if money is power, who are you recharging? reflections from Blogher 2011
Money is power. It’s not just cliche. There’s truth. Gut churning, denial busting, world rocking truth. You know it: with money, comes power. You also know that this seems to be most often exploited: get money, exploit power selfishly. But there’s the flip side: get money, use power for good. Last week, I returned home [...]
WordPress: Setting fire to your burning questions
Today I’m setting fire to some of the burning questions you have about the magic that makes websites go. In this case, I’m talking about WordPress – how it compares to Blogger, what it means to self-host, how it’s really not about blogging, and more… These questions come courtesy of some of my current students! [...]
opening the door to your home base
We have a lot of places to hang out online. We can pop in to Twitter for a quick chat. We can get cozy on Facebook with friends & family. We can get personal on online journals & blogs. But the place we call home is our dot com. Do you? A home base is [...]
5 Tips for Crafting Creative Blog Interviews: Video with Dyana Valentine
5 Tips for Better Blog Interviews from tara gentile on Vimeo. Interviews make for great blog fodder, provided your interviews are great. But because interviews are an easy way to get other people to create content for your site, it’s easy to be lazy. Instead of taking the time to get creative & craft an [...]
I love a photoblog in the morning…
I just love the look of a photoblog. So clean, so fresh, so c-s-s good. So, since I purchased a new camera – the reason for too many minutes spent away from my real “work” – I decided I wanted to code a photoblog theme. Now, when you might spend time painting, writing in your [...]
