Software & Plug-Ins
Posts on software and plug-ins for your blog
5 Common Problems Setting Up a Thesis-Themed WordPress Blog
I wanted a more professional presence for my blog and a lot of business bloggers I respect recommended Thesis. So I took their advice. But when I did, I ran into these issues: »
One Blogger’s Adventures in Blog Platforms: Which Platform is better? Blogger vs. Wordpress
In October of 2004 I used Blogger to publish my first blog. It was so easy getting started with Blogger. In fact, my first blog is still on the Blogger platform. Little did I know that Blogger was only the first step of my blogging platform adventures. »
7 Blogs About All Things WordPress
One of the fun things about being a blogger is there’s always something new to learn regarding what you can do with your blog. Plug-ins, themes, design elements -- there’s just lots of great new stuff cropping up all the time. WordPress -- which is used by many a fine blog, including The... »
Want a custom search engine? Google’s got a tool for that.
var fbShare = {url: 'http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/2009/12/10/custom-search-engine-google-tool/',size:'large'} Do you have favorite websites that you read and use as references on a regular basis? Wouldn’t it be cool to have a search engine that scanned only those sites when you’re looking for information online? Get this; Google’s got a tool for that called Custom Search. It enables the... »
A Storm in the Cloud: Is Google Run By Brain-Dead Robots?
Cloud computing is hot these days, and for most of us The Cloud means Google. We use Gmail to send and receive messages, GDocs to create or exchange documents, and Google Reader to track our favorite Web sites. Those on the Web check their traffic with Google Analytics and monetize their sites with... »
Tweeting Your Blog Post on Twitter
var fbShare = {url: 'http://www.thebloggersbulletin.org/2009/12/04/tweeting-blog-post-twitter/',size:'large'} If you are on Twitter and have a sizable following, you can dramatically increase blog views and blog subscriptions by tweeting them following each new post. However, if you are into social media in any big way, updating Twitter, Facebook and posting to reviewing and bookmarking sites are... »
Writing Your Blog With Word Tracker by Your Side
I just want to be sure you know about a nifty tool called “Word Tracker SEO Blogger.” If you use Firefox, you can add the Word Tracker plugin to your browser and actually see the key words that people are searching as you are writing your blog. So, you can be sure... »
What is Google Wave?
The Billy Bush talk on Twitter in Part 2 of 15 actually followed a previous panel -- one which spoke mostly about the new Google application, Google Wave. According to Google, Wave functions as the following: " ...an online tool for real-time communcation and collaboration. A wave can be both a conversation and a document... »
Billy Bush, Access Hollywood Host, Talks Twitter
Billy Bush from Access Hollywood is introduced by Kodak's Chief Marketing Officer, Jeffrey Hayzlett. In his talk, Bush discusses his use of Twitter and its use by other Film/TV personalities. (It looks like we here at BB are currently the only ones on YouTube or elsewhere showing complete video discussions from the... »
140 Character Conference L.A., 2009
October 27th and 28th I attended Jeff Pulver's 140 Character Conference in LA. Here's a synopsis of what the event is about according to the 140char.com site: "At the #140conf event, we look at Twitter as a platform and as a language we speak. Over time it will neither be the only... »
