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Re: Telus Mobility SUCKS!

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 18:41:59 -0000

I had a similar experience where I visited another town, got a local number and got charged over $200 in just 1 week. What the???

Re: Can’t Blog? So What’s a Blogger To Do?

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 05:56:45 -0000

@kharagpur .. amen to that :-)

Re: Can’t Blog? So What’s a Blogger To Do?

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 02:46:14 -0000

@digizmo .. thanks, I really appreciate it.

Re: Can’t Blog? So What’s a Blogger To Do?

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:59:10 -0000

@Beauty and Health etc .. yes, I gathered that ;-)

Btw, do you have a name that I can call you besides your keywords?

Re: Can’t Blog? So What’s a Blogger To Do?

blogbloke — Sat, 24 Oct 2009 00:56:17 -0000

@Beauty and Health etc, I never heard of artificial sweeteners causing joint pain before. I use Splenda because I'm diabetic and just recently switched to Stevia. Are there any studies on the subject you know of? I've used Dragon Naturally Speaking before and it works good. Where I live it's too expensive to buy organic fruits and vegetables .. unfortunately.

Thanks for the info!

..BB

Re: Introducing the New Blokester Buttons

blogbloke — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:06:15 -0000

@Kristina Summers .. just got your message and I'm glad to hear you got it working .. and thanks for adding the button.

Cheers,

..BB

Re: Microsoft Haters Unite

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:40:17 -0000

Thanks for saying so Amy and welcome to the blog.

Re: Pew Report: Online Activities and Pursuits

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:32:56 -0000

@dugun salonu, and thanks for dropping by!

Re: Redirect Your Blogger Custom Domain to a WWW Subdomain

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:31:58 -0000

@Mahmood, you can redirect to any domain you wish.

Re: Can Social Networks Destroy Blogging?

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:29:15 -0000

@Matt Hayden, good points there, and I will add that social networks will continue but their growth will eventually bottom-out for three reasons:

1. There will always be noobs who are looking for an easy, introductory way to get into pseudo-blogging.

2. Users will eventually grow out of the confines of a website and get a real blog of their own.

Hopefully :-)

3. One last thing .. I wonder how many of those new Social Network profiles will be abandoned shortly thereafter? It was the same thing for blogging.

Re: 10 Blog Design Tips That Will Take You to the Next Level

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 20:23:24 -0000

@dangrabbit, I intentionally developed the most complicated theme possible ... a decision that I've regretted on more than one occasion. ;-) But I like to get my hands dirty and challenge myself and do that "stretch" think you mentioned.

Re: Learning from blogs or why they are not just for republishing Twitter messages.

blogbloke — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 18:54:40 -0000

Amen to that brother. After all how much can we really communicate in 140 characters or less? Have you ever tried to follow a conversation over several Tweets? Impossible!

Re: louisgray.com: Why And Where We Share: Distributing Quality With Impact, Intent

blogbloke — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 15:59:04 -0000

Nice post Louis.

I agree with most everything you say, especially about sticking to your niche and linking to the original source (or a unique point of view) rather than just reverberating the echo chamber.

But I would add controversy can sometimes be a necessary evil so long as it is not only just for its namesake. It can be an effective tool for being heard amongst all the noise from the sock puppets who are dancing to the tune of the piper. A little panache in the delivery can also go a long way. ;-)

I notice (like myself) you and your colleagues will occasionally let your hair down and mention personal items that are not necessarily niche related. I see no problem with that and in fact it only humanises you in the eyes of your readers. So long as the signal-to-noise ratio does not drown out your niche.

That is all. I enjoyed the post and thanks.

Cheers,

..BB

Re: Can Social Networks Destroy Blogging?

blogbloke — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 04:06:07 -0000

@Kris Malena .. amen to that, but unfortunately a lot of newbies are being brainwashed into thinking their Facebook account is the be-end-all because that's all your hear about these days.

Re: Blog Rewards for All my Blokesters

blogbloke — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:28:09 -0000

@senuke .. you build credibility by demonstrating you have superior knowledge in your chosen niche. And you do that by writing lots of (original) posts that are niche-related.

Re: Download Opera Browser for FREE!

blogbloke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 22:28:12 -0000

@indir .. me too!

Re: This Old PC: 10 New uses for an older Computer

blogbloke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 20:36:25 -0000

@BloggerDude, from a blogger bloke to a dude -- Thanks!

Re: Now my Car is Gone!

blogbloke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:24:22 -0000

@Alex, you're lucky that's all you lost.

Re: Rackmount your Computer Gear

blogbloke — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 05:23:05 -0000

@Chris, @gladys, @slavezero, @vivek, @richard .. glad you all like it and thanks for dropping by.

Re: To the FTC that whole Trust Agent thing is nonsense

blogbloke — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 22:33:15 -0000

I guess you didn't know New York Times journalists get Presidential protection for it's biased news reporting. ;-)

The web is unfortunately rampant with plagiarizers and most of them belong the marketing clan. So they don't get my sympathy vote.

I've worked on both sides of the fence and personally I think it's about time the blog marketers have to play according to at least some rules. They've had it all their way for too long, and don't forget the journalists still have to play according to a rule of ethics that bloggers are still exempt.

So I guess we will have to agree to disagree on this one. But I do agree that the FTC can't play favorites when it comes to enforcement of the rules. Either they make everyone play according to the rules or they should get out of the game.

..BB

Re: Can Social Networks Destroy Blogging?

blogbloke — Wed, 07 Oct 2009 03:41:05 -0000

@Tolma?enje ... that's one way to look at it. Thanks for the kudos.

Re: Can Social Networks Destroy Blogging?

blogbloke — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 17:40:49 -0000

@BloggingGuide, @James, if used effectively social networks can bring traffic to our blog, but it should not be the other way around. Thanks for your vote.

Re: The Future of Blogging

blogbloke — Tue, 06 Oct 2009 15:38:40 -0000

@Lis Sowerbutts, I thought I did call them out. Does the term "problogger" ring a bell? ;-)

Re: More Blog Tips: That’s All We Need

blogbloke — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 14:59:38 -0000

The blogging community should not be afraid to speak their mind. That's what it is all about.

Re: Shooting at Bubbles now in the language of your choice

blogbloke — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 21:42:07 -0000

Most of my readers come from outside of North America so this might be a good idea for my blog too.