Some interesting moves going on with the free WordPress.com hosted blog service in the area of ease of use in design and layout that adds to its attraction as an alternative to TypePad, the hosted service you pay for. Coming this week are WordPress Sidebar Widgets, functionality that lets you…
As someone who’s moderated a few conference panels in recent months, and is preparing for doing another one in June, I found Guy Kawasaki’s tips on how to be a great moderator quite useful: Don’t over-prepare the panelists. Do prepare yourself in advance. Never let panelists use PowerPoint. Never let…
I’ve just upgraded WordPress on this blog to version 2.0.2 which was released last week. It’s described as a security fix with recommendations to do the upgrade. It also look as though there are quite a few bugfixes, so upgrading is a good idea. As I was running version 2.0.1…
As a podcaster, I could tell you exactly how many copies of each edition of For Immediate Release: The Hobson & Holtz Report are downloaded. I can also tell you which podcatcher or distribution services downloaders use. I can even tell you whether downloads are direct or via RSS subscriptions.…
A few weeks ago, I heard about Tom Locke and his $39 Experiment: I was sitting around one day, skimming through a pile of bills that I needed to pay. I looked over at a new, unopened roll of stamps that I had sitting in front of me, and I…
One of the things I continue to find a bit tricky with WordPress and the customized K2 theme I have on this blog is tweaking the sidebar to include or exclude elements on certain pages. Until now, I’ve been digging into the code in the sidebar PHP file and, through…
Our little PR corner of the blogosphere is awash with opinion about the Wal-Mart/Edelman blogger outreach campaign stemming from a story in the New York Times on Tuesday. Concise recap: This is about US retailer Wal-Mart and how they are reaching out to bloggers as part of a corporate reputation…
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