WordPress MU 1.0 Launches
25th of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

WordPress MU 1.0 Launches

WordPress MU 1.0 has been launched today. This is a ‘Multi User’ blog platform (it’s what is behind WordPress.com) and is designed to run many blogs on the one install rather than just one – something I know many bloggers will be interested in. It does sound like it is ...more
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Introduction to WordPress Resources
25th of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Introduction to WordPress Resources

I’m sure I’ve seen some good resources on this previously – but has anyone written (or seen anyone else write) a good free and easy to comprehend Introduction to Using WordPress that talks beginners through the basics of things like: Posting Uploading Photos Creating Categories Making Drafts Changing Timestamps Moderating ...more
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RSS News Reader Reviews
24th of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

RSS News Reader Reviews

I missed this earlier in the month but CNET put together a review of some of the more popular RSS readers at Make your own headlines. They looked at Bloglines (rated 7.7), Rojo (rated 6.7), Google Reader (no rating given), FeedDemon 2 (rated 8.0) and Newsagator Inbox 2.6 (rated 7.5). ...more
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ProBlogger Community Search Engine – Submit Your Sites
24th of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

ProBlogger Community Search Engine – Submit Your Sites

So Google’s Custom Search Engine service is now live and I thought I’d give it a go to see how it works and have a bit of fun. I’ve created a ProBlogger Search Engine which you as ProBlogger readers are welcome to contribute sites to. There’s a link on that ...more
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Google to launch Custom Search Engine
24th of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Google to launch Custom Search Engine

Loren posts that Google will tomorrow launch a Custom Search Engine which will allow publishers to create their own specialized Google Search Indexes made up of specific sites. This will include a revenue sharing model that is similar to what AdSense offers through it’s search box. Loren quotes a Financial ...more
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Google News Slowly Integrates Blog Search
24th of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Google News Slowly Integrates Blog Search

Steve Rubel has written a couple of posts in the last two days reporting on how Google is integrating their blog search more and more into their Google News service. This gives bloggers even more incentive to use Google’s Blog Pinging Service (the main way that Google suggests you get ...more
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Come have a Beer with Me in Toronto?
24th of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Come have a Beer with Me in Toronto?

Thanks to those readers in Canada who expressed interest in meeting up when I’m over there in November. There are a few who’ve said they’d like to catch up so we thought we’d do a ‘meet up’ as Duncan will be over there too. Rather than create our own even ...more
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19 Blog Jobs Currently Vacant at Job Boards
24th of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

19 Blog Jobs Currently Vacant at Job Boards

Bloggers – have you checked out ProBlogger’s Job Boards lately? As it currently stands there are 19 unfilled blogger jobs there ranging from Boxing and Wrestling bloggers to Celebrity Bloggers, to Insurance Bloggers and New Media Communications Specialists. Keep an eye on the jobs as they are listed via the ...more
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Chewing Pencils: Helping you make money from drawing cartoons!
23rd of October 2006 Darren Rowse 0 Comments

Chewing Pencils: Helping you make money from drawing cartoons!

ProBlogger reader (and a mate of mine) Matt Glover is having a Group Drawing Project over at his blog Chewing Pencils. In it he’s inviting bloggers to draw Christmas Cartoons. It’s a pretty similar format to my group writing projects – but Matt’s will actually have a winner – chosen ...more
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