I have stated many times that your blog is everything about yourself. It might not get into every aspect, but it should at least involve all you can muster to bring to the table that fulfills your site’s focus. However, I have found that people are not so sure on when to blog and how
[Continue Reading...]Twitter 101: Adopting Your Own User Policy
There are so many ways people use Twitter. Some with good social media practices and others who exploit the systems just to get followers. Chris Brogan recently wrote Get More Twitter Followers TODAY, a kind of tongue-in-cheek, but had insightful suggestions for people to use Twitter more effectively rather than crap on the system. By
[Continue Reading...]Protecting Yourself From a Denial-of-Service Attack
With the Denial-of-Service Attack (DOS) on Twitter in early August 2009, it has some users wondering what it is and how to prevent it. According to Wikipedia, a denial-of-service attack is: A denial-of-service attack (DoS attack) or distributed denial-of-service attack (DDoS attack) is an attempt to make a computer resource unavailable to its intended users.
[Continue Reading...]Social Networking and Game Applications: Ridiculously Expensive?
Game applications have been quite popular the past few years on various social networks like MySpace and Facebook. In fact, one of the most popular out there is Mafia Wars. There have been others that have surfaced and users flock to try them out. I have even joined a few. However, I am finding something
[Continue Reading...]Paid to Blog 101: Etiquette
I have come across mixed opinions about blogs that contained paid-to-review, also known as, paid to blog. Some people are not fond of it, while others are happily writing posts they will eventually get paid for. Blondish.net does have paid posts from time to time. Since my site revamp, my focus has prevented me from
[Continue Reading...]10 Designers/ Developers Who Give Back
Some designers go that extra mile when they do not have to. Some designers are just freelancers. For some, it is not always a glamorous position, but those who give back are usually worlds above. Below are some designers and web developers who have given back with tutorials, graphics, resources, programs, plugins, and more. Please
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