Entries from October 2007
Lets put things in perspective
I’ve had down time the last few days due to a tummy bug. Sounds a bit fluffy and cuddly doesn’t it, a “tummy bug”. When the reality is….. well, I’m not going to go into the reality.
But reading Marty Weintraub’s story puts it in perspective. I Was Diagnosed With Stage 3B Lymphoma The good thing [...]
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Your secret blogging weapon is you
You are what differentiates your blog. What attracts people to blogs is more about the person behind the writing than the actual writing itself. Don’t believe me, check out all the top blogs and they are personality driven. What I mean by that is it is the brand of the author that transcends the content [...]
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SEO test - Murtle took a walk with an aligator
Murtle took a walk with an aligator
I shouted “Murtle took a walk with an aligator” out on my digg shout box to see what would happen, then set up a Google alert for it. Sure enough it popped up in the SERPS, but not on my shout page, on Aldomatic’s and Obeezy’s. Which is interesting, [...]
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How to be a success in online networking part 2, Stumbleupon
It has taken me a while to get to grips with Stumbleupon. It has features that I cannot find explained anywhere on the official Stumbleupon pages. The guys who run Stumbleupon don’t seem to mind that most people have no idea how to use their system.
Maybe that’s why I like it so much. It’s like [...]
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Social Bookmarking Lists
I am constantly on the lookout for new bookmarking sites. There doesn’t seem to be a definitive list which is constantly updated, so I grabbed as many of the lists as possible and ranked them in order of freshness. It should be a good source of bookmarking sites although there is going to be obvious [...]
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What the hell is Thoof?
If you are a little tired of the Twatish behaviour at digg, go check out Thoof.com
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Britney Spears Plumps My Pillow
Muhammad Saleem has written a thought provoking article on Copyblogger regarding the injection of common cultural celebrities into your headlines as a way of reaching out to a potential reader.
The post is targeted at social media submissions and how using common cultural hot spots can get your stuff noticed.
The post distills a few thoughts I [...]
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