One of the most highly touted features of the Web 2.0 era is the rise of blogging. Personal home pages, personal diaries, and personal opinion, have been around since the early days of the web, so what is the fuss all about? RSS Extends Web Page Viewing Away from the Browsers It used to be … Read More
Web 2.0 Tools and Technologies
So what tools and technologies make Web 2.0 possible? With a little bit of help from the Wikipedia, here are the terms and their definitions. Social software Social software enables people to collaborate through computer-mediated communication and to form online communities. It can encompass older media such as mailing lists and Usenet, but more recently … Read More
Getting from Web 1.0 to Web 2.0
Web 1.0, built in the 1990s, is characterized as static web pages that were built and marketed by web professionals. Sites were found by typing in a domain name and hoping that a particular company had a site (hence the rise of domains such as pets.com). Web 1.5, created around 2000, brought dynamic sites and … Read More
What is Web 2.0?
Last Thursday, I listened to an interesting American Marketing Association (AMA) web seminar, Invisible Marketing: 3 Things Every Organization Needs to Know in the Era of Blogs, Podcasts and RSS Feeds. This has got me thinking about the concept of Web 2.0. What is Web 2.0? I’ll summarize what how the Wikipedia defines it: Web … Read More
ContentRobot.com Launches
Today we launched our new blog-powered web site at our new contentrobot.com domain! You’ll notice that we have a great new design (with lots of images), a better navigation, and more organized content. This way, you’ll find it much easier to learn more about: ContentRobot the company What We Do and the services we offer … Read More
3 Myths About Blogging
Not blogging yet? Don’t think you can? What’s holding you back? Here are 3 myths to what might be blocking you … and reasons why you should get blogging today. Myth # 1: Blogging Doesn’t Provide Any Known Benefits Perhaps you don’t realize how huge the benefits are, and how much they may outweigh any … Read More
Designing for Blogs
Design can add tremendous value to a blog, as a compelling design can make a huge impact on your bottom line. Remember design is not just about making things pretty – it’s about making things work to their best ability. But what is the process a designer goes through to create a great blog look? … Read More
To Post or Not to Post … That is the Question
Have you ever been panicked or feel desperate that you have nothing to post on your blog and you think you’ve run out of ideas? Here comes the guilt or even fear. But should you post just anything so you’ve got something new up there? Don’t do it. Because a bad posting is always there, … Read More