I hate aspiring writers who bang on about HST as if invoking the name of Mr Thompson will somehow make them writerly Gods. Take your heroes, burn them. Then spread the ashes on your toast as you wait for you latest bittorrent of Manga to download. However, for those who know what gonzo journalism is - and if you don't know, you need to read more - need to look at that … [Read more...] about Gonzo SEO
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Why are SEO Blogs Really Boring
I find most other blogs in the industry I inhabit really boring. Mostly because they are not meant for me, their purpose for existence is not to entertain or inform me. Not that there's anything wrong with that. Here's what I notice though. A lot of people slag off blogs because they don't give them what they want, even when the blog is not meant for them. Just because you … [Read more...] about Why are SEO Blogs Really Boring
What are the most popular WordPress plugins
A web host has conducted research on how many wordpress blogs they host and what are the most popular plugins are. The top most used are not surprising, but it's always useful to see what people are using to see if a certain plugin can solve a specific problem. Source, webhost Dreamhost … [Read more...] about What are the most popular WordPress plugins
Mark Rein of Epic Games catches his nuts in the Gamer Blog Machine
It's a bitter moment when your peers tell you to f**k off. But this is what happened to a big cheese in the game publising industry called Mark Rein of Epic games. Go read it, if you like to see the Indie kid take down the big business behemoth you will love it. I love these stories of bloggers whipping off the bed clothes of the previously untouchable executive types and … [Read more...] about Mark Rein of Epic Games catches his nuts in the Gamer Blog Machine
What is Blogging but simply a communication tool
Some people over complicate things. Blogging is simply a communications tool. Once the piece of information you want to communicate is acheived, its purpose is done. Therefore the length of the blog is merely something for the aesthetic. Of course it could be argued that a blog is also an "emotional delivery machine", or an "action encourager". But these still use … [Read more...] about What is Blogging but simply a communication tool
Blogging blogs, and the blogging bloggers that make them
Is it better to be the consumer? Or the creator of the consumed? Are truly successful bloggers both? … [Read more...] about Blogging blogs, and the blogging bloggers that make them