da, I am up to date with the latest verison. Gratitude aside, this auto update is a big step towards making WordPress…

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NY Times: I Got the News Instantaneously, Oh Boy

NY Times: I Got the News Instantaneously, Oh Boy

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(For our newer readers, I used to work for the premier supplier of newspaper software systems, and in the dim and distant past was a writer with the Worcester Telegram – so I still follow what’s going on in the print world quite closely) The Sunday New York Times had a very intesting article this morning entitled “I Got the News Instantaneously, Oh Boy” which was written by Media Writer Tim Arango.  In it, Tim takes on the issue of…

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The True Gold of Blogging – Link Relevance

The True Gold of Blogging – Link Relevance

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Throughout new media, we keep hearing one term over and over again: relevance.  The ad networks seek to provide relevant ads, we try to provide relevant content, we all seek relevent metrics to judge our success. Merriam-Webster defines relevance as: 1 a: relation to the matter at hand b: practical and especially social applicability : pertinence <giving relevance to college courses>2: the ability (as of an information retrieval system) to retrieve material that satisfies the needs of the user Many of the links we get aren’t really relevant.  This…

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How Technorati Gave Away Their Special Sauce

How Technorati Gave Away Their Special Sauce

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I used to use Technorati to find compelling blog posts to share and comments.  It was rather convenient to be able to go to one spot and find out what people were saying in blogs around the globe and to easily search.  One of the most compelling features, for me, was that it was an application designed with blogs only in mind. This morning I was looking a set of compelling blog posts on the anniversary of 9/11.  So I…

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Building Blog Readership – An Evolving World

Building Blog Readership – An Evolving World

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When I started this site in March, after I stopped working with Vario Creative, where I had previously been blogging, I expected that the same traffic building steps that had worked for me before would work here.  After 5 months, I can safely say, that’s not the case. You see, when I started blogging at Vario, the important keys to getting readership were Technorati position and getting trackbacks from other sites.  In today’s world of sploggers and spammers, the trackback…

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WordPress as a Small Business Content Management System

WordPress as a Small Business Content Management System

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I’ve been telling everyone for a while that WordPress is a Content Management System – now I’m ready to prove it.  I’ve set up a small site for The National Gallery and Gift Shop in Sutton, MA using WordPress and I’m thrilled with the way it’s turned out.   Before I mention the features of what has been setup, you need to know one thing – I was able to train them how to enter content, manage their calendar and…

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