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WordCamp Workshop – Blog Networks and Aggregators

May 21, 2010 by Paul Holmes · Leave a comment

At WordCamp Victoria on May 15, 2010, I facilitated a workshop entitled “Blog Networks and Aggregators”. Blog Networks are sort of out of vogue these days, so I wanted to host a workshop on the topic to see what others thought, and to share a bit of my own research. About 30 people attended. My research consisted of two good stories on the topic, which I passed around: Top 10 Blog Directories (SEO Wizardry) Why Should You Join A Blog Network (ProBlogger) The topic of planets, which are sort of aggregators around very specific niches (or specific organizations) was discussed for part of the workshop. You see these popping up …

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WordPress Plugins, Widgets and Must-Dos (Part 2)

July 20, 2009 by Paul Holmes · 5 Comments

Back in April, I wrote an article with the same title. Since then, we have moved along to WordPress 2.8.2. If WordPress was amazing in April, it’s phenomenal in July! You are now able to update WordPress from within WordPress. You now browse, install, update and delete plugins and themes from within WordPress, too. FTP? What the heck is FTP? Here are the main updates: Tweetmeme – This plugin has improved dramatically. It will now “RT” the Twitter account of your choice, and they are beginning to implement API support for several prominent URL shortening services. Sociable – This is the most incredible plugin I have encountered, and regret that …

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