Matt Mullenweg announced today that Automattic (the maker of WordPress) is acquiring IntenseDebate, a blog commenting system with lots of features that WordPress doesn’t have available yet except through third-party plugins. IntenseDebate currently works with a number of different blogging platforms, including WordPress, TypePad, Moveable Type, Blogger, and Tumblr. They say they plan to keep it […]
By Sterling “Chip” Camden Contributing Writer, [GAS] I’m frequently asked “Is it OK if I link to your post?” The short answer is “Absolutely! Any time!” Links from other blogs increase a blog’s reputation, not only among readers but also among search engines. Perhaps someone who never saw that blog before will become a new reader, or […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] An Italian priest who was planning an online beauty contest for nuns has been forced to cancel after saying he was “misunderstood” about the whole venture. Father Antonio Rungi had set up a blog (which now seems to have been taken down) and it was his original intention to […]
By Jimmy Rogers Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you are a regular Twitter user, you might have noticed a surprising number of “hot babes” have started following you. On top of this, your new follower has only have three tweets in her profile and one of them is a link to a rather shady site. Yes, […]
By PatB Contributing Writer, [GAS] The Internet, and especially blogs, are quickly becoming recognized as a great source of debate and opinion on controversial topics. Stories that begin in the mainstream media often spill over to blogs for discussion, and more and more often now, people form their own opinions after reading both sides of […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you run your own blog, you can now do your bit to encourage your readers to upgrade their browsers by installing a program called PushUp on your blog template. What PushUp does is detect what version of browser your blog visitors are using, and if their version is […]
What is Subversion? Overview Subversion is a version control system that makes it easy to get the latest version of files, or go back to previous versions. It is used by many different pieces of open source software and has been around since 2000. Subversion is considered the successor to the Concurrent Versions System. To […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] In what goes to prove that the British really do have a sense of humour, it has been recommended that a government committee be set up to protect Internet users from nasty people online such as abusive bloggers. Hey you…..f**king read this OK? I’m putting a lot of damn […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] This blog post by David Risley kind of hit a raw nerve today because it is a problem that all bloggers face sooner or later. Blogging is a sedentary occupation. I personally sit in my chair for 12 hours or more, 6 days a week. Yes, I have breaks […]
By Mark O’Neill Contributing Writer, [GAS] If you blog for a living like I do, you’ll know that some days the words just don’t come. For hours, you’ll sit there looking for stories or you’ll try to make the words come out to no avail. Or you’ll simply not be bothered, give up and watch […]