The ContentRobot team has added another conference to our schedule – this time it’s Web 2.0 Expo. We got an offer we couldn’t refuse … Free Expo Passes. You can, too! Just sign up with the sign discount code webny08emp211 and you’ll also save $100 off the conference or get a free expo pass like … Read More
Blogging
WordPress Media Manager + Flash Uploader = Woes
Recently we extolled the virtues of WordPress’s Media Manager and its relative ease to add images to your posts. After upgrading several client sites to WP 2.5/2.6, we must say in practice that there is still work to be done here. Our beef? WordPress relies on Flash to upload media. This means that you get … Read More
ContentRobot’s Affiliate Summit East 08 Experience
The ContentRobot team headed to Boston on Monday to attend the Affiliate Summit East 08 Conference – Shawn Collins and Missy Ward know how to put on a show. We had a great time meeting up with some friends, clients, and colleagues – and we even had time to make some new ones despite being … Read More
Upgrade to WordPress 2.6 to Fix the Custom Fields Bug
Custom Fields are great because they allow you to enter and display all types of information with your posts. We use that technique for quite a few of our clients. But if your site takes advantage of custom fields and you are still on WordPress 2.5 (or 2.5.1), you might have noticed a weird bug! … Read More
Businesses Love WordPress
Chris Garrett, one of our favorite bloggers from across the pond, posted a story today about why WordPress is gaining a foothold in the business community. Here are some of the highlights of this article: … The growing use of WordPress as a platform rather than as a blog. Many people are now looking to … Read More
Dana’s Dream: An IE6-less world
Dana twittered this morning: I have a dream that someday IE6 will just vanish. This led to an interesting discussion, as ContentRobot contemplated what life would be like without having to deal with the most horrible browser on the planet! This aging Microsoft mess (Internet Explorer 6 was launched six years ago!) causes much woe … Read More
Life Events and Web 2.0
This has been an eventful week for the ContentRobot team! Please indulge us for being a bit personal in this post. On Monday, Dana and his wife welcomed their new son (Decker Scott Rockel) into the world – many congratulations to them. On Thursday, Karen celebrated a birthday – while certainly not a milestone, this … Read More
What’s Going on With Blogging?
As big advocates of blogging, some of the latest stories about blogging were downright troubling: Forrester’s report that most corporate blogs are “unimaginative failures” Original A-list blogger, Jason Calcanis, announcing he’s quitting blogging in favor of developing an email list Even Problogger recently an a series about “letting your blog go” So, what’s going on? … Read More