Blog Design Tips - The Last Word on Minimalist Blogging
A problem that I have with minimalist preachers is they can be quite snobby and seem to enjoy lording it over us with their so-called blog tips. They take great pleasure in telling us that if our design is not minimal then the obvious conclusion is ours is cluttered.
Increase Blog Traffic 300% in just One Week
This is the first part of a series of posts where I will explain in detail how I was able to improve my traffic more than 300% in just one week...
12 Tips for Identifying Web 2.0 Scams
Although the names, dates and technology may change, some things just never do. Seasoned surfers know the internet is abound with online hustlers, and unfortunately the new media is no exception...
The New Social Order
Not long ago the web was all about exclusivity. There were private bulletin boards, private chat rooms, private newslists and private newsletters. Then a new technology emerged called blogging that was primarily for geeks speaking to geeks from their own personal podium...
What Are Your Favorite Twitterisms?
Twitter euphemisms are popping up every day. So I thought I would have some fun with it and try to come up with a few more. What Twitterisms can you come up with?
Another Blogger Arrested in Malaysia
Malaysian authorities have arrested a political blogger for allegedly insulting the Police. Reading this article I was reminded of the time when I was fired as a journalist from the major newspaper (the Star) because I was apparently too “dangerous” for speaking my mind. Time and again I was warned by my editor ”you can’t say that“. I guess I’m a bad listener...
Blogging Vs. Journalism Video
Blogging Vs. Journalism video with John C. Dvorak and Om Malik speaking. I remember reading Dvorak when I was just a kid. I still have some of his old DOS books lying around...
Hi Blokesters. It's official now and InstaBloke has moved over to Blog Bloke dot com, so please make a note of it and update your bookmarks as well as the newsfeed. You should also check out my latest post explaining all of the gory details. It's a doozy.
Or should I say reading. It's not everyday that Blog Bloke is quoted by the mainstream media. So imagine my surprise when I noticed incoming traffic from CBS News today quoting my post about Sifry's state of the blogosphere:
"Sifry’s data also shows the much-hyped divide between bloggers and the mainstream media may be artificial. By ranking bloggers’ links, the research shows “clearly, people (bloggers) are still paying a lot of attention to mainstream media stalwarts like The New York Times, CNN, and The Washington Post.” In fact, bloggers link to these sites about three times as often as they link to blogs like the popular Boing Boing.
Some bloggers are concerned about this trend. As Instabloke writes: “By encouraging bloggers to link to their news stories, traffic is being re-routed back again to the mainstream media websites. It's a vicious cycle where bloggers are the obvious losers. They've effectively hijacked our new-found fame and it's a very clever strategy when you think of it.”