Darren Rowse

Today a package that i had been waiting for arrived – a new nokia n95. Part of the appeal was its web browsing capabilities and wi-fi. So the logical first move was a post via phone. I doubt it will be a regular thing though as it is quite tedious. ...more

One of the most common questions that I get asked around blogging platforms is whether people should go for a hosted blog platform like Blogger, TypePad or WordPress.com or whether they should go for a stand alone platform that you host on your own domain and server like WordPress.org, Drupal ...more

Otto asks – “We’re reading almost the same posts on every top blogs – it makes me feel that either there’s nothing really new on making blogs and/or that blogs are past. So, what’s next? Otto, I presume you’re talking about reading the same posts covered on blogs blogging about ...more

I’m always looking for examples of how blogging opens up doors for those who write them to lead them into new opportunities to build their profile and make a living. Today ProBlogger guest blogger Wendy Piersall gave us a prime example with her post The Biggest Blog Post of My ...more

MySpace have recently launched their News service (complete with some very nauseating flashing ads that I’m seeing right now). Loren from Search Engine Journal posts that blogs and news sites wanting to be considered for this new index can submit their link here. This is a worthwhile endeavor for any ...more

Taking a month off from reading a feed reader is a liberating thing…. until you come home and are confronted with tens of thousands of unread posts. Today I began the task of catching up – here’s some of the first pieces of news, tips and posts from the last ...more

Today I’m going to continue my interview with Gina Trapani of Lifehacker. Yesterday in Part 1 we talked about how she got into blogging and talked a little about being involved in one of the biggest blog networks going around. Today we turn our attention to Lifehacker itself and how ...more

While we’re talking about Australian Bloggers – I thought it was about time that I actually put my money where my mouth is and got together a Melbourne Bloggers Meetup. Alister Cameron and I have been getting our heads together on this and I’ve just signed up as the moderator ...more

Welcome to readers of Melbourne newspaper, The Age, from today’s article on the Top 100 Australian blogs that I mentioned yesterday (the print version also was accompanied by the Top 10 blogs on the list). A few readers have asked me whether I’m upset by the final paragraph that reads: ...more