WordPress released the latest version (2.6.2) of its blogging software on Monday - they are encouraging users to implement it immediately. According to Lorelle VanFossen: This mandatory security upgrade adds protection for a SQL Column Truncation and other security and bug fixes. There is a full changeset and list of changed files to help you […]
ContentRobot loves the Firefox browser! We often tell our clients to use it because it is error-free, speedy, and little things like the spell-checking helps immensely when blogging. Firefox 3 Download Day Firefox is in the middle of its download day and they want your help to set the record for the most software downloaded […]
Do you use an external blog services? We often encourage our clients to add some to their blogging toolkit (for example, Feedburner for RSS tools, Feedblitz for blog-driven newsletters), but we hadn't considered outsourcing your comments. We have been reading the debate regarding third party commenting apps, such as IntenseDebate, Disqus, and CoComment. They each […]
Do you have a hobby that you just have to share with others? ContentRobot would encourage you to get blogging! Whether you are excited about knitting, gardening, or playing with model trains, we think you should create yourself a "hobby blog!" As WordPress experts, ContentRobot says click over to WordPress.com and we promise can be […]
On this day in 2003, Matt Mullenweg announced that first release of WordPress was available for download. Version 0.7 features included: Texturize — So good it’ll make your quotes curl. WordPress Links — A link manager with everything you’d expect, from Weblogs.com support to a handy bookmarklet. Manage as many blogrolls as you like, and […]
The biggest complaint we have about blogging is comment spam. Have you ever seen what "people" attempt to get posted on to your blog? Going through our spam folder today, we see links and listings that include the following "topics": Porn - from lesbian to teen to sex tapes of your "favorite" female celebrities Sex […]
In looking for an alternative to Feedblitz, who during the summer was undergoing some massive changes and growing pains, we stumbled upon Zookoda. This newsletter service seemed to offer everything we wanted ... Adding it to your blog was easy You could customize the newsletter's design to match your blog without additional fees The content […]
By their very nature, blogs are the building blocks of Web 2.0. For those of you who don't know, the term Web 2.0 was coined by Tim O'Reilly back in 2003, and is defined by wikipedia as: ... a perceived second generation of web-based communities and hosted services — such as social-networking sites, wikis and […]