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Official Google Blogs and Blogger are full of Validation Errors
Uncategorized Google and Blogger do not seem very inclined in following web standards. The official Google blogs have hundreds of validation errors (see snapshot below) which is because the Blogger template produces invalid XHTML (also read this discussion on the Blogger help group dated 2006). Those of us who are still with Blogger or plan to shift to Blogger(or Blogspot) will find the following snapshots enlightening and amusing. The first snapshot is of ...
Continue readingTake a Minute to Fix your TweetMeme, Now.
Uncategorized TweetMeme is a hugely popular plug-in because it is so easy to use. It is easy for you to install and easy for your readers to use to retweet your posts. It may be too easy because so many people just install it and never look at the options available to them. Here is the Issue When you simply install TweetMeme and you don’t get into the settings then every RT will show up as “RT @tweetmeme… your blog post and link“. So, ...
Continue readingTwitter Talk: Good or Bad for Your Blog?
Uncategorized Twitter was the most spoken word for 2009. That’s kind of a big deal, considering everything else that has gone on in the past year, from the election of the first African American president into the white house and a struggling economy to say the least. Yet Twitter was so frequently spoken about because of its presence as a communication hub, giving us a way in which to discuss all the things that we like to talk about–like Obama ...
Continue readingThree Tricks for Speedy Sentence Structure
Uncategorized For most of my blogging career I was known as a speedy blogger. It was a primary reason why I was hired for blogs such as Mashable, as I was able to coherently test and review a website under pressure. Many have asked me how I am able to write in this way, so I figured I would share a few things that help me write. Before I jump in, I would also like to note that writing can improve with practice and exercise. As with learning to ride a bike, ...
Continue readingYou and your users
Uncategorized How you communicate with your users on your website is very important. If you don’t send the right message then they will move onto another website. With so many blogs on the Internet you have to be different and it can be as simple as how you communicate to your users. It can be how you write your articles or how you set the website up. I came across a question recently regarding the text used to invite a user to sign up to a websites ...
Continue readingHow to create a simple Gadget for Blogger with the new API (Part 1)
Uncategorized Last week, I explained Blogger’s new API for Gadgets which enables us to draw upon Blogger feeds in order to create useful and interactive gadgets. In this post, I’ll explain how to create a very simple Gadget which draws upon Blogger feeds to create a simple “subscription” gadget which you can install in your Blogger blog. Unlike regular “widget installers”, anyone who installs this gadget in their blog will ...
Continue reading20 Fabulous Resources for Free Blogger Templates
Uncategorized Now more than ever the availability of quality Blogger templates astounds me. Talented designers and coders have turned their attentions to the vast market of those using Google Blogger as their platform of choice, resulting in a wonderful variety of templates – most of which are free to download! From simple, elegant designs to quirky, feminine and elaborate styles there are Blogger templates to suit every taste and requirement. Through ...
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