After a short hiatus, I'm back with my thoughts on themes, RSS feeds and splogs.

I've noticed a lot of bloggers changing their themes and I'm sure some of it was unnecessary work.
I've also noticed, while re-subscribing to feeds after clearing out my Google Reader account, that the buttons and links for feeds were eith

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With Delores’ recent trouble with Sphinn, I thought I’d write a quick guideline to follow for social media and social bookmarking sites like Blogging Zoom.

Some users get banned or get negative comments on social media websites and don't know why. This can be discouraging for anyone.

Here are six basic rules and tips fo

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The exponential growth of online video sites such as YouTube has made headlines. However, how ready is online video to make a significant dent into the television watching time of the average viewer? By looking at a discussion with several twentysomethings who aren't heavy online video users, it is clear that online video ha

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Blogging: The Art Of Persuasion. This post outlines how every aspect of blogging relates to being able to persuade readers to do what you want. From subscribing, to commenting, to writing believable content, every aspect of blogging relates to the art of persuasion and being able so consciously or subconsciously persuade your r

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A two month research on a brand new blog. Based on an extensive theoretical model this research shows how to drive attention to your blog - and your social persona in general.
The article is full of statistical proof, showing the increase in pageviews, unique visitors and subscribers.
It also analyzes what decisions brought

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I've seen the question of how to optimize for either social traffic or search engine traffic pop up from time to time and in this article, I try to address some of the more common things to be concerned about.

I also pointed to the sources I use. If you're a regular and repeat BloggingZoom user, you'll know exactly the so

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Do you know exactly what feedcounter shows?? Some many people have a wrong idea about it. They think that it shows the total of subscribers to your blog, but really it doesn't shows that... neither shows an average number, so what it shows ?? in this post you will find a description about what shows the feedburner counter. Ple

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Fox has released an OFFICIAL version of M Night Shyamalan's "The Happening" movie trailer. The trailer that was released just ten days ago was not supposed to be released, apparently, because of material Fox thought was too graphic for US audiences. Jason thinks the whole thing was a hoax.

At any rate, the new official

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Its no fun finding out you’re sites have been hacked, especially when the first thing you know about it is when Google have slapped a Malware Warning page over the top of your blog! Honestly, it makes you want to swear. It’s honestly unbelievable that so many self-hosted Wordpress blog users have themes that unwittingly leave t

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Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins has got its new lead and its probably not anyone you know.  Don't worry, though, the new lead of the next Terminator from director McG is poised to be one of our big new stars.  We've got the scoop on what

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This isn't intended to be a comprehesive guide to proper post titles. It's intended to provide a clue to the clueless.

I was inspired to write it by a comment on a previous post, along with the anticipation of another commenter.

Creating a proper post title can be an art form in itself. My personal guide is at

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When paired with the simple steps outlined below, there is no better tool for managing large quantities of blog and news feeds than Google Reader.  I am currently subscribed to over 100 RSS feeds.  That means anywhere from 50 to 400 new posts a day.  With a simple knowledge management system borrowed from digital

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Newsreaders, or RSS readers are great time savers as they collect all your favourite websites and blogs under one page. If you build an impressive collection of RSS feeds, it's like having a great online newspaper.

Google Reader, Bloglines, PageFlakes, Netvibes are just some of the newreaders that are available out th

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Self employed in 7 month is a direct reflection on my journey as a freelance writer/pro-blogger. This should help others to see what is needed in order to make a sustainable income working from home as a freelance writer. Since we are reliant on our own efforts, becoming self employed isn't always easy, but can be achieved

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Here are the highlights from this week's tips:

• WordPress 2.3.3 Is A Security Fix
• Blogging Tips: How To Publish Excerpts In
• 10 WordPress plugins that turn visitors into repeat visitors
• Use the Easy Wordpress Marketplace to sell ads, links, blogs, and more
• Pawan Agrawal, Wordpress Pl
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