Author Archive for Andrew G.R.

Andrew G.R. is the owner of Jobacle, a career advice and employment news blog and podcast designed to make work better.

Will Dot ME Take Center Stage?

May 6, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, News | 3 Comments

Kiss.me. Call.me. Love.me.
Starting today, domain names with a dot me extension will be sold for the first time to the general public. Dot me was originally assigned to the small nation of Montenegro in Southeastern Europe. In order to cash in, they’ve decided to remove geographic
restrictions on domain name ownership.
Will […]

Bloggers Filth Extends Past Nasty Thoughts

May 5, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, News | Leave a Comment

Last year at about this time, my keyboard wrote me a letter.
I listened. And have since changed my desk cleaning habits. Many of you, however, never got the memo.
A small study conducted by a British micorbiologist confirmed something we’ve all known - but likely ignored:
KEYBOARDS ARE FILTHY!
In some cases, really filthy, containing five […]

How Would You Spend $500 on Your Blog

May 1, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, News | 5 Comments

As you probably already know, U.S. citizens are receiving tax rebate checks in the mail as early as this week as part of the government’s economic stimulus package. It might be too little too late to really make an impact, but that shouldn’t stop you from using the money to help grow your blog.
If […]

BlogCatalog Wants You to Make a Difference

April 30, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, News | Leave a Comment

BlogCatalog continues to grow as a social network for bloggers, but that hasn’t stopped the Website from finding the time to do some good. On May 15, the site, together with Amnesty International is asking Web writers to join their Bloggers Unite For Human Rights campaign.
From showing solidarity with our blogging brothers and sisters […]

10,000 People Are Ready to Answer Your Text Message Question

April 30, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, News | Leave a Comment

Ever wish you had a quick stat at your fingertips - without wearing your thumbs out on a mobile device?
Yesterday I was chatting with a new media buddy of mine. We were talking about all of my freelance projects and he asked me how many visitors BlogHerald gets a month. After pausing, I […]

U.S. Newspaper Circulation Drops Another 3.6%

April 29, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, News | 4 Comments

Reuters is reporting that U.S. newspaper circulation has dropped by 3.6% over the past six months, according to the Audit Bureau of Circulations.
The majority of the top 25 American papers suffered a reduction. And according to some sources, sales are at their lowest level since 1949.
Sunday papers, which have generally weathered the storm better, […]

Shutdown Day Returns. Will You Pull the Plug?

April 28, 2008 | Filed Under Blog News, Events, New Media, News | 5 Comments

Last March the Internet went dark as Shutdown Day arrived. OK, not really. But about 50,000 people opted to leave technology behind to pursue other endeavors.
This year, the event is back, this time on Saturday, May 3.
It is obvious that without computers we would find our life extremely difficult, maybe even impossible. If […]

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Google Closes Hello (What’s That Anyway?)
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

I’m reading that Google is closing Hello, which apparently was (and is, as I’m writing this), a photo sharing service that came with Picasa. I guess they feel it doesn’t fill a purpose anymore.
This from Hello.com:
We originally embarked on a mission to make photo sharing easier and more fun with Hello. We plan to keep […]

Colleen Coplick Talks PR over at BloggerTalks
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 1 Comment

I recently interviewed Colleen Coplick about taking over Buzz Networker, and there I said that an interview with her focusing on PR was due on BloggerTalks. Well, it is up now, and Colleen shares her views on paid reviews, PR agencies sending out samples, getting famous in the social sphere, how to write a great […]

MyBlogLog Adds More Stuff
May 9, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | Leave a Comment

MyBlogLog have added some new stuff, since the obviously get that we’re not monogamous when it comes to online apps and social networks.
Specifically, whenever you:

post a question to Yahoo Answers
share an item on Google Reader
post a video on Seesmic

MyBlogLog will post those events and make them part of your New with Me page.
All you […]

SOBCon08: A Conference Experienced in the Moments
May 8, 2008 | By Lorelle VanFossen | 2 Comments

We do not remember days; we remember moments.
Ralph Waldo Emerson
The Successful and Outstanding Bloggers Conference (SOBCon) in Chicago last weekend was a collection of moments I will remember for a long time.
Throughout the weekend, people kept asking what was different about this conference from all the other conferences they go to. It was clear […]

Blogger To Add Star Rating System To BlogSpot?
May 8, 2008 | By Darnell Clayton | Leave a Comment

It looks as Blog*spot users will soon be able to insert a ratings system in their Blogger blogs which will allow readers to rate an individual post from one star to five.
Unfortunately it seems as if they launched the feature prematurely, and the Google team has currently disabled the feature–at least for now.
(Blogger Status) Some […]

Perez Hilton to Release Clothing Line
May 8, 2008 | By Thord Daniel Hedengren | 1 Comment

Celeb gossip blogger Perez Hilton, aka Mario Lavendeira, is set to launch his own line of clothing, to be sold exclusively in the Hot Topic chain of stores, as well as online.
“2008 is all about expanding the Perez Brand,” the blogger explained. “I talk about clothes all the time on my website. I have a […]

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