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Re: Can’t Blog? So What’s a Blogger To Do?

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:56:45 -0000

@kharagpur .. amen to that :-)

Re: Can’t Blog? So What’s a Blogger To Do?

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:46:14 -0000

@digizmo .. thanks, I really appreciate it.

Re: Can’t Blog? So What’s a Blogger To Do?

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:59:10 -0000

@Beauty and Health etc .. yes, I gathered that ;-)

Btw, do you have a name that I can call you besides your keywords?

Re: Can’t Blog? So What’s a Blogger To Do?

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:56:17 -0000

@Beauty and Health etc, I never heard of artificial sweeteners causing joint pain before. I use Splenda because I'm diabetic and just recently switched to Stevia. Are there any studies on the subject you know of? I've used Dragon Naturally Speaking before and it works good. Where I live it's too expensive to buy organic fruits and vegetables .. unfortunately.

Thanks for the info!

..BB

Re: Introducing the New Blokester Buttons

blogbloke — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:06:15 -0000

@Kristina Summers .. just got your message and I'm glad to hear you got it working .. and thanks for adding the button.

Cheers,

..BB

Re: Microsoft Haters Unite

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:40:17 -0000

Thanks for saying so Amy and welcome to the blog.

Re: Pew Report: Online Activities and Pursuits

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:32:56 -0000

@dugun salonu, and thanks for dropping by!

Re: Redirect Your Blogger Custom Domain to a WWW Subdomain

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:31:58 -0000

@Mahmood, you can redirect to any domain you wish.

Re: Can Social Networks Destroy Blogging?

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:29:15 -0000

@Matt Hayden, good points there, and I will add that social networks will continue but their growth will eventually bottom-out for three reasons:

1. There will always be noobs who are looking for an easy, introductory way to get into pseudo-blogging.

2. Users will eventually grow out of the confines of a website and get a real blog of their own.

Hopefully :-)

3. One last thing .. I wonder how many of those new Social Network profiles will be abandoned shortly thereafter? It was the same thing for blogging.

Re: 10 Blog Design Tips That Will Take You to the Next Level

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:23:24 -0000

@dangrabbit, I intentionally developed the most complicated theme possible ... a decision that I've regretted on more than one occasion. ;-) But I like to get my hands dirty and challenge myself and do that "stretch" think you mentioned.

Re: Can Social Networks Destroy Blogging?

blogbloke — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:06:07 -0000

@Kris Malena .. amen to that, but unfortunately a lot of newbies are being brainwashed into thinking their Facebook account is the be-end-all because that's all your hear about these days.

Re: Blog Rewards for All my Blokesters

blogbloke — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:28:09 -0000

@senuke .. you build credibility by demonstrating you have superior knowledge in your chosen niche. And you do that by writing lots of (original) posts that are niche-related.

Re: Download Opera Browser for FREE!

blogbloke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:28:12 -0000

@indir .. me too!

Re: This Old PC: 10 New uses for an older Computer

blogbloke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:36:25 -0000

@BloggerDude, from a blogger bloke to a dude -- Thanks!

Re: Now my Car is Gone!

blogbloke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:24:22 -0000

@Alex, you're lucky that's all you lost.

Re: Rackmount your Computer Gear

blogbloke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:23:05 -0000

@Chris, @gladys, @slavezero, @vivek, @richard .. glad you all like it and thanks for dropping by.

Re: Can Social Networks Destroy Blogging?

blogbloke — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:41:05 -0000

@Tolma?enje ... that's one way to look at it. Thanks for the kudos.

Re: Can Social Networks Destroy Blogging?

blogbloke — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:40:49 -0000

@BloggingGuide, @James, if used effectively social networks can bring traffic to our blog, but it should not be the other way around. Thanks for your vote.

Re: The Future of Blogging

blogbloke — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:38:40 -0000

@Lis Sowerbutts, I thought I did call them out. Does the term "problogger" ring a bell? ;-)

Re: Twit Tips: Twitter Levels the Playing Field (or should have)

blogbloke — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 18:40:51 -0000

@Kristin, marketers seek as many followers they can get for it's viral affect. But for the rest of us it doesn't make any sense, except from an egocentric point of view.

Re: PC Mags Top 100 sites

blogbloke — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 00:03:00 -0000

@Driver Detective Review, aren`t they all

Re: Serious conversations? Not on Twitter

blogbloke — Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:39:30 -0000

I'm going to start a series on the dumb DMs and spam that I'm getting on Twitter. Should be fun exposing them. One of the worst offenders is SocialBlaster. They are very adept at link-baiting.

Re: The Future of Blogging

blogbloke — Sun, 27 Sep 2009 17:35:08 -0000

@Mike, when I first heard of blogging technology I saw the potential of blogs as an interactive (social) tool vs. old school static websites and I immediately jumped on the bandwagon. Then I discovered blogs got better pageranking from Google because it likes new content and I got excited even more.

But now the trend is taking people away from blogs over to bloated, insecure, for-profit corporate websites that are mimicking blogs and tricking users into divulging their private info. It sickens me and concerns me greatly.

We are an enhancement to the media but blogs are not on a par with mainstream media because we are different animals. They research stories and report the news, whereas we for the most part comment on the news, and sometimes we are the news.

Re: Telus Mobility SUCKS!

blogbloke — Sat, 26 Sep 2009 16:48:53 -0000

@katy, sorry to hear that .. that totally SUCKS!

Re: The Future of Blogging

blogbloke — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 10:22:08 -0000

@Teri, we just got back from a trip to Toronto last month. It was a lot of fun but didn't last long enough. If I came to CR should I need to wear a loin cloth and practice my Tarzan call? :-)