Well, it has been 13 years that I have had access to the internet. I remember the days with Yahoo! Chat and how people went from friendly talking to spam and porn flooding the major chatrooms. Then in Yahoo! Clubs and eventually Yahoo! Groups it went from people being friendly to people flaming each other
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Be A Pitchman For Your Blog
Yes, I did say ‘pitchman’, but really- you are a salesman of your blog even if you are not selling anything for cash. You are trying to connect and influencing people whether outside or inside your expertise. Like Billy Mays was, he was confident in his products and with his loud voice and knack for
[Continue Reading...]Blogging and Social Identities: Make Yourself Available
With the increasing number of comments I have seen on my site, I am alarmed at the number of people who have not plugged into handy tools that I have blogged about, especially people I know to have businesses. One of the big ones is Gravatar. Gravatar allows you to sign up for free and
[Continue Reading...]The Power of Social Media & Michael Jackson
With the passing of Michael Jackson in mid 2009, there has been an amazing thing. People are showing their concerns for Michael Jackson and spreading news via Twitter, Facebook, blogs, normal online news sites, and more. Of course, Michael Jackson has always been someone to talk about. He was a very influential man within pop
[Continue Reading...]How To Appreciate Your Web Developers
Let us face it, web developers can be under-appreciated. Most offer their work for free and ask for nothing. The problem is, some of these developers come up with great things. What spurred this topic on… well, the topic came up in the WordPress group in LinkedIn. It was apparent that I was not the
[Continue Reading...]How to Blog Better Lists
Perhaps when you read the top, you wonder what I mean by ‘how to blog better lists.’ People love to read the top 5 of something to see if it is relevant – to them if they might be on that list, for information that could be provided, or if their friends might be listed.
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