Tag Archives: Blogs

Micropayments for bloggers

There has been a lot of discussion about newspapers charging for online content, but not much has been said about bloggers doing the same. A company called Fraxion Payments has now made it possible for bloggers to charge as little … Continue reading

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Blog etiquette

Is blogging a lost art? Has it been superseded by social media such as Facebook and Twitter? Do we only communicate now in 140-character snatches? I didn’t mean to start this post with such a complex series of questions. I … Continue reading

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Typepad microblog

Typepad is offering a free microblogging service. Sample at http://gorey.typepad.com.

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Gifted Web Writers

I was invited earlier this month to join the Gifted Web Writers program. An unsolicited email on November 13 said my site had been discovered during a search “for high quality blogs and gifted web writers”. The writer referred to … Continue reading

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Weekly digest

This is a list of posts that I’ve made elsewhere in the past week, which may be of interest to some readers: Respect the flag Be Kind to Martians Week You can buy friends, apparently Holding and Della Bosca Balance … Continue reading

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Blogger blog marked as spam

I received a stern email from The Blogger Team overnight saying my site for Border Watch Editorials has been marked as an evil spam blog. The email urges me to request a review if I dispute the classification and goes … Continue reading

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Better blogroll for WordPress

I installed the Better Blogroll plugin for WordPress tonight. You can see it working in the sidebar. The plugin enables users to display a configurable number of random links. I’ve never used the WordPress links feature much, but plan to … Continue reading

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