As a blogger, I like to imagine that my readership consists of loyal readers, coming back for more of the good stuff. But in reality, about 15 percent of my daily traffic comes from good ole Google (and probably a hint of Bing, you weirdos). Anyway, these people probably don’t hang out long when they [...]
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Blogger don’t just write blogs, we read them, too. Heck, I read a lot more than I write. All of you veterans out there probably already know all of this, but this post is for the new bloggers out there who are wondering how the heck to keep their blog reading efficient and organized. I [...]
Read moreThe sun is shining and life is good and with plenty to blog about, I’m about to make the hopefully awesome and not idiotic and deadly move to WordPress.org. I’ve purchased self hosting thru BlueHost and am officially in the process of making the move to a big girl blog. I really have no idea [...]
Read moreMy to-do list is a mile long, so what do I do? Redesign my entire blog. Productive right? Actually, I am going to consider it sort of productive because this bloggy’s makeover was far overdue and I have made it a New Year’s Resolution to get my blog back in shape and make it better [...]
Read moreFrom the beginning, I have been a Twitter advocate. Everyone uses Twitter for a variety of reasons. I use mine for a few: breaking news, entertainment, communicate with friends, and general happenings. In fact, I found out about the recent assassination of Osama bin Laden on Twitter. So, it is now time for my argument, [...]
Read moreJust wanted to take a quick moment to spread the word about Pi Beta Bloggers, a new network I started for Pi Phis blogging to share their blogs and connect with other bloggers. Total geek move, I know. Everyone seems pretty excited about it though. If you know any Pi Phis blogging, please help me [...]
Read moreI am very excited to reveal my bloggy blog’s makeover! I have lots of exciting things coming up: my birthday, my college graduation, my second Eurotrip and a move to Germany (just to name a few). I kept thinking the bloggy needed to 1) better match my personality and 2) mimic my journey and after much brainstorming [...]
Read moreExciting news for my fellow Blogger users like Katherine, Cat, Dietze, Amber, Katie, Sarah and Evi, Google announced at SXSW that Blogger is getting an update this year and the new interface looks clean, updated and user-friendly. Scroll to about 1:45 in the video below for some exciting preview shots. Thoughts?
Read moreI found a super cool website that I just have to share with ya’ll! WhereMyFriends.Be links to your Facebook and creates a map using your Facebook friends’ current locations to visually map out your connections all over the world.You can select the markers and a bubble displays who is in that city. I find this tool [...]
Read moreIt’s the little things in life that get you by, and my friends over at Google clearly understand this. The roomies and I spend lots of time on the couch, and one day we were Googling “why is Yao Ming so tall” (hey, it’s a good question)! However, as we began typing, Google Instant provided [...]
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