Archive for March 29th, 2006

Blogging Platforms

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Business bloggers  often have a difficult time choosing a blog platform.  That is, until they find Blogsites.
Take a look at what comes with a Blogsite:

Amazing Online Visibility
Dynamic Syndicated Real Time News
Dynamic Syndicated Guest Weblogs
Dynamic Syndicated Topical Briefings
Real Training and Technical Support
Expert SEO and Content Advice
Site Branding
SEO
Topical Keyword Organization
Multiple Weblog Choices
Mulitiple Authors and Author Roles
Scaleable
Enterprise Level [...]

Spam and Corporate Email

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Are you tired of spam?  Of course you are.  Just today I got one of those ‘email test’ spams that used the Bible as their text.
Because of this type of ‘gaming the system’, spam filters often try too hard and block out the good email too.
Why are you still using email to communicate with your [...]

Web 2.0 News

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

As a big user of Writely, Basecamp, LinkedIN, Digg, Flickr, Performancing and dozens of other applications on this list, I was excited to see all the great companies profiled.
But, more than a review of great sites I already use, I was again reminded of sites I want to check into.  Some interesting sites that [...]

Custom RSS

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Some businesses need a custom RSS solution.  They may need special applications or server-side solutions that only a custom application can offer.
Some ways to know if you need custom RSS:

You don’t need a blog, but need an RSS feed
You need behind-the-firewall security
You have a static page but need to have it scraped and have [...]

Blog Site Systems

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

How do I change my sidebar links?These are Project Links.  They are located, after you login to your Blogsite, under your weblogs in the left sidebar.
Notice how they are configured:

>Home|_blank

The word Home is what the public will see in your sidebar.  The _blank section makes the site open in a pop-up window.

In the summary window, [...]

Featured In iTunes

Wednesday, March 29th, 2006

Here’s another frequently asked question. 
It’s your image…  According to an inside source, iTunes chooses their Featured Podcasts *from* the podcasts that are uploaded with attractive images.
Seems like a no-brainer, really.  They use your image to advertise your podcast.  If it’s not great, why would they place the spotlight on your podcast?