Awakened Voice

This is the first in a series of posts that include tips on being successful when using social media. Everyone has a different definition of success so I’m only going to try and communicate these things based on my definition.
You are a success if you’re able to find and connect with an audience that [...]

I spent some time today doing a bit of work under the hood over at the Blubrry blog. I always learn something new every time I go under the hood on WordPress.
The theme needed an overhaul and I also wanted to make better use of Alex King’s Share This plugin. I followed the instructions on [...]

You’ve really gone off track. I say this because I’m seeing discussions popping up about micro-media, going smaller, blog burnout and the like. This discussion confuses people whose heads aren’t so far down in the blogosphere that all they can hear are the muffled sounds of the rest of the world going about their [...]

A very useful tool to help you generate a new look for your Movable Type powered site.
Movable Type Style Generator

I pride myself on the fact that I am cross platform proficient when it comes to social media. I’ve done a lot with both Drupal and WordPress as many visitors to the site here can probably guess.
I’ve been spending a bit more time on another very popular blog platform lately though. Movable Type has been [...]

I got a call from a friend of a friend the other day who wanted some information about blogging. The conversation went something like this.
Friend: I’m thinking of starting a blog.
Me: Okay, then start one.
Friend: Well, I want to know if I can make money from a blog.
Me: It’s possible, but first you need to [...]

I’m just getting started with Tumblr after watching Eric Rice get set up over there recently.
Tumblr is a web based publishing tool. It’s not exactly a blogging tool. There are no comments, trackbacks or categories that you would usually have on a blog.
There is RSS and posts that may or may not have a title. [...]

What type of a business needs a blog? Any business that needs to connect with people and organizations via the web.
How often should we post to our blog? As often as you have something relevant to communicate to your audience.
What would qualify as relevant content for a business blog? Company news. Events you be attending [...]

Shel Holtz points out that the CEO blog for JetBlue is lightly updated and doesn’t allow comments. Not good. To make matters worse there isn’t even an RSS feed for their blog, which they happen to call a ‘flight log’.
I think this type of situation speaks to a larger problem in the world of social [...]

Great post from Nick Wilson on how the Snap service is ruining the blog experience. Right on!
[tags]Social Media, Blogging, Snap, Annoyance[/tags]