Spam is the scourge of the internet. Depending on which source you want to use, somewhere between 80-99.9% of all email is spam. Akismet, the most widely used WordPRess spam filter, shows that right now 83% of comments are spam on blogs running their plugin. That means that only 17% of blog comments … Read more about 8 Commenting Mistakes that Make You Look Like a Spammer
How to Game Twitter to Add Thousands of Followers Every Day
And Why You Really Don't Want to Do It. With the social media service Twitter beginning to be more widely adopted, less sophisticated marketers are joining the community. Some of these folks are opportunists of dubious ethics who are not looking to use the medium engage the community. Instead … Read more about How to Game Twitter to Add Thousands of Followers Every Day
Carbon Motors Police Car of the Future in Savannah
Yesterday I had the opportunity to see the future of law enforcement vehicles. And it's pretty cool. No. It's way beyond cool. The coolness was on display down at the Savannah International Trade and Convention Center in a public event that, well, really wasn't publicized all that well. I … Read more about Carbon Motors Police Car of the Future in Savannah
Loving to Hate Facebook
As long as we're on a a Facebook roll this week, I thought I'd share this little video I found via Cherly Smith's blog. Over and above the TOS issue, the video pretty much sums up the things I don't like about Facebook. Check it out. 25 Things I Hate About Facebook - What do you hate about … Read more about Loving to Hate Facebook
Facebook Overtakes MySpace
Yesterday we talked about a change in the Facebook Terms Of Service that means Facebook owns your content - forever. And then at a talk I participated in for our local Small Business Chamber here in Savannah yesterday a couple of the panelists shared a little about how their being active on Facebook … Read more about Facebook Overtakes MySpace
Facebook Now Owns Your Content – Forever
Update: This subject made the front page of Drudge yesterday. The article is here. I'm big into social media, especially as a way to promote your business. Even so I've never been head over heels about Facebook as a means to promote business. I know many businesses out there who see great returns … Read more about Facebook Now Owns Your Content – Forever
BuddyPress One Step Closer to DIY Social Media Site
Social Networks can be very powerful. For those who know how to tap into them effectively, social media websites are are greatly accelerating businessesby expanding their reach and influence in a cost effective way. There are even tons of options for those who want to create their own networking … Read more about BuddyPress One Step Closer to DIY Social Media Site
WordPress Releases Update Version 2.7.1
On Tuesday WordPress released an update version 2.7.1. This release is being called a maintenance release and addresses 68 bugs and enhancements that were pointed out by users to the 2.7 release. WordPress 2.7 Changes Everything If you still haven't updated your WordPress installation to the 2.7 … Read more about WordPress Releases Update Version 2.7.1
How to Revive a Stagnant Blog
Sooner or later it happens to most every blogger. One day you turn around and find that your blog has been neglected for far too long. Unless you are remarkably disciplined, have an incredibly structured life that never has surprises, or have partnered with a co-author or two life is bound to get … Read more about How to Revive a Stagnant Blog
Sarah Palin in Savannah
I don't usually get into politics around here. While I like reading about political stuff on my own time I have found over the years that some people take political stuff a little too personally. Besides, people come here for info on social media, not politics. So I generally keep it off the blog … Read more about Sarah Palin in Savannah
One Wrong Way to Get Links
We all know that getting inbound links, links from other web sites linking in to yours, is an important part of marketing your blog and raising your authority and rankings in the search engines. There are all kinds of ways to encourage other bloggers to link to you, but ultimately the best way to … Read more about One Wrong Way to Get Links
Being Thankful
This Thanksgiving morning Gorgeous and I were talking about how much we have to be thankful for. The news is full of all kinds of horrible things going on in the world. In the headlines today is a terrible attack in India with over 100 tourists killed. Apparently a plan to bomb Penn Station in … Read more about Being Thankful
