Want to instantly add interactivity to your blog? Consider adding polls to your site. And here are more 5 good reasons ... They encourage discussion and can spark new ideas and content. The poll's results can add to your incoming links, bringing up your blog in search engine rankings. A series of polls can offer […]
Podcasting has been put in the forefront of the news lately, with former Microsoft uber-blogger, Robert Scoble, jumping to PodTech.net. What is Podcasting? Adapted from Wikipedia's definition: Podcasting allows multimedia files (audio programs, music videos, etc.) to be distributed over the Internet via RSS or for playback on mobile devices and personal computers. Podcasters' web […]
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 […]
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 […]
Have you noticed while your are reading online you see a prompt to "digg" this story? We have one on the bottom of each of our full page posts that looks like this: Digg What is Digg? It's is a technology news website that combines social bookmarking, blogging, and syndication with non-hierarchical, democratic editorial control. […]
Do you know where your feeds are? Do you know who is reading them? Feedburner gives bloggers a simple way of finding out exactly how many people were reading your feed, how many of those people were clicking on items and which items they were following up on. It's an extremely useful service. You can […]
NewsGator is another popular and free news reader (although you can sign up for more premium services). Sign up Access NewsGator here. Click on the "Sign Up" button on the home page. Enter a username, password, first name, last name, and email address. Also, click the checkbox to agree to the Terms of Service and […]
Register with My Yahoo! Go to My Yahoo!. Click the "Sign Up" link in the top left corner. (If you already have a Yahoo account click "Sign In" and skip to the "Adding a Feed to My Yahoo! using the + My Yahoo! Button" section below.) At the next screen, click on your interests, then […]