In an announcement on their blog, Intense Debate stated that they have been acquired by Automattic.
IntenseDebate is a comment system that enhances and encourages discussion on your blog or website. This is done via comment threading, replying via email and an ability to import and export comments.
What’s in store for us users?
Automattic plans on keeping [...]
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Daniel asked the question What is a Blog? This is my answer.
In late 2003, I decided to try my hand at writing what was known as a blog. As I hesitantly installed WordPress on my first paid hosting account.
I remember telling people excitedly that I have started blogging only to be stared at as if [...]
I wish I could say I was in this state right now, considering the lack of updates out here. But, the reason is that I am busy with MBA.
Anyone like to write for me?
Just two days back, Duncan wrote an interesting article on how becoming a professional blogger is a lot more difficult today that it was a few years back.
I totally agree with his point of view. There are quite a few people making money through blogging, with some only through blogging.
I, for one, still a long [...]
As of today, three major blog hosting services are Blogger, WordPress.com and Typepad. The former two are free while the latter is paid.
Every once in a while a new startup emerges which attempts to enter this market. Some succeed, while others fail.
Two days back one such startup launched. However, as it’s tagline suggests, Terapad offers [...]
Blogger has always supported publishing to your own webspace via FTP. What it lacked was the ability to point your own domain to your blogspot account.
WordPress.com got that one up on Blogger when they launched this feature that allowed you to map your domain to your WordPress.com blog. This service is charged at $10 for [...]
FeedBurner provides an excellent feed service that lets you track how many users are subscribed to your feed. You also get a shorter name especially if you are working with Category feeds.
Users can still bypass your FeedBurner feed and continue to subscribe to your original blog feed.
While this is not a problem, your stats may [...]
Am not going to write anything special about working with WordPress this week, as I’m really tied down by things right now.
However, let me take this opportunity to point you to an article I wrote a while back on my personal blog, on a topic that frustrates a lot of us, viz. SPAM!
Titled A Comprehensive [...]
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MSNBC reports the California Supreme Court ruled Monday that bloggers and participants in Internet bulletin board groups cannot be sued for posting defamatory statements made by others.
The decision was given in the case against Ilena Rosenthal, a women’s health activist, who created an e-mail list and a newsgroup to discuss issues related to breast implants, [...]
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Mark from Weblog Tools Collection has announced a Blogging Essay.
The winner receives $150 and the runner up $50.
There are a simple set of rules to be followed:
1000 words or more.
The essays should be centered around blogging and online media; the topic could be anything related.
New essays only. Nothing published previously please.
You may publish the essay [...]
