Has blogging peaked?
Earlier this year, there were rumblings that “blogging had peaked” as an activity because a blog-measuring service called Technorati had claimed that the number of daily posts to blogs worldwide seemed to be declining. I wrote at that time, and I still believe, that the number of posts per day has very little to do with [...]
Fighting spam on a blog
You wouldn’t think one would have to worry about spam on a blog. After all, the blogger is the one controlling the content. Well that’s certainly true as far as the individual posts, but when it comes to comments it’s kind of an ongoing battle. Yes, there are spammers out there who target the comment [...]
I met the Central Iowa Bloggers!
I had an absolutely fantastic meeting this morning - I finally got to attend a gathering of the Central Iowa Bloggers group! (I have a standing conflict with their normal meeting time on “first Fridays,” but this week my conflicting appointment was moved.)
What a great bunch of folks! I wish I had been able to [...]
We’re on IowaBlogs.net!
My thanks to Andy Brudtkuhl for adding DMWeblife to the “Lifestyles” feed at IowaBlog.net. If you haven’t been there yet, take a look - it’s a great place to get a nice mix of Iowa bloggers on a variety of topics!
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YEEOWW!! Injuries and news notes
I skinned my right knee! As an adult it’s easy to forget how much it hurts when you fall and rip the hide off your knee. I fell off my heeled boots onto cement while carrying a lawn chair on Sunday, sprained my left ankle and skinned my right knee. On Monday, I couldn’t even [...]
Off to the Fair!
It’s our turn to visit the Fair today, and tonight we’re headed down to Indianola for Bike Night, so I won’t be posting today. If you haven’t yet, take a look at the post where I’m tracking Des Moines bloggers’ State Fair memories and 2007 visits! I’ll try to post some photos this weekend - [...]
I’m now at Central Iowa Bloggers!
Wow, what a nice surprise: Andy Brudtkuhl recently sent me an email to let me know that my marketing blog had been added to the roll at Central Iowa Bloggers, the website of a group that meets monthly to discuss blogging and social media here in the Des Moines area. (These folks are being way [...]
Link love - literally!
Mike Sansone recently took time to construct this cool heart-shaped montage of pictures and logos of all the bloggers who wished him well during his recent illness. Mike is a good friend - I am thrilled he is back in the blogosphere - and it’s neat that his graphic represents “link love” in a very [...]
Win a copy of “The Age of Conversation” - entries due this weekend!
Don’t forget my give-away of a free copy of the new mutli-blogger book, “The Age of Conversation.” Yours truly has written a chapter about the restorative qualities of conversation… other bloggers from around the world are covering all aspects of the importance of conversation in the age of social media.
Deadline for entry is midnight Sunday, [...]
Sponsored posts?
I’ve been thinking about maybe writing some “sponsored posts” for this blog. Please read about my concerns, and my plan for implementing this idea, on the About Sponsored Blogging page. Then feel free to comment here, or via email, to tell me what you think!
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