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Category: Blogging

  • Fix for Windows Live Writer bug

    My post the other day about Windows Live Writer attracted a notable comment from Shannon Whitley with the solution to a show-stopping bug in using this excellent offline blog editor with WordPress (and maybe other platforms, too). The bug in question arises if…

  • Windows Live Writer is a winner

    Having upgraded this site to the latest WordPress version, I’m now able to use Windows Live Writer to write posts offline and then publish. The latest beta version, out since the end of May, wouldn’t work with the pre 2.1…

  • Writing a blog is about the 80-20 rule

    To demonstrate world-class expertise, says Jakob Nielsen, avoid quickly written, shallow blog postings. Instead, says the web usability guru, invest your time in thorough, value-added content that attracts paying customers. No doubt there are any number of quickly-written shallow blog…

  • GSK and JNJ enter the corporate blogosphere

    Two of the world’s major pharmaceutical companies have launched public blogs that are intended to be channels to engage with US consumers on specific issues. The two companies – GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson – have clear but different goals for…

  • A dozen tips on brand-building with blogs

    There’s a great post by Darren Rowse at ProBlogger with advice on how to build your personal brand with a blog. Darren offers seven specific tips (read his post for the details on each one): Build trust Be personal Use story…