Technorati, which is sporting a new design, has a new feature which is tracking the Democratic convention bloggers, as well as other bloggers from the Right and the Left. It’s formatted in a 3 column layout a la WatchBlog. It looks like a good way to keep up with what’s being said, although some of… Continue reading Technorati’s Convention Bloggers Coverage
Category: Blogging
PSA: Bloggers Protect Your Privacy!
I was recently very surprised to discover that my address and phone number were available via the WHOIS directory for domain names. I was clued in (hit over the head) first by an author who sent me a book that he wanted me to review and then by a phone call from another company that… Continue reading PSA: Bloggers Protect Your Privacy!
All the Black Hip Hop Bloggers Be Quiet!
There’s an interesting conversation going on at Hip Hop Blogs about the lack of Black Hip Hop bloggers. But before I get into it I have to straighten out Hashim, who for some mysterious reason thinks knows I’m white. Despite the fact that I have several pictures of myself scattered around my site(s), and despite… Continue reading All the Black Hip Hop Bloggers Be Quiet!
Anil Wins the Nigritude Ultramarine Contest
I was happy to see that Anil Dash won the second round of the SEO ‘nigritude ultramarine’ Google challenge. For some reason Goolge’s love affair with weblogs still fascinates me. It trips me out how easily my posts, especially on my other blog, can rise to the top 5 results on Google. So when I… Continue reading Anil Wins the Nigritude Ultramarine Contest
Grief WITHOUT Closure
Here’s an article about my friend who was murdered in March. (I’ve copied the text of the article below)
Blogs Trump Big Media
Kevin and Paul over at WizBang have made an astute observation in the wake of the Nick Berg beheading. WizBang is hosting, and has linked to others who are hosting the Nick Berg video. As a result their traffic has spiked incredibly over the last couple of days. Here’s a graph of WizBang’s hits over… Continue reading Blogs Trump Big Media
Let the Movable Type Exodus Begin
Six Apart has just announced their new licensing and pricing of Movable Type 3. In short, if you want more than one author or more than three blogs, you’ll have to pay at least $69.95 (that’s a limited offer sale, normal price is $99.99). The cost goes up to $699.95 for the commercial edition with… Continue reading Let the Movable Type Exodus Begin
Chin-Check for Bandwidth Stealers
I just implemented a nice little surprise for some people who were stealing my bandwidth by hotlinking to images on my server.
I Personally Know of One Blogger with the Same Concern
The Boondocks’ Huey is worried about THE MAN taking him out over his underground newspaper and website…
It’s My Blogiversary!
Today marks the first anniversary of me creating my first weblog. I don’t know what took me so long to start a weblog in the first place. I’d been hearing about weblogs for some time, but never really looked into them. It wasn’t until I took a break from trading, while waiting for the Iraq… Continue reading It’s My Blogiversary!