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Beta Fun Glitches
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am participating in a TypePad beta, testing some new features. There
have been a few glitches, and I hope for your patience as they appear,
and disappear, and reappear...If you see something that seems
wonky, please let me know. You can leave a note in comments, or -- if
it #39;s commenting that #39;s wonky, as is the case right now -- email me.
Posted by sbpoet on May 04, 2008 at 05:38 PM in Site Info | Permalink
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PostMapper.com
Today's guest blogger is Wade Sonenberg. You can learn more about Wade at the end of this post.
Just released, is a new blogging API and mashup that allows bloggers from across the web to plot their posts on a Google map. It's called PostMapper.com, and it works by geocoding a blog post's location, and displaying the post's title, link, and excerpt on a searchable map. PostMapper visitors can then find a participating blog's post about that location, and follow the link to the full post on the member's blog.
It sounds complicated, but there is a downloadable Wordpress plugin that does all the work, and they hope to have a simple solution for both TypePad and Blogspot users early next year. You can see the map in action on the PostMapper.com website, or download the plugin here.
As for me, my name is Wade Sonenberg, I live in Atlanta. I sell and lease office space as my day job, but aspire to write amp; fish full time if I can ever figure out how to make it work. My personal blog is The Great Outsmores.
Posted by sbpoet on December 29, 2007 at 01:13 PM in Blog Tools, Toys | Permalink
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Gifts for Bloggers
What, oh what, to give your beloved blogger for the holidays?
These are just a few of the designs you can get on mugs, T-shirts, buttons, mouse pads, magnets and yes, even -- underwear! -- from cafepress. Hmm. Maybe we should offer our bears?
Of course, books are always a good choice: Books on Blogging
Then there's my personal favorite:
She-Blogger coffee mug from tild~
I actually own this, and use it often. I love She-Blogger.
Of course, there are more practical gifts for bloggers. There are tech gifts of all sorts for all budgets, from spendy laptops to sweet USB gadgets. If you'd like to give to the blog, as well as the blogger, here are a few ideas:
Contribute to hosting fees. Some blogs are hosted on free sites, but many pay a monthly or annual fee for hosting, support, and features that are rarely available on free sites.
A flickr pro account is a good choice for a blogger who uses lots of photos (and I see that until the end of January, if you buy one as a gift, you get three months free for yourself.) There are other options as well; be sure to choose the one your blogger prefers.
A picnik pro account offers lots of easy online image editing and creation tools, and excellent integration with the most popular photo hosting sites. As with flickr, the pro account offers features not available in the free version.
Other blog expenses that the reader doesn't see, but the blogger likely pays, include an annual fee for the domain name (such as bloggingblog.org) and possibly a fee for podcast development and hosting (like Hipcast.)
Blogging can be a costly habit, with even more expenditures for designers and clipart and professional statistics packages, but most of us don't have to worry about that. And some, of course, display ads to take the edge off even basic expenses -- but you need heavy traffic to make that pay -- and few have enough traffic to make the annoyance worthwhile.
For more ideas from other folks, check out these posts - and have a lovely holiday!
Eight Gifts for Bloggers
Gifts for Bloggers [Warning: PopUp!]
10 Best Gift Ideas for Bloggers
Ideal Christmas Gifts for Bloggers
Top 10 Christmas Gifts for Bloggers
Gifts for Bloggers: Gossip Bubbles!
Posted by sbpoet on December 20, 2007 at 01:38 PM in Toys | Permalink
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Blog Memes for December
It's that time of year again, when the those of us in the North think of snow and darkness and holiday lights; shopping and giving and receiving; family and friends and food.
It's also a time that bloggers decorate their sites with red and green and sparkles of various sorts. Seasonal music infuses not only our city centers, but the places we visit online.
Granted, all this can become sectarian and obnoxious, but it can also be fun. I recommend indulging yourself in whatever brightens your own season. Here are two possibilities for bloggers:
BlogCatalog.com . . . will launch its fourth social awareness campaign on Dec. 17.
This time, the “Bloggers Unite” campaign challenges its more than
80,000 members and other bloggers to do something good offline — an act
of kindness — and then post about it, using words, pictures, and/or
videos to tell the story.
Another option is the annual Holidailies project: Holidailies is a free community writing project. All Holidailies 2007
participants promise to update their personal web sites every day from
December 1 to January 1. Portal participants post summaries of their
entries, which are aggregated on the front page of Holidailies 2007.
Both of these are good ways to connect with other bloggers, as well as inspiration and impetus for your own blogging.
But perhaps you prefer to take it easy in this darkening season? There is something for you, too: After coming across what seemed to be the 4000th or so post on
someone's blog starting with quot;I'm sorry I haven't posted in awhile. quot; I
decided it is time to rethink what makes a good blog and the
expectations that have come to be part of it. I am thinking that no one
should utter those words again . . .and with that thought I give you
Blogging Without Obligation.
So, go post; or don't -- and may you have a good and deepening season!
Posted by sbpoet on December 01, 2007 at 04:21 PM in Blog Memes | Permalink
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Gifts for Bloggers: Gossip Bubbles!
Today's Guest Blogger is Anne, gentle host of Ample Sanity, one of the tastiest, crunchiest, resource-full weblogs on the Net. You can learn more about Anne at the end of this post.
The holiday season is fast approaching and plans need to be made. Between hoping Grandpa doesn't do the pull-my-finger routine when the boss comes for Christmas dinner and wondering if you can get the giant inflatable snowglobe repaired Aunt Pernitha drove her caddy over last year, gift lists will need to be prepared.
Fortunately, Sweet Tooth has already solved one of your gift-giving dilemmas in a rather cool way. Inspired by world of blogs, the Gossip Bubble necklace makes an ideal gift for any blogger or gossip gal.
These snazzy necklaces are available in either sterling silver or 18k gold vermeil and come on a 1.5mm ball chain with lobster clasp. Really, too adorable. Why not buy one for yourself as well, and we shall know each other by our wearable comment icons.
Now if only Sweet Tooth could figure a way to jazz up fruitcakes.
(Originally seen at Notcot)
Anne:
Purveyor of Imagination. Curator of Curiosities. Addicted to outstanding sites.
Baby-boomer, humorist, (ex)actress
Current Industry: Non-Prophet
Ethnicity: Chiricahua Apache
Socially: Irresponsible
Cancer: In Remission
Blog+Portal=Blortal
Posted by sbpoet on November 28, 2007 at 07:42 PM in Toys | Permalink
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A Cornucopia of Icons
Today's Guest Blogger is Anne, gentle host of Ample Sanity, one of the tastiest, crunchiest, resource-full weblogs on the Net. You can learn more about Anne at the end of this post.
Web icons are a wonderful way to add visual impact and personality to a blog. Here's a nice list of free web icons to spice up your design.
165 Vector Icons, 5 Colours | Liquidicity
Bartelme Designs Microformats Icons
Blog Icons by Sonia Anepeta
Brand Spanking New Doctype Icons 2
Brand Spanking New Greyscale Mini Icons
Crystal Clear Icons
DesignMagus Free Icons
Drunkey Love Iconset
ExplodingBoy Pixel Icons
FamFamFam Icon Sets
FamFamFam Mint Icons
Feed Icons
Ganato Psd Icons
Giøn Icon Set
GraphicPUSH 10 Free Blog Icons
Kleines Weblog Iconset
Markup Icons
Mini Pixel Icons | N.Design
OPML Icon Project
RSS Icons | Nyssa Brown
Sanscons
Sweetie
Tiny Little Icons
Twotone Web Icons
User Interface Icons
UtomBox Web 2.0 Icons
World Mini Flags
Remember, a link back to these generous folks is a nice way to say quot;thank you quot;, even if it's not required. And have a spectacular day!
Anne:
Purveyor of Imagination. Curator of Curiosities. Addicted to outstanding sites.
Baby-boomer, humorist, (ex)actress
Current Industry: Non-Prophet
Ethnicity: Chiricahua Apache
Socially: Irresponsible
Cancer: In Remission
Blog+Portal=Blortal
Posted by sbpoet on November 20, 2007 at 08:03 PM in Design | Permalink
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