Reader Discussion: Are Bloggers Journalists?

One of the major stories in blogging this week was the US House of Representatives passing legislation that, according to a CNet article, “would shield journalists–and some bloggers–from being forced to reveal confidential sources in federal cases.” While the actual definition of which bloggers actually receive this protection changed significantly ...

The Sopranos Lessons on Blogging

I’m not quite sure how I managed to pull it off, but I didn’t watch a single episode of The Sopranos until after the show’s final episode had aired. I think it was some sort of backlash against all the hype that surrounded the show when it took off. I ...

What an Interview Can Do For You

A while back Adam McKerlie of The Computer Zone emailed me asking me to participate in a group post about why I started blogging. I along with several other bloggers agreed and Adam asked us all a very simple question “Why did you start blogging?“. He then compiled the responses ...

Reader Question Session: Which Plugin are you Using?

Usually for Monday’s Reader Question Sessions I pick and choose which question to answer. However, today there was an overwhelming number of questions in the comments and my inbox, all about the same thing. And, since I’m a big proponent of the “give the people what they want” school of ...

Glitches in Show Top Commentator Plugin

I’ve noted a couple of times how many people of the same name comment on this site. We’ve got a few Tim’s and more Steve’s than I know what to do with. However, until today I didn’t realize can actually cause a problem with the Top Commentator list I display ...

How to Profit from Google’s War on Paid Links

In case you’ve been living under a rock for the past week or so, Google has recently kicked it’s war on paid links into high gear. If you don’t know what I’m talking about, pause for a minute and go read a couple of articles on this extensive list. No ...

Reader Discussion: Social Media = Lowest Common Denominator?

Last week, we had our first ever Reader Discussion about whether or not we as bloggers need to be careful what we promote. To my surprise and delight, it went over better than I had even hoped for. We had, and actually are still getting, fantastic comments that resulted in ...

Discount Day!

I’m not sure if I missed the memo or something but apparently it’s discount day on the web. I’ve come across 3 different sites that are all offering the same 15% discount on their products. To be fair, a couple of these have been running for a while and I ...

How to Find AdSense Alternatives for Your Site

Last week, when I explained why I don’t use Google AdSense, Fiar’s comment among others, suggested there would be interest in reading about how I find alternative programs to monetize my sites. Apparently one of the big obstacles of getting away from AdSense is the trouble people have of finding ...