One of the first considerations for our Timex Athlete blog was: what domain name would we use? The Current Domain Situation Timex already has its own servers and domain at www.timex.com. This is a good start because it is always preferable to have your own domain name for your business blog. Not only does it … Read More
Behind-the-Scenes Approach into Building the Timex Business Blog
As we recently reported, Timex Corporation signed ContentRobot to develop its sponsored-athlete blog. We wanted to share with you the published press release and our mention in The Blogging Times. In an upcoming series of posts, ContentRobot will take you into the behind-the-scenes approach into building a business blog for Timex. We’ll discuss how we … Read More
Friends Don’t Let Friends Blog Alone
ContentRobot wanted to be a part of Darren Rowses’ ProBlogger Group Writing Project. While much of the ProBlogger readership seems to be blogging solo, ContentRobot writes and manage our blogs together. What effective habits does the ContentRobot team have? One of our strongest assets is the fact that we are a true team, passionate and … Read More
Qumana vs Ecto vs Performancing for Firefox Blog Posting Tools
vs vs Don’t want to be boxed in by your blog’s posting software? ContentRobot did a head-to-head test of some popular external blogging editors. Here is what we found: Qumana Pluses It’s free Can set up for multiple blogs Full WYSIWYG and source editing Select categories, comments, trackbacks, and pings Spell checker / Thesaurus DropPad … Read More
Farmington Valley Goldens Chooses a Blog-Powered Website
Farmington Valley Goldens is a Connecticut-based breeder of golden retrievers. They required a new web site that would feature their dogs and new litters. ContentRobot will assist them with a blog-powered website that will allow them to keep their clients informed about the golden retrievers, the breeding process, and the cute puppies! Because the site … Read More
Congratulations Bazaarvoice!
ContentRobot congratulates our client, Bazaarvoice, for being named as part of Red Herring 100 North America, a selection of 100 privately held companies in North America that play a leading role in innovating the business of technology. Read the story on Bazaarblog. Read the Red Herring press release.
5 Reasons Why Blogging is Catching On
Why is blogging and other forms of new media becoming more and more popular? 1. We want to participate Generally, we’ve been led by the hand by “experts” and reporters who present us with the news and other knowledge – and we passively consumed what they said. Today, not only do we want the latest information given to us, but we … Read More
Blog Platform Wars: WordPress 2.0 vs. Drupal 4.7
vs Looking for a great blogging platform? ContentRobot performed a head-to-head test of two popular, open-source software platforms: Drupal and WordPress. As a testament to these products, there was no clear-cut winner as each has their merits. Here are some of the criteria we used and our thoughts about each. InstallationDrupal’s multi-step installation and database … Read More