Aaron interviews usability queen Kim Krause-Berg, and receives a few tips in the process. Is this blog usable? Unusable? One thing I like about current blog design is, for better or worse, it’s all fairly standardized. Of course, you can also avoid design issues altogether by reading blogs in a feed reader. Control has been …
Google Update Blog Search
There appears to be a few new features on Google Blog Search. Google have added the following filters: Last hour Last 12 hours Last day Past week Past month Anytime Choose Dates You can also subscribe to searches via RSS and Atom, which is a useful way of keeping up with news as it appears …
Andrew Is Canadian
It’s true. I’ve met him Andrew Goodman writes about how he is passionate about the facts, and less so about cheerleading. He also touches on the fact that it’s so easy to get misinterpreted, especially when you write on the web and are read by international audiences. “It’s come to my attention that some might …
Owning A Pencil Doesn’t Make Someone Shakespeare
Nick n’ Kim riff on the question: “When is a Blog Not a Blog?” So I’ll join in. I think the blogging world can be divided into two camps. Those who have read the Cluetrain Manifesto, and those who have not. Or those who have an opinion, and those who do not. The last thing …
How To Make Money From Blogs
While I think there is a lot of potential to make money directly from blogs, I think it is more likely people will make money because of blogs. They are a great way to market yourself, and can lead to consulting work, networking, employment opportunities, writing gigs (heh!), speaking invitations, and more. One of the …
Blogs Are Crap
You’re aware of Sturgeon’s Law, yes? 90% of anything is crud, or as more often quoted “crap”. Are most blogs crap? According to Sturgeons law, yep. As are forums, websites, pages on the internet, and so on and so on. But I’m glad all those things exists. The “great 10%” is published somewhere. The trick …
Bloggification Of eBusiness
I notice a growing trend of folks using their blogs in lieu of a commercial site. One of the better blogs that falls into this category is Aaron Wall’s SEO Book. I really doubt he needs to advertise himself, but I do believe he receives quite a few inquiries through his blog.
