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Re: Exclusive > The Spark Series, Part 2 - eGuiders. We Search. You Watch.

nicefishfilms — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 03:08:32 -0000

Thank you for the encouragement Michael. This has been an exciting journey so far. Appreciate you taking the time to share.

Re: Scribkin’s WordPress Plugins - Let Me Show You Them

eng1ne — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 17:45:42 -0000

I actually wrote this post over a year ago (5-17-08 to be precise) so the site has undergone many changes since then. Onle of the last changes I made was to go with a very light theme with no CSS so that people could choose their own font via their browser preference.

However, that doesn't mean I'm not using *any* plugins now.. In fact, I currently have 33 active plugins, including: Add to Any, Akismet, All In One SEO, Disqus and more.

Hm, I could probably stand to get rid of some of the older ones, though.

Re: Uncategorized – the post unleashed

MarkDykeman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 17:47:10 -0000

Twitter is very good at doing a simple thing; Facebook is more like a portal to other things.

Re: Uncategorized – the post unleashed

MarkDykeman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:17:18 -0000

In any event, you're welcome! ;-)

Re: Uncategorized – the post unleashed

MarkDykeman — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:11:59 -0000

In either case, you're welcome.

Re: Other Ways To Donate to PodCamp NH

geecheegirl — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 14:04:41 -0000

Of note: T-shirts/Signs are getting printed already, so blog pimpage only

Re: Observations on social media and political issues

MarkDykeman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:06:34 -0000

Undoubtedly taxpayers will wind up footing the bill somehow...

Re: Observations on social media and political issues

MarkDykeman — Tue, 03 Nov 2009 07:03:14 -0000

edwardsmith_fred: Please see my Nov. 3 update in the blog post above: Premier Graham now says that there's a potential large bill coming due for Mactaquac over the next ten years.

Re: Sorry FriendFeed, But I Agree With Robert Scoble

shey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:16:35 -0000

Definitely a concern as well. I think interaction has decreased since the Facebook announcement, but it's been downhill since before then.

Re: Sorry FriendFeed, But I Agree With Robert Scoble

shey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:12:25 -0000

You're absolutely right Shevonne, I think the lack of diversity is a contributor, not necessarily the root of the problem.

Scoble and I use the site for different purposes and objectives, so we expect different things out of it.

Thanks :)

Re: Sorry FriendFeed, But I Agree With Robert Scoble

shey — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:06:50 -0000

Scoble has a lot to answer for in his own behaviour. I'm not agreeing with his behaviour, just his sentiment about chatroom/forum problem

Re: Observations on social media and political issues

MarkDykeman — Mon, 02 Nov 2009 10:16:43 -0000

edwardsmith_fred:

To your point, the price tag to fix or do something with Mactaquac is unknown, so I wasn't accurate there, although I was trying to go from memory. However, as ClaudeB points out below, the dam does have problems.

As far as NB Power's debt goes, they may have paid down $1.0 billion, but they've taken on additional debt because if you check their annual reports for the past five years (which I did), the net debt is increasing, not decreasing, if you add up the figures available through 2007-2008 - I couldn't find 2008-2009's financial results.

Re: The power of social media to prevent change

MarkDykeman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:01:59 -0000

That's a good perspective, Bill. Afterall, megaphones and microphones don't actually do anything other than transmit sound, right?

Re: The power of social media to prevent change

MarkDykeman — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 05:38:59 -0000

Thanks Pamela. I think I'm going to create a new blog for this topic. And tax hikes, although I can understand why they're necessary in some cases, are no fun.

Re: The blogosphere is as real as the public in public opinon

MarkDykeman — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 16:22:45 -0000

I see what you're saying now. I see your point but I can understand some frustration over the "wishy washy" statement as well.

Re: The blogosphere is as real as the public in public opinon

MarkDykeman — Sun, 25 Oct 2009 07:16:45 -0000

Perhaps there's a lot of drama there, but I think he had a valid point about the Blogging With Integrity badges and reaction of the other bloggers. It doesn't mean that the female blogger in question would need to be ostracized by her peers or community, but silence would seem to indicate a lack of will to live by the standards implied in the underlying code of conduct.

Re: Newspapers, serendipity, and the time to browse

MarkDykeman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:00:58 -0000

Hah, things they never told you before you became a parent, huh?

Re: Newspapers, serendipity, and the time to browse

MarkDykeman — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 07:00:45 -0000

Great post, Chris. I commented on your blog as well. Thanks!

Re: Newspapers, serendipity, and the time to browse

MarkDykeman — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 09:11:24 -0000

Hi Glen, there does seem to be a difference between how generations get their news. My parents are avid newspaper readers as well, but they've only gotten high speed Internet access during the past couple of years, which makes a difference.

Another thing to consider is that in many cases we're still reading content generated by news organizations, just via electronic media. However, if we slice and dice what we choose to read, we may lose some of the serendipity effect that Mathew wrote about.

Re: Five crucial tips for bloggers to profit from forums

MarkDykeman — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 22:01:00 -0000

Good luck! I'm not very strong on the monetization side, but I'm sure that there are plenty of people there who are.

Re: Five crucial tips for bloggers to profit from forums

MarkDykeman — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:45:13 -0000

Hi Christopher, I recognize you from the forum. See you there!

Re: Five crucial tips for bloggers to profit from forums

MarkDykeman — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:44:34 -0000

Thanks Christopher, good luck!

Re: The story behind #100tofollow

MarkDykeman — Sun, 11 Oct 2009 07:32:24 -0000

Thanks... I didn't realize that what was in the picture... I was just focused on the number 100... :)

Re: The story behind #100tofollow

MarkDykeman — Sat, 10 Oct 2009 17:13:30 -0000

Yeah, it will continue. I'm just enjoying the look of 10000 for the moment. :)

Re: The story behind #100tofollow

MarkDykeman — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 19:50:33 -0000

Approached and achieved, Jessica! Rock on!